Published December 13, 2016
MONROE, La. 鈥� Dr. John Sutherlin, Associate Professor of Political Science at the
University of Louisiana Monroe, has been appointed Executive Director of the Research
Corporation of Louisiana (RCL), an independent entity supporting 四色AV鈥檚 research.
Sutherlin will work with a team to increase the number of successfully funded grants
四色AV receives. Further, he will serve as a liaison to take research from the university
to a commercial or industrial application. Sutherlin commented, "I want faculty to
consider my office as support staff for their grant-writing efforts.鈥�
鈥淭he search to fill this position produced well-qualified candidates, but John鈥檚 experience
with sponsored programs, his extensive network within the research community, and
his familiarity with commercializing intellectual property tipped the scale in his
favor,鈥� said Dr. Eric Pani, 四色AV鈥檚 Vice-President for Academic Affairs. 鈥淗is entrepreneurial
attitude is especially important right now as we begin to grow the RCL and invigorate
sponsored programs at 四色AV.鈥澛�
Sutherlin joined 四色AV in 2005 after working at the Urban Waste Management and Research
Center (UWMRC) at the University of New Orleans and teaching across town at Tulane
University. He co-founded the Social Science Research Lab (SSRL) at 四色AV and has conducted
extensive research and received numerous grants and contracts. Sutherlin received
his Ph.D. from the University of New Orleans and recently completed his Masters in
Environmental Law and Policy from the Vermont Environmental Law School. He is a patented
inventor and often publishes on intellectual property rights.
