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David Richardson David Richardson
Assistant Vice President for Research
Director of Sponsored Programs

Phone: 814-865-1372
Email: dwr14@psu.edu

John Anthony

John Anthony,
Assistant Negotiator

Phone:
814-865-3242

Email:
jta11@psu.ed

John is responsible for and manages the Tobacco Settlement Program for Penn State. John also negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.


Stacey Bucha

Stacey Bucha,
Negotiator

Phone:
814-865-5579

Email:
sxg9@psu.edu

Stacey reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto. Stacey also serves as Policy Development Coordinator, working with David Richardson to update and develop new research administration policies.

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
  • Dean's Office
  • Farm Operations/Special Operations
  • Information and Communications Technology

Behrend College

College of Business Administration

College of Information Sciences & Technology

Jill Fabbri

Jill Brasher, Negotiator

Phone:
814-863-3655

Email:
jtf140@psu.edu

Jill reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

College of Engineering

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering

Eberly College of Science

  • Astronomy & Astrophysics
  • Physics


Brenda Brooks

Brenda Brooks,
Assistant Negotiator

Phone:
814-863-0715

Email:
bad8@psu.edu

Brenda reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Agricultural & Extension Education
  • Crop & Soil Sciences
  • Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

College of Engineering

  • Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Lori Cole Lori Cole, Senior Processor
Phone: 814-865-0338
Email:lac3@psu.edu

Lori is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents. She also serves as the Contractual Mail Coordinator for the office and is responsible for logging awards and disseminating correspondence to the appropriate teams and provides support to the Director of the Office of Research Information Systems.

Cecelia Doty Cecelia Doty, Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 814-863-4019
Email: ced10@psu.edu

Cecelia coordinates OSP's non-financial compliance activities, including conflict of interest disclosures, FOIA requests, consultant justifications, and delinquent reporting notifications. Cecelia also assists with the processing of OSP's Tobacco Settlement Funds.

Kathy Garman Kathy Garman, Processor
Phone: 814-865-1375
Email:kfo1@psu.edu

Kathy is the office receptionist and is responsible for the handling of the office mail. As the Scanning Coordinator she is responsible for the scanning of contractual documents. She also serves as the Proposal Coordinator for tracking and disbursing proposal information to the appropriate colleges.


Cheryl George

 

 

 

Cheryl George, Negotiator

Phone:
814-863-0674

Email:
cqm2@psu.edu

 

Cheryl reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research
  • Fruit Research & Extension Center
  • International Agricultural Programs
  • Poultry Science
  • Resident Education
  • School of Forest Resources

College of Communications

College of Engineering

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering

College of Health & Human Development

  • Kinesiology
  • Nursing
  • Recreation Parks & Tourism Management

Temporary Assignment

  • Abington
  • Altoona

John Hanold John Hanold, Senior Associate Director
Phone: 814-863-0768
Email: jhh6@psu.edu

John has overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the Office of Sponsored Programs. He provides training, assists in review/negotiation of agreements and proposals, and handles all personnel actions.

Doug Hartman

Doug Hartman, Assistant Negotiator

Phone:
814-863-0681

E-mail:
dfh15@psu.edu

Doug reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Food Science
  • Horticulture
  • Pesticide Education Program
  • Plant Pathology

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

  • Earth and Environmental Systems Institute


Lisa Hipple

Lisa Hipple, Associate Director

Phone:
814-863-4720

Email:
lah8@psu.edu

Lisa provides administrative oversight for the team and the Research Administration Working Group. She reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

Eberly College of Science

  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Dean's Office

Materials Research Institute

Temporary Assignment:

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

  • AESEDA

 

 

Lindsay HolyfieldLindsay Holyfield, Processor
Phone: 814-863-4732
Email: lhh10@psu.edu

Lindsay is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents.

Danelle Kissell

Danelle Kissell,
Negotiator

Phone:
814-865-3308

Email:
dlk20@psu.edu

Danelle reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

College of Engineering

  • Center for Nanotechnology Education
  • Continuing Education at Engineering
  • Engineering Science & Mechanics
  • Facilities Engineering Institute
  • Radiation Sciences and Engineering

College of Health & Human Development

  • Biobehavioral Health
  • Communication Disorders
  • Health Policy and Administration
  • Human Development and Family Studies
  • Nutritional Sciences

Temporary Assignment

  • Graduate School

Michelle Kuhn Michelle Kuhn, Processor
Phone: 814-863-2464
Email: mqf1@psu.edu

Michelle is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents.

Lynn Mitchell

Lynn Mitchell,
Negotiator

Phone:
814-867-1332

Email:
lpm10@psu.edu

Lynn reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Served:

College of Earth & Mineral Science

  • Geography
  • Materials Science and Engineering

College of Engineering

  • Acoustics
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Bioengineering
  • SEDTPP

Eberly College of Science

  • Chemistry
  • Forensic Science
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

Faith Norris Faith Norris, Industrial Processor
Phone: 814-865-0453
Email: fkn1@psu.edu

Faith is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents. She also coordinates and assists in the processing of industrial confidentially, proprietary and master agreements.

JoAnn Parsons

JoAnn Parsons, Negotiator

Phone:
814-863-0587

Email:
jxp5@psu.edu

JoAnn helps coordinate preparation and submission of proposals for OSP. She is also responsible for the coordination of research opportunity dissemination, Grants.gov, NIH Commons, and FastLane coordination assistance. She is the OSP Webmaster.

Units Assigned:

College of Arts and Architecture

Capital College

Wendy Peck Wendy Peck, Office Manager
Phone: 814-863-0643
Email: wly2@psu.edu

Wendy's primary duties are to support the Assistant Vice President for Research. Additional duties include assisting all teams in all phases of the office functions as well as to supervise and direct the OSP staff assistants.

Patty Prestash Patty Prestash, Grant Coordinator
Phone: 814-863-3389
Email: pvp1@psu.edu

Patty is responsible for processing agreements such as tuition and memorandums of agreement. Patty reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits.

Jackie Raiser

Jackie Raiser, Associate Director

Phone:
814-863-3411

Email:
jlk3@psu.edu

Jackie provides administrative oversight for the team and the Research Administration Working Group. She reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Served:

College of Engineering

  • Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Jodi Reed Jodi Reed, Grants Coordinator
Phone: 814-865-6875
Email: iou7@psu.edu

Jodi is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents. She also serves as the Subcontract Coordinator for the office, overseeing the processing of subcontract agreements; and the Budget Assistant for four departmental budgets.


Diane Shaw

Diane Shaw, Negotiator

Phone:
814-865-1373

Email:
djK2@psu.edu

Diane reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Served:

Ben Franklin

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

  • Energy Institute

 

 

Tim Stodart

Tim Stodart, Associate Director

Phone:
814-865-1027

Email:
tms21@psu.edu

Tim provides administrative oversight for the team and the Research Administration Working Group. He reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

College of Engineering

  • Pennsylvania Transportation Institute

Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

  • Astrobiology Center
  • Energy & Mineral Engineering (temporary assignment)

Rosemarie Stover Rosemarie Stover, Processor
Phone: 814-865-3307
Email: rvs8@psu.edu

Rosemarie is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents.

Jennifer Taylor-Hillebrand

Jennifer Taylor-Hillebrand,
Negotiator

Phone:
814-865-2032

Email:
jth18@psu.edu

Jennifer reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Cooperative Extension Service
  • Dairy and Animal Science
  • Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
  • Southeast Field Research & Extension

College of Earth & Mineral Sciences

  • Geosciences
  • Meteorology
  • PA Space Grant

College of the Liberal Arts

 


Helen Tyson

Helen Tyson,
Senior Negotiator

Phone:
814-863-4020

Email:
hrt2@psu.edu

Helen reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

College of Education

College of Engineering

  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Dean's Office

College of Health and Human Development

  • Centers in the College of Health and Human Development
  • Dean's Office
  • School of Hospitality Management

Dickinson School of Law

Social Science Research Institute


Karen Woomer

Karen Woomer, Negotiator

Phone:5
814-865-8337

Email:
kxm5@psu.edu

Karen reviews and processes proposals to state and federal agencies, industries, and non-profits; and negotiates and processes gifts, grants, contracts, subawards, and modifications thereto.

Units Assigned:

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Agricultural & Biological Engineering
  • Entomology

Berks College

Miscellaneous Units

Other Commonwealth Colleges

Outreach

Kim Wright Kim Wright, Processor
Phone: 814-863-8118
Email: kiw2@psu.edu

Kim is responsible for providing support in the processing of proposals, awards, subcontracts and related documents. She also serves as back up to Subcontract Coordinator, Budget Assistant, and Proposal Coordinator.