Research Advisory Council (RAC)
The Research Advisory Council (RAC) is a formal standing council of Texas Tech University (TTU), and its principal mission is to provide advice and input to the Vice President for Research (VPR). The purpose of the RAC is to help and assist the VPR and the institution in meeting research, creative activity, and scholarship strategic priorities, particularly as they relate to the Strategic Plan for TTU and the Strategic Plan for Research. The RAC is a representative body with voting members appointed from each college or school and additional members appointed representing libraries and research centers.
| Name | Title | Department | Phone | |
| Arsuffi, Tom | Research Professor | TTU Center at Junction | (325) 446-2301 | tom.arsuffi@ttu.edu |
| Bard, Jennifer | Professor | School of Law | 742-3990 | jennifer.bard@ttu.edu |
| Bucy, Erik | Professor | College of Media & Communications | 834-3346 | erik.bucy@ttu.edu |
| Burley, Hansel | Associate Academic Dean | College of Education | 742-1997 | hansel.burley@ttu.edu |
| Casadonte, Dominick | Dean of Graduate School | Graduate School | 742-1832 | dominick.casadonte@ttu.edu |
| Ekwaro-Osire, Stephen | Assoc. Dean Research | Whitacre College of Engineering | 742-3563 | stephen.ekwaro-osire@ttu.edu |
| Haq, Saif | Associate Academic Dean | College of Architecture | 742-3169 | saif.haq@ttu.edu |
| Harris, Kathleen | Associate Vice President Research | Office of Research Services | 834-5893 | kathleen.harris@ttu.edu |
| Hoover, Sheila | Associate Dean of Libraries | Library | 834-2523 | sheila.hoover@ttu.edu |
| Hutson, Jim | Associate VP Research | TTU Health Sciences Center | 742-2700 | jim.hutson@ttu.edu |
| Knaff, David | Horn Professor | College of Arts & Sciences | 742-0288 | david.knaff@ttu.edu |
| McClure, David | Associate Managing Director | Office of Technology Commercialization | 834-5899 | david.mcclure@ttu.edu |
| Misra, Sukant | Associate Academic Dean | College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | 742-2808 | sukant.misra@ttu.edu |
| O'Boyle, Michael | Associate Academic Dean | College of Human Sciences | 742-3000 | michael.oboyle@ttu.edu |
| Pasewark, Bill | Interim Associate Dean of Research | Rawls College of Business | 742-2038 | w.pasewark@ttu.edu |
| Post, Sally | Sr. Director-Research/Academic Communication | Office of VP for Research | 834-4838 | sally.post@ttu.edu |
| Purinton, Marjean | Associate Academic Dean | Honors College | 742-1828 | marjean.purinton@ttu.edu |
| San Francisco, Michael | Interim VP for Research | Office of VP for Research | 834-1449 | michael.sanfrancisco@ttu.edu |
| Smith, Philip | Sr. Director | High Performance Computing | 834-4352 | PHILIP.SMITH@ttu.edu |
| Steele, Brian | Associate Academic Dean | College of Visual and Performing Arts | 834-3165 | brian.steele@ttu.edu |
| Stewart, Rob | Sr. Vice Provost | Provost and SVP Academic Affairs | 834-3917 | rob.stewart@ttu.edu |
| Wong, Aliza | Associate Professor | History/ Representative of Faculty Senate | 742-1004 | aliza.wong@ttu.edu |
| Young, Alice | Associate VP Research | Office of the VP Research | 834-3536 | alice.young@ttu.edu |
| Zak, John | Associate Academic Dean | College of Arts and Sciences | 742-2710 | john.zak@ttu.edu |