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GW Centers and Institutes

Centers and Institutes
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Application & Evaluation Process

Governance of Centers and Institutes

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Biostatistics Center Sarah Fowler July 1986 January 2007 January 2011
Center for Washington Area Studies Garry Young July 1986 April 2006 April 2009
The George Washington Institute of Public Policy Hal Wolman May 1999(provisional) January 2006 January 2009
GW Women's Leadership Institute Elizabeth Davis May 2005 March 2008 March 2010
Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies Amitai Etzioni June 1995 November 2002 November 2006
National Health Policy Forum Judith Miller Jones Exempted by President Elliott NA NA


COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Center for Excellence in Public Leadership James Robinson October 1999 January 2006 January 2009
Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet Julie Germany May 2002 July 2006 July 2009


COLUMBIAN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology Bernard Wood February 1999 February 2008 February 2012
Center for Economic Research Anthony Yezer January 1996 May 2005 May 2009
Center for Nuclear Studies William Briscoe November 1990 March 2008 March 2011
Center for the Study of Combustion and the Environment Houston Miller April 1997 April 2001 April 2005
Center for the Study of Public History and Public Culture James Horton / Melani McAlister September 2000 November 2004 November 2008
Center for Urban and Environmental Research David Rain August 1988 May 2008 May 2011
Center for Innovative Media (includes the Documentary Center and the new Public Affairs Project) Nina Seavey and Frank Sesno July 1990 February 2007 February 2011
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Allida Black September 2000 January 2008 January 2011
First Federal Congress Project Charlene Bickford July 1986 February 2006 February 2010
GW Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute Jeffrey J. Cohen December 2008 December 2008 December 2012
GW Mind-Brain Institute John Philbeck January 2009 January 2009 January 2011
W. M. Keck Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications Akos Vertes, Fatah Kashanchi January 2003 February 2007 February 2011
Institute for Ethnographic Research Richard Grinker February 2001 March 2005 March 2009
Institute for Materials Science David Ramaker/Charles Gilmore March 1993 May 2005 May 2009
Institute for Reliability and Risk Analysis Nozer Singpurwalla July 1986 February 2006 February 2009
Institute for Corporate Responsibility Timothy Fort October 2006 October 2006 October 2009
Institute for the Analysis of Solar Energy Kenneth Zweibel December 2008 December 2008 December 2010
Institute for Integrating Statistics in Decision Sciences Refik Soyer June 2007 June 2007 June 2011
GW Women's Leadership Institute Elizabeth Davis May 2005 March 2008 March 2010
The Institute for Public Diplomacy & Global Communication
 Sean Aday September 1999 September 2009 September 2010
Latino Health Research Center Maria Cecilia Zea May 2008 May 2008 May 2012
Center for Evaluation Effectiveness Kathyrn Newcomer/Ann Doucette February 2008 February 2008 February 2012
GW Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute Jeffrey J. Cohen December 2008 December 2008 December 2012


ELLIOTT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Center for International Science and Technology Policy Nicholas Vonortas July 1986 May 2007 May 2009
Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies James Goldgeier July 1986 March 2007 March 2011
Institute for Global and International Studies Susan Sell January 2005 January 2005 January 2009
Institute for International Economic Policy Michael O. Moore June 2007 June 2007 June 2011
Institute for Middle East Studies Nathan Brown  June 2007 June 2007 June 2011
Sigur Center for Asian Studies Deepa Ollapally October 1991 May 2007 May 2011
Space Policy Institute Scott Pace July 1986 May 2007 May 2009
Institute for Security and Conflict Studies Michael E. Brown May 2007 May 2007 May 2010


GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Center for Curriculum, Standards and Technology Mary Futrell June 1996 January 2005 January 2009
Center for Education and Human Service in Acquired Brain Injury Janis Ruoff June 2001 January 2005 January 2009
Center for Educational Leadership and Transformation Sharon McDade October 1999 March 2006 March 2009
Center for Equity and Excellence in Education Charlene Rivera June 1996 January 2005 January 2009
Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education Sylvia Marotta June 2003 May 2008 May 2012
Center for the Study of Language and Education Joel Gomez June 1996 January 2005 January 2009
Center for the Study of Learning Margaret Kirchoff November 1997 January 2005 January 2009
Hamilton Fish Institute for School and Community Violence Beverly Caffee Glenn April 2000 January 2005 January 2009
Institute for Education Studies Joel Gomez June 1996 January 2005 January 2009


SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Center for Intelligent Systems Research Azim Eskandarian February 1997 December 2006 December 2010
Center for the Study of Combustion and the Environment Houston Miller April 1997 April 2001 April 2005
GW Transportation Research Institute Vacant February 1997 May 2001 May 2005
Institute for Biomedical Engineering James K. Hahn March 2004 May 2008 May 2012
Institute for Computer Graphics James K. Hahn June 1997 December 2008 December 2012
Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management Gregory Shaw August 1994 December 2006 December 2010
Institute for Knowledge and Innovation Richard Donnelly/ Michael Stankosky March 2001 June 2007 June 2011
Institute for Magnetics Research Edward Della Torre November 1991 February 2005 February 2009
Institute for Materials Science David Ramaker/Charles Gilmore March 1993 May 2005 May 2009
Institute for MEMS and VLSI Technologies Mona E. Zaghloul November 1997 December 2008 December 2012
National Crash Analysis Center Richard Morgan(Interim Director) March 1994 May 2001 May 2005
GW Center for Biomimetics and Bioinspired Engineering Rajat Mittal May 2007 May 2007 May 2011
GWU-Impact: GWU Institute for Massively Parallel Applications and Computing Technology Tarek El-Ghazawi May 2007 May 2007 May 2011
Institute for Integrating Statistics in Decision Sciences Refik Soyer June 2007 June 2007 June 2011
Institute for Knowledge and Innovation Michael Stankosky/Richard Donnelly March 2001 June 2007 June 2011


SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence Erik Winslow / George Solomon June 2005 October 2008 October 2009
Center for Latin American Issues James Ferrer, Jr. November 1998 December 2008 December 2012
Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis Richard Green April 2000 February 2005 February 2009
European Union Research Center Scheherazade Rehman November 1998 December 2007 December 2009
Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute Theodore Barnhill October 2004 May 2008 May 2010
International Institute of Tourism Studies Kristin Lamoureux February 1991 May 2007 May 2011
Institute for Corporate Responsibility Timothy Fort October 2006 October 2006 October 2009
Institute for Integrating Statistics in Decision Sciences Refik Soyer June 2007 June 2007 June 2011


THE LAW SCHOOL
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Creative and Innovative Economy Center Michael P. Ryan January 2006 January 2006 January 2009
Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property Studies Marty Adelman March 1992 May 2005 May 2009
Institute for Constitutional Studies Maeva Marcus March 2005 February 2008 February 2009
Institute for Corporate Responsibility Timothy Fort October 2006 October 2006 October 2009
James F. Humphreys Center for Complex Litigation and Civil Procedure Roger H. Trangsrud April 2007 April 2007 April 2011
Competition Law Center Edward T. Swaine May 2008 May 2008 May 2012


SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Center for Aging, Health, and Humanities Gene Cohen February 2004 February 2004 February 2007
Center for Digestive Diseases Bernard Bouscarel October 1986 July 2006 July 2009
Center for Injury Prevention and Control Mary Pat McKay June 1998 November 2002 November 2006
GW Cancer Institute Steven R. Patierno December 2003 February 2008 February 2012
GW HIV/AIDS Institute Alan Greenberg/
Gary Simon		 March 2006 March 2006 March 2010
GW Institute for Biomedical Sciences Linda Werling March 1996 June 2008 June 2012
GW Institute for Spirituality and Health Christina Puchalski October 2001 March 2006 March 2009
W. M. Keck Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications Akos Vertes, Fatah Kashanchi January 2003 February 2007 February 2011
Instititute of Translational Research and Development Peter Hotez March 2006 May 2008 May 2012
Institute for Coregulator Biology Rakesh Kumar January 2009 January 2009 January 2011
Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine Robert Shesser Jeffrey Smith July 1992 March 2007 March 2011


SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SCIENCES
CENTER/INSTITUTE DIRECTOR ORIGINAL CHARTER DATE CURRENT START DATE RENEWAL DATE
Center for Global Health James Sherry July 1992 March 2007 March 2009
Center for Health Policy Research Leighton Ku March 1990 January 2009 January 2013
Center for Risk Science and Public Health Tee Guidotti October 1999 May 2008 May 2012
GW HIV/AIDS Institute Alan Greenberg/
Gary Simon		 March 2006 March 2006 March 2009
Center for HIV/AIDS Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health Laboratory Research Alan E. Greenberg October 2008 October 2008 October 2011
Prevention Research Center Ayman El Mohandes June 2003 December 2008 December 2012
Center for Health Care Quality Bruce Siegel May 2008 May 2008 May 2012
Center for Integrated Behavioral Health Policy Eric Goplerud May 2008 May 2008 May 2012
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