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Andy Blacker
Research Communications Coordinator
(217) 244-8692
blacker@illinois.edu
Communications and marketing for the Illinois Research Community. Andy coordinates and promotes OVCR news and information by managing social media, creating website content, and sharing research events.
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Michael Brosco
Director of Research Application Development
(217) 265-6419
mbrosco@illinois.edu
Application development for the OVCR. Mike manages the OVCR IT group which develops and supports applications designed to facilitate research across the campus. This includes online systems for monitoring research compliance, funding programs and initiatives, researcher training, reporting tools, and OVCR accounting and business needs.
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Stephen Burton
IT Technical Associate
(217) 244-0279
sburton@illinois.edu
Application development for the OVCR. Steve works to design, code and support the online applications provided by OVCR, to facilitate research across the campus.
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Jason Butler
Director of Portfolio Budget and Planning
(217) 244-2138
butlerjc@illinois.edu
Budget and planning for the OVCR and reporting units. Jason is responsible for oversight of the financial portions of all research programs within the OVCR administrative unit. He serves as the point of contact for all financial transactions and commitments for the OVCR.
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Juan Chambers
Administrative Assistant
(217) 244-7179
chamber1@illinois.edu
Administrative support for Peter Schiffer. Juan handles scheduling for the Vice Chancellor for Research and oversees the OVCR Civil Service support staff.
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Melissa Edwards
Director of Research Communications
(217) 265-5446
mme@illinois.edu
Communications and public relations for the Illinois Research Community. Melissa manages the flow of OVCR news and information, oversees the OVCR website and other publications, promotes research events, and organizes the Research Communications Council.
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Kelley Frazier
Office Support Specialist
(217) 333-6771
kdfrazie@illinois.edu
Administrative support for Melissa Edwards, Kyle Galbraith, and Mariselle Melendez. Kelley is also the primary point of contact for all Research Board / Scholars' Travel inquiries.
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Kyle Galbraith
Research Integrity Officer
(217) 265-6551
galbrakl@illinois.edu
Kyle is the Research Integrity Officer, serving as intake official for research misconduct allegations and promoting training in the responsible conduct of research for the campus.
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Maria Gillombardo
External Funding Coordinator - Humanities, Arts, and Related Fields
(217) 300-3336
gillomba@illinois.edu
Application support for faculty applying for external funding. Maria provides research and editorial services, organizes targeted information sessions for fellowship and grant competitions, coordinates proposal writing groups, and meets with faculty to discuss their research interests and grant-seeking plans.
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Lyndon Goodly
Director of Animal Resources
(217) 333-2564
goodly@illinois.edu
Oversight of the campus Animal Care and Use Program. Lyndon is the Institutional Veterinarian and Director of the Division of Animal Resources, ensuring that the U of I remains in compliance with federal, state, and institutional policies associated with animal research, teaching, and animal wellbeing.
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Howard Guenther
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
(217) 333-6771
hguenthe@illinois.edu
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Sharetta Hall
Office Support Associate
(217) 300-4074
shall03s@illinois.edu
Administrative support for Sharee Robinson, Sue Key, and Jan Novakofski. Sharetta is also the OVCR first responder.
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Steve Holland
Research Safety Systems Developer
(217) 244-5652
shol726@illinois.edu
Steve develops and supports applications designed to help facilitate research safety across the campus. This includes online systems for monitoring research safety compliance, research safety initiatives, researcher safety training, and reporting tools.
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Sue Key
Director of Portfolio Human Resources
(217) 244-4592
Susan Key
Human Resources for the OVCR. Sue is responsible for human resources activities, provides HR advice and serves as the assistant EEO Officer for the OVCR portfolio.
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Pradeep Khanna
Associate Vice Chancellor for Corporate Relations and Economic Development
(217) 244-3606
pkhanna@illinois.edu
Leads corporate relations and economic development activities for the campus.
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Linda Lee Drozt
Regulatory Research Coordinator
(217) 333-8124
lklee1@illinois.edu
Conflict of commitment and interest for the University. Linda coordinates campus compliance with sponsor-specific COI requirements/regulations and supports conflict identification and management efforts.
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Jan Novakofski
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research for Compliance
(217) 333-6181
jnova@illinois.edu
Research compliance for the U of I. Jan manages the OVCR units that provide investigator support and regulatory oversight for activities involving animals, biological safety, chemicals, human subjects, or radioactive materials.
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Ben Percy
IT Technical Associate
(217) 300-1748
bperc2@illinois.edu
Ben develops and supports online applications designed to facilitate various research needs across the campus
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Cal Primer
Research Administrative Systems Developer
(217) 265-0692
cprimer@illinois.edu
Cal develops and supports applications designed to facilitate research safety across the campus. This includes online systems for monitoring research safety compliance, research safety initiatives, researcher safety training, and reporting tools.
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Dave Richardson
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Director, Sponsored Programs
(217) 300-7191
daverich@illinois.edu
Sponsored project support for the Illinois Research Community. Dave manages the institutional sponsored portfolio, including oversight of proposal submissions, award negotiations, and award executions ensuring compliance with federal, state, and institutional policies.
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Sharee Robinson
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
(217) 244-4430
sdwax@illinois.edu
Finances and human resources for the OVCR. Sharee oversees the finances and human resources for the OVCR and the portfolio units.
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Abriel Shipley
Full Stack Designer/Developer
(217) 300-5483
aship2@illinois.edu
Provides web application, user experience, programming, and technological support for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) and reporting units.
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Evan Simpson
Accountant I
(217) 300-6232
esimpson@illinois.edu
OVCR accounting and business transaction support. Evan is also the departmental Unified Communications contact.
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Jason Vetter
Applications Analyst
(217) 333-0034
jvetter@illinois.edu
Technology Architect for the OVCR. Jason designs and develops the underlying architecture used by the OVCR IT group to build online systems for monitoring research compliance, funding programs and initiatives, researcher training, reporting tools, and OVCR accounting and business needs.
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Kraig A Wagenecht
Director, External Research Partnerships
(217) 300-3911
wagenech@illinois.edu
External research collaborations for the U of I. Kraig provides business and administrative support and planning for campus-level research initiatives.
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D'Anne Winston
Office Support Associate
(217) 300-3752
dwinston@illinois.edu
Administrative support for Melanie Loots, Mike Brosco, and Jason Butler. D'Anne also provides support for routing the annual Report of Non-University Activities.