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

Rob Rutenbar

Senior Vice Chancellor for Research,
University of Pittsburgh Chair (2026-2027)

Penny Gordon-Larsen

Vice Chancellor for Research,
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chair-Elect (2026-2027)

Irem Tumer

Vice President for Research and Innovation

Oregon State University Former Chair (2025-2026)

Class of 2028

Simon Atkinson

Vice Chancellor for Research,
University of California, Davis

Parag Chitnis

Vice President for Research and Economic Development,
University of Wyoming

Joanna Groden

Vice Chancellor for Research,
University of Illinois Chicago

Bethany Jenkins

Vice President for Research and Economic Development,
The University of Rhode Island

Arthur Lupia

Vice President of Research and Innovation,
University of Michigan

Hala Madanat

Vice President for Research and Innovation,
San Diego State University

Lori McMahon

Vice President for Research,
University of Virginia

Sherine Obare

Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement,
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Class of 2027

Majed Dweik

Vice President of Research and Economic Development,
Alabama A&M University

Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska 

Vice Chancellor for Research,
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Cassandra Moseley

Vice President for Research,
Colorado State University

Chris Nomura

Vice President of Research and Economic Development,
University of Idaho

Kenneth Sewell

Vice President for Research,
Oklahoma State University

Anthony Tongen

Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Innovation
James Madison University

Kathy Yelick

Vice Chancellor for Research,
University of California, Berkeley

Michael Zwick

Senior Vice President for Research,
Rutgers University

Class of 2026

Bryan Boudouris

Vice President for Research & Economic Development
The University of Alabama

Douglas Delahanty

Vice President for Research and Economic Development,
Kent State University

Kate Miller

Vice President for Research and Innovation,
University of Texas at Arlington

Sally Morton

Executive Vice President, Knowledge Enterprise,
Arizona State University

Mari Ostendorf

Vice Provost for Research,
University of Washington

Ingrid Padilla

Special Advisor to the Chancellor in Research, Innovation & Creative Endeavors
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Erin Rothwell

Vice President for Research,
University of Utah

Karl Steiner

Vice President for Research and Creative Achievement,
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

If you have any questions, please contact Assistant Vice President, Research Policy Kevin Cooke.