Research Advisory Board

The Research Advisory Board (RAB) provides the Vice-Provost of Research with counsel on a wide variety of matters relating to the University of Washington’s research enterprise. The RAB includes members of the university community from across the disciplines. The RAB meets monthly and is chaired by Mari Ostendorf, Vice Provost for Research. Materials from meetings can be found at the RAB supplemental materials page.

Meeting Schedule

Research Advisory Board (RAB) meetings usually fall on the first Friday of each month from 9:30-11:00 a.m.  Meetings will be held virtually, unless otherwise specified.

Fall 2025

Winter 2026

Spring 2026
October 3 January 9 April 3
November 7 February 6 May 1
December 5 March 6 June 5

Committee Chair

Mari Ostendorf, Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research

Current Members

Name Title
Ahmad M. Ezzeddine Vice Provost for the Office of Global Affairs
Allison Webel Professor and Assoicate Dean for Research & Innovation, UW School of Nursing
Andrea Woody Professor and Divisional Dean of Social Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
Carol A. Davis Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Education
Carrie Sturts Dossick Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Built Environments
Cheryl L. Greengrove Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, UW Tacoma
Daniel Pollack Professor and Divisional Dean, Natural Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
David F. Suarez Associate Dean for Research, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
Deborah Fuller Professor, Microbiology, Director WaNPRC
Deepa Rao Professor and Associate Vice Provost, Academic Personnel and Faculty Development
Elizabeth A. Buffalo Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology and Biophysics; Wayne E. Crill Endowed Professor, School of Medicine
François Baneyx Professor, Chemical Engineering, Director of CoMotion, Vice Provost for Innovation
Ginger Armbrust Professor of Oceanography and Associate Dean for Research, College of the Environment
Helen Y. Chu Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health
Jackie Belanger Co-interim Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services, University Libraries
Jevin West Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Information School
Jihui Yang Professor and Vice Dean, College of Engineering
Joanna Glickler Assistant Vice President, Corporate & Foundation Relations
Kirsten DeFries Executive Director, Research Compliance & Operations, Sponsored Programs Finance, Finance, Planning & Budgeting
Mari Ostendorf Vice Provost for Research
Noah Smith Professor and Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence
Rheem Totah Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Associate Dean, School of Pharmacy
Rona L. Levy Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Social Work
Russell Van Gelder Professor and Chair, Ophthalmology, School of Medicine
Sarah M. Castro Director of Federal Relations, External Affairs
Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert Professor and Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Education, School of Medicine
Shivani Havaldar MS Student, GPSS Representative, School of Pharmacy
Sophie Pierszalowski Director, Office of Undergraduate Research
Susan J. Hemingway Professor of Epidemiology and Pediatrics. Chair Faculty Council on Research
Tueng T. Shen Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, Medical Technology Innovation, School of Medicine
Wadiya Udell Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Success, UW Bothell
Warren Fox Executive Director of the Applied Physics Laboratory
Whasun Oh Chung Interim Associate Dean for Research, School of Dentistry; Research Professor and Chair, Oral Health Sciences
Xiao Zhu Associate Vice President for Research Computing, UW-IT
Xiaosong Li Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts & Sciences