RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE MODELS

NADD Research Plenary

San Antonio, Texas

September 17, 2005

RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE MODELS

Barbara W. White, Ph.D.

Dean and Centennial Professor in Leadership

School of Social Work

The University of Texas at Austin

Ruth G. McRoy, Ph.D.Research Professor andRuby Lee Piester Professor Emeritus

School of Social Work

The University of Texas at Austin

Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Research in Social Work Education

Structural Arrangements to Enhance the Research Profile of the Program

OVERVIEW

Helpful Attributes of Research Centers

Dissemination of information on grants Help faculty submit proposals

Budget preparation IRB’s Interface with University Office of Accounting Copying, editing, proofing, etc.

Ongoing Accounting Assistance

Issues for Research Centers

Sustainable Funding for Staff

Research Foci — match with faculty and funding

Staffing

Faculty Incentives for research

Types of Research

Agency Initiated Practice Oriented Research/Program

Evaluation Policy Research

Investigator Initiated Federally Funded or Foundation Funded Research

Types of Research related to

Faculty /Staff/ Director’s interests

Accessibility of research subjects

Response to community requests or needs

Interest and experience of the director

Policy issues

Research Center Models Differ

Focus Specific Generic

Research Funding

Types of Research

Number and types of faculty involvement

Staffing—Associate Dean/Director/Associate Director

CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH

Scope of Services:To initiate, facilitate, and promote

interdisciplinary research on social work topics

The Center for Social Work Research

The School of Social Work

The University of Texas at Austin

80 Research Projects

Child Welfare Cultural Diversity Domestic, Sexual, & Community Violence Families, Children, & Youth Gerontology Organizations Mental Health & Health Care Social Work Education Substance Abuse Welfare

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH

ADDICTION RESEARCHINSTITUTE

OTHER INSTITUTESThe Diversity InstituteInstitute on Domestic Violence and Sexual AssaultThe Institute for Grief, Loss and Family SurvivalLife Care Institute

PSTI

ALL OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS

CSWR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

CSWR ADMINISTRATION

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION

CORE

INFORMATION AND

TRAINING CORE

CSWR ADMINISTRATION

Tasks:

Coordination of Center Activities Oversight of Center Cores Staff Supervision Liaison with Funding Agencies Problem Solving Diversity Institute

Services: Accounting Services Budget Preparation Personnel Travel Interface with VP for Business Affairs,

OSP, and UT Accounting

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION CORE

Services: Identify Funding Sources Coordinate Utopia Presentation Series Create Annual Newsletter Develop Proposals Track/Monitor IRB Proposals

INFORMATION AND TRAINING CORE

CSWR ACHIEVEMENTS

Total project funding available:

1998 - 1999: $ 3,600,000 1999 - 2000: $ 6,430,000 2000 - 2001: $ 6,761,748

2001 - 2002: $ 7,767,395 2002 - 2003: $ 7,259,556 2003 - 2004: $ 7,190,371 2004 – 2005 > $ 7,400,000 Thru 2008: $18,000,000

TYPES OF FUNDING

2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005

Federal - 1 dissertation award from NIAAA

11 18 25

State 18 13 21

Foundation 10 11 10

Agency (includes 3 dissertation awards – 2 from Fahs-Bek & 1 from Texas Research Society on Alcoholism)

7 9 8

UT Grants 6 3 5

CURRENT PROJECTS

2002 - 2003 2003 - 2004 2004 – 2005

n % n % n %

Faculty with Research Projects

26 100 27 100 28 100

Research Scientists / Associates

5 100 4 100 4 80

Researchers on Multiple Projects

16 52 15 50 17 52

Post-Docs 3 100 2 100 2 100

Clinical Faculty 3 23 3 25 2 17

No. of Institutes 5 n/a 6 n/a 7 n/a

2002-2003: Total faculty = 26 Total research scientists = 5 Total post-docs = 3 Total clinical faculty = 13

2003-2004: Total faculty = 27 Total research scientists = 4 Total post-docs = 2 Total clinical faculty = 12

2004-2005: Total faculty = 28 Total research scientists = 5 Total post-docs = 2 Total clinical faculty = 12

FEDERAL FUNDING

CSWR Federal Funding Agencies Include: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(DHHS) Office of Population Affairs (NIDA) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

SWRDP Substance Abuse/Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) National Institute of Child Health and Human

Development (NICHD) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Science Foundation (NSF) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

(NIAAA)

FOUNDATION FUNDING

Annie E. Casey Foundation

John A. Hartford Foundation

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

Kronkosky Charitable Foundation

RGK Foundation

St. David’s Foundation

Wolens Foundation

COLLABORATIONS - UT

African and African American Studies Anthropology Department Child Development Counseling Center Educational Psychology LBJ School of Public Affairs School of Law School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Population Research Center Psychology Department Sociology Department

Population Research Center

CollegeOf Liberal Arts

School of Nursing

Cain Center for Nursing

ResearchCHPR

LBJ SchoolOf Public Affairs

Ray Marshal

CHR

RGKCenter

School of Social Work

Center for Social Work

Research

CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER UT CENTERS

Affiliation with UT Centers

PRC R01 collaboration Proposal writing consultation Faculty affiliates

CHPR Funded 4 CSWR pilot project studies Collaborated on NIDA funded research development

program (RDP) Director is member of Steering Committee for the CSWR

RDP CSWR co-sponsors CHPR annual conference 2006 Faculty affiliates

Issues

Appropriate attention to expertise on specific populations

Culturally competent research

Interdisciplinary research

New staff needs: Biostatistician

Grants specialists

Balance between teaching and research