NCRI Conference Agenda
*All Times Central Daylight Time
Tuesday, May 20
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | Welcome | Jay Walsh, University of Illinois System Sheila Garrity, Office of Research Integrity |
| 9:30 – 10:00AM | Connecting Research Integrity to Organizational Culture Insights on how aligning organization culture with research integrity practices can foster ethical research and improve accountability. |
Kay Guccione, University of Glasgow |
Institutional Incentives
| 10:00 – 10:45 AM | Collective Action and Innovative Approaches to Recognition and Reward: International Inspiration Lightning panel discussion on initiatives currently working to improve research culture in the UK and the Netherlands. |
Jenny Ariansen, Duke University Tanita Casci, University of Oxford Kay Guccione, University of Glasgow Elizabeth Gadd, Loughborough University Rianne Letschert, Maastricht University Ed Gerstner, Springer Nature |
| 10:45 – 11:00 AM | Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 PM | Participant Dialogue: Building on International Initiatives | Facilitators: Kay Guccione, University of Glasgow Jenny Ariansen, Duke University Ed Gerstner, Springer Nature Kaia Motter, Springer Nature Tanita Casci, University of Oxford |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:15 PM | Transformative Strategies for Rewarding Integrity and Improving Promotion and Tenure Practices: U.S. Perspectives Lightning panel discussion on incentive strategies for institutions promoting research integrity. |
Rich Carter, Oregon State University Kaia Motter, Springer Nature David Mellor, Center for Open Science Robert Nobles, Emory University Jenny Ariansen, Duke University Chaitan Baru, National Science Foundation |
| 2:15 – 2:30 PM | Break | |
| 2:30 – 4:00 PM | Participant Dialogue: Building on U.S. Initiatives | Facilitators: Jenny Ariansen, Duke University Rich Carter, Oregon State University Kaia Motter, Springer Nature Robert Nobles, Emory University David Mellor, Center for Open Science |
| 4:00 – 4:15 PM | Break | |
| 4:15 – 4:45 PM | Shaping the Culture of Research Integrity Together Remarks on U.S. research culture from the Office of Research Integrity. |
Sheila Garrity, Office of Research Integrity |
| 4:45 – 5:15 PM | Setting the Stage for Day 2 | Robert Nobles, Emory University |
| 5:30 – 7:30 PM | NCRI Reception |
Wednesday, May 21
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:30 – 8:45 AM | Welcome | Crista Brawley, Northwestern University |
| 8:45 – 9:15 AM | Keynote: Mentorship and Research Culture for Graduate and Post-Doctoral Students | Stephanie Cologna, University of Illinois Chicago |
Funding Incentives
| 9:15 – 10:15 AM | Incentivizing High-Quality Research: Perspectives from Private Funding Agencies Discussion of perspectives and strategies that guide private funding agencies in their efforts to incentivize research quality, impact, and integrity via their grantmaking process. |
Michael Kelley, Northwestern University Mijo Vodopic, MacArthur Foundation Candace Tebbenkamp, Walder Foundation Quintin Williams, Joyce Foundation |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 AM | Striking Interest with Venture Capitalists: A Fireside Chat Dialogue on what key factors that VCs consider when investing in the research enterprise. |
Clay Thorp, Hatteras Venture Partners Reed Jobs, Yosemite Ventures |
| 11:15 – 12:15 PM | Finding Funding Success: Innovations in Research Integrity and Lessons Learned from Researchers Researcher-led presentations on incorporating research integrity elements into grant applications partnerships, including experiences navigating personal research challenges. |
Michael Oakes, Case Western Reserve University Michelle Hoffmann, Chicago Biomedical Consortium Stephen Rosenfeld, North Star Review Board Nick Heaton, Duke University Jenny Lodge, Duke University |
| 12:15 – 1:15 PM | Lunch |
Publishing Incentives
| 1:15 – 2:00 PM | Laying the Groundwork for Research Integrity Review of efforts in the UK to identify key enablers of research integrity, which have been reinforced from insights gained during the conduct of international longitudinal surveys. |
Linda Holliday, UK Research and Innovation Ed Gerstner, Springer Nature |
| 2:00 – 2:45 PM | Setting a Standard on Metrics for Research Integrity Examination of how researchers, institutions, and publishers, use and sometimes misuse publishing metrics, stressing the need for key practices, and discussion of the Hong Kong Principles as a framework to strengthen integrity in research and publishing. |
Nandita Quaderi, Clarivate David Moher, Centre for Journalology |
| 2:45 – 3:15 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 – 4:00 PM | Shifting Strategies for Sound Publishing Presentation of sound publishing strategies by fighting paper mills with coordination among all interested partners while also utilizing powerful tools such as the STM Integrity Hub. |
Sabina Alam, Taylor & Francis Publishing Mike Streeter, Wiley Publishing |
| 4:00 – 4:45 PM | Incentivizing Inclusive Publishing Strategies on how to promote research integrity by incentivizing inclusive and reputable publishing while reinforcing clear ethical guidelines, robust accountability, and an ethical environment for dissemination. |
Renee Hoch, PLOS Sarah Jenkins, Elsevier Publishing |
| 4:45 – 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks | Sheila Garrity, Office of Research Integrity |
| 5:00 – 5:15 PM | Setting the Stage for Day 3 | Jenny Ariansen, Duke University |
Thursday, May 22
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:30 – 8:45 AM | Welcome | Erin Adams, University of Chicago |
| 8:45 – 9:15 AM | Creating Together: Ideas from UK Research and Innovation | Linda Holliday, UK Research and Innovation |
| 9:15 – 10:00 AM | Bridging the Gaps: Cross-Disciplinary Panel Panel of institutional, publishing, and funding representatives to discuss solutions that reach across the research ecosystem, including how each sector can contribute to a unified momentum. |
Chris Graf, Springer Nature Jenny Lodge, Duke University Debra Thurley, Penn State |
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM | Break | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 AM | Crafting Your Playbook: Overview, Approaches, and Action Plans Breakout sessions for attendees to develop and promote implementable ideas at their own organizations. Large group discussion on national goals and action items before the next convening of the NCRI. |
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| 11:15 – 12:15 PM | Energizing Culture Change: Perspectives Outside Research Parting thoughts on the core elements that have driven cultural and organizational transformation across sectors, including outside research. |
Richard Boyatzis, Case Western Reserve University |
| 12:15 PM | NCRI Adjourn |