Office of Research

• Business and financial manager for the Office of Research

Contact Karen for information about:

• PREPARE (PREParation for Appalachian Research Experiences) research mentoring programs
• Professional development opportunities related to grantsmanship and extramural funding
• Strategies and resources for developing competitive proposals
• Consultations to refine project ideas into fundable topics
• Editorial assistance with grant proposal narratives
• Collaborative initiatives between Appalachian State University faculty and staff and their counterparts at other institutions and agencies

Contact Katie for information about:

• Applying for limited submission competitions 
• Applying for internal grants
• Obtaining sample proposals and other grant writing resources
• Editorial assistance with grant proposal narratives
• Second language editorial assistance with grant proposal narratives
• Consultations to refine project ideas into fundable topics
• Professional development opportunities related to grantsmanship and extramural funding
• International research programs assistance

Contact Charna for information about:

• Assisting departments with sponsored projects
• Building budgets
• Overseeing internal approval process
• Processing and managing awards
• Monitoring sponsor news
• Coordinating sponsored project policy and procedures
• Facilitating collaborations

Contact Roxie for information about:

• Assisting departments with sponsored projects
• Building budgets
• Overseeing internal approval process
• Processing and managing awards
• Monitoring sponsor news
• Managing Sponsored Programs web content
• Assisting with multidisciplinary institutional proposal submissions

Contact Yingqi for information about:

• Assisting departments with sponsored projects
• Building budgets
• Overseeing internal approval process
• Processing and managing awards
• Monitoring sponsor news
• Managing AGrants
• Coordinating electronic research administration systems (eRA)

Contact Kerri for information about:

• Assisting departments with sponsored projects
• Building budgets
• Overseeing internal approval process
• Processing and managing awards
• Monitoring sponsor news
• Negotiate and prepare all contract and grant agreements (incoming and outgoing)
• Conflict of Interest (COI) Project-Specific disclosure process

Contact Vivian for information about:

• Assisting departments with sponsored projects
• Building budgets
• Overseeing internal approval process
• Processing and managing awards

Contact Paul for information about:

• Assisting departments with sponsored projects
• Building budgets
• Overseeing internal approval process
• Processing and managing awards

Contact Nathanael for information about:

• Policies and procedures for research compliance topics
• IRB process and submissions
• CITI training registration/course selection
• Workshops/class visits/training on IRB

Contact Shante' for information about:

• Animal research, teaching or demonstration regulations
• IACUC process and submissions
• Recombinant DNA research regulations
• IBC process and submissions
• Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) questions
• CITI training registration/course selection for research using animals or rDNA

Contact Dennis for information about:

• IRB application assistance
• CITI training questions
• Conflicts of Interest (COI) Annual Disclosure process 
• Export Controls Questions 

Contact Twila for information about:

• Study design/methodology
• Power analyses
• Data management/archiving plans
• Data analysis
• Writing results sections