To develop and support an interdisciplinary research ecosystem that catalyzes innovation, leading to meaningful improvements in human health locally to globally.

Advance interdisciplinary research

• Support the development and execution of strategic plans for WashU Bursky Public Health research networks, which live within the Office of Innovation.
• Facilitate and manage new research opportunities aligned with research network research priorities.
• Build multisectoral alliances to enhance translation and implementation of research initiatives that advance public health practice.
• Mobilize resources for a diversified funding base.

Provide data management, analytics, and visualization at all levels of the research life cycle.

• Tailor data strategies and consultation services to meet research needs.
• Conduct expert statistical analysis and build interactive data visualizations to inform research, from data exploration to publication-ready graphics.
• Provide training workshops, best practices, guidance, and resources to build data literacy across our research community and promote effective data stewardship.

Elevate the Bursky School of Public Health as a leader of interdisciplinary population health science.

• Hold signature annual convenings for each research network, during which the school leads local, national, and global conversations.
• Promote research and policy dialogues that showcase distinct interdisciplinary research initiatives.
• Disseminate annual research reports that document impact, including internal and external partnerships, publications, citations, funding, and practice or policy influence.

The Office of Innovation oversees six research networks at the School of Public Health. They are:

• Dissemination & Research Implementation Science (DISIRN) research network
• Food and Agriculture Research Mission (FARM)
• Global Health Futures research network
• Health Communication Collaborative research network
• Policy and Structural Solutions (PS2) research network
• Solutions through Planetary Health Research (SPHERE) research network