Council on Research Leadership

COR Leadership
The Council on Research is led by an Executive Committee comprised of three cohorts of senior research officers, those at the Vice President/Provost/Chancellor of Research level. Each cohort of eight members is elected for a three-year term by COR members. A Steering Committee that includes the COR Chair and Chair-elect works with APLU staff to highlight material for discussion during monthly Executive Committee meetings which guide COR future activity.

Chair Leadership:

Class of 2025:

• Christopher Brown
  Vice President for Research
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  
• Colleen Fitzgerald
  Vice President for Research and Creative Activity
  North Dakota State University
  
• Julie Jordan
  Vice President for Research and Economic Development
  Mississippi State University
  
• Susan McDowell
  Vice President for Research and Innovation
  Miami University
  
• Corinne Peek-Asa
  Vice Chancellor for Research
  University of California, San Diego
  
• Lora Weiss
  Senior Vice President for Research
  The Pennsylvania State University
  
• Magesh Rajan
  Vice President of Research and Innovation
  Prairie View A&M University
  
• Pramod Khargonekar
  Vice Chancellor for Research
  University of California, Irvine

Class of 2024:

• Lisa Berreau
  Vice President of Research
  Utah State University
  
• Gerald Blazey
  Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships
  Northern Illinois University
  
• Jasbir Dhaliwal
  Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation
  University of Memphis
  
• Ellen Fisher
  Vice President for Research
  University of New Mexico
  
• Kevin Gardner
  Executive Vice President for Research & Innovation
  University of Louisville
  
• Janaka Ruwanpura
  Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President Research (International)
  University of Calgary
  
• Marty Scholtz
  Vice President for Research
  University of Iowa
  
• Irem Tumer
  Vice President for Research
  Oregon State University​

Class of 2023:

• Simon Atkinson
  Vice Chancellor for Research
  University of Kansas
  
• Deborah Crawford
  Vice Chancellor for Research
  University of Tennessee
  
• Andres Gil
  Vice President for Research and Economic Development and Dean of the University Graduate School
  Florida International University
  
• Rupa Iyer
  Vice President of Research, Innovation and Economic Development
  Tarleton State University
  
• Marian McCord
  Senior Vice Provost for Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach
  University of New Hampshire
  
• Kenneth Sewell
  Vice President for Research
  Oklahoma State University
  
• Rodolfo Torres
  Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
  University of California, Riverside
  
• Joseph Whittaker
  Vice President for Research and Economic Development/Associate Provost
  Jackson State University

If you have any questions, please contact Director, Research Policy Kevin Cooke.