Faculty Membership Guidelines

Membership Guidelines

The Chronic Brain Injury Program (CBI) is an interdisciplinary research center addressing the chronic health and wellness challenges of brain injury and related conditions. Researchers, clinicians, trainees, and advocates at The Ohio State University are welcome to join CBI as a Member or Affiliate. Members and Affiliates are included in CBI communications and directories, are encouraged to attend CBI activities, and are invited to participate in CBI research support programs. CBI activities include seminars, conferences, and workshops. CBI research support programs include grants, travel awards, trainee fellowships, and resource support.

CBI Members

Members are highly engaged faculty at Ohio State who perform research, teaching, or clinical practice within CBI key research areas listed in Figure 1. Members have full access to all CBI programs and activities, including Action Potential Grants, Partnership & Engagement Grants, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships, and Resource Awards. CBI Members must meet engagement requirements listed in Figure 2. Faculty affiliates who contribute to CBI in at least 3 engagement categories during a given fiscal year will be considered CBI Members in the following year. Members must continue to engage in at least 3 categories to maintain full membership.

CBI Affiliates

Affiliates are faculty, staff, learners (postdocs, fellows, graduate students, undergraduate students), or external partners who engage in research, teaching, clinical practice, training programs, projects, or activities within CBI key research areas. All Affiliates have access to CBI pilot awards and annual competitions; CBI Affiliates and unaffiliated faculty may participate in CBI grants as co-investigators. Affiliates may be eligible to participate in additional CBI research support programs if their mentor or principal investigator is a CBI Member. CBI Affiliates who are Ohio State faculty and meet engagement requirements for full membership in a given year will be eligible to become a CBI Member in the following year. Faculty who do not meet engagement requirements each year will remain or be designated as a CBI Affiliate in the following year.

Evaluation & Tracking

Engagement metrics for a given fiscal year (July-June) will be assessed by CBI program staff via semesterly surveys and annual reporting processes. Attendance at events will also be assessed. Faculty meeting Member requirements will be notified by August 15 each year.

Engagement Category	Criteria	Assessment
Contributes to CBI grant proposals as a principal investigator, co-investigator, or contributing faculty	Submits an extramural proposal supported by CBI programs and/or funding, or Discovery Themes funding; Receives or continues an extramural grant resulting from CBI programs and/or funding, or Discovery Themes funding Submits an extramural proposal supported by CBI proposal development activities	CBI worktags are including on ePA-005 form CBI annual reporting Semesterly Affiliates survey
Contributes to CBI resource development efforts	Serves as a core director of CBI-supported core or relevant campus core; Serves as a CBI Resource Awards reviewer; Advises or provides operational support for CBI programming	CBI annual reporting Semesterly Affiliates survey
Contributes to CBI educational offerings	Directs a CBI-supported course or seminar series; Advises or participates in CBI-supported trainee groups; Provides a CBI-supported open or internal lectures; Hosts an external speaker at a CBI-supported event; Serves as a CBI Research Day committee member	CBI annual reporting Semesterly Affiliates survey
Mentors scientists or trainees studying CBI topics	Mentors a junior faculty member with a relevant research project; Mentors a research trainee with a relevant research project Mentors a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship awardee	CBI annual reporting Semesterly Affiliates survey
Serves on CBI or CBI-related advisory committees	Serves on CBI Faculty Advisory Board Serves on a CBI-supported project or program committee Serves on a target national committee relevant to CBI research	CBI annual reporting Semesterly Affiliates survey
Consults on study design and/or analysis	Serves as a reviewer for CBI project grants Serves as a poster or annual award judge Serves as an advisor for CBI-supported extramural proposals	CBI annual reporting
Received CBI funding or proposal support	Directs or co-directs a new project funded by CBI grants Receives a CBI targeted investment Receives CBI proposal development support	CBI annual reporting

Applications

To join CBI as an Affiliate, please complete the appropriate application.

Ohio State Faculty: https://go.osu.edu/cbifaculty
General: https://go.osu.edu/cbiaffiliaterequest

Membership Category & Eligibility

CBI Member
Current faculty appointment at The Ohio State University
AND
Met engagement requirements in previous fiscal year

CBI Faculty Affiliate

Current faculty appointment at The Ohio State University
AND
Did not meet engagement requirements in the previous fiscal year

CBI General Affiliate

Current Ohio State postdoctoral researcher

Current Ohio State graduate student

Current Ohio State undergraduate student

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Figure 3. Chronic Brain Injury Program Membership & Eligibility.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Your application will be reviewed by CBI staff and leadership. You will receive an emailed notice once approved, or will be contacted by CBI staff if there are any questions or concerns. Affiliates may discontinue affiliation by contacting CBI staff.

Questions may be directed to CBI program staff at cbi@osu.edu.