Webinars

SRAI's online learning center provides access to a plethora of live and on-demand webinars that are cost-effective resources to train your entire team and earn CEU's from any location!

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Research Administration | A Series of SRAI Webinars

Thursdays at 2:00 PM ET, September 5 - October 10, 2024

Join us for an enlightening series of webinars on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on research administration. This series is tailored for research administrators, managers, and professionals eager to enhance their knowledge and toolkit for integrating AI into their workflows and research administration processes. Discover new roadmaps, gain awareness of best practices, and learn key considerations for incorporating AI into your RA operations. Attendees can choose to participate in the entire series or register for individual webinars. Don't miss this opportunity to stay on the cutting-edge of research administration!

Full series registrants will have access to all 6 webinars, plus the recordings until November 30, 2024.

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AI Webinar Schedule

September 5, 2024 | AI in Human Subjects Research/Research Misconduct
- Speaker: James Mohler, Associate Vice President for Scientific Integrity & Research Compliance, Purdue University
September 12, 2024 | AI in Research Administration: Future Trends, Use Cases, and Collaborative Opportunities
- Speaker: Arpa Orojian, Specialist Leader, Higher Education Strategy & Analytics, Deloitte; Ella Trubman, Senior Director, Office of Sponsored Programs & Compliance, Scripps Research Institute
September 19, 2024 | Advancing Research Administration with AI-Powered Solutions at Emory University
- Speaker: Tubal Yisrael, Project Support Specialist, Emory University
September 26, 2024 | AI Transformed: Exploring the Deployment of Generative AI within Federal Agencies
- Speaker: Natasha Meier, Manager, Strategy & Operations, Higher Education, Deloitte; Christi Keene, Senior Director, Research Finance, The University of Chicago
October 3, 2024 | The Legal Labyrinth of AI Research
- Speakers: J. Michael Slocum, Principal, Slocum & Boddie, PLLC; David King, Senior Associate University Counsel (Retired), Formerly University of Louisville; Emily Njus, Senior Consultant, Attain Partners
October 10, 2024 | AI and Human Resources: Unpacking the Basics and Exploring Its Impact
- Speaker: Michelle Piekutowski, Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, New York University; Cheryl Reardon, CHRO and Associate Vice President, University of Iowa; Rahul Thadani, Senior Executive Director, HR Systems Operations, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Eugene Whitlock, Chief People & Culture Officer/Associate Vice Chancellor-Human Resources, University of California, Berkeley

Encore | A Series of Annual Meeting Webinars

Tuesdays at 2:00 PM ET, November 5, 2024 - March 25, 2025

The Encore | A Series of Annual Meeting Webinars, launching in November 2024, provides members with access to the hottest, most relevant and highly rated sessions from our annual meeting.

All Access Pass registrants will have access to all 18 webinars, plus the recordings until April 25, 2025.

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Encore Webinar Schedule

November 5, 2024 | Sharing Your Story: How to Communicate Complex Research Topics and Make an Impact
- Speaker: Kristina Hendrix, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
November 12, 2024 | Closeouts - All Good Things Must Come to an End
- Speakers: Amanda Seymour, Manager, Attain Partners; Jason Claes, Oncology Clinical Research Manager, TriHealth Cancer Institute; Dominic Esposito, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Farmingdale State College
November 19, 2024 | P/U Grants Stink! How to Make the Submission of a Multi-Component Programmatic/Cooperative Grant More Manageable
- Speakers: Cathy Le, Senior Research Administrator, University of Southern California; Rick Roberts, Executive Director, Grants Management Office, Morehouse School of Medicine
December 3, 2024 | Intellectual Property - The Year in Review
- Speaker: Emily Njus, Senior Consultant, Attain Partners
December 10, 2024 | Windy City of Post Award
- Speakers: Kimberly McKoy, Accountant/former Assistant Director for Pre-Award, North Carolina State University; Pamela Montgomery, Assistant Director Finance and Administration, Duke University
December 17, 2024 | Research Agreements: FAR-Based Contracts vs. Grants and Cooperative Agreements
- Speaker: Rosie Griffin, Partner, Feldesman Leifer, LLP
January 7, 2025 | Relationship Building Between Principal Investigators and Research Administrators
- Speakers: Kayly Lembke, Grant Proposal Coordinator, Washington State University; Kevin Titus, Senior Business Director, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
January 14, 2025 | The Right Fit - Clinical Research Feasibility
- Speaker: Renee Vaughan, Financial Practice Manager, Clinical Research Unit, Duke University School of Medicine
January 21, 2025 | A Primer on Export Controls
- Speaker: Susan Sedwick, Senior Consulting Specialist, Attain Partners
January 28, 2025 | Demystifying Federal Contract and Other Transaction Agreement Proposal Preparation
- Speaker: Jamie Sprague, Associate Director, Federal Team, Cornell University
February 4, 2025 | Navigating the Mentorship Journey through Calm and Rough Waters
- Speaker: Katherine Bui, Clinical Trial Process Manager, Stanford University
February 11, 2025 | The Hooks, Lines and Sinkers of Contracts. Words that matter and what they mean
- Speakers: Kimberly Jones-Ross, Interim Executive Director, Innovation Transfer and Entrepreneurship, Office of Research and Innovation, University of California; Timothy Gehret, Associate Director, Contracts & Sub-Awards, University Research Services & Administration (URSA), Georgia State University
February 18, 2025 | COI: Ask for Permission, Not Forgiveness
- Speakers: Rebecca Hunsaker, Executive Director of Research Management, University of Maryland; Beth Brittan-Powell, PhD, Director of Research Collaborations, University of Maryland, College Park
February 25, 2025 | Building Inclusive Workspaces Using Universal Design
- Speaker: Jessica Schiller, Research Project Manager, University of Notre Dame
March 4, 2025 | Retention in Research Administration
- Speaker: Kelly Alongi, Pre-Award Manager, Southern Illinois University
March 11, 2025 | Finding Funding Opportunities
- Speakers: Debra Sokalczuk, Proposal and Award Generalist, Office of Research and Outreach, Penn State-Harrisburg; Karen Mitchell, Director of Special Projects, Temple University
March 18, 2025 | Grant Transfers: Bringing Order to a Chaotic Process
- Speaker: Caroline Dietz, Manager of Institutional Wide Grants and Award Management, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
March 25, 2025 | Building Successful Teams
- Speaker: Amanda Breeden, Associate Chief, Research, Denver Health & Hospital Authority

On-Demand Webinars

On-Demand Webinars are part of individual or full series webinar registration. Individual Webinars available for purchase, with complimentary access to recordings for 30 days post-live session.

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Free Webinars

Enjoy these complimentary webinars provided by our sponsors!

Upcoming Free Live Webinar

November 7, 2024 | Cultivating a Culture of Integrity: Engaging Researchers in Responsible Conduct of Research
- Presented by: Epigeum, part of Sage

Free On-Demand Webinars

August 14, 2024 | Improving Credibility to Speak Research Administration with Authority
- Presented by: Cayuse
November 1, 2023 | Federal Contracting Horizon: Spotlight on Emerging Changes and Hot Topics
- Presented by: Attain Partners

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