The University of Oklahoma has received a $3 million research grant from the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program. The five-year project, “OU Elevate: Implementing Equitable Multi-Context Faculty Evaluations and Workload Distributions,” was developed by an interdisciplinary team of OU faculty representing several colleges and academic units.
Lori Anderson Snyder, Ph.D., a professor of psychology in the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences and the lead principal investigator on the grant, will serve as the director of OU Elevate. Assistant Professor of Adult and Higher Education Natalie Youngbull is part of the OU Elevate team.
“We are incredibly proud of Dr. Snyder and her colleagues for developing this project, and we are immensely grateful to the National Science Foundation for recognizing the value of equitable faculty annual evaluations,” said OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. “Transforming how we evaluate faculty toward a more holistic model that captures all aspects of faculty activity and engagement helps measure the true impact we’re having on our students and research efforts. This brings us closer to ensuring that OU is a place of belonging and growth for all people, as well as an environment where innovative research flourishes.”
