OSVPR Administration | Research at Penn State

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

Lora G. Weiss

Senior Vice President for Research

Diane Plummer

Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Research

Phillip E. Savage

Interim Associate Vice President for Research
Director, Strategic Initiatives

Jennifer Leedy

Administrative Support Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Research

Ruth Weber

Associate Vice President for Research

Lisa Shoemaker

Administrative Support Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Research

Kimberly Brue

Assistant VP for Research Communications

Meagan Shultz

Administrative Support Assistant

mgs5290@psu.edu

Michelle Hutnik

Director of Research Analytics

Jennifer Nicholas

Director of Postdoctoral Affairs

Chris Pfeiffer

Limited Submissions Program Manager, Business Systems Analyst

Soraya Khaja

Business Systems Analyst

svk5059@psu.edu

OPEN

Multimedia Specialist

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

Dan Leri

Director, Innovation Park Office

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Vijay Narayanan

Interim Director of Limited Submissions

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

Bin Yan

Associate Vice President for Research
Director, Office of Technology Management

bby5136@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