The One U Research Council (OURC) is a campus-wide council that helps foster stronger connections between the Office Vice President for Research (VPR) to the greater research community. The OURC engages in dialogue around campus-specific research matters, and makes recommendations to the VPR for strategic, cross-campus research programs, policy, and infrastructure. A primary goal of the OURC is to develop, launch, and monitor Hubs, Working Groups, Engines, and other major research initiatives of the University of Utah. Information on current Research Initiatives can be found HERE.
Current OURC membership is below. Questions about the OURC can be directed to Tyler Matsamas.
2023-2024 OURC Membership
Jakob D. Jensen, OURC Chair
Associate Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
Rachel Hess
Assoc. Vice President for Research, Health Sciences
Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
Mary Ann Villareal
Vice President for Advisor to the President
Office of the President
Keith Bartholomew
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
College of Architecture + Planning
Becky Zarate
Associate Dean for Research
College of Fine Arts
Annie Fukushima
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Research
Research Liaison, School for Cultural and Social Transformation
Carol Lim
Executive Associate Dean for Research
College of Pharmacy
Isabel Moreira
Associate Dean for Research
College of Humanities
Andrea Rorrer
Director of Utah Education Policy Center
Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy
Robert Zheng
Interim Associate Dean for Research
College of Education
Neli Ulrich
Research Liaison & Executive Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Brenda Heaton
Associate Dean
School of Dentistry
Darryl Butt
Dean, Graduate School
Research Liaison, Mining and Earth Sciences
Rebecca Utz
Associate Dean for Research
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Caren Frost
Assoc. Vice President for Research Integrity & Compliance
Office of the Vice President for Research
Tyler Matsamas
Associate Director of Operations and Logistics
Office of the Vice President for Research
Stephen Stubben
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research
School of Business
Teneille R. Brown
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
College of Law
Julie Fritz
Associate Dean for Research
College of Health
Chris Hill
Vice Dean of Research
School of Medicine
Meeyoung Min
Research Liaison & Associate Professor of Social Work
College of Social Work
Manish Parashar
Director
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Harish Maringanti
Associate Dean for Research
Marriot & Eccles Health Sciences Libraries
Andrea Wallace
Associate Dean for Research
College of Nursing
Kevin Whitty
Associate Dean for Research
College of Engineering
Pearl Sandick
Associate Dean of Faculty
College of Science
Mike Kirby
Professor and Research Liaison
School for Computing, College of Engineering