Contributing to the learning community and developing skills that lead to success
$4.35M
External Awarded Funding for This Year
181
IRB submissions for AY 2022/23
123
AY 2022/23 Grant Funding Proposals Submitted
View the PRG and Sustainability Grant Awardees View the 2023 SRCA Student Award Winners
Our Mission
It is the mission of the West Chester University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) to facilitate, coordinate, and safeguard the institution’s research and creative activity enterprise. We enhance the university’s ability to be an educational and cultural resource for students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania by providing faculty with:
- Information on funding opportunities from federal, state, and private‐sector sponsors.
- Proposal development support.
- Introduction to post-award policies and procedures.
- Incentives to form interdisciplinary teams.
- Incentives to develop intellectual property.
- Incentives to integrate research and creative activity into coursework.
We also promote undergraduate research and creative activity by facilitating faculty/student collaborations, organizing Research and Creative Activity Day, and managing awards for student work.
Who We Are
Dr. Cheryl Neale-McFall
Associate Provost for Research and Creative Activity (Interim)
CNeale-McFall@wcupa.edu
(610) 436-3557
Holly Jackson
Administrative Assistant
MJackson2@wcupa.edu
(610) 436-3592
Andrea Morris
Grants Development Specialist
AMorris@wcupa.edu
(610) 436-3064
Supports Colleges of Sciences and Mathematics, Health Sciences
Catherine Spaur
Grants Development Specialist
CSpaur@wcupa.edu
(610) 436‐3060
Supports Colleges of Arts & Humanities, Business & Public Management, and Education
& Social Work
Patricia Dixon
Graduate Research Assistant
PD982631@wcupa.edu
Leah Siwinski
Graduate Research Assistant
LS1005821@wcupa.edu
Padmaja Charya
Graduate Research Assistant
PC346309@wcupa.edu
Lydia Stone
Graduate Research Assistant
LS984010@wcupa.edu
What We Do
- Provide resources and assistance for grant proposal development.
- Manage and monitor research and creative activity compliance.
- Support the formation of faculty interdisciplinary teams.
- Support the development of intellectual property.
- Support the integration of research and creative activity into coursework.
- Support faculty/student research collaboration.
Upcoming Grant Opportunities
Spotlights on Research
Student Spotlight
Hannah Stevens
Music Therapy Student at the Wells School of Music
Faculty Spotlight
Women on Record
Music Vanguards of Pennsylvania
All enrolled students were asked to participate in an Experiential Learning Survey & were asked the question
"Looking back, what was the highlight of your experiential learning – what impacted you the most?"
Here are some of their answers:
“Having a close relationship with faculty that allowed me to learn firsthand how to conduct research at the graduate level.”
“I believe engaging in research with my professor help shaped who I am. They have pushed me past my boundaries to make me stronger in my field. From that experience, I feel like I have created a direct career goal and passion.”
“Research impacted me the most. I have mentors and peers who share the same interests and bringing academia to life was a life-changing opportunity.”