The Office of Research and Grants, under the direction of the associate dean for research and innovation, Darlene Berryman, PhD, LD, RD, provides the infrastructure, leadership, training, and resources to promote integrated scholarly activity, enhance research productivity, and increase external funding of research programs throughout the Heritage College.
The Office of Research and Grants supports, coordinates, and promotes the research and scholarly activities of Heritage College faculty, staff, institutes, and students by:
The Heritage College houses a diverse, talented and productive array of faculty, staff, students and institutes that are engaged in scholarly works. This places the Heritage College in a very good position to be a leader among osteopathic medical schools in research.
We also recognize the importance of fostering collaborative research with partners both within Ohio University and external to the university. To this end, the Heritage College continually works to facilitate the expansion of our research portfolio with partners such as OhioHealth to provide additional opportunities for our faculty and staff to engage in research.
The Heritage College Research Council, organized in February 2022, was established to advise the Heritage College and OHIO leadership on research policies, practices and strategy to facilitate continued growth in the college’s research enterprise.
The Heritage College engaged ECG Management Consultants in July 2021 to conduct a comprehensive evaluation and develop strategic recommendations for the college research enterprise. The study was completed in January 2022 and Phase II, which provided an implementable 5-year strategic research plan for the Heritage College was initiated in May 2022.
The Office of Research and Grants is available to provide a full range of research-related services and resources to Heritage College faculty, staff, students, and residents within programs academically sponsored by the Heritage College.
