Research Scholars Program

The Research Scholars Program (RSP), co-directed by Nancy Schoenberg, PhD and Kevin Pearson, PhD, promotes faculty research success by providing training to researchers from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. RSP is one-year, multi-component investment in the research success of early-career faculty and their mentors. RSP integrates strategies from national, evidence-based programs with existing campus programs to:

• Provide professional development curricula to support the cohort’s academic and professional research success.
• Engage UK’s collaborative scientific community through multilevel mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching to embed the cohort in research environments committed to excellence, collegiality and productivity.
• Establish a scientific and social networking structure for the cohort to reduce isolation, build community, and provide support for faculty to overcome institutional or structural challenges, and facilitate connections within the research community and the overarching institution.

RSP was created by the Office of the Vice President for Research in 2020, with support from the Office for Faculty Advancement, Center for Health Equity Transformation, and Center for Clinical and Translational Science. In 2022, RSP is also being supported by the colleges of Public Health, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture, Food and Environment.

You can read more about the program here: https://www.research.uky.edu/rsp