The One U Research Council (OURC) is a campus-wide council that helps foster stronger connections between the Office Vice President for Research (VPR) to the greater research community. The OURC engages in dialogue around campus-specific research matters, and makes recommendations to the VPR for strategic, cross-campus research programs, policy, and infrastructure. A primary goal of the OURC is to develop, launch, and monitor Hubs, Working Groups, Engines, and other major research initiatives of the University of Utah. Information on current Research Initiatives can be found HERE.
Current OURC membership is below. Questions about the OURC can be directed to Tyler Matsamas.
2024-2025 OURC Membership
Jakob D. Jensen, OURC Chair
Associate Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
Tyler Matsamas
Associate Director of Operations and Logistics
Office of the Vice President for Research
Whitney MacKay
Executive Assistant to the AVPR
Office of the Vice President for Research
Vahe Bandarian
Interim Associate Dean for Research
College of Science
Teneille R. Brown
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
College of Law
Darryl Butt
Dean
Graduate School
Annie Fukushima
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
Director, Office of Undergraduate Research
Chris Hill
Vice Dean of Research
School of Medicine
Harish Maringanti
Associate Dean for Research
Marriot & Eccles Health Sciences Libraries
Manish Parashar
Director
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Andrea Wallace
Associate Dean for Research
College of Nursing
Kevin Whitty
Associate Dean for Research
College of Engineering
Caren Frost
Assoc. Vice President for Research Integrity & Compliance | Office of the VPR
Associate Dean for Research | College of Social Work
Mike Kirby
Assistant Vice President for Research: Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Vice President for Research
Rachel Hess
Assoc. Vice President for Research, Health Sciences
Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
Lisa Henry Benham
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
College of Architecture + Planning
Kirsten Butcher
Interim Associate Dean for Research
College of Education
Julie Fritz
Associate Dean for Research
College of Health
Brenda Heaton
Associate Dean for Research
School of Dentistry
Carol Lim
Executive Associate Dean for Research
College of Pharmacy
Isabel Moreira
Associate Dean for Research
College of Humanities
Stephen Stubben
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research
School of Business
Neli Ulrich
Research Liaison & Executive Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Rebecca Utz
Associate Dean for Research
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Becky Zarate
Associate Dean for Research
College of Fine Arts