Building Research Infrastructure: The Development of a Technical Assistance Group-Service Center at an RCMI
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Methods
2.1. Technical Assistance Group-Service Center (TAG-SC) Development
2.1.1. Phase I: Initial Framework (Grant Years 1–3, 2017–2020)
Developing a Ticket System Using REDCap
2.1.2. Phase II: Pilot Year (Grant Year 4, 2020–2021)
2.1.3. Phase III: Year 1 of TAG-SC (Grant Year 5, 2021–2022)
2.2. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Phase I: Initial Framework (Grant Years 1–3, 2017–2020)
3.2. Phase II: Pilot Year (Grant Year 4, 2020–2021) and Phase III: Year 1 of TAG-SC (Grant Year 5, 2021–2022)
4. Discussion
4.1. Lessons Learned
4.1.1. Improved Tracking and Evaluation
4.1.2. Limited Number of “Shoulder Taps”
4.2. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Question | Response Options |
---|---|
Professional role | Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, PhD student, Post-doc, Staff, Lecturer, Other |
Type of support | Qualitative methodological/analytical support, Quantitative methodological/analytical support, Instrument development, Data management, Other |
Research domain, if applicable | Social/Behavioral, Clinical, Biomedical, Biomedical & Clinical, Biomedical & Social/Behavioral, Social/Behavioral & Clinical |
Type of project | SHERC pilot project, SHERC core project, SHERC campus community partnership, Other internal grant, External grant, Other |
Project context | Funded project, Proposal development, Other |
Variable | Common Response Options |
---|---|
Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Status | Yes, ESI No, not an ESI |
Professional role | Faculty Student (graduate/PhD) Post-doc Staff Other |
Request type | Mixed methodological support Qualitative methodological/analytical support Quantitative methodological/analytical support Instrument development Data management REDCap assistance Other |
Project content area | Social/Behavioral Clinical Biomedical Other |
Project type | External grant SHERC funded research or pilot project Other (includes University internal grants) |
Project details | Funded project Proposal development Other |
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Lininger, M.R.; Kirby, C.; Laurila, K.A.; Roy, I.; Coder, M.; Propper, C.R.; Trotter, R.T., II; Baldwin, J.A. Building Research Infrastructure: The Development of a Technical Assistance Group-Service Center at an RCMI. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 191. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010191
Lininger MR, Kirby C, Laurila KA, Roy I, Coder M, Propper CR, Trotter RT II, Baldwin JA. Building Research Infrastructure: The Development of a Technical Assistance Group-Service Center at an RCMI. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(1):191. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010191
Chicago/Turabian StyleLininger, Monica R., Christine Kirby, Kelly A. Laurila, Indrakshi Roy, Marcelle Coder, Catherine R. Propper, Robert T. Trotter, II, and Julie A. Baldwin. 2023. "Building Research Infrastructure: The Development of a Technical Assistance Group-Service Center at an RCMI" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 1: 191. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010191
APA StyleLininger, M. R., Kirby, C., Laurila, K. A., Roy, I., Coder, M., Propper, C. R., Trotter, R. T., II, & Baldwin, J. A. (2023). Building Research Infrastructure: The Development of a Technical Assistance Group-Service Center at an RCMI. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 191. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010191