OVPR Staff Profiles

Sara Hernando is Assistant Director for Research Engagements in OVPR and works as part of the Research Development team, managing strategic partnerships with key collaborators engaging in research on the Forty Acres. Read more in our latest OVPR staff profile series.

Anne Tibbetts manages a crucial university administrative function that oversees faculty members’ roles in outside activities and potential conflicts of interest in the Office of Research Support and Compliance. We sat down with her to learn more in the latest from our OVPR Staff Profile Series.

Tony Carna is the AVP for Research and Director of the Office of Sponsored Projects and one of the newest members of the OVPR and OSP staff community. He brings decades of experience and ideas with him. We sat down with him to learn more in the latest from our OVPR Staff Profile Series.

Anna Hatfield wears many hats at the OVPR. She has also worked and traveled across the US before joining UT. Here she tells us about how much she loves her varied role at the Forty Acres.

Heidi Schmalbach is Program Director for Planet Texas 2050, one of UT Austin’s Grand Challenges. Read more in our latest OVPR staff profile series.

This month the OVPR Staff Profile series shines a light on our very own Chief of Staff, Mark Featherston

Kristin Weidman is an experienced and highly valued member of the OVPR staff team. A UT graduate, she is currently manager of Research Administration but has worked at several other higher ed institutions nationwide. Read more in our latest OVPR staff profile series.

Next in our staff profile series is Texan born and raised, Monty Van Den Bossche Jr. - Senior IT Manager at the Office for Research, Scholarships and Creative Endeavors.

In the first of a new series profiling the people working tirelessly behind the scenes to help make The University of Texas at Austin the number one public research university in the world, we talk to Tessa Green, Executive Director for Research Development at the Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors.