Training
The 2026 educational outreach on the Responsible Conduct of Research training is provided below.
RCR training is held from January 1st through October 31st each year. RCR training instruction will not be available November through December for purposes of compiling training metrics and compliance reporting.
Faculty engaged in sponsored and unsponsored research are required to participate, at minimum, in two (2) hours of instruction/sessions yearly. Research personnel are highly encouraged to participate.
Please take time to review the University RCR Training Policy, to include specific federal agencies RCR training requirements.
Six (6) training sessions for 2026 will be in-person at the USA Faculty Club (located at 6350 Fincher Rd.) and six (6) training sessions will be conducted via the USA Online Canvas platform.
RCR Training Registration Portal
Click Here to register for all RCR Training Sessions including Classroom and Canvas sessions.
2026 RCR Training Series Schedule
Classroom Sessions
Overview of Data Driven Research and Case Study
J. Todd McDonald, Ph.D.
Professor, Deparment of Computer Science
Date: Tuesday, February 10
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.
Clista Clanton, MSLS
Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives
Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library
Tracy M. Cole
Assistant Librarian
USA Libraries Collection/Acquisitions
Date: Thursday, March 5
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.
J. Hunter Adams, J.D.
Patent Council in Residence, Office of Commercialization & Industry Collaboration
Other Panelist to TBA
Date: Tuesday, April 7
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.
Christopher Davies, Ph.D.
Associate Dean Professor, Biochemistry
Date: Thursday, April 30
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.
Dakota Lindsey
Associate Professor, Psychology
Carlos Montalvo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ash Prakash, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Padmamalini Thulasiraman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences
Date: Thursday, September 24
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.
Rachel Byrd
Director of Research Security and Export Controls, Office of Research and Economic
Development
Date: Thursday, October 29
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.
January 1, 2026 - October 31, 2026
Online Sessions
USA Canvas Online
Location: Online
Jack Shelley-Tremblay, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology
Location: Online
Raymond J. Langley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Thomas Rich, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Center for Lung Biology
Breanna Dobyns, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher and Adjunct Faculty
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Location: Online
David Furman
University of South Alabama
Location: Online
Susan Gordon-Hickey, Au.D, Ph.D., FASAHP
Dean, Pat Covey College of Allied Health Professions
Caitlyn Hauff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Health Promotion
Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport
Candice Selwyn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Community/Mental Health Nursing
Matthew Howard, Ph.D.
Interim Chair/Professor, Department of Marketing
Laura Vrana, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English Department
Location: Online
Michele Schuler, D.V.M, Ph.D.
Attending Veterinarian
Associate Professor, Comparative Medicine
Danielle Miller
IACUC/IBC Administrator
Location: Online
RCR training is held from January 1st through October 31st each year. Faculty engaged in sponsored and unsponsored research are required to participate, at minimum, in two (2) hours of instruction/sessions yearly. Research personnel are highly encouraged to participate.
The Office of Research Compliance and Integrity would love to hear your feedback about our RCR Training Registration Portal! Please provide any feedback and information on topics of interest for future RCR Trainings.
