Research Integrity for Senior and Key Personnel

This module introduces the core values of research integrity—objectivity, honesty, openness, fairness, accountability, and stewardship—and explores why they matter for research leaders. It emphasizes the responsibility of senior personnel to model ethical conduct and guide the next generation of researchers.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22202 (English)
Author(s): Heather Mc Fadden, PhD - University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christopher Lehmann, PhD - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

This module discusses the core elements of a responsible conduct of research program through the lens of senior researchers. It highlights leaders’ roles in promoting transparency, data integrity, authorship accountability, collaboration, mentoring, and ethical oversight across all stages of the research process.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22203 (English)
Author(s): Ross Hickey, JD, CIP, CPIA - University of Southern Maine

This module focuses on ethical leadership, mentoring, and team management in research settings. It addresses topics such as setting expectations, overseeing work responsibly, managing resources ethically, and fostering open communication to build trust and accountability within research groups.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22204 (English)
Author(s): Tracy Wilson-Holden, MA - Case Western Reserve University

This module examines research and leadership behaviors that undermine integrity, including questionable authorship, data handling, collaboration, and conflicts of interest. It emphasizes how senior researchers can recognize and prevent these practices while modeling accountability and respect within their teams.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22205 (English)
Author(s): Jiin-Yu Chen, PhD - Baylor College of Medicine

This module explores how research leaders can create positive, ethical, and inclusive team cultures that support integrity and well-being. Topics include promoting diversity and belonging, addressing harassment and bias, ensuring lab safety, managing conflict productively, and maintaining work–life balance to sustain high-quality, responsible research.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22206 (English)
Author(s): Julie Simpson, PhD, MPA - University of New Hampshire