Goal 2
Provide the research infrastructure, support, and incentives to develop and sustain innovative and evidence-based research that will have national and international impact.
INITIATIVE 1
Facilitate and incentivize collaborative and interdisciplinary projects throughout AYSPS, the University, and outside institutions.
- Expand the international scope of our center and departmental research efforts.
- Leverage the Urban Studies Institute to elevate the AYSPS urban-focused research.
- Create space to foster a culture of collaboration and research throughout the AYSPS built environment.
INITIATIVE 2
Create a college-wide research and outreach focus using large-scale databases and experimental/behavioral techniques for evidence-based policy development and evaluation.
- Become the repository for data supporting evidence-based policy research in Georgia and the Southeast.
- Partner with other institutions to share data locally, nationally, and globally.
- Develop support for data visualization techniques.
- Develop college-wide research infrastructure and support for intensive use of big data across departments, centers, 2CI clusters, and Next Generation programs.
INITIATIVE 3
Improve the quality and quantity of impactful scholarly research through major academic publications.
- Incentivize and reward inter/multidisciplinary scholarly publications and research.
INITIATIVE 4
Continue to increase the level and diversity of externally funded research grants, contracts and philanthropic contributions.
- Develop a mentor arrangement between faculty with grantsmanship success and faculty/senior research associates to develop expertise in interdisciplinary grant writing and grant management.
- Hone an incentive mechanism to encourage grantsmanship that is consistent with the goals of AYSPS.
- Expand grant development support in AYSPS with a focus on identifying a diverse pool of funding.
- Increase the number of postdocs in AYSPS.
INITIATIVE 5
Expand, recognize, and reward engagement of AYSPS researchers with policymakers and practitioners.
- Enhance the visibility of technical assistance activities.
- Recognize and leverage AYSPS engagement with policymakers to promote evidence-based decision-making.
- Recognize and incentivize the translational, nonpartisan, fact-based and impactful research and analysis published in policy-oriented outlets by faculty, staff, and students.
INITIATIVE 5
Provide professional development opportunities for and entrepreneurial innovation of staff and encourage and reward staff for such engagement in research support, grant development, and grant execution.