Research and Scholarship Committee

The Research & Scholarship Committee (RSC) advises on matters related to research, scholarship, and creative activity across disciplines and recommend policies to strengthen the University’s research ecosystem, including research infrastructure and intellectual property. The committee will also administer the Assistant Professor Excellence (ApeX) speaker series.

Committee Chair

Doug Thornton

Associate Professor

PHA

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

John O'Brien

Professor & RSC Associate Chair

OPT

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

 Claudia Neuhauser

Vice President for Research 

DOR

Ex Offcio

Members

Christopher Battaglia

Assistant Professor

ARCH

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Jodi Berger Cardoso

Professor

GCSW

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Chris Bronk

Associate Professor

HSPA

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Johnny Buckles

Professor

LAW

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Pratik Chakrabarti

Professor

CLASS

Term Exp: 8/31/2027

David Curtis

Clinical Associate Professor

COM

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Stuart Dryer

Professor

NSM

Term Exp: 8/31/2027

Elena Grigorenko

Professor

CLASS

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Craig Glennie

Professor

ENGR

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Maria Gonzalez

Associate Professor

CLASS

Term Exp: 8/31/2027

Eva Harth

Clinical Professor

NSM

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Shailendra Joshi

Associate Professor

ENGR

Term Exp: 8/31/2027

Basheer Khumawala

Professor

BUS

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Yoon Koh

Professor

GHL

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Rex Koontz

Professor

ARTS

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Chin-Yo Lin

Associate Professor

NSM

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Leonard Martin

Assistant Librarian

LIB

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Patrick Peters

Professor

ARCH

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Daniel Price

Clinical Associate Professor

HON

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Jian Shi

Associate Professor

ENGR

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Virginia Snodgrass Rangel

Associate Professor

EDU

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Adam Thrasher

Associate Professor

CLASS

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Shainy Varghese

Professor

CON

Term Exp: 8/31/2026

Zhiwen Xiao

Professor

CLASS

Term Exp: 8/31/2026