Kate Marshall

Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives; Director, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts

Biography

Build, sustain, and promote research excellence in all three of the College’s divisions (Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences).
Develop policies and procedures that support the College’s strategic plan with particular emphasis on advancing research excellence.
Serve as Director of the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts.
Be a campus-wide advocate for scholarship in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Serve as a liaison between the College and Notre Dame Research.
Initiate, develop, and lead cross-college and campus-wide research initiatives.

Work with Notre Dame International, Notre Dame Research, and College faculty to cultivate and enhance research and scholarship at the University’s Global Gateways (Beijing, Dublin, Jerusalem, London, and Rome).
Work with the Director of Communications and Marketing to promote the research reputation of the College within the public and academic sectors.

Work with the Dean, associate deans, department chairpersons, and faculty to identify, implement, and track initiatives with significant potential to further the College’s strategic vision and societal impact.
Work with the Dean and Director of Academic Advancement to define the fundraising objectives of the College.
Coordinate internal strategic planning processes.
Support an entrepreneurial culture among the faculty toward scholarship and teaching.
Lead college-wide strategic initiatives as assigned by the Dean.

With the Dean and Senior Director of Finance and Administration, establish and manage the College’s financial commitments to research and scholarship.
Provide overall financial management and stewardship of endowments devoted to supporting research, scholarship, and creative work.
With divisional associate deans and department chairpersons, develop and approve research start-up packages for newly hired faculty members.
Administer Faculty Research and Professional Development (R&PD) accounts.
Evaluate and administer requests for cost-sharing on externally funded research projects.

Oversee the evaluation and provision of internal grants for faculty research, conference travel, publication subventions, and other research expenses.
Provide information, advice, and assistance in finding and obtaining external grant and fellowship funds from public and private agencies.

Help departments, programs, centers, and individual faculty members develop grant proposals consistent with each unit’s strategic plan.
Coordinate and develop research space.
Review and approve of all grant submissions on behalf of the College.
Monitor and advise on research compliance issues.
Develop support agreements for editors of scholarly journals

Student Research Support

Develop policies and funding initiatives to support student research, including graduate student professional development.
Oversee evaluation and funding of Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) grants.
Oversee evaluation and funding of Graduate Research Opportunity Program (GROP) grants and Graduate Student Research Awards.