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 & Innovation (VPR&I). The purpose of the RAC is to help and assist the VPR&I 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.

RAC Charter

Name	Title	Department	Phone	Email
Akchurin, Nural	Associate Dean for Research	Associate Dean Arts & Sciences	(806) 834-8838	nural.akchurin@ttu.edu
Arsuffi, Tom	Research Professor	TTU Center at Junction	(325) 446-2301	tom.arsuffi@ttu.edu
Ashcraft, Alyce	Professor	TTUHSC		alyce.ashcraft@ttuhsc.edu
Bradatan, Costica	Faculty Senate	Honors College	834-8469	costica.bradatan@ttu.edu
Bratcher, Christy	Associate Dean for Research	College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources	834-1364	christy.bratcher@ttu.edu
Carrell, John	Assistant Professor	Honors College	742-1828	john.carrell@ttu.edu
Cummins, Glenn	Associate Dean	College of Media & Communication	834-3117	glenn.cummins@ttu.edu
Dallas, Tim	Associate Dean	Graduate School	834-6856	tim.dallas@ttu.edu
Dass, Mayukh	Associate Dean	Rawls College of Business	834-1924	mayukh.dass@ttu.edu
Doerfert, David	Associate Dean	Graduate School	834-4477	david.doerfert@ttu.edu
Ellis, Clifton	Associate Academic Dean	College of Architecture	742-3169	clifton.ellis@ttu.edu
Heppert, Joseph	Vice President for Research & Innovation	Office of Research & Innovation	742-3904	joseph.heppert@ttu.edu
Hoover, Sheila	Associate Dean of Libraries	Library	834-2523	sheila.hoover@ttu.edu
Johnson, Eileen	Director	Museum of Texas Tech University	834-5560	eileen.johnson@ttu.edu
Lock, Robin	Associate Academic Dean	College of Education	834-3976	robin.lock@ttu.edu
O'Boyle, Michael	Associate Academic Dean	College of Human Sciences	742-3031 x 261	michael.oboyle@ttu.edu
Outenreath, Alyson	Associate Dean	School of Law	834-8690	alyson.outenreat h@ttu.edu
Pitsilides, Archie	Associate Dean of Research	Rawls College of Business	742-3188	archie.pitsilides@ttu.edu
Perry, Gad	Director, International Center for Arid and Semiarid Land Studies	Center/Institute Representative	834-2339	gad.perry@ttu.edu
Ramkumar, S.	TTU Chapter President	American Association of University Professors (AAUP)	834-4336	s.ramkumar@ttu.edu
Segran, Sam	Associate Vice President for Information Technology & TTU Chief Information Officer	Office of the Chief Information Officer	742-5151	sam.segran@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
Swingen, Abigail	Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation	Office of Research & Innovation	834-2459	abigail.swingen@ttu.edu
Weeks, Brandon	Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs	Whitacre College of Engineering	834-7450	brandon.weeks@ttu.edu
Weindorf, David	Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation	Office of Research & Innovation	834-5287	david.weindorf@ttu.edu
Young, Alice	Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation	Office of Research & Innovation	834-3536	alice.young@ttu.edu

Office of Research & Innovation

Address

Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Box 41075 Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone
806.742.3905
Email
vpr.communications@ttu.edu

Research Advisory Council (RAC)

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