RCR Workshop Offerings
Below are the RCR sessions that may be offered during the academic year. For up-to-date offerings and to register for active RCR sessions please visit the Workshop Calendar and Registration
Audience:
Research faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows
Description:
This session will fulfill the new NSF training requirements for faculty and students by providing an open panel discussion about promising practices related to mentorship and a community-wide opportunity to share learnings and experiences that will enable us all to reflect on the importance of strong, ethical mentorship in stewarding the research community throughout the Northeastern global campus network.
Outcomes:
Attendees will gain valuable perspective on the importance of mentorship for both mentors and mentees, as well as gain a greater understanding of the critical role of mentorship in facilitating safe and inclusive work environments and fostering research integrity.
Panelists:
Diedra Wrighting, PhD, ADVANCE Network (Moderator)
Özlem Ergun, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Amy Farrell, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Guevara Noubir, Professor & Executive Director of Cybersecurity Programs
Hanumant Singh, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
RCR Session Description:
This session will provide a high-level overview of important considerations around export controls and international collaborations.
Session Runtime:
45 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Lissette Gilster, Export Control Officer
Northeastern University Research Enterprise Services (NU-RES) – Compliance
Target Audience:
- Senior Faculty and Principal Investigators
- Junior or New Faculty and Principal Investigators
- Graduate Students and Research Assistants
- Lab and Research Program Managers
Publication of a peer-reviewed study involves a great deal of work and often takes place over an extended period. This session targets new and future graduate student authors. Discussion includes the process involved in bringing a study to publication in a peer-reviewed journal as well as best practices at each step in the publication process along the path to authorship.
Session Runtime:
90 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Professor. Patricia Mabrouk
College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Target Audience:
- Graduate Students and Research Assistants
- Undergraduate Students
As a graduate student, you will notice that much of the focus of your work will involve publishing your scholarship. Authorship comes with much credit and responsibility. Discussion in this session will include what authorship means, why it is so important, and the important responsibilities you assume when you take on the vital role of an author.
Session Runtime:
90 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Professor. Patricia Mabrouk
College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Target Audience:
- Graduate Students and Research Assistants
This session will focus on helping researchers understand how to manage their fiduciary responsibilities while minimizing administrative burden, learn key areas of risk, and get a sense of best practices for monitoring expenses and personnel effort.
Session Runtime:
45 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Alex Hui, Executive Director – Research Finance
Northeastern University Research Enterprise Services (NU-RES) – Finance
Target Audience:
- Junior or New Faculty and Principal Investigators
- Postdocs and Research Fellows
- Lab and Research Program Managers
This session will include information on reporting research misconduct; an overview of investigatory proceedings; a discussion on financial and other conflicts of interest and how to manage and disclose them in an academic research setting.
Session Runtime:
60 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Jeff Seo, Chief Research Compliance Officer
Northeastern University Research Enterprise Services (NU-RES) – Compliance
Target Audience:
- Senior Faculty and Principal Investigators
- Junior or New Faculty and Principal Investigators
- Visiting Scientists or Researchers
- Postdocs and Research Fellows
- Graduate Students and Research Assistants
- Undergraduate Students
- Lab and Research Program Managers
Grant stewardship is a shared responsibility between faculty, grant administrators, and institutions. Often each of these stakeholders has a different focus and set of expectations. This session will describe some potential roles and responsibilities, mitigation strategies and work together as a group to talk through some case studies.
Session Runtime:
60 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Amanda Humphrey – Chief Research Operations Officer
Northeastern University Research Enterprise Services (NU-RES) – Compliance
Target Audience:
- Senior Faculty and Principal Investigators
- Junior or New Faculty and Principal Investigators
- Visiting Scientists or Researchers
- Postdocs and Research Fellows
- Graduate Students and Research Assistants
- Undergraduate Students
- Lab and Research Program Managers
This workshop approaches data acquisition, storage & management through three main topics: research data management and its relationship to reproducibility and stewardship; data ethics; data storage and archiving options; and other resources available to Northeastern researchers. The session may include interactive activities and small group discussions of case studies.
Session Runtime:
60 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Jen Ferguson, Head – Library Research Data Services
Northeastern Library
Manasvita Joshi, Data Scientist
Research Computing
Target Audience:
- Junior or New Faculty and Principal Investigators
- Visiting Scientists or Researchers
- Postdocs and Research Fellows
- Graduate Students and Research Assistants
- Lab and Research Program Managers
This session will be an interactive dialogue about conducting human subject research at Northeastern. The presenter will discuss how human subject research is defined, what is required, the types of IRB review, and the criteria the IRBs use when approving a protocol. The discussion will also review the roles and responsibilities of the major players in human research: the IRBs, HRPP, and members of the research team.
Session Runtime:
60 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Anita Balgopal, Executive Director – Human Research Protections Program (HRPP)
Northeastern University Research Enterprise Services (NU-RES) – HRPP
Target Audience:
This session will provide an overview of the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) and the IACUC function. This will include training requirements and an overview of important forms. Further discussion will involve the requirements for submitting an animal protocol and for receiving an IACUC Protocol Approval Congruency Letter for submission to a funding agency.
Session Runtime:
30 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Sean Sullivan, Director – Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM)
Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM)
Target Audience:
Learning objectives contained in this session include self-awareness of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in conflict; building safety and trust in professional relationships; strategies for productive conversations; and troubleshooting barriers.
Session Runtime:
60 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Kimberly Wong, Ombuds for Graduate Students
Graduate Affairs
Diane Levin, University Ombuds Person for Faculty and Staff
Office of the Provost
Target Audience:
- Junior or New Faculty and Principal Investigators
- Visiting Scientists or Researchers
- Postdocs and Research Fellows
- Graduate Students and Research Assistants
- Lab and Research Program Managers
The session examines the emotion work of being a researcher and presents strategies to prevent and mitigate its impacts. Emotion work is done in quantitative and qualitative interviewing. It is important for all researchers to understand the emotion work and toll of sensitive/traumatic research. The skills and tools addressed in this session can be utilized by all researchers.
Session Runtime:
60 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Amy Farrell, Professor and Director – Criminology and Criminal Justice; Co-Director of the Violence and Justice Research Lab
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Suzanne Garverich, Program Assistant Director – Institute of Health Equity and Social Justice Research
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Alisa Lincoln, Professor and Associate Dean – Sociology & Anthropology
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Target Audience:
This session will focus on the key aspects of advancing research from lab to market. It will address topics including how to protect your valuable innovations; the different pathways to commercialization; available resources to aid in commercialization efforts; commercialization through spinouts; and ensuring compliance with University policy and funding agencies.
Session Runtime:
75 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Mark Saulich, Associate Director – Commercialization
Center for Research Innovation (CRI)
Myron Kassaraba, Director of Commercialization
Center for Research Innovation (CRI)
Katie Hemphill, Director – Technology Venture and Talent Network
Center for Research Innovation (CRI)
Lin Qin, Senior Director – Compliance
University Compliance
Target Audience:
This workshop introduces the role and ethical responsibilities of peer reviewers in informing the decision-making associated with scholarly publications and grant proposals. We will consider the structure, content, and delivery of accurate, specific, and constructive feedback. We will examine and evaluate some examples of peer review feedback and discuss ways to make your feedback more impactful.
Session Runtime:
90 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Professor. Patricia Mabrouk
College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Target Audience:
This workshop focuses on copyright and fair use as these impact faculty and students both in the classroom and in their research activities. We will discuss the identification of copyrighted works and what you need to know as an author about journal copyright policies and copyright transfer forms. We will also examine the role of the Copyright Clearance Center and RightsLink and your responsibilities when reusing or adapting copyrighted research for use in presentations or publications.
Session Runtime:
90 minutes
RCR Presenter Information:
Professor. Patricia Mabrouk
College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Target Audience:
Undergraduate Students