The Vice President oversees research, innovation and graduate education at the University of Oregon (UO), a Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive University and Oregon's only Association of American Universities (AAU) member. The UO provides comprehensive instructional, research, and public service programs that advance scientific and humanistic knowledge. Research programs serve the educational, cultural, and economic needs of Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and the Nation. Administrative units reporting to the Vice President provide direct oversight and support for:

• graduate programs
• identification of funding opportunities
• proposal submission
• research compliance (e.g. human and animal subjects)
• contracts and grant administration
• translation of basic research into commercial products or services through technology transfer and Riverfront Research Park activities
• research initiatives
• research centers and institutes