The offices of the Vice President for Research and Innovation and University Outreach and Engagement are excited to announce the Broader Impacts of Research: Strategies, Resources, and Partners event taking place March 17-18, 2021. It will provide faculty, staff, and students who are interested in applying for NSF grants an overview of the broader impacts (BI) of research criterion and introduce them to the wide array of resources, supports, and partners available at MSU to help them design innovative broader impacts activities and write winning BI plans.
Program
March 17, 2021
SESSION 1: RESEARCH IMPACTS BASICS
Welcome
- Douglas Gage, Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation
- Laurie Van Egeren, Interim Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement
Research Impacts: What They Are and Why They Matter
- Susan Renoe, Principal Investigator and Executive Director, NSF's Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS)
The Nuts and Bolts of Designing your Research Impacts Plan
- Miles McNall, Director for Community-Engaged Research, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, University Outreach and Engagement
SESSION 2: NSF CAREER AWARD PANEL
Panel Discussion
Moderators:
- Lauren Aerni-Flessner, Research Specialist (View Presentation)
-
Sobha Ramanand, Senior Research Specialist
Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
Panelists:
- Featured panelist: Angela Wilson, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, College of Natural Science
- Rebecca Anthony, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Michaela TerAvest, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Science
- Alexa Veenema, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Social Science (View Presentation)
SESSION 3: BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM: DEI RESOURCES AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Miles McNall, Director for Community-Engaged Research, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, University Outreach and Engagement
Panelists:
- Stephanie Anthony, Director, College Access Initiatives, University Outreach and Engagement (View Presentation)
- Stephanie Chau, Assistant Director for Undergraduate Diversity, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Kyle Foster, Director, Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering (View Presentation)
- Steven Thomas, Program Manager, The Graduate School
March 18, 2021
SESSION 4: PARTNERS FOR ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN SCIENCE
Welcome
- Miles McNall, Director for Community-Engaged Research, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, University Outreach and Engagement
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
- Miles McNall, Director for Community-Engaged Research, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, University Outreach and Engagement
Panelists:
- Denice Blair, Director of Education, MSU Museum (View MSU Museum BI Flyer | View Presentation)
- David Poulson, Senior Associate Director, Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
- Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Director, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum (View Presentation)
- Erica Tobe, Director, Children and Youth Institute, MSU Extension (View Presentation)
- Roxanne Truhn, Coordinator, MSU Science Festival (View Presentation)
SESSION 5: SUPPORTS FOR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
Moderator:
- Jeffrey Smith, Director, University Corporate Research Park, MSU Foundation
Panelists:
- Charles Hasemann, Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development, MSU Innovation Center (View Presentation)
- Jeff Wesley, Executive Director of Spartan Innovations, Red Cedar Ventures, and Michigan Rise, MSU Foundation
- Kyan Zeller, Senior Director, Corporate Relations, University Development (View Presentation)
SESSION 6: STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFITS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Moderator:
- Burton Bargerstock, Executive Director, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, University Outreach and Engagement (View Presentation)
Panelists:
- Bryan Beverly, Director, Office of K-12 Outreach, College of Education and Kevelin Jones, Assistant Superintendent, Flint Community Schools
- Edmund McGarrell, Professor, School of Criminal Justice, College of Social Science and James Yake, Director, Health, Safety and Nutrition, Genesee Intermediate School District
- Irving Vega, Associate Professor, Department of Translational Neuroscience, College of Human Medicine and Evelyn Esparza-Gonzalez, Interim Executive Director, Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
- Cheryl Williams-Hecksel, Evidence Based Trauma Treatment Certificate Coordinator, School of Social Work, College of Social Science and Alicia Barajas, Clinical Coordinator, Families Forward, Ingham-Eaton-Clinton Community Mental Health
