Scholarly/Research Integrity
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Contacts
- Matthew Ronning, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of SPARCS serves as the NC State University Research Integrity Officer. He can be reached by e-mail at matt_ronning@ncsu.edu or via phone at 919-513-2148.
- Debra Paxton, Regulatory Compliance Administrator serves as an Associate Research Integrity Officer. She can be reached by e-mail at debra_paxton@ncsu.edu or by phone at 919-515-4514.
- Richard Best, Compliance Officer for Integrity, Objectivity and Security serves as an Associate Research Integrity Officer. He can be reached by e-mail at richard_best@ncsu.edu or via phone at 919-515-0158.
NC State's Policies and Guidelines
Training and Awareness
Below are some of the options available to provide foundational training and awareness in the responsible conduct in research. NC State University strongly encourages that faculty and instructors incorporate all relevant principles of responsible conduct in research into their course curriculums, especially research methods and independent study courses. Refer to the Graduate School's Responsible Conduct in Research for a comprhensive resource of training and awareness programming.
In the News
Primary Sources of Public Expectations
Important Literature
- Writing the Laboratory Notebook, Howard M. Kanare PhD, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1985.
- Scientific Integrity: An Introductory Text with Cases, 2nd Edition, Francis L. Macrina PhD, ASM Press, Washington, DC, 2000 (look at chapters 3 and 11)
- Responsible Conduct of Research, Adil E. Shamoo and David B. Resnik, Oxford University Press, 2003
- Responsible Science, Volume I: Ensuring the Integrity of the Research Process (1992)
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (SEM)
- Responsible Science, Volume II: Background Papers and Resource Documents, National Academies Press
- Other related material from NAS/NAE
Links to Agency Inspector General Reports
Links to Science Management and Lab Notebook Guides from other Universities and Organizations
