Kim Littlefield is one of two new appointed NORDP Board Members in 2019. We thank Kim for her service to NORDP!
Who: Kim Littlefield, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
Where: University of North Carolina Greensboro
Number of Years in RD: 23, formally aware of activities as research development, 9
Length of NORDP Membership: 7 years
When and how did you enter the field? What kind of RD work do you do?
I entered the field as a cardiovascular physiologist researcher. From the start of my career, my intellectual pursuits led me to develop experiential breadth not so much discipline – specific depth which is exactly the opposite skill set that one needs to become a competitive, successful academic, biomedical scientist. Letting go of what the scientific community defines as a “successful scientist” freed me to develop my research development talents. My research development work is best characterized as research advocacy at all levels: individual, unit, enterprise, local, regional and national. As my career has developed, I’ve experienced a necessary shift in the amount of effort I commit towards research advocacy in the unit, enterprise and community levels but still one of the best things about my job is being able to talk with a researcher/scholar directly about their research.
What’s your history with NORDP? How have you engaged with the organization (committee work, conferences attended/presented)?
I’ve presented a pre-conference workshop and have been engaged with the NORD committee for the last couple of years.
What relationships have you built as a result of NORDP (new colleagues, connections to institutions where you previously had no point of contact)?
New colleagues and connections to institutions where I previously had no point of contact, certainly, but one of the nicest developments has come through strengthening professional and personal relationships with colleagues who overlap in other professional associations such as APLU, especially the Council on Research and COGR.
What are you most excited about as a board member?
I’m excited to apply my research advocacy talents in service of this incredible organization and its constituency.
Compiled by Daniel Campbell, Member Services Committee
A press release announcing both new board members can be found here: 2019 NORDP Board appointment release.
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