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Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Dr. Dana Lawrence

By Simon Helton posted 11-01-2024
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Dana Lawrence , Human Protections Administrator at Parker University. Keep reading below to get to know Dana! How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? I am the Human Protections Administrator for Parker University and have oversight of Cayuse. All proposals are initially routed through me, for decisions on whether a project is exempt, can be expedited, or will undergo full board review. I also attend all board meetings and am the person who uses Cayuse to send decisions to investigators. What do you see as the ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Dr. Andrea Buford

By Simon Helton posted 09-01-2024
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Andrea Buford , Director, Office of Sponsored Programs at Oakland University. Keep reading below to get to know Andrea! How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? I interact with Cayuse products all day, every day - Proposals and Fund Manager, mostly.  I look for things in Human Ethics when we need them on the OSP side of the house -  but I don't initiate anything in the Compliance modules.  We have literally just this week made the switch to the platform, so I'm still learning that.  Learning new software is not my happy place; ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Maureen Wawsczyk, MBA, CIP

By Simon Helton posted 07-01-2024
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Maureen Wawsczyk , MBA, CIP , Research Integrity & Compliance Officer at Ferris State University. Keep reading below to get to know Maureen! How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? I interact with Human Ethics (IRB) on a daily basis. I manage committee meetings via the platform and screen all applications before assigning them to committee members for formal review. I modify the templates as needed and send out approval letters to investigators. What do you see as the hottest trends in research today? Creating innovative ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Yehia Wafa B.V.Sc, RLATG

By Simon Helton posted 05-01-2024
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Yehia Wafa , B.V.Sc, RLATG, Vivarium Sr. Manager at Astellas Institute For Regenerative Medicine. Keep reading below to get to know Yehia! How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? Either for IACUC work or online animal procurement. What do you see as the hottest trends in research today? Gearing more toward automation to reduce the time of the drug discovery process. What do   you  consider most promising in the era  of   big data? Small molecules and stem-cells research. How can an organization stay ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Christine Johnson, Ph.D.

By Simon Helton posted 04-01-2024
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Christine Johnson , Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research at Oklahoma State University. Keep reading below to get to know Christine! How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? I assist faculty investigators with their access and user roles, I respond to questions from sponsored programs staff regarding processes and procedures, I run data queries and reports from Cayuse (my favorite activity!), I update the proposal and award forms when needed, and on the rare occasion when something seems awry, I attempt to troubleshoot and ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Sharla Miles, M.Ed., CIP

By Simon Helton posted 03-01-2024
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Sharla Miles, Research Compliance Specialist in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at Sam Houston State University. Keep reading below to get to know Sharla better! How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? We have been Cayuse customers since 2010 when we launched 424/Proposals. We have since implemented IRB/Human Ethics (HE) in 2018, IACUC/Animal Oversight (AO) in 2019, and most recently SP, Outside Interests, and IBC/Hazard Safety (HS) last year. We are in the process of finalizing our implementation of Fund Manager and Effort ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Jorja Cenin

By Simon Helton posted 02-01-2024
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Jorja Cenin , Project Manager at the Graduate Research School, The University of Western Australia. Keep reading below to get to know Jorja better, as well as see some of her award-winning photography! How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? As the Project Manager for UWA’s Cayuse Graduate Education Manager project, I interact with Graduate Education Manager daily. UWA implemented Graduate Education Manager in June 2022 and is the first university to work with Cayuse to develop a second module as part of the product for higher degree by research recruitment, ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Sherrie Hixon, Ed.D., CRA

By Simon Helton posted 01-01-2024
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Sherrie Hixon , Ed.D., CRA, and Director of Strategic Research Initiatives at California State University, Northridge. Keep reading below to get to know Sherrie better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? We implemented SP, 424/Proposals S2S, IRB/Human Ethics in 2015-16, and added Hazard Safety in 2020. As the Cayuse product manager for CSUN, I am monitoring system updates,  troubleshooting issues, managing data and user access,, and conducting periodic audits across all modules. I also use Data Connect for monthly reporting and special requests ...

Post Award Financial Specialist Sr Job Opening at Arizona State University

By Jayson Johnson posted 12-21-2023
ASU Job Title: Financial Specialist Sr Posted Rate of Pay: $50,823 - $63,000 per year; DOE Close Date: 1/4/24 Job Summary: The School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (SCAI) Research Advancement (RA) Team is looking for an individual interested in making a difference in the world by directly supporting researchers who are making globally impactful advances in research, and is seeking a career with various opportunities for growth. The successful candidate will have the responsibility of assisting university faculty with the development, preparation, and submission of sponsored project proposals to various funding agencies. In this role the ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Domenica Pappas, CRA

By Simon Helton posted 11-01-2023
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Domenica Pappas , Associate Vice Provost for Research at Illinois Institute of Technology. Keep reading below to get to know Domenica better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? Sponsored Projects and Human Ethics. What do you see as the hottest trends in research today? Artificial Intelligence! Cybersecurity. What do   you  consider most promising in the era  of   big data? I believe that big data can improve the quality of life for all individuals in all facets of life.  Imagine how big data could improve medical care, create safer ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Rowynn Spencer

By Simon Helton posted 10-01-2023
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Rowynn Spencer , Pre-Award Sponsored Programs Lead at California State University, Los Angeles. Keep reading below to get to know Rowynn better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? I use Cayuse SP for our campus approval process What do you like to do outside of work? I love to travel, watch movies. I’m a huge Star Wars Fan. What do you see as the hottest trends in research today? Hottest trend is thinking outside the box and going for it. What  do   you  consider most promising in the era  of   big data? Using data and being able ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Jennifer Hanlon Patterson

By Simon Helton posted 08-01-2023
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Jennifer Hanlon-Patterson , Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at Stephen F. Austin State University. Keep reading below to get to know Jennifer better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? We launched Cayuse SP in September 2022 and are currently wrapping up Fund Manager implementation. I work with SP daily – either assisting faculty/staff as they complete their proposals, setting up awards, or updating forms. The ability to have everything in one place and online has made the grants process more transparent to the ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Alicia Scott

By Simon Helton posted 06-30-2023
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Alicia Scott , IRB Director at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Keep reading below to get to know Alicia better! How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? I use Cayuse Human Ethics daily for our social behavioral research protocol reviews. We switched from a different electronic submission system last year to Cayuse and we have not regretted that decision at all. As the IRB Director, I complete pre-reviews, Exempt, Expedite, and Full Reviews of applications to the IRB. What do you like to do outside of work? Outside of working, I love ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Karen Watson

By Simon Helton posted 05-01-2023
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Karen Watson , Project Manager in the Office of Research at LSU Health Shreveport. Keep reading below to get to know Karen better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? I am the project manager for implementation here in the research department so I have gotten to implement several Cayuse modules. Once implemented I get to stay involved in optimizing the use of it and making sure the workflows meet the needs of the organization. What do you like to do outside of work? I am addicted to my Pure Barre class and have done almost 350 classes in past ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Jeri-Anne Lyons, PhD

By Simon Helton posted 03-01-2023
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Jeri-Anne Lyons , Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Northern Colorado. Keep reading below to get to know Jeri better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? We are in the process of implementing the Cayuse Graduation Education Manager. We are working closely with our Cayuse team to tailor the system to our needs and implement a platform that will support graduate student success. What do you like to do outside of work? I like to make jewelry and practice yoga. I like to run, walk, hike, bike, and ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Charlie Resare

By Simon Helton posted 02-01-2023
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Charlie Resare , Senior Director, Research Grants & Finance at Providence St. Joseph Health. Keep reading below to get to know Charlie better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? At Providence, we currently use 424 (now called Proposals), and SP, to manage the pre-award and certain aspect of post-award for our external Grants and Federal Contracts Portfolio. For better or worse, I don’t go into the system myself that often as I have other folks smarter than I that manage the day to day pre- or post-award functions. When I’m interacting with our Cayuse ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Holly Mace

By Simon Helton posted 09-30-2022
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Holly Mace , Assistant Director, Pre-Award at NYU Abu Dhabi. Keep reading below to get to know Holly better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? At NYU Abu Dhabi, we use two Cayuse systems. One tracks our external grants and is managed by the Office of Sponsored Programs in New York, and the other manages our internal funding mechanisms in Abu Dhabi. Unlike most US schools, most of our research funding is internal and having a system that tracks all our faculty grants and proposals is crucial for reporting. For our external grants, we operate as departmental ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Dave Harris

By Simon Helton posted 09-01-2022
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Dave Harris , Assistant Vice President in the Office for Research at Idaho State University. Keep reading below to get to know Dave better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? At Idaho State University, we us Cayuse SP along with Cayuse IRB on a daily basis for proposal preparation and oversight of human subject related projects. Cayuse SP facilitates the routing and approval of all proposals for external funding in considerably less time than it took us using hard copy routing. We have actually seen a proposal be fully routed for complete approval ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Jonathan Lew, MPA

By Simon Helton posted 08-01-2022
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Jonathan Lew , MPA, eRA Officer at University of California, Irvine. Keep reading below to get to know Jonathan better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? Here at UC Irvine, we currently use Cayuse Proposal (S2S) for proposal preparation and submission. We integrated Cayuse with the campus routing system (Kuali Research) so that the two systems can talk to each other and exchange data for reporting and tracking. We have heard nothing but praise for Cayuse from the campus users. It has made successful proposal submissions so much easier. Users appreciate ...

Cayuse Champion Spotlight: Kris Monahan, Ph.D.

By Simon Helton posted 07-01-2022
The Cayuse community is thrilled to shine its Champion Spotlight on @Kris Monahan , Ph.D., Senior Director of Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance at Providence College. Keep reading below to get to know Kris better. How do you interact with Cayuse products on a daily basis? Providence College has the Grants module. The Cayuse Grants module is the center of all of our information. The team at PC has the system open throughout the day updating proposal records as activity occurs so each member of the team has shared, up-to-date to proposal information at any time and any place. As a manager, I can query information, look for trends, and ...