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Landmark College Research Office

The Research Office is responsible for promoting and facilitating the development and implementation of research projects at Landmark College. These projects include internal projects conducted by College faculty and staff, and external projects conducted by other organizations. For more information about research at Landmark College, please contact Dr. Steve Fadden.

Research at Landmark College is different from evaluation activities that are conducted to assess progress toward internal objectives and mission goals. If you are interested in learning more about evaluation at Landmark College, please refer to the Office of Evaluation.

Research Staff

Director of Research: Steve Fadden, Ph.D.
Research Analyst: Laurie Clayton

Research Processes and Resources

Due to Landmark College’s unique mission and population, our research processes have been developed to maintain a balance between the open promotion of scholarly activities, the preservation of a high-quality educational experience for our students, and the assurance that our personnel remain dedicated to the College’s unique mission.

Processes

*Note: Research requests take time to review, especially in cases when the full IRB must be convened. The entire process can take over 1 month, so please plan accordingly.


Propose an internal research project at Landmark College (led by Landmark College personnel)

  1. Complete the IRB Proposal Form available at the IRB website
  2. Get approval from your organizational manager
  3. Submit your proposal to the Research Office for feedback and routing through the College approval process (which includes establishing approval from IRB)
  4. See the Internal Research Approval Process [pdf] flowchart for more information.

Propose an external research project at Landmark College (led by an external researcher.)

  1. Complete the IRB Proposal Form available at the IRB website
  2. Submit the IRB Proposal Form to the Research Office for evaluation and routing through the College’s approval process. (Note: You will likely be asked to submit a full research proposal for evaluation. This proposal can be based on the following External Proposal Form [doc] )
  3. See the External Research Approval Process [pdf] flowchart for more information.

External research requests from outside organizations must be routed through the Research Office. These requests are regularly reviewed by an Advisory Board of Landmark community members, who determine the level of benefit and impact on our students, faculty, and staff. While we encourage research at our institution, our small enrollment limits the number of research opportunities available. We must be particularly selective, approving only those proposals that show a strong and direct benefit to students from the knowledge gained.

Resources
The following resources are available for the Landmark College research community. To learn more about these resources, please contact the Research Office.

Research Workshops

The Research Office is committed to providing the Landmark community with information about research projects, common research methods, and other research topics. A series of research workshops were offered from Fall 05-Spring 2007. The attached documents are available for reference from this series. For further questions please contact the Research Office at X6807.

Handouts from Past Workshops