Research Support

The College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences provides resources to support faculty, staff, and students as they conduct scholarly research and works with colleagues in the Division of Research to assist faculty in the pursuit and management of extramural funding. Faculty and staff can reach out to the contacts below via email to ask questions or schedule a meeting, or Submit a Service Request for support that may require time and effort to address. Submitting a ticket ensures that the request is tracked and completed in a timely fashion.

Contacts

Beth Whitaker
Associate Dean for Research and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Contact me about:

  • College research opportunities
  • Interdisciplinary networking
  • Graduate education
Peter Szanton
Director
Office of Research Services (ORS)

Contact me about:

  • Proposal development and budgets
  • Post-award management
  • Contracts and agreements

Stafford Farmer
Senior Associate Director, Proposal Development
Office of Research Services (ORS)

Contact me about:

  • Proposal development and budgets

Monica Warner
Associate Director for Award Management
Office of Research Services (ORS)

Contact me about:

  • Post-award management
Kim Wilson
Award Management Specialist
Office of Research Services (ORS)

Contact me about:

  • Post-award management

LaVerne Ellerbe
Director
Center for Research Excellence (CRE)

Contact me about:

  • Locating funding opportunities
  • Identifying partners for collaborative projects
Katherine Alexander
Proposal Development Specialist
Center for Research Excellence (CRE)

Contact me about:

  • Proposal review
  • Proposal editing and formatting
Kailey Hess
Social Research Assistant
Center for Research Excellence (CRE)

Contact me about:

  • Funding opportunity announcements
  • Funding searches