Brent Miller, vice president for research at Utah State University, has been selected to chair two national research organizations.

Miller was appointed as chair of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. on Oct. 1.  AAHRPP is an independent, non-profit accrediting body that promotes  high quality research through strengthened human research protection programs. AAHRPP’s Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the accreditation process.  Miller was a board member during the past three years when AAHRPP rapidly expanded to accredit nearly 200 organizations, including most of the research intensive universities.

“I am pleased to work with AAHRPP, and I hope my participation will help highlight  high ethical standards in all areas of research, especially the protection of human research participants,” Miller said. 

“AAHRPP accreditation is a quantifiable, unbiased evaluation of an institution’s research operations, which creates a greater sense of trust among participants, investigators, sponsors, and the public,” said Marjorie Speers, president and CEO of AAHRPP.  “Miller’s service as chair will help us continue to grow this voluntary, peer-driven accreditation program over the coming years.  We are so pleased to have an individual with Dr. Miller’s stature and experience lead AAHRPP and help us reach more public universities that conduct primarily behavioral and social science research.”

This year, Miller will also become chair of the Council for Research Policy and Graduate Education, a council of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.  His tenure begins after the annual A·P·L·U meeting Nov. 15-17.

CRPGE consists of the chief administrative officers at member campuses and systems with responsibility for research policy and administration and with graduate education.  It monitors government rules and regulations affecting campus scientific and technical research and those concerning graduate education.

“A·P·L·U is America’s oldest higher education association, and our 217 members conduct nearly $30 billion in annual research,” said A·P·L·U president Peter McPherson.  “The Association advocates for sustained, predictable healthy funding growth for scientific, medical, and agricultural research. We are delighted that Dr. Miller has agreed to lend his leadership talents to CRPGE, which serves as an important forum for senior research officers of the nation’s public research universities.”

“In my position at USU and as a ten-year member of CRPGE, I feel prepared to help with the strategies and issues associated with university research on a national level,” said Miller.  “I hope to contribute insights from USU’s recent research successes to our national discussions.”

“Miller will make valuable contributions to these national organizations,” said USU President Stan Albrecht.  “His service will further USU’s national reputation and visibility.”

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