Research Scientist · Data Institute for Societal Challenges

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Funded research and live platforms built at DISC — spanning suicide prevention, life-science infrastructure, obesity prevention, and research translation.

Funded projects

4 projects · 3 live platforms
Life Science Oklahoma · U.S. EDA Build Back Better Regional Challenge

LSOK Site Mining Registry

A statewide registry of Oklahoma life-science researchers, core services, and equipment — with role-based access, review workflows, analytics, and controlled export.

Built under OU's scope of work for Life Science Oklahoma's Bioscience Cluster Collaborative: site mining across the university, a shared resource tool for core services, equipment, and PIs, and data for the statewide Life Science Data Dashboard.

Program
EDA Build Back Better Regional Challenge
Period
Aug 2025 – May 2027
Visit LSOK ↗
lsok.disc.ourcloud.ou.eduLive Screenshot of the LSOK Site Mining Registry search page
TSET Health Promotion Research Center · FY27 Seed Grant

SHAPE-OK: Statewide Health Analytics for Preventing Obesity in Oklahoma

Integrates health, food access, built environment, and socioeconomic data into a statewide framework to better understand factors contributing to obesity. Geospatial analysis identifies communities where limited food access overlaps with other risk factors, and an interactive dashboard — starting with SNAP participation and food-assistance indicators — guides evidence-based community interventions.

Sponsor
Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) — HPRC
Period
FY27 · two years
PI
Gopichandh Danala
shape-ok-snap-dashboard.disc.ourcloud.ou.eduLive Screenshot of the Oklahoma SNAP Retailer Map
National Science Foundation · ART

ART: Intensifying Translation of Research in Oklahoma (InTRO)

The InTRO Program is led by faculty with expertise in research translation. The program convenes a cohort of graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty fellows to create a network of translation resources and activities. The goal of this program is to create a network of translation resources and activities by combining expertise from various sources:

  • Fundamental research from OU Trans-disciplinary Research Institutes and Centers
  • Commercialization expertise from the Office of Innovation and Corporate Partnerships
  • Community engagement and professional development expertise from OU Center for Faculty Excellence
  • Translational education expertise from the OU Polytechnic Institute
  • Research translators to help translate proof-of-concept stage ideas into prototypes
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Award
No. 2331409
Visit the ART program ↗
ou.edu/research-norman/…/art-translational-research NSF ART — Accelerating Research Translation

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