OSVPR Administration

Office of the Senior Vice President for Research - 304 Old Main

Lora G. Weiss

Senior Vice President for Research

lgw1@psu.edu

Diane Plummer

Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Research

dlp12@psu.edu

Shashank Priya

Associate Vice President for Research
Director, Strategic Initiatives

sup103@psu.edu

Jennifer Leedy

Administrative Support Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Research

jsl226@psu.edu

Ruth Weber

Associate Vice President for Research

rim100@psu.edu

Lisa Keller

Administrative Support Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Research

llk161@psu.edu

Jim Taylor

Associate Chief Information Officer for Research
Director, Office of Research Information Systems

Michelle Hutnik

Director of Research Analytics and Communications

mzh17@psu.edu

Pallavi Eswara

Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

pxe10@psu.edu

Chris Pfeiffer

Limited Submissions Program Manager, Business Systems Analyst

cxp7@psu.edu

Soraya Khaja

Business Systems Analyst

svk5059@psu.edu

OSVPR Unit and Departmental Leadership

James DeLattre

Associate Vice President for Research
Director, Office of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization

delattre@psu.edu

John Hanold

Associate Vice President for Research
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs

jhh6@psu.edu

Dan Leri

Director, Innovation Park Office

drl5@psu.edu

Vijay Narayanan

Interim Director of Limited Submissions

vxn9@psu.edu

Leslie J . Parent, MD

Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Research
Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine

lparent@psu.edu

Harl Tolbert

Assistant Vice President for Research
Director, Office of Technology Management

hrt26@psu.edu

Gloria (Geanie) Umberger

Associate Vice President for Research
Director of Industry Research Collaborations

g umberger@psu.edu

Candice A. "Candy" Yekel

Associate Vice President for Research
Director, Office for Research Protections

cay3@psu.edu