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Center of Excellence for Nursing Research, Collaboration, and Innovation

Advancing Nursing Science and Collaboration

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The Center for Nursing Research at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing is dedicated to advancing nursing science through research, collaboration, and professional development. The Center supports the academic mission of the School of Nursing by providing resources and infrastructure to faculty and students engaged in research, manuscript development, and grant writing. A key focus of the Center is fostering interprofessional collaboration, bringing together researchers from TTUHSC, Texas Tech University (TTU), and the School of Nursing (SON), along with community stakeholders and private/public sector partners. This collaborative approach enhances research opportunities and real-world impact.

The Center is committed to professional development, equipping SON faculty with the tools and guidance needed to conduct high-quality research. It also oversees the Ken Ketner Sabbatical Awards, which support faculty scholarship. Led by Dr. Alyce Ashcraft, the Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship, the Center is supported by a skilled team, including research administrator Jason Glikas, statistician Dr. Seungman Kim. Governance is provided by a dedicated board of experienced researchers, ensuring a strong foundation for innovation and growth. Through these efforts, the Center for Nursing Research plays a vital role in advancing nursing knowledge and improving healthcare outcomes.

Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Practice

Promoting partnerships and collaborations in rural and urban communities in the Permian Basin.

The Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Practice (CEEBP) is a Permian Basin initiative whose collaborative partners are the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and Medical Center Hospital. The mission of the CEEBP is to improve the care and safety of patients through research, education, practice, and adoption of "best practice" as demonstrated through multiple avenues.

Mission

Support the strategic objective and academic mission of the School of Nursing and TTUHSC in conducting research.

Facilitate interprofessional collaboration among TTUHSC, TTU, and SON researchers, SON students, community stakeholders and public/private sector partners. 

Promote professional development of researchers in the School of Nursing. 

Provide the needed infrastructure for SON faculty and staff to write manuscripts and grants.

Manage the Ken Ketner Sabbatical Awards. 

Grants

Grants are essential to advancing research, education, and healthcare initiatives at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing. Grants provide crucial funding for academic research, healthcare solutions and medical advancements. Whether securing federal, state, or private funding, grants help drive meaningful research that improves patient care and nursing practice.

If you’re interested in joining a grant team, the process begins with identifying a funding opportunity through resources like TTUHSC InfoReady or Grants.gov. Once you find a potential grant, contact Jason Glikas jglikas@ttuhsc.edu at the Center for Nursing Research for guidance. The CNR can help assemble a team of experts and assist with proposal development and next steps in the process.

    1. Identify a funding opportunity.
      1. TTUHSC InfoReady website with many funding opportunities is located here: https://ttuhsc.infoready4.com/
      2. Search your professional organizations and https://www.grants.gov/

    2. Once a funding opportunity has been identified, please contact Jason Glikas (Research Administrator) at the Center for Nursing Research (CNR) at jglikas@ttuhsc.edu.

      *The CNR can help you identify potential grant team members with matching expertise to help you with your proposal if needed.

    3. Once a team is assembled, you will need to provide the CNR with the following information:
      1. Official title of the project
      2. Who is the Primary Investigator (PI)?
      3. Who are the other key personnel and what will their roles be in the project?
      4. What is the FTE % of effort for each person on the project?
      5. Will there be administrative costs? If so, what are they and how much?
      6. Will there be equipment and/or supply costs? If so, what are they and how much?
         
    4. ALL PROPOSALS, regardless of the amount of award money and whether or not they are a federal or a private grant, must go through the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) for review before they are submitted. The CNR will assist in preparing your proposal in the Cayuse system so that it can go to OSP for review.
      1. Please contact the CNR as early as possible to help assist in the development of your proposal. The CNR needs to have at least 3 weeks before the proposal submission deadline in order to adequately assist you in the development of the proposal in the Cayuse system to submit to OSP for approval.
        1. Texas Senate Bill 17 limits diversity, equity and inclusion activities. As a result, every grant proposal is reviewed by Climate and Culture to ensure that proposals are in accordance with this state law.
        2. If your grant proposal addresses ANY of these issues, the proposal will need to be submitted with adequate time (typically 2-3 weeks before OSP submission) for review and approval as an extra step in this grant proposal process.
        3. The proposal narrative submitted to Climate and Culture can be in draft form during this particular review process.
      2. All proposals must be submitted to OSP 1 week before the proposal submission deadline to ensure adequate time for review and edits. This timeline is essential because OSP always requires revisions to proposals and these revisions can often require significant amount of work.
      3. In the event that your timeline is tighter than the 3-week window, please contact Jason Glikas at the CNR to discuss possible options and feasibility.

  • NIH Application Dates

    DNP Writing Resources

    Research Funding

Staff and Board

The Center Director shall be the SON Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship and the current staff will include the SON Statistician and Research Administrator.  The Center will be governed by a board consisting of the Center Director, Chair of the Research Faculty Collaborative, Director of the Larry Combest Center, two associate professors/professors with funded research, one associate professor/professor with funded programmatic grants, and one novice faculty with no or limited internal external funding.

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