Data Governance
Research Domain Council
Topics & Initiatives
The Research data domain council is currently tackling working on:
- Kick-off
- Identifying topics for the council to address
- Understanding intake process
- Data Governance and data management principles
Meeting Topics & Outcomes
Autumn 2022
Data quality discussion:
- Data 101 overview and discussion
- Metadata development
- Core data development
Other updates:
- Core Data Hierarchy Management (CDHM) & Hierarchy for SAGE (“Research”)
- Institutional Organization Structure (IOS) – Institutional cross-hierarchy solution
- Funding Entity Core Data Management (FECDM) – Sponsors
- Function details update in Workday
- Identity Management Discussion
- Roadmap and shared resources
Summer 2022
- Onboarding Recap
- Access and Roles
- Research Funding
- Data 101
- Access and Roles
Spring 2022
- Review Retention and Intake Process
- Sensitive Data
- Core and Reference Data Management talk
Winter 2022
- Intake Process
- Discussion of potential council topics
- Retention Requirements
- Sensitive data
Autumn 2021
- Domain kick-off
- Domain kick-off follow-up
Roadmap
Coming soon.
Current Research Domain Stewards and Council Members
Institutional Domain Steward
James Kresl, Assistant Vice Provost, Office of Research
Council Leadership
Richard Fenger, Chief Data Strategist for Research, Office of Research
Stewards
Sub-domain Area | Name | Title/Org |
---|---|---|
Pre – Award (Grants Management Lifecycle) |
Carole Rhodes | Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Office of Research |
Post-award (Grants Management Life-cycle) |
Kirsten DeFries | Executive Director, Research Compliance & Operations, UW Finance |
Management Accounting and Analysis (plus Space & Facilities core data) |
Casey St. Clair | Director, Research & Student Accounting |
Entity Core Data Management (Core and reference data—Funding sponsor management, a shared concern with ADV & FIN domains) |
Stella Kim | Core Data Analyst, Grant & Contract Accounting, UW Finance |
Equipment Inventory Office | Samir Khoury | Assistant Director, Equipment Inventory Office, UW Finance |
Researchers & Research Teams | Carol Palmer | Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Information School |
Research Compliance representation for multiple compliance areas (Human, Animal, Environmental Health & Safety, others) |
Melissa Petersen | Assistant Vice Provost for Research Compliance, Office of Research |
Subject Matter Experts
The council will invite and consult a wide range of subject-matter experts as needed.
Research Data Domain Council Charge
The Research data domain council is charged with developing a cohesive approach to stewarding the University’s research data — an approach that derives the most value from research data while managing risk. Members have a one-year appointment. Read the full charge letter for details.
Shared Resources
Coming soon.