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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
| 1. General Session: “Research Security and Integrity” | ||
| Moderator: | Elbert Malone, Associate Provost for Sponsored Programs and Research, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, South Carolina State University | |
| Presenter: | Eric S. Schweser, Counterintelligence Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Savannah River Site | |
| 2. Concurrent Session: “SPA: Effort Reporting and Extra Compensation” | ||
| Moderator: | John Barfield, President-Elect, NSPAA | |
| Presenter: | Morakinyo Kuti, Ph.D. Interim Dean, John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture and Director of the 1890 Land Grant Programs, Associate Provost for Research, Central State University | |
| 3. Concurrent Session: “Human Subjects Protection” | ||
| Moderator: | Corine Williams, Alabama A&M University | |
| Presenter: | Mildred Huff Ofosu, Ph.D., Retired, Assistant Vice President, Research & Economic Development, Morgan State University | |
| 4. General Session: “Grants Proposal Production and Submission” | ||
| Moderator: | Erica Severan-Webb, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Southern University at New Orleans | |
| Presenters: | Debra Blacknall, CRA, Grants Administration and Assistant Officer,
South Carolina State University Gwendolyn Mitchell Ulmer, CRA, Grants Administrator II, South Carolina State University |
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| 5. General Session: “Subrecipient Issuance and Monitoring” | ||
| Moderator: | Paula R. D. Shaw, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Norfolk State University | |
| Presenter: | Sean Scott, CRA CPRA CFRA, Founder of 720 Consulting, and the Research Administration Lead, Interactive Mentoring to Enhance Research Skills (iMERS), University of Kentucky – Retired | |
Thursday, June 8, 2023
| 6. Opening Remarks | ||
| Speaker: | John Barfield, President-Elect, NSPAA | |
| Presenter: | Charles Sutton, PhD. | |
| 7. Concurrent Session: “Building Meaningful Partnerships and Collaborations with NSIN” | ||
| Moderator: | Schenika T. Harrison, Ph.D., Title III Director & AOR Special Project Director, Office of the President, Tougaloo ollege | |
| Presenter: | Beverly Seay, Southeast Regional Director, National Security Innovation Network (NSIN | |
| 8. Concurrent Session: “Building Meaningful Partnerships and Collaborations with Air Force” | ||
| Moderator: | Edward J. Lee, Senior Management Analyst, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), HBUC/MSIs, DEPSCoR Air Force Coordinator AFOSR Diversity Council Chair | |
| Presenter: | David Williams, DAF UARC Manager, Staff Operations Analyst (Monitoring & Reporting), Air Force Concepts, Development, & Management (SAF/CDM) | |
| 9. Concurrent Session: “Compliance for Post Award Administration” | ||
| Moderator: | Theodore Callier, Asst. Vice President Research and Sponsored Programs, Dillard University | |
| Presenters: | Angela Turner, Acting Division of Grants and Agreements, Team Lead, National Science Foundation (NSF) Denise Martin, EDU/MPS, National Science Foundation (NSF) |
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| 10. Concurrent Session: “Capability Statement Training and NASA Engagements” | ||
| Moderator: | Norma J. Frank, Ph.D., NSPAA President & Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Southern University and A&M College | |
| Presenters: | Genevieve Elazier-Harris, NSTEM Education Specialist, NASA Office of STEM Engagement, Langley Research Center Sharon Gates Fitzgerald, Education Program Specialist, MUREP, NASA Office of STEM Engagement, Langley Research Center |
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| 11. Concurrent Session:“Navigating Conflict of Interest” | ||
| Moderator: | Dotty Waters, Director of Sponsored Research, Virginia State University | |
| Presenter: | Erika Thompson, Director, Grants Resource Center (GRC), Premium Service of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities | |
| 12. Concurrent Session: “Unpacking the Impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sponsored Programs” | ||
| Moderator: | Harold Horton, Senior Vice President, MAXIMUS Higher Education Practice | |
| Presenter: | Rashonda Harris, Founder & CEO of Purple Sheep Consulting and MAXIMUS, Senior Consultant | |
| 13. Concurrent Session: "Accelerating Outcomes Through Connected Technology" | ||
| Moderator: | Morakinyo Kuti, Ph.D., Interim Dean, John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, & Agriculture and Director of the 1890 Land Grant Programs, Associate Provost for Research, Central State University | |
| Presenter: | Dave Huson, Sales Director, CAYUSE | |
| 14. Concurrent Session: “Export Control” | ||
| Moderator: | Darius E. Beechuam, D.R.S., Christian, Ed.D., Director of Sponsored Programs, Virginia Union University | |
| Presenter: | Dave Huson, Sales Director, CAYUSE | |
| 15. General Session: “Justice 40” | DoD HBCU/MI Program | ||
| Moderator: | Cynthia Warrick, Ph.D., President, Stillman College | |
| Panelists: | Robin Morris Collin, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, Environmental Justice Agency Jackie Williams, Ph.D., Director, Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development, U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Evelyn Kent, Director, DOD HBCU/MI Program and Outreach, OUSD (R&E) Trina Bilal, Program Manager, Office of Minority Economic Impact, U. S. Department of Energy |
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Friday, June 9, 2023
| 16. General Session: “Who We Are and What We Do for HBCUs” | ||
| Moderator: | John Rosenthall, Esq., President, TCRDF | |
| Panelists: | Lonnie Sharpe, Ph.D. Adrienne Cooper, Ph.D. Major General Abraham J. Turner, Tougaloo College Research Development Foundation (TCRDF) |
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| 17. General Session: “Partnerships to Pursue Excellence in Research and Contracts” | ||
| Moderator: | John Rosenthall, Esq., President, TCRDF | |
| Panelists: | Andre Lampkins, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sarah Lain, University of South Florida William Kiser, Ph.D., Applied Research Institute (ARI) |
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