Research Staff

Specialties

• Vice President for Research Department Operations
• Michigan Tech Entrepreneurial Support Corporation Secretary
• Superior Innovations Secretary
• Research Advisory Council Secretary
• Faculty Start-up
• Lakeshore Center Liaison
• Advanced Technology Development Complex Liaison

Specialties

• Establish, manage, and market a public investment program for research initiatives
• Manage the University's space management system, ASPIRE
• Provide assistance to conceptualize plans and tactics for establishing and enhancing relations with sources of long-term support
• Develop and maintain websites, social media sites, and other marketing tools
• Oversee the coordination of VPR campus education

Specialties

• Assist VPR staff with human resource processes
• Develop and oversee internal business and data processes by continually reviewing and improving them
• Communicate proposal and award data to campus community
• Assist the department with special projects

Specialties

• Campus outreach activities, including creating and presenting educational/training materials for VPR staff
• Analyze data to design, create, and communicate information to internal and external customers
• Support VPR reporting needs
• Provide user support
• Assist the VPR units with special projects

Specialties

• Enhancement of the research environment for external proposal success through networking/collaboration/information sharing events and related campus-wide efforts.
• Pre-submission assistance for proposals (federal, state, foundation, and others), in particular large and strategic university initiatives
• Assist investigators with internal research processes (e.g., cost sharing, budget strategy, research administration)
• Proposal development assistance: writing, editing, and assistance with submission logistics
• Development of non-technical proposal sections (e.g., broader impacts, education, management, and outreach plans.
• For the academic year 2019-20, he dedicates research development support to the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems. ICC members can reach out to him directly for prioritized proposal support.
• When not in the office, can usually be found camping in the Keweenaw

Specialties

• Pre-submission assistance for federal and state sponsored proposals
• Proposal development—writing, editing, gathering required items for submission
• Manage the proposal development process (coordinating milestones, internal deadlines, meetings, e-mail reminders, etc.)
• Support for early career faculty including assisting in finding funding opportunities, navigating processes at Michigan Tech, and developing white-papers and proposals
• For the academic year 2019-20, she dedicates research development support to the  Health Research Institute (HRI). HRI members can reach out to her directly for prioritized proposal support.
• Gets super excited about summer

Specialties

• Chief federal relations officer for the University.
• Build and maintain relationships with key legislative branch and executive branch officials, their staff members, and higher education and other policy advocates and associations.
• Develops and implements research strategies for engaging agencies, companies, and organizations.

Specialties

• Develops and implements strategies for engaging agencies, companies and organizations to support sponsored research
• Engages with faculty and campus stakeholders to identify new opportunities and assist with proposal development

Specialties

• Coordinate and monitor activity that involves animal subjects
• Advise and assist researchers with applications and revisions that involve animal subjects

Specialties

• Intellectual property/patents
• Technology licensing
• Corporate research
• Spin-off/start-up business development

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906-487-2244

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906-487-2226

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• 906-487-2226 

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• 906-487-2228 

Specialties

• Develop, review, and approve budgets and proposals prior to submission
• Review, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions for government agreements and contracts
• Create, negotiate, and administer sub-awards
• Post-award support (e.g. time extension, changes in principal investigator, budget modifications, changes in scope, etc., excluding accounting functions)   

Specialties

• Reviews, negotiates, and processes Non-Disclosure Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements
• Manages the University Trademark Program entailing the processing of license agreements with vendors to use university logos
• Administering legal matters (patents)
• Processes and manages license agreements with the university
• Information system management