Michael Mueller

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  • Associate Director of Proposal Development
  • Grants and Contracts Manager
Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office
110G Technology Center University Park, PA 16802
Email: 
mjm9413@psu.edu
Phone Number: 
814-865-7787
Fax Number: 
814-863-3413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Job Responsibilities

As Associate Director of Proposal Development for SIRO, Mike supervises and mentors a team of eight multidisciplinary and training grant proposal developers and graphic arts/multimedia specialists to support the development of complex interdisciplinary strategic research and education proposals for external funding. He joined SIRO in late 2021.

 

Professional Background

Mike has extensive experience in Higher Education teaching, academic affairs and program administration, sponsored programs administration, and research program and proposal development gained at various institutions including Lehigh University, Rutgers University, The University of California Riverside, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He received his B.A. in Anthropology and History from The CUNY Baccalaureate Program, a M.A. in Anthropology from Hunter College CUNY, and a M.Phil. in Anthropology (advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree—currently ABD) from the Ph.D. Program in Anthropology at CUNY. He received a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct doctoral dissertation field research examining displacement and long-term refugee struggle in Cyprus and a dissertation writing fellowship from the Foundation for Hellenic Studies. He is a member of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals, the Society of Research Administrators International, and the Fulbright Alumni Association. He is also a Certified Research Administrator.

Away from work, Mike enjoys organic gardening with his family, reading and creative writing, photography, playing guitar, avidly pursuing a variety of sports including bicycling, golf, tennis, and skiing, and spending time in the great outdoors camping, kayaking, and fishing.

 

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