Research & Faculty Affairs

Research & Faculty Affairs Research & Faculty Affairs

Research: Exploration → Evaluation → Discovery → Dissemination.

Hypothesis testing, comparing effectiveness, quality assessment and other approaches bring knowledge forward to learn more, do more and achieve more.

Innovation: Identify Need → Devise Strategies → Produce or Improve Methods, Techniques and Outcomes.

Innovative thinking to address environmental threats, social schisms or service delivery systems protects and benefits humankind now and in the future.

CHHS is dedicated to providing the network, mechanisms and support services to position faculty and students for success as researchers and innovators.

How Can We Help You?

The College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) is dedicated to advancing the scholarly and investigative pursuits of faculty and students. CHHS Research and Innovation provides a suite of services to prepare researchers as contributors to their field of interest, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, bring needed attention and resources to the local community and advance UNCW as a vital partner to improve lives.

Increase research and scholarship productivity and visibility
Facilitate interdisciplinary and interprofessional research
Intersect with College- and University-level community engagement efforts
Foster faculty/student research opportunities and mentorship
Provide training and resources related to current research trends and opportunities
Support pre-award and post-award grant process

Faculty & Staff Support

Visit myUNCW to find pre- and post-award grant support, statistical and editing support, Faculty Success resources and more!

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Find A Collaborator

Are you looking for fellow colleagues to collaborate with on similar research interests? CHHS has compiled a list of full-time faculty collaborators for your convenience.

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CHHS Research Stories

Brain-Health Monitoring Technology Selected for NCInnovation Funding

A research team developing an at-home, fabric-based neural sleep monitoring platform is the latest from UNC Wilmington to be selected for NCInnovation funding. The NCInnovation Board of Directors unanimously approved $7.9 million in funding to support nine applied research projects across North Carolina.

Brain-Health Monitoring Technology Selected for NCInnovation Funding

FY2027 Research and Innovation Catalytic Funding Awardees

Research and Innovation announced the Fiscal Year 2027 Catalytic Funding awardees.

FY2027 Research and Innovation Catalytic Funding Awardees

Weiss Wins National Neuroarts Award

Charlotte Weiss, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing, has been named a 2026 recipient of the Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards, a national honor recognizing innovative collaborations between researchers and artists.

Weiss Wins National Neuroarts Award

UNCW Selected to Participate in ARIS Research Impact Program

UNCW is among five institutions nationwide selected to participate in the 2026-28 ARIS ORIC program, designed to build research impact skills and strategies.

UNCW Selected to Participate in ARIS Research Impact Program