Research administration is conducted through a shared service model including five components. The objective of these components is to facilitate an expanded research capability at Howard University and provide researchers with more efficient and accountable strategic and administrative support.

To achieve these goals, these components support the development of a coordinated planning strategy that involves all levels of the University and that addresses the major research needs of the University, its faculty, and students.

The shared services aspect of research administration will have the following components and leaders:

Intellectual Property Center
John Gloster - Senior Associate General Counsel for Business Transactions

Office of Environmental Health and Safety
Claude Williams - Director

Office of Grants Management
Constance Ellison, Ph.D. - Executive Director

Office of Regulatory Research Compliance
Yonette F. Thomas, Ph.D. - Associate Vice President for Research Compliance

Research Administrative Services
Dana C. Hector, CRA - Director