Office of the Associate Provost for Research



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Welcome from the Associate Provost for Research

At Rowan University, faculty are actively engaged in scholarly, research, and creative activities, all of which contribute to the quality of instruction of students inside and out of classrooms. Teaching is the primary expectation of faculty and scholarly activity is also expected. For many faculty, scholarly activity takes the form of research.

At Rowan University, we place emphasis on applied research- that is research that is designed to help solve real world problems and can be applied quickly. We also place a high priority on including students as collaborators with faculty on research, with many students sharing authorship of papers and presenting at prestigious conferences as a result of their work with faculty. Our goal is to integrate research and scholarship with teaching to enhance learning opportunities within the Rowan academic community.

The mission of the Office of the Associate Provost for Research (OAPR) is to support and promote student and faculty research at Rowan University. The office oversees the operation of the Office of Government Grants and ensures that research is conducted in accordance with legal and ethical guidelines by managing several aspects of research compliance, including:

The Institutional Review Board for Human Subject Research (IRB)
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Responsible Conduct of Research

The office also promotes research through advocacy, information dissemination, and collaboration with the academic colleges, the Senate, and the Faculty Center.

For more information about research at Rowan University, contact:

S. Jay Kuder
Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School

Rowan University
Memorial Hall
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028
856-256-4053
e-mail: kuder@rowan.edu