SRAI 2019 Annual Meeting Presentations

Participant List

Please click here for the participant list for the 2019 SRAI Annual Meeting.

Monday, October 21
Monday Quick Talks   

• 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM: M100A: (PTRA) Internship Project: A Journey Through Steps to Build a More Robust RA Workforce    
• 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM: M100B: Evolution from Job to Profession   
• 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM: M100C: Be Ready When Opportunity Knocks   
• 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM: M300A: Everything I Know About Being a Successful Research Administrator I Learned from My Mother 
• 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM: M300B: A Team-Based Approach to Doing More with Less
• 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM: M300C: Collecting and Managing Post-Submission Change Requests   

• M101: What’s So Different about Research Management Leadership?   
• M102: Post Submission to Award Acceptance   
• M103: Working with and Understanding Industry/University Partnerships   
• M104: If You Don't Know Where You are Going, You Will End Up Somewhere Else: How to Manage a Project When You Are Not a Project Manager   
• M105: Is a Shared Research Administration Model Right for You? Exploring a Collaborative, Creative, and Contemporary Approach to Research Administration   
• M106: Subrecipient Monitoring - The Basics   
• M107: Effective Fiscal Management of Industry Clinical Trials   
• M108: Institutional Risk Assessment and the Review of Subject Injury Language for Clinical Trials   
• M109: Research Integrity Investigations at the NSF Office of Inspector General   
• *M110: Public Access Policy: Accelerating the Delivery of Tomorrow's Advancements   
• M111: Adventures in Podcasting - Where It's At: I've Got No Turntable and Two Microphones 
• M112: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance 
• M113: Introduction to Doing Proposals with National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA) 

• M201: Gamification to Interview Candidates, Train Employees, and Build Effective Teams   
  • Handout 1
• M202: Keep the Wheel Turning: Why Everyone Needs to be on the Same Page and How to Get Them There   
  • Handout 1
• M203: "Grant Training for Dummies" - Working with Faculty on How to Successfully Submit a Proposal   
• M204: Innovative Ways to Establish Collaborative Partnerships with Industry   
• M205: Creating Vibrant Research Administration Teams, No Matter the Culture, Priorities and Personalities   
• M206: How to Drive Research with Data   
• M207: How to Prepare for and Survive an Audit   
• M208: Post-Award Administration for Departmental Administrators   
• M209: Impacts of the New Common Rule for International Research   
• M210: Navigating the Organizational Impact of Recent Changes in Federal Regulation & Policy   
• M211: A Brief History of Human Research Protections and Ethics – from Nuremburg to St. Kitts   
• M212: Data Here and There and Everywhere   
• M213: NIH Grants Review Policy for Grants to Foreign Institutions, International Organizations, and Domestic Grants with Foreign Components   
• M214: National Science Foundation Update    

• M301: Make Your Own Grass Greener: Collaborative Activities between Offices of Research   
• M302: University Administration Support Program: New Research and Education Activities One Year Later   
• M303: Getting an Award: It is More than Finding a Suitable Funding Opportunity   
• M304: Framework for an Internal Grant Review Program   
• M305: Grants & Contracts Accounting for Pre-award Administrators   
• M306: 2018-19 OIG Awardee Audit Highlights   
• M307: Conducting Research Across Borders: Issues in Research Administration and Compliance   
• M308: SBIR/STTR: The Big Challenges with Small Businesses - A University Perspective   
• M309: Understanding Text Recycling, AKA "Self-Plagiarism": Findings from an NSF-Funded Study and Implications for RCR Training   
• M310: Keeping Up with ClinicalTrials.gov: A Systematic Approach in Maintaining Compliance   
• M311: Leveraging Open Researcher and Contributer ID (ORCID) to Build Partnerships and Improve Research Evaluation   
• M312: The Nonprofit Funder - Research Institution Partnership (NFRI)   
• M313: National Research Service Award (NRSA) Training Grants: How to Complete the Budget Forms   

• M401: Use What You’ve Got to Get What You Want: Identifying Skill Sets for Career Advancement   
• M402: Collaboration Between the Central Sponsored Programs Office and Department Contract and Grant Administrators   
• M403: Best Practices with Foundations: Strategies for Humanities and Social Sciences   
• M404: Is Your Research Support Office Ready For the Future?   
• M405: Making New Stars Shine: Effective Onboarding and Training of New Employees   
• M406: Indirect Cost Rates – A Non-Profit Perspective   
• M407: Managing Salaries and Wages Charged to Sponsored Programs   
• M408: Research Misconduct: A Year in Review   
• M409: Confidentiality Agreements - The Basics   
• M410: Addressing Concerns Regarding Foreign Influence on US Research: A Look at an Emerging Critical Issue   
• M411: Export Controls and Sanctions Compliance for Higher Education and Scientific Institutions   
• M412: Part 1: Foundations of IACUC and Animal Activities in Research Administration   
• M413: Using Data to Support Decision Making in Research Administration   
• M415: My Friend NOAA: Quick Introduction   

Tuesday, October 22

• 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM: T100A: Sharing the Pain and Pleasures of Introducing a Digital Solution to Research Proposal Development and Award Management - A Case Study from the UK   
• 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM: T100B: Journey of Developing and Implementing the First, Online Data Repository System for Research Administration in a Developing Country   
• 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM: T100C: Development of the Electronic Research Administration (eRA) System for the University of Ibadan (DeRA-UI): Lessons Learnt
• 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM: T400A: Taking Ownership of Your Own Professional Development   
• 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM: T400B: Mentorship Through Scholarship -The Author Fellowship Program of the Journal of Research Administration   
• 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM: T400C: From RA to PI - Breaking Through the 4th Wall   
• 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM: T500A: Strategies to Attract and Engage Millennials
• 4:50 PM - 5:10 PM: T500B: Participant or Human Subject? Differentiating the Two Terms
• 5:10 PM - 5:30 PM: T500C: Micro-Credentialing: A New Way to Learn 

• T101: Transitioning from Functional Expert (Doing) to Leader (Overseeing Staff)   
• T102: Bringing the Budget into Focus with Proactive Planning 
• T103: Sponsored Programs and Research Outreach at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions to Support Faculty Success: Best Practices and Lessons Learned   
• T104: Pre-Award Decisions that Impact Post Award   
• T105: Research Operations Outside of the Central Office   
• T106: Best Practices for Contracts and Grants Administration Working with Departmental Administration   
• T107: Understanding the Term "Source Documentation", AKA The Root of Solidifying Internal Controls   
• T108: Intricacies in International Subcontracting   
• T109: Confidentiality Agreements - Beyond the Basics   
• T110: Confronting Conflicts: Identifying and Managing Conflicts of Interest in Research   
• T111: Research Misconduct: A Global Concern   
• T112: Knowledge Exchange, Economic Development, Societal Impact: Can They be Reasonably Measured?   
• T113: Ensuring Research Evaluation is Meaningful, Responsible and Effective: Introducing the Work of the INORMS Research Evaluation Working Group   
• T114: A Primer on Preparing Proposals for NSF   

• T201: The Contemporary Clinical Research Coordinator Career Path: An Evolution of Professional Development   
• T202: The Virtuosity of Delegation: Whose Task is It?   
• T203: Using Metrics to Assess Staff Workload and Build a Career Ladder to Support Staff Success   
  • Handout 1
  • Handout 2
• T204: Resolving Mysteries as a Research Administrator   
  • Handout 1
• T205: Diving Into System Implementation While Still Keeping Your Sponsored Project Operations Afloat   
• T206: Developing Large-Scale, Collaborative Grants   
  • Handout 1
• T207: Service Centers: Best Practices to Ensure Compliance and Effectively Monitor Activity   
• T208: Complex International Budgeting and Accounting Including Subawards and Home Office Overseas: USAID Based Project Example   
  • Handout 1
• T209: Medicare, Clinical Trials and You
• T210: Patents and IP Protection: Why They Matter to Us
• T211: Export Control Basics for Research Administrators   
• T212: Part 2: IACUC and Research Administration - Why and When Our Paths Cross and How to Improve the Journey   
• T213: Enhancing and Amplifying Research at NC State University through Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID): A Case Study   
• T214: Houston, This National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Is in Trouble   
• T215: Negotiating Foundation and Non-Profit Awards: Not So Easy Anymore!   

• T301: How to Overcome Your Fears and Use Storytelling Techniques to Gain Confidence and Institutional Buy-in.   
• T302: Gender and Diversity Issues in Research Management   
• T303: Implementing a Strategic Plan to Accelerate Outcomes: An Organization Case-Study   
• T304: Finding and Applying to Funding Opportunities For and With For-Profit Industry Entities   
• T305: Turning Over Every Rock - Strategic Approach to Secure Research Funding   
• T306: Behind the Curtain of Research Compliance: A Backstage Look at the Oversight and Management of Regulatory Requirements and Safety Expectations   
• T307: Building Research Administrative Efficiency and Success Using "Lean" Business Best Practices   
• T308: When to Stop, When to Go: Purchasing and Making Effective Decisions   
• T309: Challenges of Managing Grants in Developing Countries   
• T310: Senior Topics in Export Controls Compliance   
  • Handout 1
• T311: Always Use Protection: Play Your Role!   
• T312: Facilitating Global Conduits for Industry/Institutional Clinical Trials   
• T313: How Much Does That Cost? Costing Considerations for Single IRB (sIRB) Review   
• T314: With Increased Appropriations to NIH and NIA, How Can I Play a Role in the Expanding Landscape of Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias Research?   
• T315: National Science Foundation's Research.gov Modernization   

• T401: Customer Service in Research Administration   
• T402: Institutional Training in Research Administration to Empower Young Professionals   
• T403: Consultants, Editors and Lobbyists, Oh My! Utilizing Outside Experts and Faculty Incentives in Proposal Development   
• T404: Addressing Proposal Pitfalls - Department & Central Perspectives   
• *T405: Closing the Gap between Pre and Post Award Offices   
• T406: Speaking Effectively to a PI Even When You are Married to One   
• T407: Essentials of Incoming Investigator Transfer   
• T408: Succession Planning: The Who, What, When, Where, Why and How   
• *T409: Allocability Among Multiple Projects: Strategies and Methods for the Departmental Administrator   
• T410: Death by Committee and Other Research Admin Hazards 
• T411: Big Data in Research   
• T412: Software-Induced Burden: When All You Can Say is "My Software Made Me Do It!"   
• T413: NIH Change of Recipient Institution   
• *T414: Making Grants Happen at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation   

• T501: Research Administrators are People Too! Creating and Maintaining Quality of Life in the Workplace   
• *T502: Stuck in a Rut: Disrupting Implicit Bias within Academic Research Processes and Structures   
• T503: 50 Years in Research Administration: What Have I Learned? What Can You Learn?   
• T504: Building Research Capacity for Reluctant, Inexperienced, Inactive or Discouraged Investigators   
• T505: Achieve High Level Service to Faculty and Increased Compliance through a Shared Service Organization   
• T506: CANCELLED: Applying Performance Management in a Research Institution in a Developing Country   
• T507: Risk and Crisis Management Planning: From Shutdowns to Shooters   
• T508: Indirect Cost Rates – A Hospital Perspective   
• T509: Invoicing as Audit Preparation   
• T510: Demystifying General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Requirements for Research Institutions   
• T511: Developing a Comprehensive Research Ethics Training Program   
• T512: Sharpening Research Compliance: Heightened Awareness with a Self-Guided Risk-Assessment   
• T513: Knowledge Mobilization: Developing an Institutional Strategy that Works for You   
• T514: The Fundamentals of Non-Federal Sponsored Research: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• W202: Tips and Strategies for Negotiating what You Need - and Want - to be Professionally Successful and Personally Satisfied as a Research Administrator    

Wednesday, October 23

• Keynote: Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, PhD, Science Director, Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley

• W101: The Jedi Approach to Career Advancement: May the Force Be With You   
• W102: The Post-Submission Pre-Award Review Process   
• W103: Go Get that Grant: Best Practices for Effective Foundation Proposals   
  • Handout 1
  • Handout 2
• W104: Universities as Grantmakers: Collaborative Agreements Under Gifts and Unrestricted Funds   
• W106: SRAI Leadership Awareness   
• W107: A Case Study: Applying a Lean Management System to the Central Research Administration Office   
  • Handout
• W108: Improving Operations, Internal Controls, and Financial Compliance Monitoring and Review   
• W110: Legal Issues for Private Universities Outside of the USA   
• W111: Seven is a Lucky Number: Seven Elements of a Successful Compliance Program   
• W112: VA Cooperative Studies Program Contributions to National Healthcare   
• W113: Research Management Information: Analytics & Visualisations for Informed Decision Making   
• W114: Think Like a Fed
• W115: An Introduction to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): Tips and Tricks when Applying for Funding and Managing an Award   

• Symposium Paper Presentation   
• W201: Creating a Vibrant Learning Community at Tufts University: Lessons Learned in Developing a Training Ecosystem   
• W203: The Electronic Research Administration (eRA) Landscape: Approaching Strategically     
• W205: Establishing a Clinical Consortium: From Inception to Now - A Case Study   
• W206: Grant Management in India   
• W207: Strategic Asset Management of Real Property and Moveable Equipment for Financial Reporting Purposes   
• W208: How to Financially Manage at a Statewide and Multi-Campus Department-Level   
• W209: Cybersecurity Issues in Scholarly Publishing   
• W210: Beyond Resistance: Institutionalizing Research Ethics in a Mega-University   
• W211: Beyond Bibliometrics - Measuring Research Metrics Using Alt Metrics   
• W212: First Step Toward Proposal Success: Understanding the Agency Review Process  
• W213: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Update 
  • Q&A