Staff Directory

Vice President’s Office


Angie Brown

Strategic Research Programs Director

angie@ua.edu
(205) 348-1085

Angie Brown

Contract & Grant Accounting


Julie Schwindt

Assistant Vice President Research Finance

jschwindt@ua.edu
(205) 348-0875

Julie Schwindt

Misty Phillips

Manager

mphillip@ua.edu
(205) 348-8115

National Science Foundation (NSF) | Tuskegee University Subawards | Fannie Mae | Lockheed Martin Corporation

Misty Phillips

Sarah Rust

Manager

serust@ua.edu
(205) 348-8121

Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) | Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) | Alabama Department of Youth Services (ADYS) | Alabama Power | Foreign Awards | Tennessee Valley Authority | US Department of Interior (USDI) | US Geological Survey (USGS)

Sarah Rust

Lakelyn Bentley

Accountant II

lnbentley1@ua.edu
(205) 348-2250

U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Lakelyn Bentley

Darlene Burkhalter

Research Accounting Coordinator

darlene@ua.edu
(205) 348-3135

Darlene Burkhalter

Allison Chapman

Accountant II

jorda006@ua.edu
(205) 348-3108

U.S. Dept of Commerce | CIROH

Allison Chapman

Jordan Gray

Accountant II

jcgray9@ua.edu
(205) 348-8116

Social Security Administration (SSA) | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) | U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)

Brittany Lynum

Accountant II

btlynum@ua.edu
(205) 348-8118

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) | University of Alabama in Huntsville Subawards (UAH) | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA) | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies

Brittany Lynum

Jennifer Ray

Accountant III

henry003@ua.edu
(205) 348-0614

Fixed Price Awards | U.S. Department of Education (DED) | School System Agreements | Foundation awards | Alabama Department of Human Resources (ADHR) | University of Alabama at Birmingham Subawards (UAB) | Children’s Trust Fund

Jennifer Ray

Latoya Walker

Accountant II

lfmilner@ua.edu
(205) 348-8102

Department of Defense (DOD) | Arkansas State Police | U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) | Mississippi Dept of Public Safety | Alabama Dept of Economic & Community Affairs (ADECA) | Alabama Dept of Insurance | Alabama Dept of Revenue | Mississippi State Subawards

Latoya Walker

Economic Development


Karley Conley

Workforce Development Program Manager – WIRC

kfconley@ua.edu
(205) 348-7445

Dana George

Business Engagement Program Manager

ddgeorge@ua.edu
(205) 615-9123

Ying Qin

Commercialization and Business Engagement Program Manager

yqin@ua.edu
(205) 348-9833

Electronic Research Administration


Innovation & Commercialization


Nghia Chiem

Innovation and Commercialization Program Director

nchiem@ua.edu
(205) 348-2280

Nghia Chiem

Stephanie Paul

Innovation and Commercialization Project Director

spaul5@ua.edu
(205) 348-2752

Stephanie Paul

Alankriti Bajpai

Technology Transfer Specialist

abajpai@ua.edu
(205) 348-5833

Alankriti Bajpai

Jeffrey Capili

Technology Transfer Specialist

jccapili@ua.edu
(205) 348-0621

Jeffrey Capili

Research & Technology Agreements


Hallie L. Leavell

Associate Director Research and Technology Agreements

hlleavell@ua.edu
(205) 348-4759

Research ASSIST Office


Lisa Joiner

ASSIST Research Program Director

ljoiner@ua.edu
(205) 348-5092

Lisa Joiner

Research Communications


Research Ethics & Compliance


Kory Trott

Director Research Ethics and Compliance

ktrott1@ua.edu
(205) 348-3867

Kory Trott

Ed Shirley

Associate Director Research Ethics & Compliance

shirl013@ua.edu
(205) 348-5069

Human Research Protection Program Lead

Ed Shirley

Emilee Belk

Protocol Analyst III Research Integrity

eahooper@ua.edu
(205) 348-6749

Research Integrity and Conflict of Interest Program Lead

Emilee Belk

Erika Chapin

Protocol Analyst I

emchapin@ua.edu
(205) 348-2350

Animal Care and Use Program

Erika Chapin

Glenda Davis

Protocol Analyst I

gcdavis@ua.edu
(205) 348-0677

Human Research Protection Program

Daraius Guthridge

Protocol Analyst I

dkguthridge@ua.edu

Human Research Protection Program

Daraius Guthridge

Vonda James

Protocol Analyst I

james068@ua.edu
(205) 348-7173

Human Research Protection Program

Vonda James

Carrie Martin

Protocol Analyst I

carrie.martin@ua.edu
(205) 348-3082

Human Research Protection Program

Lacy Sellars

Protocol Analyst

jlsellars@ua.edu
(205) 348-8080

Human Research Protection Program

Lacy Sellars

Deanna Smoke

Protocol Analyst III IACUC

dsmoke@ua.edu
(205) 348-6638

Animal Care and Use Program Lead

Deanna Smoke

Animal Care Facility

Jimmy Ramage

Animal Care Facility Manager

jramage@ua.edu
(205) 348-7217

Jimmy Ramage

Research Financial Affairs


Linda Gooden

Director Research Financial Affairs

lgooden@ua.edu
(205) 348-8120

Linda Gooden

Research Security & Export Control


Leigh Zurek

Export Control and Research Security Specialist II

glzurek@ua.edu
(205) 348-0179

Leigh Zurek

Sponsored Programs


Nichole Cavin

Executive Director Sponsored Programs

amcavin@ua.edu
(205) 348-9866

Deans Office A&S | Deans Office Engineering | Deans Office Graduate School | Electrical and Comp Eng | Financial Affairs | Institute for Rural Health Research | Criminology and CJ

Nichole Cavin

Katie Schneller

Director Sponsored Programs

kvschneller@ua.edu
(205) 348-6792

Accountancy | Biological Sciences | Ctr for Business and Eco Reach |Eco, Finance, & Legal Studies | Mechanical Eng | Museums | School of Library & Info Sci | VitAL

Katie Schneller

Virgestine Bone

OSP Subaward Coordinator I

vdbone@ua.edu
(205) 348-1083

Foster Brown

OSP Grant and Contract Specialist II

gfbrown@ua.edu
(205) 348-8070

Advertising and PR | AL Cyber Institute | AL International Trade Center | AL Life Research Institute | AL Materials Institute | AL Research Institute on Aging | AL Small Business Dev Center | Center for Public Television | Chemical and Bio Eng | Child Dev Resources and Svcs | Clothes Text & Inter Design |Communication Studies | Community Affairs | Consumer Sciences | Gender and Race Studies | Health Science | Health Studies/Athletic Train. | HES Instruction | Human Dev & Family Studies | Human Nutrition | Journalism and Creative Media | Office for Research and Ec Dev | Office for Teaching Innovation & Digital Edu. | Philosophy | Restaurant/Hotel Hosp. Mgtb | RISE Program |University Libraries

Stacey Didyoung

OSP Post Award Specialist I

srdidyoung@ua.edu
(205) 348-3503

Alabama Productivity Center

Stacey Didyoung

Julianna Homan

OSP Grant and Contract Specialist I

jehoman@ua.edu

American Studies | Anthropology | Chemistry | Computer Science | Economic Development – Outreach | Institute of Data and Analytics | Mathematics | Nursing | Political Science | School of Law | Theatre and Dance

Julie Jarnigan

OSP Grant and Contract Specialist II

jrjarnigan@ua.edu
(205) 348-3843

AL Mobility & Power Research Center (AMP) | Academic Affairs | Aerospace Eng and Mechanics | Alabama Transportation Inst. | Art and Art History | Biomedical Sciences (CCHS) | Criminology and CJ | English | History | Inst. For Social Sci. Research | Modern Languages | Music | Physics and Astronomy | Religious Studies

Julie Jarnigan

Lydia Joffray

OSP Grant and Contract Specialist I

lydia.joffray@ua.edu
(205) 348-6457

Adapted Athletics | Alabama Ctr for Ins Info & Res | Curriculum and Instruction | Deans Office Education | Ed Leader, Policy, & Tec Stud | Geography | In-Service Center | International Programs | Kinesiology | Office of Evaluation | Social Work | Special Ed and Multi Abilities | Student Life

Lydia Joffray

Jannette Nguyen

OSP Grant and Contract Specialist I

dnguyen26@ua.edu
(205) 348-7147

Civil Construct and Enviro Eng | Community Medicine and Population Health | Ctr for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS) | Deans Office CCHS | Deans Office Honors College | Honors College | Family Internal & Rural Medicine | Pediatrics | Psyc & Behavioral Medicine

Janette Nguyen

Shannon Price

Manager OSP Post Awards

smprice5@ua.edu
(205) 348-7249

AWI | CIROH

Vacant

OSP Grant and Contract Specialist I

ADAP (school of law) |
Communicative Disorders |
Ed Stud Psyc, Res Method, Coun | Environmental Programs – ENG |
Geological Sciences | Info Syst, Stats & Mgt Science | Management | Metallurgical and Material Eng | New College |. Psychology | Safe State Consultation – ENG | Transportation Policy Research Center