Debra Thurley is the Associate Vice President for Research and Director of the Office for Research Protections (ORP) at Penn State where she provides leadership and direct operational oversight to the ORP and the University’s 16 research compliance and education programs, as well as the University’s research integrity, research security, and quality assurance programs. Debra also serves as the Deputy Research Integrity Officer, overseeing the Research Integrity Officer and the research misconduct process. She has presented nationally and internationally on research misconduct and conflict of interest topics. Debra is on the Board of Directors for ARIO and is a member of the Research Ethics and Compliance Committee for the Council of Governmental Relations (COGR).