Staff Directory

Office of the Vice Chancellor

Deb Thomas, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor
Carolyn Aguiar
Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor of Research
Braxton Koblick
Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Research
Office of the Vice Chancellor
Barbara Lash, Ph.D.
Communications & Engagement Specialist
Office of the Vice Chancellor
Michael Braham
Electronic Research System Administrator
Sheri Rice
Director of Budget and Personnel

Budget and Personnel

Pearl Brown
Human Resource Specialist
Khadija Khalid
Business Services Coordinator
 Andrea Maruri
Business Services Coordinator
Jessica Thomas
Business Services Coordinator

Center for Research Excellence

Stacy Leotta
Assistant Director and Program Coordinator
Center for Research Excellence
Katherine Alexander
Proposal Development Specialist
Kailey Hess
Limited Submissions and Internal Funding Coordinator

Office of RESEARCH Commercialization and Development

Bradley Fach
Director – Licensing & Operational Excellence
Arianna Harper
Technology Marketing and Outreach Manager
Bella Hux
Technology Transfer Specialist

Grants & Contracts Administration

Darlene Booker
Executive Director
Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
Vacant
Sr. Lead of Sponsored Research Operations
Cameron/Remote
VACANT
Senior Reporting and Subrecipient Compliance Specialist
Cameron/Remote
Lauren Gunderman
Senior Research Administrator
Shawnee Haney
Assistant Director of Post Award Management
Lynda Lockman
Senior Research Administrator
Christelle McKinney
Assistant Director, Compliance and Reporting
Jocelyn Westpfahl
Research Administrator

Office of Research Partnerships

Greg Needham
Executive Director
Patrick Boyle
Associate Director – Health and Medical Sciences, and Bioinformatics
Vacant
Administrative Support Associate
PORTAL 226
Ali Mateen
University Business Partner Service Manager
Jeff Woolard
Associate Director – Transportation and Energy

Research Protections and Integrity

Angelica Martins, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Research Integrity Officer (RIO)
Sherry Loyd
Associate Director and Conflict of Interest Officer
Linda Connolly
IACUC Coordinator
Saul Sotolongo
Research Security Coordinator
Lacy Kitchin
Export Control Officer | Facility Security Officer
Jennifer Lewis
Sr. Research Integrity Administrator
Ray Hartsfield
Research Integrity Specialist
Sarah Moldovan
Animal Care Manager
Laboratory Animal Resources
Alvaro Perez
Animal Care Assistant Manager
Laboratory Animal Resources
Hernando Gordils
Research Specialist
Laboratory Animal Resources
Melissa Richardson
Research Technician
Laboratory Animal Resources

Office of Research Services

Sam Parker
Contract Administrator
Office of Research Services
Stafford Farmer
Interim Executive Director & Senior Associate Director, Proposal Development
Monica Warner
Associate Director, Award Management
Natasha Walton
Associate Director, Contract and Award Negotiations
Nataly Tapper
Senior Award Management Specialist
Jordan Rizzo
Proposal Development Officer
Vacant
Director
Cameron
Vacant
Award Management Specialist
Michael Cohen
Award Management Specialist
Jelani Cooper
Senior Contract Negotiator
Malisha Green
Award Management Specialist
Julia Jones
Senior Proposal Development Officer
Caroline Kennedy
Proposal Development Officer