Research Strategy and Innovation
Columbia Mailman’s Office of Research Strategy and Innovation advances the growth, development, and implementation of the School’s groundbreaking research agenda. The team provides strategic vision and guidance for faculty research efforts, whether they are department-level, or cross-disciplinary across the School; nurtures strategic collaborations; and cultivates an interdisciplinary research culture to address the most pressing current and emerging public health challenges.
The Research Strategy and Innovation team includes the office of Research Resources (R2), Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA), and a partnership with Columbia Technology Ventures’ Industry Relations Group. Together the team provides research and sponsored projects reporting, analyses and strategic decision support; leads industry partnerships and licensing; offers training, services, and processes to help researchers maintain research integrity and compliance; and provides research administration support to help researchers as they pursue, develop, and conduct research initiatives. The team partners with researchers and centers across the School, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Columbia University, including the Columbia Climate School and the Data Science Institute, to catalyze critical research efforts within and across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Team
Gary Miller, PhD
- Vice Dean, Research Strategy and Innovation
- Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Jeff Goldsmith, PhD
- Associate Dean for Data Science
- Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Dustin Duncan, ScD
- Associate Dean for Health Equity Research
- Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Kam-Meng Tchou-Wong, PhD
- Executive Director, Research Strategy and Innovation
TBN
- Project Coordinator
Research Resources (R2) Office
The Research Resources (R2) Office supports Mailman School researchers in the development and preparation of grant applications. The office helps researchers identify appropriate funding opportunities, develop project ideas, organize, edit and prepare grant applications, and arranges for review and feedback on applications prior to submission. R2 also provides training in grantsmanship, research management, and professional development-related issues.
Team
Pam R. Factor-Litvak, PhD
- Professor of Epidemiology at CUIMC and Associate Dean for Research Resources
- Vice Chair for Research, Department of Epidemiology
Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) Office
The Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) Office serves as a central resource to support the research community at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health by providing guidance and stewardship for the researchers and administrators. Our mission is to provide excellent administrative support to investigators in their pursuit of research and other scholarly activities while ensuring compliance with federal, University, and private sponsor regulations, terms and conditions.
Team
Rosa Rivera
- Director for MSPH Research Operations, Sponsored Projects Administration
- Associate Dean for Research Administration
Industry Relations Group (IRG)/Columbia Technology Ventures
The Columbia University Industry Relations Group (IRG) is a central university team focused on developing significant, lasting, and often multi-disciplinary collaborative partnerships on the cutting edge of university innovation and scholarship. IRG works closely with many departments and schools across Columbia, including the Mailman School of Public Health; is governed by an Executive Steering Committee of Deans and other university leaders whom IRG supports; and departmentally is housed within and supported by the broader resources of Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV).