Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (OSVPR)
Directory and Organizational Chart
Administrative Leadership
Penn State is at an inflection point, as is the nation and the world. I am excited to have the opportunity to be a fierce advocate for Penn State Research during a time of immense change. Our research mission is urgent and vital; knowledge creation, dissemination, and implementation will be key determinants of human well being in the rest of this century.
– Andrew Read
Diane Plummer
Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Research
dlp12@psu.edu
OSVPR Old Main Office
Kimberly Brue
Assistant Vice President for Research Communications
kch1@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Meagan Schultz
mgs5290@psu.edu
Christie Clancy
Marketing Communications Specialist
cmc214@psu.edu
Casey Fenton
Web Designer
cjf181@psu.edu
Michelle Hutnik
Director of Research Analytics
mzh17@psu.edu
Soraya Khaja
Business Systems Analyst
svk5059@psu.edu
Jennifer Leedy
Administrative Support Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Research
jsl226@psu.edu
Jennifer Nicholas
Director of Postdoctoral Affairs
jun149@psu.edu
Chris Pfeiffer
Limited Submissions Program Manager, Business Systems Analyst
cxp7@psu.edu
Meagan Shultz
Administrative Support Assistant
mgs5290@psu.edu
Ruth Weber
Associate Vice President for Research Operations
rim100@psu.edu
Douglas Wolfe
Associate Vice President for Research; Director, Strategic Initiatives
dew125@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Leedy
jsl226@psu.edu
Institute Leadership
Deb Ehrenthal
Director, Social Science Research Institute
debehrenthal@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Lidiya Kolonina
lsk5190@psu.edu
Guido Cervone
Director, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
guido@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Samantha Walker
slw5581@psu.edu
Ray Hohl
Director, Penn State Cancer Institute
rjh35@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Debora Holl
dholl@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Jennifer Kraschnewski
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
jlk59@psu.edu
Bruce Logan
Director, Institute of Energy and the Environment
bel3@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Heather Weikel
hmw2@psu.edu
Troy Ott
Acting Director, Huck Institute of the Life Sciences
tlo12@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Brittany Grimes
bng10@psu.edu
Clive Randall
Director, Materials Research Institute
car4@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Melissa Bailey
mic3@psu.edu
Allan Sonsteby
Executive Director, Applied Research Laboratory
ags108@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Karen Parkes-Schnure
jsl226@psu.edu
Unit and Departmental Leadership
Stephen Brawley
President and CEO, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA
spb4@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Heidi Sullivan
hfs3@psu.edu
James DeLattre
Associate Vice President for Research; Director, Office of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization
delattre@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Shutt
jshutt2772@psu.edu
John Hanold
Associate Vice President for Research; Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
jhh6@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Sharon Phillips
syp10@psu.edu
Todd Jackson
Director, Animal Resource Program
taj5330@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Anna Lombard
akl3@psu.edu
Dan Leri
Director, Innovation Park Office
drl5@psu.edu
Vijay Narayanan
Interim Director of Limited Submissions
vxn9@psu.edu
Mike Stedelin
Executive Director, Office of Research Information Systems
mjs926@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Brenda Milliken
blm146@psu.edu
Debra Thurley
Associate Vice President for Research; Director, Office for Research Protections
djd116@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Cristi Crestani
cdc4@psu.edu
Bin Yan
Associate Vice President for Research; Director, Office of Technology Management
bby5136@psu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Deborah Barger
duc15@psu.edu
College of Medicine Leadership
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
Administrative Assistant
Ellen Miller
emiller18@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
