Research Centers
The mission of the Addiction Science Center is to partner with affected communities in Central Appalachia to advance the science of substance misuse prevention and treatment
Center for Appalachian Studies and Services
The Center of for Appalachian Studies and Services aims to promote a deeper understanding of Appalachia and to serve the region through research, education, preservation, and community engagement.
Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women’s Health
CARE Women's Health advances women’s health and well-being in the US South and beyond through applied, inter professional research and evaluation aimed at informing policy and practice
The Center for Banking is a leader in quality banking education and strives to provide quality education and to promote and support economic and technical development in our region.
Center for Community Outreach and Applied Research
The mission of the East Tennessee State University Center for Community Outreach is to utilize university expertise and resources in the provision of work force services, human services, and clinical outreach to the citizens of East Tennessee.
Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Development
The Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Development aims to provide exceptional development to practitioners, families, and professionals who work within the broad arena of early childhood, as well as support high-quality programs for children through sponsoring research and innovation across multiple sectors within our community.
Center for Rural Health Research
The Center for Rural Health Research works to improve health and well-being at the community, state, regional and national levels by engaging rural communities to advance health and improve quality of life through innovative solutions that contribute to the expanding evidence base of what works in rural America.
Center of Inflammation, Infectious Disease, and Immunity
The mission of the Center of Excellence in Inflammation, Infectious Disease, and Immunity is to coordinate efforts and facilitate interactions among members of the ETSU biomedical research community in order to advance education, research, and clinical applications in inflammation, immune, and infectious diseases.
Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science and Education
The Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science and Education strives to support and connect students, PK-12 educators, higher education faculty members, and community members in their STEM teaching and learning efforts.
Center for Nursing Advancement
The Appalachian Highlands Center for Nursing Advancement was created in October 2021 thanks to a generous investment from Ballad Health to create a center dedicated to bringing the region’s academic nursing, clinical nursing, and school systems together in order to increase the pipeline of opportunity and augment the supply of nurses and nursing support in the Appalachian Highlands.
Center of Excellence in Paleontology
The Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology provides an umbrella of excellence in paleontological research, teaching, training, and public education at East Tennessee State University.
Center of Excellence in Sport Science and Coach Education
The Center of Excellence in Sport Science and Coach Eduaction works in conjunction with the Exercise and Sport Science department under the College of Education. The goal of this center is to address issues of sport performance and apply that research to better educate coaches, improve athlete performance and increase injury prevention.
Tennessee Small Business Development Center
East Tennessee State University's Tennessee Small Business Development Center provides educational opportunities for individuals thinking about starting a business and consulting services for existing firms.
Research Institutes
Child and Family Health Institute
The mission of the Child and Family Health Instiute supports students, faculty, and staff in efforts to improve child and family health and well-being through research, education, service, program development, and advocacy in our region.
ETSU/ Ballad Strong Brain Institute
The Strong Brain Institute conducts research, collaborates with organizations, and provides training to promote resilience and mitigate the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences.
Institute for Computation and Research in Data Science
The Institure for Computation and Research in Data Science was established in 2015 to provide faculty and students at ETSU with the resources to support and advance their knowledge and skills in the emerging field of Data Science.
The ETSU Innovation Lab is a high-tech business incubator that assists aspiring entrepreneurs develop emerging technologies from concept through commercialization.
Divisions
Human Research Protection Program
The ETSU Human Research Protection Program's mission is to safeguard research participants, researchers, and the institution during the conduct of research involving human subjects through policy development, education, and monitoring.
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Administration
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Administration (ORSPA) assists members of the ETSU community in securing and managing external funding for their research, creative, instructional, and service activities.
The ETSU Research Corporation drives scholarly and artistic research for maximum impact by supporting innovators and organizations through entrepreneurial ecosystem development.
The Division of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR) is charged with providing laboratory animal care services and assuring humane treatment of all animals used for teaching and research at ETSU.
Committees
The ETSU Institutional BioSafety and Chemical Safety Committee is responsible for developing institutional biosafety policies and for reviewing and approving research that uses biohazards, recombinant DNA and ensuring that protocols conform with the proper guidelines.
University Committee on Animal Care (UCAC)
The University Committee on Animal Care is charged with the oversight of animal care and use in all programs associated with East Tennessee State University.
The Export Control Advisory Committee will provide oversight and will make recommendations to the Empowered Official or his delegate to implement procedures and encourage compliance with export control regulations.
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a committee established to review research involving human subjects. All research that involves humans as participants requires IRB review and approval prior to initiation of the study. The primary purpose of IRBs is to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects involved in research under their authority.
Institutional Review Board Medical Campus
Review all proposals involving research on human subjects submitted by faculty, staff and students from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine, the ETSU College of Pharmacy, and the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and from other Colleges or institutions operating under contractual agreement with ETSU where warranted by the content of the study and requested by either the principal investigator or Chair of the ETSU Campus IRB.Intellectual Property Committee
The Intellectual Property Committee (IPC) is authorized by the East Tennessee State University Intellectual Property Policy. The IPC shall, in accord with the University's Intellectual Property Policy, conduct investigations as it deems necessary to evaluate invention and authorship disclosures by faculty, staff, and students at the university.
Serve as an advisory body to the Vice Provost for Research on matters pertaining to research, scholarship and creative activities within the University.