The Office of Nursing Research & Scholarly Activity has the primary responsibility for providing support services to facilitate the research and scholarly productivity of faculty, teaching contract professionals, and students.  Support services are aimed at developing programs of research and scholarship, securing funding for these programs, and building and fostering internal and external linkages for collaborative work. 

The Office concentrates its efforts on enhancing resources to support activity in the college’s four main areas of scholarship:

bullet Gerontological Health, Quality of Life, and Nursing Care outcomes
 
bullet Prevention and Treatment of Trauma and Violence Across the Lifespan
 
bullet Promotion of Health and Prevention of Chronic Illness in Vulnerable Populations
 
bullet Maximizing Student Success and Teaching Excellence


bullet Provide guidance in developing research proposals to be submitted for internal and external funding
 
bullet Consult with faculty, teaching contract professionals, and students in the implementation of research programs
 
bullet Maintain resources for developing proposals, writing grants, identifying internal and external funding sources, implementing research, and disseminating scholarly work
 
bullet Facilitate research and scholarly productivity by identifying and/or offering relevant faculty development programs
 
bullet Provide assistance with the preparation of manuscripts for publication and the development of papers and posters for presentation
 
bullet Facilitate interdisciplinary and inter-organizational research partnerships
 


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