UD Research Organization
UD Research Reporting Structure
Miguel Garcia-Diaz**
Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Innovation (VPRSI)
Allison Castellanos
Assistant to the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Innovation, Reports to the VPRSI
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
Jeff Friedland
Associate Vice President, Research Administration, Reports to the VPRSI
Devora Frisby
Financial Analyst II, Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Elizabeth Townsend
Research Admin Training, Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Chris White
Systems Analyst, Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Clemente Jones, Karen Jordan
Sponsored Program Sys Specialist, Reports to System Analyst
Michele Carey
Administrative Specialist, Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Katie Brown
Asst Director, Contracts & Grants: Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Fiona Foss
Sr. Contracts & Grants Analyst: Reports to Katie Brown Asst Director for Contracts & Grants
John Champion, Noel Welsh, Molly Yoo
Contracts & Grants Analyst: Reports to Katie Brown Asst Director for Contracts & Grants
Laura Paller
Asst Director, Contracts & Grants: Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Jennifer Watts
Sr. Contracts & Grants Analyst: Reports to Laura Paller Asst Director for Contracts & Grants
Amanda Deaver, Ayanna Harrison, Mary Snyder
Contracts & Grants Analyst: Reports to Laura Paller Asst Director for Contracts & Grants
Susan Tompkins
Asst Director, Contracts & Grants: Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Allison Roby, Vacant
Sr. Contracts & Grants Analyst: Reports to Susan Tompkins Asst Director for Contracts & Grants
Christine Castell, Cheryl Sisofo
Subaward Specialist: Reports to Susan Tompkins Asst Director for Contracts & Grants
Dave Griffith
Asst. Director, Sponsored Research Accounting & Billing, Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Wei-Ling Chou, Kia Carey
Billing Coordinator, Reports to Asst Director for Sponsored Research Accounting & Billing
J. Vamos, S. Flynn, A. Dell, R. George, S. Lawlor, J. Williams
Sponsored Research Accountants, Reports to Asst Director for Sponsored Research Accounting & Billing
Sam Mobry
Manager for Sponsored Pgms. Compliance & Audit, Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Vicki Shivery
Effort Manager, Reports to Manager for Research Sponsored Programs
Meena Ilyas
Sr. Accountant, Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Jennifer Gaydos
Assistant Director Shared Services, Reports to the AVP for Research Administration
Anna Thompson
Sr. Grants Analyst, Reports to Grants Manager Shared Services
Robyne Nizer
Sr. Grants Analyst, Reports to Grants Manager Shared Services
Bethany Adams, Kelly Daniels, Emily Eastburn, Sarah Warkentin
CHS Grants Analyst II, Reports to Grants Manager Shared Services
FEDERAL RELATIONS
Angela Anderson
Associate Vice President, Federal Relations, Reports to the VPRSI
CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT
Tracy Shickel
Associate Vice President, Corporate Engagement, Reports to the VPRSI
Nichole Merli
Director of Industry and University Relations / Life Sciences, Reports to the Associate Vice President, Corporate Engagment
CORE FACILITIES
Rockel Corbett
Manager, Finance and Operations, Reports to the VPRSI
Arlene Simbulan
Business Administrator II, Reports to the Manager, Finance and Operations of Core Facilities
Vi Hom
Financial Analyst II, Reports to the Manager, Finance and Operations of Core Facilities
Rory Molina
Billing Coordinator, Reports to the Manager, Finance and Operations of Core Facilities
Myrna Hernandez
Financial Coordinator, Reports to the Manager, Finance and Operations of Core Facilities
Jennifer Schriver
Admin Assistant, Reports to the Manager, Finance and Operations of Core Facilities
RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Tracey Bryant***
Senior Director of Research Communications, Reports to OCM and supports the VPRSI
Beth Miller
Science Writer, Reports to the Senior Director of Research Communications
Karen Roberts*
Science Writer, Reports to the Senior Director of Research Communications
RESEARCH & REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Sean Hayes *^
Interim Associate Vice President, Research & Regulatory Affairs, Reports to the VPRSI
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)
Reports to the AVP for Research & Regulatory Affairs
Eric Hutchinson
UD Attending Vet, Reports to the AVP for Research & Regulatory Affairs
Julie Hoffman
IACUC Coordinator, Reports to the UD Attending Vet
Christine Stinger
Vet Tech, Reports to the UD Attending Vet
Oscar Damminger
Asst. Director, Animal Care Program, Reports to the UD Attending Vet
Laura Flanagan, Dawn Grisillo, Francis Karani, Laura Koonce, Nickolas Munyei, Heather Williams
Sr. Lab Techs, Reports to the UD Attending Vet
Clarissa Roth
Director Research Security, Reports to the Interim Associate Vice President, Research & Regulatory Affairs
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Reports to the AVP for Research & Regulatory Affairs
Nicole Farnese-McFarlane
Director, Human Research Protections Program & IRB
Renee Brown
Director, Human Subjects Research Compliance
Liza Walker
Senior Research Compliance Specialist
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
Eric Wommack
Senior Associate Vice President for Research, Reports to the VPRSI
Jennifer Doran
Administrative Specialist, Reports to the Senior AVPR and to Interim Associate Vice President, Research & Regulatory Affairs
Vacant
UD-VA Relations Director, Reports to the Senior AVPR
David Barczak
Communications Manager, Reports to the Senior AVPR and the Senior Director for Research Communications
Jennifer Roth
Research Education Manager, Reports to the Senior AVPR
Ciara O’Connell
Research Dev Manager, Reports to the Senior AVPR
John McMillan
IT Support Consultant III, Reports to the Senior AVPR
Jessica Mankus
Grants Facilitator, Reports to the Senior AVPR
Vacant
Grants Facilitator, Reports to the Senior AVPR
OEIP
Julius Korley
Associate Vice President, Office of Economic Innovation & Partnerships, Reports to the VPRSI
Amalea Rassias
Sr. Assistant Director, OEIP, Reports to the AVP OEIP
Cheryl Honaker, Stephanie O’Leary
OEIP Operations Staff, Reports to the OEIP Sr. Assistant Director
Michael Blaustein
Director, Business Intelligence Commercialization Strategy, Reports to the AVP OEIP
Donna Snyder White
Innovation Ecosystem Manager, Reports to the Director, Business Intelligence Commercialization Strategy
Frances Galvin
Technology Transfer Office Lead, Reports to the AVP OEIP
Dan Beniker, Christina Catalano, Frances Galvin, Stefanie McBride, Saurabhi Satam
Technology Transfer Office Staff, Reports to the Technology Transfer Office Lead
Stefanie McBride
Manager TTO, Reports to the AVP OEIP
J. Michael Bowman
Assoc. Director, OEIP, State Director, SBDC, Reports to the AVP OEIP
Angela Giliberti
DTP Office Manager, Reports to the OEIP Assoc. Director
Ariel Gruswitz
Assoc. State Director, SBDC, Reports to the OEIP Assoc. Director
Tom Thunstrom
Ctr. Director, Georgetown SBDC, Reports to the OEIP Assoc. Director
Walter Blaney
Pro. Director, APEX Accelerator Delaware, Reports to the OEIP Assoc. Director
Claude Cable, Lindsay Pennington, Dana Reece
APEX Staff, Reports to the OEIP Pro. Director
Lisette Cabrera-Galloza, Louis DiNetta, Troy Farmer, Marisa Tranchitella Foltz, Maria Freudenthal, Elyce Hall, Apryl King, Jillian McAndrew, Caroline Hermance, Gabrielle Latinski
DE SBDC Staff, Reports to the OEIP Assoc. Director
Core Facilities that Report into the Research Office
Advanced Materials Characterization Lab (DIMR-AMCL)
Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (DBI-CBCB)
Center for Biomedical & Brain Imaging (CBBI)
Center for Data-Intensive & Computational Science (DiCoS)
Center for Human Research Coordination (CHRC)
DBI Bio-Imaging Center (DBI-Bio-Imaging)
DNA Sequencing & Genotyping Center (DBI-DNA)
Materials Growth Facility (DIMR-MGF)
Nanofabrication Facility (DIMR-UDNF)
Pearson Hall Makerspace
Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine (OLAM)
W. M. Keck Center for Advanced Microscopy & Microanalysis (DIMR-Keck)
State-Wide Partnerships that Report into the Research Office
Delaware Clinical & Translational Research ACCEL Program (DE-CTR ACCEL, Greg Hicks)
Delaware Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DE EPSCoR, Amy Slocum)
Delaware IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (DE-INBRE, Melinda Duncan)
Centers and Institutes that Report into the Research Office
Center for Clean Hydrogen (CCH)
Center for Plastics Innovation (CPI)
Data Science Institute (DSI)
Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI)
Delaware Energy Institute (DEI)
Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN)
Disaster Research Center (DRC)
Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS)
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL, Kelvin Lee*)
Departments that Report into the Research and Regulatory Affairs
Environmental Health and Safety
(LASER / Bio / Radiation and Chemical Safety Committees)
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
* Empowered Official
** Research Integrity Officer, Institutional Official for Human Subjects
^ Facility Security Officer, Institutional Official for Animal Use
‡ Assistant Research Integrity Officer
*** This unit reports to the Office of Communications and Marketing
and is a partnership supporting UD’s research outreach mission.
Updated: 12/01/2025
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