Office of Research Integrity
Office of Research Integrity
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About Us
Southern Miss is committed to the integrity of research and scholarship. At the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), we support this commitment in several ways by:
- Managing the Research and Scholarly Integrity Assurance Program (CITI),
- Sponsoring various educational activities and workshops,
- Reviewing relevant University policies,
- and overseeing both the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
The University of Southern Mississippi's Federalwide Assurance (FWA) number is FWA00002393, the IORG is IORG0001657, and the IRB Number is IRB00002123.
Dr.%20Donald%20Sacco serves as the University’s Research Integrity Officer (RIO) and is the person to contact regarding scholarly misconduct issues.
Meet Our Staff
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Donald Sacco, PhD ORI Interim Director 601.266.6747 |
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Lisa Wright, PhD, MPH Senior IRB Analyst 601.266.5997 |
Outreach
If you would like for someone from the Office of Research Integrity to provide a presentation or seminar, please use this link to submit an outreach request. Please allow at least two weeks prior to the presentation date to ensure that we able to cover your request.