Contact Us
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

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 |
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 |
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
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
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.
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
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
Faculty Support For Internal/External Grant Programs
Grant funding assistance including internal grant awards and external funding opportunities
Support Staff
Other support staff for university researchers
and administrators.
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 |
Rick Parker
Director, Research Facilities & Infrastructure |
217 Dahlberg Hall
(404) 413-0735
rickparker@gsu.edu |
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
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
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
Jian-Dong Li
Director |
714 Petit Science Center
(404) 413-3574
jdli@gsu.edu |
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 |