APLU Council on Research Names 2024’s Cohort of CoR Research Leader Fellows

The APLU Council on Research has named nine research leaders to its seventh cohort of CoR Research Leader Fellows. APLU’s Council on Research (CoR), which is comprised of senior research officers at the nation’s public research universities, created the fellowship to enable individuals who are aspiring vice presidents, vice chancellors, or vice provosts for research to develop critical new knowledge and skills. The new fellows, who join six previous cohorts of fellows, were selected earlier this summer and will be inducted at the 2024 CoR Summer Meeting in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

“Creating opportunities for these emerging research leaders is both a terrific professional development opportunity and a smart investment in the future,” said Susan Martinis, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. “The nation looks to APLU universities to solve problems and work for the common good, and this program will equip COR Fellows to rise to that challenge.”

The CoR Research Leader Fellowship helps rising research leaders develop expertise in areas outside of their current research-related responsibilities. Because many universities have segmented research support organizations, rising research leaders often oversee relatively confined areas such as research administration, research development, research compliance, research communication, economic development, or sponsored programs. The fellowship allows these research leaders to gain expertise outside of their respective portfolios and fosters connections with CoR’s extensive network of senior research officers through site visits and participation in CoR meetings. The fellowship lasts 12 months.

“Congratulations to the 2024 COR Fellows. APLU is proud to continue to support the development of future senior research leaders,” said Debbie Altenburg, Vice President for Research Policy and Advocacy. “The 2024 Fellows are joining a robust peer network of research leaders across public and land-grant universities that are integral to supporting the research and innovation ecosystem.”

The 2024 CoR Research Leader Fellows are:

• Stefanie Brachfeld,Acting Vice Provost for Research, Montclair State University.
  
• Kay Connelly, Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation, Michigan State University.
  
• Melissa Hodge-Penn, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State.

• Anthony Koppers, Associate Vice President for Research Advancement and Strategy, Oregon State University
  
• Gwen C. Marchand, Associate Vice President for Research, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
  
• Mark Milutinovich, Executive Director of Research and Large Center Development, University of New Hampshire.
  
• Karen Regan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Colorado Boulder.
  
• Meg Suter, Assistant Vice President for Research Administration and Operations, Colorado State University.

• Joshua Viers, Associate Vice Chancellor for Interdisciplinary Research and Strategic Initiatives, University of California, Merced.