Use this lookup feature to find research administration support. If you cannot find your specific college or school, contact the OVPR Research Development Team.
Cockrell School of Engineering
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research
Fernanda Leite, Ph.D.
Email: fernanda.leite@austin.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Reggie Crim — Director of Research Administration
Email: reggiecrim@austin.utexas.edu
Joey Walker — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist (Pre-Award)
Email: walker@mail.utexas.edu
Nicole Babilya — Manager of Post Award Administration
Email: nicole.babilya@austin.utexas.edu
Julio Fonseca — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: julio@austin.utexas.edu
Comprehensive research administrative support for the entire grant lifecycle is provided to Principal Investigators (PI) and staff at the central college level in the Cockrell School of Engineering (CSE). The team also assists the Associate Dean for Research and the Dean’s Office with identifying solutions to complicated research matters while developing standard post-award procedures for researchers in the college.
Center for Electromechanics
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Steve Brahm — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: s.brahm@cem.utexas.edu
Proposal, contract maintenance to contract closeout. Export controls and security (visual compliance). Equipment control. NDA's and TCP's. Point of contact for any pre-award audits for the center.
Center for Space Research
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Shauna Pendleton — Assistant Director, Research Administration
Email: pendleton@csr.utexas.edu
Post award, financial reporting, accounting, anad compliance.
Center for Water and the Environment
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Melissa Pollard — Administrative Manager
Email: aquarius@utexas.edu
CWE-CTR-Ferguson “CAEE-ORU” Shared Services Team member; faculty, staff, visitor, and student employment; financial reporting; subcontract monitoring and invoicing; approval of vouchers and documents.
Women in Engineering Program
Research Website
WEP Initiatives
Research Contact
Tricia Berry — Executive Director, Women in Engineering Program
Email: triciaberry@utexas.edu
Broader Impacts consulting: expertise in public and K12 outreach and STEM education efforts, access to events and initiatives for broadening participation efforts, connections across the STEM educational and outreach community (schools, districts, teachers, camp programs, informal STEM organizations, Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem, etc.). WEP proposal examples
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Meghan Papszycki — Research Coordinator
Email: meghan.papszycki@austin.utexas.edu
Research coordinator for Adam Bush, Mia Markey, Nicholas Peppas, Pengyu Ren, Grady Rylander, Jeanne Stachowiak
Erika Trevino — Research Coordinator
Email: e.trevino@utexas.edu
Lori Guerra — Research Coordinator
Email: lori.guerra@austin.utexas.edu
Research coordinator for Aaron Baker, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Sapun, Parekh, Laura Suggs, James Tunnell
Carlos Rodriguez — Research Coordinator
Email: carlos.alonso@utexas.edu
Amy Brock, Andrew Dunn, Tyrone Porter, Edward Castillo, Ken Diller, Samantha Santacruz, Stephanie Seidlits, Janet Zoldan
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Melinda McGlaun — Manager of Research Administration
Email: mmcglaun@austin.utexas.edu
- Pre-award support: proposal submission tasks and documents, requests for information, budget preparation and revision, just-in-time information, assistance with the awards process.
- Post-award support: no-cost extension and other post-award requests, budget forecasting/spending, subaccount transfers, cost share reports.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Vickie Grier — Pre-Award Grants and Contracts Coordinator
Email: vgrier@austin.utexas.edu
Derek Lopez — Post-Award Financial Analyst
Email: derek.lopez@austin.utexas.edu
College of Education
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
Alexandra Loukas, Ph.D.
Email: alexandra.loukas@austin.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Website
Research Administration Website (COERA)
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Team Email: coera@austin.utexas.edu
Liz Kogan — Director of Research Administration
Email: liz.kogan@austin.utexas.edu
Leadership and primary contact for all research matters in the College of Education.
Sylvia Moore — Senior Proposal Specialist
Email: skmoore@austin.utexas.edu
Primary contact for all proposals submitted through College of Education academic departments. Secondary contact for all proposals submitted through TexCEP and MCPER.
Ana Dala — Awards Specialist
Email: ana.dala@austin.utexas.edu
Primary contact for all sponsored projects awards managed on behalf of College of Education academic departments and TexCEP.
Chaz Gardinier — Senior Postaward Specialist
Email: cgardinier@austin.utexas.edu
Primary contact for all post-award administration of projects managed on behalf of College of Education academic departments and TexCEP.
Lisette Pena — Postaward Specialist
Email: lisette.pena@austin.utexas.edu
Primary contact for coera@austin.utexas.edu and dispatcher of inquiries to team. Primary contact for transactions managed by COERA and academic department liaison.
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
Research Contact
Linda García — Executive Director
Email: linda.garcia@cccse.org
Primary contact for all research conducted or proposed through CCSSE.
Alicia Garza — Business Manager
Email: garza@cccse.org
Primary contact for post-award administration conducted in CCSSE.
Institute for Public School Initiatives (IPSI)
Research Contact
Matt Orem — Executive Director
Email: support@ipsi.utexas.edu
Primary contact for all research conducted or proposed through IPSI.
Joy Whitney — Operations Manager
Email: support@ipsi.utexas.edu
Primary contact for pre-award and award administration conducted in IPSI.
Kristyne Blackburn — Finance Manager
Email: support@ipsi.utexas.edu
Primary contact for post-award administration conducted in IPSI.
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Eric Bramblett — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: ebramblett@austin.utexas.edu
Pre- and post-award administration. Pre-award includes budgeting and submission, but not grant-writing.
Olga Macha — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: olga.macha@austin.utexas.edu
Primary Contact for all research administration through MCPER, from inception to funding stream end.
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)
Research Contact
Edward J. Leach — Executive Director
Email: ed@nisod.org
Primary contact for all research conducted or proposed through NISOD.
Sheryl Powell — Associate Director
Email: sheryl@nisod.org
Primary contact for research administration conducted in NISOD.
Texas Center for Equity Promotion
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Esbelle Jowers — Associate Director of Operations
Email: ejowers@austin.utexas.edu
Primary contact for all research conducted or proposed through TexCEP.
Stephanie Strayer — Manager for Research Administration
Email: sstrayer@utexas.edu
College of Fine Arts
College of Fine Arts
Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Academic Affairs
Raquel Monroe, Ph.D.
Email: raquel.monroe@austin.utexas.edu
Associate Dean Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Tim Creswick — Director of Faculty Advancement
Email: timcreswick@austin.utexas.edu
College of Liberal Arts
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate 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.
Department of African and African Diaspora Studies
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.
Department of Government
Research Contact
Katie Beth Willis — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: katiebeth@austin.utexas.edu
Research administration support
Department of Linguistics
Research 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
Research Contact
Lindsay Murphy — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: lmurphy@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)
Research 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
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.
Latino Research Institute
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Laura Esparza — Assistant Director
Email: laura.esparza@austin.utexas.edu
Pre- and post-award grant administration
LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Aron Muci — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: aron.muci@utexas.edu
Population Research Center
Research 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
College of Natural Sciences
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research and Facilities
Andreas Matouschek, Ph.D.
Email: matouschek@austin.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research and Facilities Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Emily Cole — Director of Strategic Research Initiatives
Email: emily.cole@austin.utexas.edu
Anise Hawkins — Program Manager, Strategic Research Initiatives
Email: ahawkins@austin.utexas.edu
Angel Syrett — Research Development Officer
Email: angelita@austin.utexas.edu
College-wide tactical research support for faculty and staff
Center for Learning and Memory
Research Contact
Angi Machos — Senior Contracts and Grants Specialist
Email: a.machos@austin.utexas.edu
Post-award and human resource services
Department of Astronomy
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Jennifer Pratt — Contracts and Grants Specialist
Email: jennifer.pratt@austin.utexas.edu
Department of Computer Science
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Catherine Andersson — Senior Administrative Associate
Email: canderss@cs.utexas.edu
Grant administrator supporting artificial intelligence faculty and students
Megan Booth — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: meganb@cs.utexas.edu
Senior Administrative support for Programs group; HR Partner and voucher processing for the Artificial Intelligence Lab
Eva Fox — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: afox@cs.utexas.edu
Grant administrator supporting Systems faculty and students
Heidi O’Hora — Senior Administrative Associate
Email: ohora@cs.utexas.edu
Grant administrator supporting faculty and students in the Center for Information Assurance and Security
Tyra Skinner — Senior Administrative Associate
Email: tls2022@cs.utexas.edu
Grant administrator supporting the Programming Languages & Compilers research group and AI Laboratory
Jennie Staleski — Senior Administrative Associate
Email: staleski@cs.utexas.edu
Grant administrator supporting Theory Group, IFML and students
Department of Chemistry
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Janet Bui — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: janet.bui@austin.utexas.edu
Pre-and Post-award support
Department of Human Development & Family Sciences
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Note: This department routes most proposals through Population Research Center
Department of Integrative Biology
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Sean Ryan Schaffer — Administrative Manager, Contracts and Grants
Email: schaffer@austin.utexas.edu
Pre-award support for grant submission, mostly NSF, NIH (non-clinical trial), Texas Government sponsors, other small sponsors. Interface with OSP and sponsors on award negotiations, reporting, extensions. Advisory support for post-award administration (account administration, voucher payments, purchasing); Contracts and grants support.
Marine Science Institute
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Sarah Durand — Assistant Director for Finance
Email: sarah.durand@utexas.edu
Joel Vinciguerra — Senior Administrative Associate
Email: jvinciguerra@austin.utexas.edu
Research project coordination, pre- and post-award support, including: budget review, review of general grant requirements, OSP grant submission.
Department of Mathematics
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Angelica Morgan — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: amorgan@austin.utexas.edu
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Yvette Trujillo Canedo — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: ybtrujillo@austin.utexas.edu
Jeremiah Paulus — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: jdpaulus@utexas.edu
Desiree Ledet — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: desiree.ledet@austin.utexas.edu
Linda Beltrán - Manager, Grants and Contracts
Email: lbeltran@austin.utexas.edu
Pre-award grant support: evaluation of funding calls, making the PRF, making writing templates, keeping track of required documents, drafting budgets and justifications, editing documents for formatting and grammar, editing documents for content, drafting model figures, coordinating with collaborating institutions for required documents, uploading documents into submission portals, and coordinating with OSP in general.
Department of Neuroscience
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Cindy Thompson — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: cindy@utexas.edu
Pre-award grant support, and post-award consultation.
Angi Machos — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: a.machos@austin.utexas.edu
Post-award Support
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Note: This department routes all proposals through Dell Medical School
Sydney Bair — Program Manager, Office of Research, Dell Medical School
Email: sydney.bair@austin.utexas.edu
Department of Physics
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Mercy Cristina Avellan — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: grants@physics.utexas.edu
Lauren Constant — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: lauren.constant@austin.utexas.edu
- Development, preparation, budget creation and justifications, compliance verification, and submission of research proposals to federal, state, local, foundation, or industry sponsor agencies and organizations
- Office of Sponsored Projects liaison
- Effort certification assistance, no-cost extensions, credit requests
- Preparation of progress, performance, or ad hoc reports as requested by sponsor or PIs
- Assist in use of the following systems: Research Management System (RMS), eRA Commons, FastLane, ORCID, NIH Commons, Cayuse, SciENcv, etc.
Department of Statistics and Data Sciences
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Scott Webel — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: swebel@austin.utexas.edu
College of Pharmacy
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
John Richburg, Ph.D.
Email: john.richburg@austin.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research and Facilities Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Christi Fannon — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: christina.fannon@austin.utexas.edu
LaKesha Henry — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: lakesha.henry@utexas.edu
Katie Traughber — Administrative Manager and Graduate Program Coordinator
Email: katie.traughber@austin.utexas.edu
Graduate student support
Dorothy Gillette — Administrative Services Officer
Email: dgillette@austin.utexas.edu
College-wide post award administration support
Dell Medical School
Office of Research
Vice Dean of Research
William Matsui, M.D.
Email: william.matsui@austin.utexas.edu
Vice Dean of Research Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Thomas Street, J.D., Ph.D. — Director of Research Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Data Privacy
Email: thomas.street@austin.utexas.edu
Jessica Miller — Assistant Director of Research Operations
Email: jessica.miller@austin.utexas.edu
Mickey Roberts — Assistant Director of Sponsored Projects
Email: mickey.roberts@austin.utexas.edu
The Sponsored Projects Administration team works with faculty members and staff to support the full lifecycle of a sponsored project.
Discovery to Impact
Discovery to Impact
Discovery to Impact Units and Contact Information, when you need help with:
- Intellectual Property Development
- Business Development
- Licensing and Collaborative Research
- Creating a community for collaborative research and entrepreneurship: Texas Innovation Center
- Commercializing innovations: Austin Technology Incubator
- Program Development
Tools:
The Navigator
Disclosing an invention
For Inventors/Entrepreneurs
Foundation Relations Office
Foundation Relations Office
Visit the Grant Application Guide on the Foundation Relations website and complete the Partnership Interest form to request assistance.
Foundation Relations staff assist faculty and researchers in identifying potential foundation funding sources for their research, programs, and projects, as well as developing strategies to approach funders. Other services include:
- Writing
- Editing
- Institutional supporting materials
- Submission
- Cover letter
Find contact information here.
Jackson School of Geosciences
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research
Michael Young, Ph.D.
Email: michael.young@beg.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Yolonda M. Moore — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: y.moore@jsg.utexas.edu
Tera Sherrard — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: tera@utexas.edu
Pre- and post-award grant administration
Bureau of Economic Geology
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Gale Ashley — Senior Financial Analyst
Email: gale.ashley@beg.utexas.edu
Marie Victor — Financial Analyst
Email: marie.victor@beg.utexas.edu
Accounting support
Institute for Geophysics
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Sara Sieberath — Assistant Director for Research Administration and Finance
Email: sara@ig.utexas.edu
Sponsored project proposals, award negotiation and administration, and reporting
Benjamin Hester — Administrative Services Officer
Email: ben@ig.utexas.edu
Accounting support
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research
Paul von Hippel, Ph.D.
Email: paulvonhippel@utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
McCombs School of Business
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research
Susan Broniarczyk, Ph.D.
Email: susan.broniarczyk@mccombs.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Lisa Stacavich — Faculty Affairs Manager
Email: lisa.stacavich@mccombs.utexas.edu
Moody College of Communication
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Interim Associate Dean for Research
Maya Henry, Ph.D.
Email: maya.henry@austin.utexas.edu
Interim Associate Dean for Research Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Office Website
Research Contact
Vanessa O. Lopez — Director of Research Administration
Email: volopez@austin.utexas.edu
Leadership and primary contact for all research matters in the Moody College of Communication.
Julie Campos — Director of Pre-Award Research Administration
Email: julie.campos@austin.utexas.edu
Pre-award contact for proposal development & submissions, and awards set-up.
Brianna Jackson — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: brianna.jackson@austin.utexas.edu
Post-award contact for award administration, including account transactions.
The Research Office provides comprehensive research administrative support for the entire sponsored project lifecycle and serves as the primary liaison with the Office of Sponsored Projects.
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
OVPR 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.
Applied Research Laboratories
Research 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
Research 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
School of Architecture
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research and Technology
Allan W. Shearer, Ph.D.
Email: ashearer@austin.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research and Technology Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Sarah Wu — Assistant Director of Research Administration
Email: sarahwu@austin.utexas.edu
Provide grants services through all the stages of proposal development and submission. Match grant searches to faculty expertise with available funding, proposal development, proposal editing, review for compliance, and budget development. Support is available through all the stages of proposal development and submission.
School of Information
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Soo Young Rieh, Ph.D.
Email: rieh@ischool.utexas.edu
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Ida Rahnamai — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: ida.rahnamai@ischool.utexas.edu
Faculty grants and contracts budget liaison; UT Office of Sponsored Projects liaison.
School of Law
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research
Melissa Wasserman, Ph.D.
Email: mwasserman@law.utexas.edu
School of Nursing
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research
Sharon Horner, Ph.D.
Email: shorner@mail.nur.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Cindy Taylor — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: ctaylor@nursing.utexas.edu
Pre-award and budget development support:
- Group grantwriting sessions, individual grantwriting consultation, mock study sections, and “think tanks” for faculty submitting research proposals for extramural funding.
- Support in preparation and submission of extramural faculty research and graduate student research training grant applications.
- Editing of faculty manuscripts and research proposals.
- Post-award fiscal management.
- Individual consultation in research methods and statistics.
- Individual consultation and group discussion to review summary statements from reviewers of previously submitted proposals.
- Assistance for faculty and students with obtaining Departmental Review Committee (DRC) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for projects involving human subjects.
- Workshops on grant-related topics of interest for faculty.
- Notification of research funding opportunities.
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Associate Dean for Research
Catherine Cubbin, Ph.D.
Email: ccubbin@austin.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Carol M. Lewis, Ph.D. — Executive Director
Email: carolmarie@austin.utexas.edu
Daily operation of the Office of the Associate Dean for Research and departmental review for IRB proposals
Post-award Services:
Gus Gallegos — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: gustavo.gallegos@austin.utexas.edu
Ezra Rebollar — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: ezra.rebollar@austin.utexas.edu
Pre-award Services:
Aubrey Vinklarek — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: aubrey.vinklarek@austin.utexas.edu
Kristan Gannaway — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: kristan.gannaway@austin.utexas.edu
University of Texas Libraries
University of Texas Libraries
Faculty Affairs - Executive Vice President and Provost Website
Access academic assistance for research questions and citation needs. Find resources and expertise for scholarly research. Discover instructional support services for faculty and students.
Aaron Choate — Director of Research and Strategy
Email: achoate@austin.utexas.edu
- Subject Librarians for Research Support: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/?b=s
- Research Data Services: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/research-data-services
- Copyright: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/copyright
- Open Access at UT Austin: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/oa
- NIH Public Access Overview: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/nih/publicaccess
- Digital Humanities Tools and Resources: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/digitalhumanities
- PCL Data Lab: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/datalab