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Promoting Research Excellence - Workshop Series

Purpose

In partnership with the OSU Edmon Low Library, the Division of the Vice President for Research has launched a new series of workshops, Promoting Research Excellence (“PRE”) for OSU faculty. The overarching theme of the series is research integrity from inception through dissemination, addressing issues that arise during the life cycle of a research study and providing suggestions for best practices.

 

The intent of the workshop series, Promoting Research Excellence is to build a community of practice on being a successful scholar in an academic environment – which squarely aligns the OSU strategy to become the PREeminent land-grant university.

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Topics

These workshops will provide education and training on topics such as...

  • Data management (e.g., How to Write a Good Data Management Plan for a Grant Application)
  • Effective research collaboration (e.g., How to Avoid Authorship Disputes)
  • How to articulate your scholarly impact (e.g., How to Identify a Suitable Journal for Publication; Is Open Science a Friend or Foe?)
  • Using generative AI ethically and responsibly (e.g., Ethical (?) Uses of Generative AI to Support Your Research)
  • Sessions for early career faculty and graduate students (e.g., Safety Issues in Research – Safeguarding Individuals, Teams, and Projects)

Format and Audience

Workshops will be offered once a month via Zoom during the academic year (August – May). (Note: Sessions will not be recorded.)

While the series is intended for faculty, graduate students are welcome to attend sessions.

 

Spring 2026 Schedule

Protecting Your Intellectual Property

All faculty members likely have intellectual property saved on University-owned devises and/or systems, as well as personal devices. This workshop will cover what is meant by “Intellectual Property” in a university research and development context; how an attacker can gain access to intellectual property; the potential consequences of IP theft; and what to do to protect yourself and the University from IP theft.

Fostering International Collaboration While Managing Risk

Grant sponsors have an increased their focus on foreign influence in research. This workshop will describe this increased attention, illustrate the need to foster collaboration while managing risks, explain what OSU does to identify foreign influence and manage risks, and provide take-away tips for researchers to consider when working with international collaborators.

Protecting Sensitive Digital Research Data

Investigators have the responsibility to protect sensitive digital research data. This workshop session will describe steps OSU investigators can take to shield their research data from vulnerabilities (e.g., where data is stored, how data is accessed and shared), outline OSU’s guidelines for protecting sensitive research data, and explain what you should do is you have data that are categorized as Controlled Unclassified Information.

  • Presenter: Matt Barnes (Interim Director & Information Security Officer, OSU Enterprise Information Technology) and Collin Boettcher (Assistant Director of Research Security, OSU Division of the Vice President for Research)

  • Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

  • Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Location: Online

  • Register: https://okstate.libcal.com/calendar/events/protect_sensitive_data 

Protecting Personal Health Information in Research

Many research studies involve health data, and some may include acquisition of medical records, but not all research is subject to HIPAA regulations. This workshop will explain what constitutes Protected Health Information (PHI); outline the HIPAA-defined identifiers that create PHI; delineate Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and describe how does it differs from PHI; explain when research requires completion of HIPAA authorization; and outline when a study meets the criteria to waive HIPAA authorization.

  • Presenter: Dawn Underwood (Vice President for Research, OSU Center for Health Sciences)

  • Date: Thursday, April xx, 2026

  • Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Location: Online

  • Register: xx

 

Questions or Suggestions?

Do you have any suggestions for a workshop topic? Would you like to facilitate/lead a workshop? Email vprprograms@okstate.edu .

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