Roger Williams University is committed to an environment in which research and creativity are integrally related to quality teaching at all levels. The University provides significant resources and administrative support to create active research programs.
RWU Faculty, staff, and students are deeply engaged with research at the cutting edge of biology and marine science and technology as well as legal and policy issues around marine affairs. Many of these activities are externally sponsored through research grants from government agencies and departments, private foundations, and corporations. The science and policy have impact on local, regional, and national interests in sustainability, economics, and society.
As a cross-cutting research area, sustainability and environmental research is conducted throughout the University in its schools, centers, and University college. Faculty and students work on problems across a range of disciplines including architecture, engineering, construction management, business, law, politics, and culture. These efforts continue to grow to meet the important needs of our ecology and environment in the 21st century.
Opportunities for innovation and technology research are becoming increasingly available at RWU. There is an entrepreneurial spirit throughout the University to solve problems using innovative solutions to technical problems, social needs, or educational challenges. Projects include open educational resources, cybersecurity programs, maker spaces, and virtual learning.
At RWU, research in the area of law and justice studies ranges from civil liberties, constitutional law, national security, international trade, indigenous people’s law, interviewing and interrogation, smart policing initiatives, and reducing gun violence through integrated evidence sharing. Undergraduate and graduate students work with Faculty investigators on these projects, several funded externally including the Department of Justice and state and local police agencies.
Faculty, students, and staff across disciplines at RWU are engaged in public humanities and arts projects that make underrepresented stories and groups in our region, our country, and around the globe. These investigations have inclusive narratives that include the spoken, the written, the visual, the theatrical, and the embodied. Projects have ranged from “Hidden Truths: Stories of Race and Place Lecture Series” to “Providence Truth and Reconciliation Process” to “Rhode Island Slave History Medallion Project Research.”
Roger Williams University is committed to an environment in which research and creativity are integrally related to quality teaching at all levels. The University provides significant resources and administrative support to create active research programs.
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The HSRB at Roger Williams University (RWU) protects individuals who participate in research conducted at the university or as sponsored by a member of the RWU community. We also offer resources and consultation to students, staff, and faculty conducting research with human participants.
Learn MoreThe Office of Institutional Advancement and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs work with faculty and staff to secure external foundation and government grants.
Learn MoreRWU provides extensive guidance for undergraduate students seeking a range of prestigious fellowships. Fellowships are awards offered by organizations outside of RWU. Many provide significant financial support as well as invaluable opportunities to enhance your research, academic goals, and career plans.
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Dr. Edward Dougherty is an Associate Professor of Mathematics, and his research focuses on mathematical modeling to study disease. He is collaborating with Virginia Tech and George Washington University on projects that enhance patient-specific medical treatments for diseases including Parkinson's disease.
Dr. Adam Moore is an Associate Professor of Special Education and the Director of Special Education Graduate Programs, and his research focuses on equity and justice for students with disabilities and their families. He is collaborating with researchers from URI and RISD on a longitudinal qualitative study of college students with disabilities.
Dr. Lillian Jeznach is an Associate Professor of Engineering and her research focuses on water quality in the natural and built environment. A current study conducted by Jeznach and collaborators at the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program is assessing freshwater and atmospheric microplastic contributions to the Narragansett Bay.
Dr. Kerri Ullucci is currently an Associate Professor of Diversity and Equity in Education. Her research interests include race and poverty issues in schooling and the development of culturally relevant teaching practices. Her book, Anti-Blackness at School: Creating Affirming Educational Spaces for African American Students, was published in November, 2022.
