I am currently the Director of the Proposal and Research Management Core of the Office of Research, Innovation and Collaboration (ORIC) in the College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University. Our mission is to increase the research capacity of the college by providing resources, programs and direct services to faculty, research staff, postdocs and graduate students. I work closely with the EHE Associate Dean for Research to set goals, define priorities, and develop and implement processes and programs to increase the research capacity of EHE.

Before taking the Director position in December of 2012, I was deeply involved in improving the quantity and quality of science teaching happening in the formal classroom especially at the elementary level through my teaching of preservice and inservice teachers and curriculum development projects. I have been funded through five National Science Foundation programs (National STEM Digital Library, Discovery Research K-12, International Polar Year, Climate Change Education, and Geoscience Education) as well as the Ohio Department of Higher Education and NASA.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Kimberly S. Lightle, PhD
Director of Proposal and Research Management Core
Office of Research, Innovation and Collaboration (ORIC)
College of Education and Human Ecology
The Ohio State University
153 Arps Hall
1945 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
lightle.16@osu.edu
614-688-3485