Assistant Dean for Research

Robert H. Wood, PhD

Assistant Dean for Research
College of Health Sciences

The Assistant Dean of Research Advocates on behalf of the faculty, staff, students, the College of Health Sciences (COHS) and Boise State University to advance the scholarly productivity of the college. The Assistant Dean reports to the Dean of the COHS and works closely with the Director of the COHS Office of Research. Together, the assistant Dean and the Director of the Office of Research co-chair the College of Health Science Research Committee.

Programs

Graduate Assistantship Application

The College of Health Sciences awards 1- and 2-year graduate assistantships on a competitive basis. Each Fall, the Assistant Dean releases a call for applications. Applications are reviewed by the College Research Committee.

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Graduate Assistant Enhancement Application

The College of Health Sciences awards a limited number of $5k supplements to graduate assistants who are collaborating across departments within the college. These are also awarded on a competitive basis. Each Spring, the Assistant Dean releases a call for applications. Applications are reviewed by the College Research Committee.

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Mentorship Program

The College of Health Science offers a formal research mentorship program. The program makes use of a model vetted and approved by the National Science Foundation. In addition, the College funds one early career faculty member each year to visit a national level mentor.

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Mock Proposal Reviews

When investigators initiate a grant proposal with the COHS Office of Research, the PI is given the opportunity to request a mock review of the proposal. To be eligible, the PI must first contact the program officer of the sponsor for feedback, and must send their narrative, budget and biosketches (if required) to the Assistant Dean of Research no less than two weeks ahead of the deadline. The reviewers will return their comments to the applicant at least 1 week prior to the deadline.

Internal Seed Grants

The College of Health Sciences will consider requests for internal seed grants. In order to be eligible COHS investigators must first attempt to get seed funding from an external source and provide their application and results of their review to the Assistant Dean.