Use this directory to find research administration support. If you cannot find your specific college or school, contact the OVPR Research Development Team.
Department of Government
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Government
College of Liberal ArtsResearch Contact
Katie Beth Willis — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: katiebeth@austin.utexas.edu
Research administration support
Department of Linguistics
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Linguistics
College of Liberal ArtsResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Erica Alvarez — Department Manager
Email: erica.alvarez@austin.utexas.edu
Post-award support, including account management, human resources support for employees paid on grant funds, and assistance with travel, purchasing, cash advance, and other processes required for post award spending.
Department of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Psychology
College of Liberal ArtsResearch Contact
James Medina, Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: james.medina@austin.utexas.edu
Ali Meurer — Research Personnel Coordinator
Email: alison.meurer@austin.utexas.edu
Human resource services
Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis (IUPRA)
College of Liberal Arts
Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis (IUPRA)
College of Liberal ArtsResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Tony Araguz — Department Manager
Email: araguzt@austin.utexas.edu
Provides research support for investigators in IUPRA, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, and John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies in the College of Liberal Arts.
John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies
College of Liberal Arts
John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies
College of Liberal ArtsResearch Contact
Tony Araguz — Department Manager
Email: araguzt@austin.utexas.edu
Provides research support for investigators in IUPRA, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, and John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies in the College of Liberal Arts.
Latino Research Institute
College of Liberal Arts
Latino Research Institute
College of Liberal ArtsResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Laura Esparza — Assistant Director
Email: laura.esparza@austin.utexas.edu
Pre- and post-award grant administration
Rachel Stimely
Email: Rachel.Stimely@austin.utexas.edu
Grants & Contracts Specialist
LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections
College of Liberal Arts
LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections
College of Liberal ArtsResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Aron Muci — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: aron.muci@utexas.edu
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
College of Liberal Arts
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
College of Liberal ArtsAssociate Dean for Research
Robert Crosnoe, Ph.D.
Email: crosnoe@austin.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research Website
Research Website
Research Support Office
Research Contact
Lindy Aleshire — Manager, Award Services
Email: melinda.aleshire@austin.utexas.edu
Brook Davis — Manager, Proposal Services
Email: davis@austin.utexas.edu
Sheena Moore — Grants Administrator
Email: sheena.moore@austin.utexas.edu
The Research Support Office provides support at the central college level for the entire lifecycle of the sponsored research award from Pre-Award (research and proposal development/submission) to Post-Award (awards set-up/management and post-award oversight and compliance) while serving as the principal investigator’s liaison with OSP.
Population Research Center
College of Liberal Arts
Population Research Center
College of Liberal ArtsResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Meghan D. Tantum — Manager, Assistant Director of Research and Training
Email: meghant@utexas.edu
Sylvia Celedon — Assistant Director of Financial and Business Services
Email: sylvia@prc.utexas.edu