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Directory by Department

For contacts by department, click the department name below. You may also choose to view the full URSA directory.

If you are seeking assistance with your grant or contract, you may find your assigned college contact, OSP officer and RFS officer in the Proposal and Award Assistance and Resources page.

VP for Research and Economic Development Administration

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
James Weyhenmeyer Vice President for Research and Economic Development 326 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3517 jweyhenmeyer@gsu.edu
June Houston Associate to the Vice President	326 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3517 jhouston@gsu.edu
Associate Vice President for Research Internal and External Funding Support
Monica Swahn Associate Vice President for Research	219 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-1148 mswahn@gsu.edu
Rose Williams Administrative Coordinator	227 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3577 rwilliams127@gsu.edu
Associate Vice President for University Research Services & Administration (URSA) Compliance and Research Integrity
Brenda Chapman Associate Vice President for URSA	218 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3505 bchapman@gsu.edu
Helen Castillo Senior Administrative Coordinator	217 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3547 hcastillo1@gsu.edu

Sponsored Programs (OSP)
Proposal routing and submission and non-financial aspects of post-award grants administration

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Jill Borland Senior Sponsored Programs Officer	G76 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3570 jborland1@gsu.edu
Mi'Yata Johnson Senior Sponsored Programs Specialist	G76 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3509 mjohnson119@gsu.edu
Qiana Lawrence Sponsored Programs Officer	G76 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3527 qlawrence@gsu.edu
Jill Odom Senior Sponsored Programs Officer	G76 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3543 jodom7@gsu.edu
Natasha Stark Sponsored Programs Officer	G76 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3501 nwilliams2@gsu.edu
Elaine Strickland Sponsored Programs Specialist	G76 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3502 estrickland@gsu.edu
John Teal Senior Sponsored Programs Specialist	G76 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3531 jteal@gsu.edu
Lillian Winfrey Sponsored Programs Officer	G76 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3571 lwinfrey@gsu.edu

Research Financial Services (RFS)
Financial aspects of post-award grants administration

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Michael Mathisen Associate Director, Research Financial Services View Biography	G41 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3523 mmathisen@gsu.edu
Valerie Baldwin Senior Research Financial Officer	G41 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3604 vbaldwin2@gsu.edu
Curtis Bonner Research Financial Officer	G41 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3534 cbonner@gsu.edu
Linda Davis Senior Research Financial Specialist	G45 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3533 ldavis94@gsu.edu
Nichole Orogun-Thomas Research Financial Officer	G41 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3533 Nandrews3@gsu.edu
Wanda Page Senior Research Financial Specialist	G41 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3519 wpage@gsu.edu
Teja Singh Senior Research Financial Officer	G41 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3520 tsingh2@gsu.edu
Naomi Haynes-Smith Financial Compliance Officer	G41 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3575 nhaynessmith@gsu.edu
James Stark Senior Research Financial Specialist	G44 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3521 jstark2@gsu.edu

Research Compliance and Safety
Compliance with federal and state regulations governing the use of human subjects, animals, hazardous and radioactive materials, and environmental health and safety. Investigates and advises on matters involving scholarly misconduct and conflict of interest.

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Brenda Chapman Associate Vice President, URSA	218 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3505 bchapman@gsu.edu
Helen Castillo Senior Administrative Coordinator	217 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3547 hcastillo1@gsu.edu
Paul Hysell Hazardous Materials Specialist, Senior	G90 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3515 physell1@gsu.edu
Margaret "Casey" Kilcullen-Steiner Assistant Director, IACUC	232 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3508 mkilcullensteiner@gsu.edu
Jenny Matte Chemical Safety Specialist	G84 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3568 srose8@gsu.edu
Deonne McNeill IRB Compliance Specialist	224 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3503 dmcneill@gsu.edu
Richard Muller Assistant Director, Research Safety Programs	G87 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3510 rmuller1@gsu.edu
Jamar Simmons Chemical Safety Specialist	G84 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3535 jamar@gsu.edu
Amber Skiles Chemical Safety Specialist	G84 Dahlberg Hall (404)-413-3565 askiles3@gsu.edu
Michael Thompson Assistant Director, Research Safety Programs	G89 Dahlberg Hall (404) 886-4289 gthompson11@gsu.edu
Susan Vogtner IRB Compliance Specialist	228 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3513 svogtner1@gsu.edu
Shelia White Director, Human Research Protection Program	220 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3514 swhite32@gsu.edu

Animal Resources (DAR)
Including housing, husbandry and veterinary care for all research animals at Georgia State

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Michael Hart University Veterinarian & Director	986 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3553 mhart@gsu.edu
Venus Barnes Laboratory Animal Technician	989 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3511 vbarnes6@gsu.edu
Dean Blake Associate Director for Division of Animal Resources	985 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3554 dblake@gsu.edu
Robert Bynes Laboratory Animal Technician	989 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3511 rbynes1@gsu.edu
Betty Chan Laboratory Animal Technician	Language Research Center (404) 244-5825 bchan@gsu.edu
Matthew Davis Administrative Coordinator Senior	989 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3511 mdavis1978@gsu.edu
Sarah Hunsberger Research Tech IV	Language Research Center (404) 413-5290 shunsberger@gsu.edu
Chengliu Jin Director, Transgenic and Gene Targeting Core	701 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3603 cjin5@gsu.edu or tgtc@gsu.edu
John Kelley Assistant Director, Division of Animal Resources	Language Research Center (404) 667-8083 jwkelley@gsu.edu
Adelaide Komar Laboratory Animal Technician	Language Research Center (404) 413-3511 akomar@gsu.edu
Michael Morrison Laboratory Animal Technician	989 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3511 mmorrison8@gmail.com
Daniel Rice Laboratory Animal Technician	Language Research Center (404) 413-3511 ircdfr@langate.gsu.edu
Ancilla Titus-Scotland Laboratory Animal Tech I	989 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3511 atitusscotland@gsu.edu
Robert Winfrey Laboratory Animal Technician	989 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3511 rwinfrey@gsu.edu
Brandon Whitlow Laboratory Animal Technician	989 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3511 bwhitlow@gsu.edu

Research Education and Training
Education and training for research faculty, staff, students, and research administrators

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Princeanna Walker Senior Training Specialist	230 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3506 princeannawalker@gsu.edu

Faculty Support For Internal/External Grant Programs
Grant funding assistance including internal grant awards and external funding opportunities

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Monica Swahn Associate Vice President for Research View Biography	219 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-1148 mswahn@gsu.edu
Kelly Stout Associate Director Special Research Initiatives	229 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-5475 kpowellstout@gsu.edu

Support Staff
Other support staff for university researchers and administrators.

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Administrative Support
Tony Burnett Staff Assistant	G41 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3526 bernardanthony2@gsu.edu
Immanuel Chandler Business Manager	231 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3536 Ichandler1@gsu.edu
Martha Koontz Public Relations Coordinator	208 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-5464 mkoontz@gsu.edu
Donna Scullin Clerk	217 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3500 dscullin@gsu.edu
Facilities
Rick Parker Director, Research Facilities & Infrastructure	217 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-0735 rickparker@gsu.edu
Information Technology
Gregori Faroux Program Analyst Manager	4602 Citizens Trust Building (404) 413-4388 gfaroux@gsu.edu
Lee Bailey Analyst Programmer, Intermediate	Citizens Trust Building 400 (404) 413-3537 toniadavis@gsu.edu
Tonia Davis-Greenway Business Systems Analyst, Senior	G41 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-4608 leebailey@gsu.edu
Kelly Robinson Software System Engineer Lead	400 Citizens Trust Building (404) 413-4500 krobinson@gsu.edu
Rob Poh Tech Coordinator, Special Research Initiatives	889 Petit Science Center (404) 413-5462 rpoh@gsu.edu

Technology and Commercial Development Programs
Intellectual Property and Technology / Commercial Development

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
James Weyhenmeyer, PhD Vice President for Research and Economic Development	326 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3517 jweyhenmeyer@gsu.edu
Michael McCann Assistant to the Director of Technology Commercialization	112 SunTrust Annex (404) 413-3556 tmmcann@gsu.edu

Georgia State University Research Foundation (GSURF)
Legal applicant and recipient for research and sponsored program awards conducted by Georgia State faculty and staff

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Gary Brennaman GSURF Business Manager	205 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3529 gbrennaman@gsu.edu
Kate Marchman Administrative Coordinator	206 Dahlberg Hall (404) 413-3544 klammers@gsu.edu

University Research Centers
Georgia State's university-level research centers support

Name/Title	Office/Phone/E-mail
Center for Inflammation, Immunity & Infection
Jian-Dong Li Director	714 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3574 jdli@gsu.edu
University Research Centers Support Staff
Eme Anderson Grants and Contracts Officer	721 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3582 eanderson16@gsu.edu
Michael Daniel PC Specialist, Lead	723 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3561 mdaniel@gsu.edu
Pamela Kindred Business Manager	722 Petit Science Center (404) 413-3576 pkindred@gsu.edu

Contact
Information

URSA Main Office

Physical Address

217 Dahlberg Hall
30 Courtland St. SE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Hours

8:30am to 5:15pm Mon-Fri

Phone

(404) 413-3500

Fax

(404) 413-3504

URSA Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)

Physical Address

G76 Dahlberg Hall
30 Courtland St. SE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Hours

8:30am to 5:15pm Mon-Fri

Phone

(404) 413-3502

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