Administration and Staff

Dr. Heather Patisaul
Associate Dean for Research
919.515.7865
hbpatisa@ncsu.edu
https://patisaullab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/

Serves as chief administrator for the College of Sciences Research Office and is the principal administrative representative on all research matters for the college. Oversees the pre-award staff members who handle proposal processing for the college and the post-award staff members who work directly with faculty in the accounting and financial management of their grants. The associate dean also has responsibilities for space coordination and major construction projects.

Meghan Kerr, CRA
Director of Research Administration
919.513.4110
mngriffi@ncsu.edu

Responsible for all operations of the College Research Office, from proposal preparation to award close-out. Oversees conflict-of-interest management, cost share and effort reporting, subcontract monitoring, sponsor reporting and compliance management, and development and delivery of training for both pre-award and post-award services.

Dr. Nianyi (Ann) Zhang, CRA
Assistant Director of Research Development
919.515.3094
nzhang7@ncsu.edu

Responsible for developing and implementing strategic activities designed to grow the research portfolio of the College of Sciences and enhance the ability of our faculty to attract extramural support. Areas of expertise include proposal development, training and mentoring in grant writing, and overall portfolio management.

 

Catherine Reeve
Administrative Support for the College of Sciences Research office
919.515.7865
cdreeve@ncsu.edu

Scheduling and administrative support. Assists with proposal development, summer salary training, research compliance (COI/NOI/RCR) reports/training, monthly Research Networking Meetings, and many other Research related tasks.

Pre-Award Team

Joanna Jones, MA, CRA
Pre-Award Team Lead
919.513.4111
jmjones4@ncsu.edu

Manages all aspects of proposal development (including budget development, request-for-proposal interpretation, and submission methods). Processes and submits proposals according to established guidelines. Develops and implements training for the pre-award team, manages team workload assignments and the pre-award database.

E. Morgan Hubach, MHA CRA
Pre-Award Specialist / Proposal Processor
919.515.9767
emhubach@ncsu.edu

Manages all aspects of proposal development (including budget development, request-for-proposal interpretation, and submission methods). Processes proposals according to established guidelines.

Jennifer Stephenson Williams, CRA
Pre-Award Specialist / Proposal Processor
919.515.8146
jswilli3@ncsu.edu

Manages all aspects of proposal development (including budget development, request-for-proposal interpretation, and submission methods). Processes proposals according to established guidelines.

Post-Award Team

Carlos Rivera
Compliance Specialist & TEARS Coordinator
919.515-7865
crivera@ncsu.edu

The Compliance Specialist is responsible for the financial management of grant accounts for the  Research Centers associated with the College of Sciences including the Center for Research in Scientific Computation (CRSC),   The Science House, the Bioinformatics Research Center (BRC),  and the State Climate Office (SCO).  Also responsible for the setup, maintenance, and review of all Time and Effort reporting. Helps to manage COI/NOI, systems (RED), and delivers training for faculty and staff.

Runeda Massenburg
Post-Award Accountant
919.515.7445
runeda_watson@ncsu.edu

Manages sponsored projects for Physics and  Marine Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (MEAS),. Responsible for ensuring all costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable, and that costs comply with Federal and State regulations and cost principles, as well as adhere to sponsor specific guidelines, terms and conditions.

Veronica Morrison
Post-Award Accountant
919.515.2544
vlmorris@ncsu.edu

Manages sponsored projects for the Chemistry and Mathematics Departments. Responsible for ensuring all costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable and that costs comply with Federal and State regulations and cost principles, as well as adhere to sponsor specific guidelines, terms and conditions.

Jenny Spells
Post-Award Accountant
919.515.2584
jkspells@ncsu.edu

Manages sponsored projects for Biological Sciences, Statistics, W.M. Keck Center, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Responsible for ensuring all costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable and that costs comply with Federal and State regulations and cost principles, as well as adhere to sponsor specific guidelines, terms and conditions.