John R. Schwartz
Executive Business Officer
University Pavilion
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Provost Business & Financial Affairs - 0097
Education
M.S.: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2000 (Criminal Justice)
B.A.: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 1996 (Psychology)
Positions and Work Experience
07-01-1997 -10-31-1998 Research Assistant, CECH School of Criminal Justice, Center for Criminal Justice Research • Collected and coded research data. • Ran reports from research databases and interpreted data. • Wrote research progress reports. • Assisted with the preparation of research publications. • Collaborated in writing research proposals to funding agencies. • Conducted literature reviews. • Liaison between Center staff, Director and Project Principal Investigators. • Facilitated center services for revenue generating clients. , University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
11-01-1998 -12-31-2007 Research Associate, CECH School of Criminal Justice, Center for Criminal Justice Research • Collected and coded research data. • Created research databases. • Ran reports from research databases and interpreted data. • Wrote research progress reports. • Assisted with the preparation of research publications. • Collaborated in writing research proposals to funding agencies. • Conducted literature reviews. • Liaison between Center staff, Director and Project Principal Investigators. • Facilitated center services for revenue generating clients. • Monitored sponsored grants using the College and University Financial System (CUFS). • Made purchases on sponsored research projects. • Responsible for personnel appointments on grants. • Prepared budget reports for sponsored research projects. • Managed School of Criminal Justice’s general and designated funds. , University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
01-01-2008 -11-30-2014 Senior Research Associate, CECH School of Criminal Justice, Center for Criminal Justice Research • Managed over $4 million in general funds and $500,000.00 in designated funds. • Coordinated daily project activities for over $5 million in grants and contracts. • Acted as liaison between project staff, university administration, and funding agencies. • Prepared for and participated in internal and external audits. • Provided oral & written progress reports to the School Director, principal investigators, the Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Research, Directors of the Corrections Institute and Institute for Crime Science and funding agencies. • Assisted in preparation of final reports to funding agencies. • Managed Corrections Institute activities, including development of training modules, training proposals, coordination of training schedules, execution of contracts, registration and facilitation of e-learning modules. • Managed payroll for over 20 School of Criminal Justice student appointments. • Managed payroll for 23 faculty, 8 staff, over 30 adjuncts and over 40 contractors. • Purchased School’s equipment and furniture for grants and non-grants. • Reconciled 20 purchasing cards using the UCFLEX system. , University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
12-01-2014 -02-28-2019 Director of Business Affairs, CECH School of Criminal Justice • Managed over $5 million in general funds and $1 million in designated funds. • Coordinated daily project activities for over $13 million in grants and contracts. • Directed and Managed approximately 200 University of Cincinnati Research Institute (UCRI) contracts per year equaling over $4 million in revenue per year. • Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) for the School of Criminal Justice and The University of Cincinnati • Worked with UCRI and UC to establish policies and accounting procedures for UCRI contracts. • Acted as liaison between project staff, university administration, and funding agencies. • Prepared for and participated in internal and external audits. • Provided oral & written progress reports to the School Director, principal investigators, the Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Research, Directors of the Corrections Institute and Institute for Crime Science and funding agencies. • Assisted in preparation of final reports to funding agencies. • Created, managed, and modified databases for school financial data analytics. • Managed Corrections Institute activities, including development of training modules, training proposals, coordination of training schedules, execution of contracts, registration and facilitation of e-learning modules. • Oversaw Corrections Institute Annual Training Institutes that averaged 100 participants from agencies across the country and around the world and generated $90,000 in revenue per institute. • Facilitated Institute for Crime Science activities, including development of research and technical assistance proposals and execution of contracts. • Managed payroll for over 20 School of Criminal Justice student appointments. • Managed payroll for 23 faculty, 8 staff, over 30 adjuncts and over 80 contractors. • Supervised 13 Corrections Institute and 4 Institute for Crime Science staff. • Managed and Supervised 15 graduate assistants and 15 hourly student workers in the Corrections Institute and the Institute for Crime Science. • Principal Investigator or Project manager on over 500 grants and contracts. • Purchased School’s equipment and furniture for grants and non-grants. • Reconciled 30 purchasing cards using Concur and the UCFLEX system. , University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
03-01-2019 -02-28-2022 Business Officer (Interim Assistant Dean of Business Operations March-April 2019), College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services and Information Technology (CECH) • Recruited by the Dean with support from the Sr. Vice Provost of Budget and Finance to manage the college’s business office. • Manage and develop three budget/financial employees which responsibilities include budget, finance, data analysis and grants. • Manage and develop Human Resource employees and responsibilities including position control, hiring/onboarding processes, and payroll for over 154 faculty, 135 staff, 344 adjuncts and over 300 student employees. • Manage College Facilities Office which includes all building renovations. • Oversee college data analytics • Oversee College Information Technology and hold employees to key performance indicators. • Manage, project, and analyze all financial accounts for the college which is a budget of approximately $58 million, including over $22 million in grants and contract funding. • Manage the college Performance Based Budgeting system down to the program level. • Oversee the University’s Continuing Education units which include Professional and Continuing Education, Communiversity and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. • Ensure compliance with all state, federal, and university policies. • Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) for the college and The University of Cincinnati , University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
08-01-2016 - Adjunct Faculty, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
03-01-2022 - Sr. Business Officer, College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services and Information Technology (CECH), • Manage and develop three budget/financial employees which responsibilities include budget, finance, data analysis and grants. • Manage and develop Human Resource employees and responsibilities including position control, hiring/onboarding processes, and payroll for over 154 faculty, 177 staff, 316 adjuncts and over 417 student employees. • Manage College Facilities Office which includes all building renovations. • Oversee college data analytics • Oversee College Information Technology and hold employees to key performance indicators. • Manage, project, and analyze all financial accounts for the college which is a budget of approximately $65 million, including over $31 million in grants and contract funding. • Manage the college Performance Based Budgeting system down to the program level. • Oversee the University’s Continuing Education units which include Professional and Continuing Education, Communiversity and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. • Ensure compliance with all state, federal, and university policies. • Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) for the college and The University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio, University of Cincinnati,
Research Support
Grant: #OSP 05189 Investigators:Schwartz, John 03-01-2005 -06-14-2006 Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Hamilton County TASC Motivational Interview Training Role:PI $15,000.00 Closed Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #OSP1582 Investigators:Schwartz, John 06-01-2005 -06-30-2012 Talbert House Talbert House Graduate Research Assistant Role:PI $126,666.67 Closed Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #OSP05185 Investigators:Latessa, Edward; Schwartz, John 07-01-2005 -06-30-2012 Talbert House Evaluation Services Graduate Assistant Role:PI $83,500.00 Closed Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #069164 Investigators:Schwartz, John 04-06-2005 -05-31-2006 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Provide Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory Training for the Alaska Division of Juvenile Services Role:PI $65,000.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #SRS 005908 Investigators:Latessa, Edward; Schwartz, John 06-23-2008 -06-30-2009 Ohio Department of Youth Services Evaluation Of The Franklin County Sanctions Grid Role:Collaborator $25,000.00 Closed Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #1 AS2040 Investigators:Latessa, Edward; Schwartz, John; Smith, Paula 08-31-2010 -06-30-2012 Ohio Department of Youth Services FY2011 ODYS Contract for Services Role:Collaborator $496,350.00 Closed Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #2008-JJ-DMC-0210 Investigators:Bourke, Susan; Schwartz, John 11-01-2010 -12-31-2011 Department of Justice Community Control as an Alternative to Secure Detention Role:PI $80,010.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #2AS2520 Investigators:Latessa, Edward; Schwartz, John; Smith, Paula 07-01-2011 -06-30-2012 Ohio Department of Youth Services ODYS FY 2012 Service Contract Role:Collaborator $559,350.00 Closed Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #SRS 007751 Investigators:Schwartz, John 09-01-2011 -05-31-2012 Department of Justice Effective Practices for Community Supervision Training (EPICS) Training -- Virginia Beach Role:PI $18,000.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #SRS 007874 Investigators:Schwartz, John 01-01-2012 -04-30-2012 Department of Justice Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority Correctional Program Checklist (CPC)-Community Supervision Agency (CSA) Training Role:PI $24,000.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #SRS 007894 Investigators:Bourke, Susan; Schwartz, John 01-01-2012 -01-31-2013 Department of Justice Hamilton County Disproportionate Minority Contact Agreement for 2012 Role:PI $80,010.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #SRS 007910 Investigators:Schwartz, John 11-01-2011 -08-31-2012 Department of Justice Yolo County California Correctional Program Checklist Training Role:PI $16,000.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #Contract 03401-12 Investigators:Schwartz, John 03-01-2012 -05-09-2012 Bureau of Justice Assistance Solano County Women's Supplemental Risk Assessment (WRNA) Training Role:PI $11,500.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #2012-0000094 Investigators:Schwartz, John 06-18-2012 -06-30-2013 Department of Justice FY 2013 Arizona Youth Assessment System (AYAS) Enhancements Role:PI $43,300.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #Contract No. 403-12-0842 Investigators:Schwartz, John 06-01-2012 -04-30-2014 Bureau of Justice Assistance Ohio Department of Rehabilitation Effective Practices in Community Supervision (EPICS) Trainings Role:PI $77,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #3AS2930 Investigators:Latessa, Edward; Schwartz, John; Smith, Paula 07-11-2012 -06-30-2013 Ohio Department of Youth Services FY 2013 ODYS Training and Technical Assistance Contract Role:Collaborator $534,150.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #Contract 415-12-0863 Investigators:Schwartz, John 07-01-2012 -06-30-2014 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) Maintenance FY 2013 Role:PI $328,515.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #Contract No 415-12-0862 Investigators:Schwartz, John 07-01-2012 -10-31-2013 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Department of Rehabilitation and Correction FY 2013 Enhancements for the Ohio Risk Assessment System Role:PI $240,871.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #415-13-0864 Investigators:Schwartz, John 09-01-2012 -06-30-2013 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) Data Sharing Enhancement Role:PI $46,189.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #PA ORAS Investigators:Schwartz, John 07-01-2012 -06-30-2014 Department of Justice Council On Chemical Abuse ORAS Trainings Role:PI $23,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #On-Site Training Agreement Investigators:Schwartz, John 10-01-2012 -08-31-2013 Bureau of Justice Assistance New Hampshire Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) and Effective Practices in Community Supervision (EPICS) Training Role:PI $108,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #Contract No. 415-13-0876 Investigators:Schwartz, John 07-01-2012 -10-31-2013 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) FY 2013 Profile Enhancements Role:PI $171,386.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #DOC Contract No. K9636 Investigators:Schwartz, John 08-01-2012 -09-30-2013 Department of Justice Washington Training Contract Role:PI $99,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #Service Contract Investigators:Schwartz, John 12-04-2012 -06-30-2013 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) Thinking for a Change Train The Trainers Role:PI $16,000.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #PO 20130207129 \ 12-C8002-JB09 Investigators:Schwartz, John 07-01-2012 -09-30-2013 Department of Justice Richmond Evidence Based Practices Year 4 Role:PI $45,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #SRS 008445 Investigators:Schwartz, John 01-01-2013 -02-28-2013 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Sandusky Reentry Evaluation Role:PI $25,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #SRS 008481 Investigators:Schwartz, John 03-12-2013 -06-30-2013 Bureau of Justice Assistance Nevada Substance Abuse and ORAS Trainings Role:PI $17,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #415-13-0957 Investigators:Schwartz, John 04-08-2013 -06-30-2013 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ORAS Master Train the Trainer Role:PI $36,000.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #JPMS-13-0002 Investigators:Schwartz, John 03-26-2013 -11-30-2013 Department of Justice Virginia Beach, VA Aggression Replacement Training (ART) Training Program Role:PI $40,278.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #MOA #13-004 Investigators:Schwartz, John 03-31-2013 -03-31-2014 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice Effective Practices in Community Supervision (EPICS) Training Program Role:PI $72,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #PON2 527 1300001390 1 Investigators:Schwartz, John 02-15-2013 -06-30-2013 Department of Justice KY EPICS Training and Train the Trainer Role:PI $54,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #PON2 527 1300001383 1 Investigators:Schwartz, John 02-15-2013 -06-30-2013 Department of Justice KY Correctional Program Checklist (CPC) Training Role:PI $16,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #13DOC0112AA Investigators:Schwartz, John 03-01-2013 -06-30-2014 Department of Justice Connecticut Ohio Risk Assessment System and Women’s Risk Need Assessment Automation Role:PI $105,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #3304599 Investigators:Schwartz, John 03-15-2013 -03-14-2014 Department of Justice Rhode Island CPC Training Role:PI $16,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #ORAS training Investigators:Schwartz, John 05-01-2013 -08-31-2013 Bureau of Justice Assistance Alabama Training Program for Ohio Risck Assessment System Role:PI $15,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #2013-00000064 Investigators:Schwartz, John 04-22-2013 -06-30-2013 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Arizona Supreme Court Case Planning AZYAS training Role:PI $5,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #4AS3050 Investigators:Latessa, Edward; Schwartz, John 07-01-2013 -06-30-2014 Ohio Department of Youth Services FY 2014 ODYS Technical Assistance Contract Role:Collaborator $463,250.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #415-14-0977 Investigators:Schwartz, John 07-01-2013 -07-01-2014 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ORAS Recertification Role:PI $31,944.00 Awarded Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #403-14-0998 Investigators:Schwartz, John 07-01-2013 -06-30-2014 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ODRC OCSS Management Role:PI $509,410.00 Awarded Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #2012BJCXK014 Investigators:Schwartz, John 09-01-2013 -08-31-2014 Kansas Sentencing Commission Study Senate Bill 123 Drug Treatment Program Role:PI $50,000.00 Awarded Level:Other
Grant: #162-00-UOFCIN400 Investigators:Schwartz, John 09-23-2013 -12-31-2013 Bureau of Justice Assistance Miwaukee Program Evaluations Role:PI $24,002.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #2013-00000215 Investigators:Schwartz, John 12-01-2013 -12-31-2013 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention AZYAS Case Planning and Judicial Officer Training Role:PI $12,500.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #2013-00000216 Investigators:Schwartz, John 12-01-2013 -12-31-2013 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention AZYAS Migration Paper Role:PI $15,000.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #415-14-1035 Investigators:Schwartz, John 12-09-2013 -06-30-2014 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction CPC and CPC-CSA Training Role:PI $17,000.00 Awarded Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #431-14-1032 Investigators:Schwartz, John 11-01-2013 -06-30-2014 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Thinking For a Change Train the Trainer Training Role:PI $16,000.00 Active Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #CBI-SA & T4C Investigators:Schwartz, John 11-01-2013 -01-31-2014 Bureau of Justice Assistance New Hampshire CBI-SA and T4C Trainings Role:PI $26,000.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #LA DPSC Investigators:Schwartz, John 01-01-2014 -12-31-2014 Bureau of Justice Assistance Louisiana CPC Training Role:PI $18,500.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #CBI-SA training / 2013DCBX0017 Investigators:Schwartz, John 04-01-2014 -05-31-2014 Bureau of Justice Assistance West Virginia Drug Court Conference CBI-SA training Role:PI $10,000.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #Epics Investigators:Schwartz, John 01-01-2014 -12-31-2014 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention La Crosse County Wisconsin EPICS Training Role:PI $18,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #JPMS-14-0001 Investigators:Schwartz, John 07-01-2013 -06-30-2014 Department of Justice Virginia Beach Technical Assistance Year 2 Role:PI $56,000.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #3AS2930 Investigators:Latessa, Edward; Schwartz, John; Smith, Paula 07-11-2012 -06-30-2013 Ohio Department of Youth Services FY 2013 ODYS Training and Technical Assistance Contract Role:Collaborator $534,150.00 Closed Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #1011226 Investigators:Latessa, Edward; Schwartz, John; Smith, Myrinda 07-01-2014 -09-30-2015 Ohio Department of Youth Services ODYS Technical Assistance Contract FY 2015 Role:Collaborator 469744.00 Closed Level:Ohio, State of
Grant: #ASPIRE / V002A210036 07-01-2021 -06-30-2022 Ohio Department of Higher Education Aspire - Adult Workforce Readiness Education Role:PI 313349.00 Active Level:Ohio, State of
Grant: #ASPIRE / V002A210036 07-01-2021 -06-30-2022 Ohio Department of Higher Education Aspire - Adult Workforce Readiness Education Role:PI 313349.00 Active Level:Ohio, State of
Grant: #Aspire FY23 Investigators:Aleshire, Emily; Schwartz, John 07-01-2022 -06-30-2023 Department of Education Aspire - Adult Workforce Readiness Education FY23 Role:PI 200000.00 Hold Level:Federal
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Steiner, Benjamin, and John Schwartz (2007. ) Assessing The Quality Of Doctoral Programs In Criminology In The United States .Journal of Criminal Justice Education, , 18 (1 ) ,53-86
Steiner, Benjamin, and John Schwartz (2006. ) The Scholarly Productivity Of Institutions And Their Faculty In Leading Criminology And Criminal Justice Journals .Journal of Criminal Justice, , 34 ,393-400
Presentations
Invited Presentations
John Schwartz (2016. ) The IRB Black Hole: Tips to Reduce the Time a Protocol is Lost in Space .NCURA Region IV Conference, Kansas City, MO. Level:Regional
John Schwartz (2016. ) Case Study: working with the IRB .NCURA Financial Research Administration (FRA), New Orleans, LA. Level:International
John Schwartz (2018. ) The IRB Black Hole: Tips to Reduce the Time a Protocol is Lost in Space .NCURA Region IV Conference, Des Moines, IA. Level:Regional
John Schwartz and Carole Donnellon (2019. ) Bridging the Gap and Dodging the Audit Debris When the Paper Files Crumble .NCURA Financial Research Administration (FRA), Las Vegas, NV. Level:International
John Schwartz and Carole Donnellon (2019. ) Bridging the Gap and Dodging the Audit Debris When the Paper Files Crumble .NCURA Region IV Conference, Columbus, OH. Level:Regional
John Schwartz (2021. ) Grant Writing Workshop .Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling National Assessment and Research Counseling , Cincinnati, Ohio. Level:National
John Schwartz and Kristan Harmon (2022. ) Beyond Us & Them: Achieving a "We" Mentality in Research Administration .NCURA Pre-Award Research Administration (PRA) Conference, New Orleans, LA. Level:National
Kristan Harmon and John Schwartz (2022. ) The Art of Saying "NO" in Research Administration: Maintaining Relationships and a Culture of Compliance .NCURA Financial Research Administration (FRA) Conference, New Orleans, LA. Level:National
John Schwartz (2022. ) The IRB Black Hole: Tips to Reduce the Time a Protocol is Lost in Space .NCURA Region IV Conference , Minneapolis, MN. Level:Regional
John Schwartz, Kristan Harmon & Diane Domanovics (2022. ) Exchange Not Obstruction – Achieving a We Mentality in Research Administration .NCURA Region IV Conference , Minneapolis, MN. Level:Regional
Clair Green-Schwartz, Emily Bacon and John Schwartz (2023. ) Case Study: The Impact Accelerator .NCURA Pre-Award Research Administration (PRA), Las Vegas, NV. Conference. . Level:International
Clair Green-Schwartz, John Schwartz (2023. ) Follow-Up Discussion to Leading Without a Title: The untapped Potential of Graduate Student Leadership in Research Administration .NCURA Region IV Conference , Sioux Falls, SD. Conference. . Level:Regional
John Schwartz (2023. ) DEI and Employment: A Guide to Just, Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive and Accessible (JDEIA) Hiring Practices .NCURA Region IV Conference , Sioux Falls, SD. Conference. . Level:Regional
Service
CECH (Technology Board ) Committee Member Level:College 09-01-2004 -12-31-2007
University of Cincinnati (Contracting Task Force ) Committee Member Level:University 01-01-2005 -12-31-2007
University of Cincinnati (Grant Administration Certification ) Committee Member Level:University 01-01-2003 -08-31-2007
Journal of Criminal Justice Education Peer Review/Referee Level: National 06-20-2007 -07-10-2007
University of Cincinnati (Financial System Vendor Scoring Process ) Committee Member Level:University 01-01-2003 -12-31-2004
University of Cincinnati (Institutional Review Board (IRB) ) Board Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 07-01-2012
National Science Foundation (NSF) Other Type:Grant Panel Level:National 04-06-2023 -05-12-2023
University of Cincinnati (Business Officer Council ) Committee Chair Type:University/College Service Level:University 01-01-2023
University of Cincinnati (Staff Senate ) Elected Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 07-01-2023 -06-30-2025
Contact Information
University of Cincinnati, CECH
2610 University Circle
Cincinnati
Ohio, 45221-0002
Phone: 513-556-2317
Fax: 513-556-2483
John.Schwartz@uc.edu