Use this directory to find research administration support. If you cannot find your specific college or school, contact the OVPR Research Development Team.
Applied Research Laboratories
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
Applied Research Laboratories
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative EndeavorsResearch Contact
Tracy Hardwick — Assistant Director, Administrative Services
Email: tracy.hardwick@arlut.utexas.edu
Manage the accounting for all the research grants and contracts that ARL has. Prepare and review the various service center rates ARL has. Complete payroll for ARL staff and students.
Office of Sponsored Projects
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
Office of Sponsored Projects
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative EndeavorsResearch Contact
Pre-Award
Elena Mota — Associate Director
Email: evmota@austin.utexas.edu
Post-Award
Tania Tost — Associate Director
Email: ttost@austin.utexas.edu
Grants Financial Management
Linda Haster — Associate Director
Email: linda.haster@austin.utexas.edu
Operations and Training
Gina Bhakta — Sr. Manager of Data & Systems Operations
Email: bhakta@austin.utexas.edu
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative EndeavorsOVPR Staff Directory
OVPR Research Development
UT Research Management Suite
Bridging Barriers
Research Development Contact
- Jennifer Gardner, Ph.D., Deputy Vice President for Research
- Lena Suk, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Investigator Skill-Building
- Kayla Dryden, Research Development Officer, Grant Support and Research Administration
- Bob McGarrett, Program Director - Limited Submission and OVPR-Administered Grants
- Bridging Barriers: BridgingBarriers@austin.utexas.edu
Services Provided
The OVPR Research Development team strategically oversees campus-level initiatives that promote collaborative research, including the UT Pop-Up Institutes and our campus-wide research grand challenges initiative, Bridging Barriers. We also provide competitive intelligence and tactical proposal development support to cross-college teams of researchers pursuing center grants and other major external funding. We facilitate collaborative relationships among faculty through a research mentor-pairing program, and we organize investigator skill-building events that enable motivated early career researchers to seek advice from successful PIs.