The Research Committee is responsible for reviewing matters and recommending policy pertaining to research and to the environment for research and the dissemination of research knowledge. Specific matters for review and advice include: research and service programs, both existing and proposed, and existing policies and procedures which may affect the environment for research and the dissemination of research knowledge.
Senate Bylaws Article II.8.a.

The Research Committee also works with the Office of the Provost and the Faculty Senate Faculty Development Committee to collect applications, review and recommend UAB Faculty for the Faculty Development Grant Program (FDGP). For more information, please see the FDGP website.

Committee agendas and minutes are accessible on the SharePoint website. The current 2024-2025 chair is Natalie Gassman, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Agendas and minutes of the Research committee, if prepared, are available to access, go to the Login Information page; read all of the login information; then select the link in the “Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Other Documents” section. Then login to our SharePoint website. Then, in the far left vertical menu, and click on the committee’s name (if the committee’s name is not displaying, then click on the arrow next to the word “committees” in the menu.)

The Research Committee Chair (or designee) also serves as the Faculty Senate Liaison to the Council of Center Directors & to the UAB Research Advisory Council and the Research Council. This role serves as a mechanism to facilitate improved communication between UAB faculty, the Faculty Senate and the Council for Center Directors, the UAB Research Advisory Council and the Research Council with the goals of improving research effectiveness and breaching barriers. Faculty involved in research in any UAB school or department may contact the Research Committee Chair with research related concerns. The Chair attends the meetings held by both councils and the Faculty Senate. At the council meetings, the Chair provides the interest, input and perspective of faculty from across the university. The Chair also reports on the discussions and plans made by the councils to the Faculty Senate. The Chair may draw feedback from the Faculty Senate Research Committee, which includes faculty from 15 or more departments across the entire UAB campus.

Research Committee Members