Jennifer Crockett, BS, MBA, is currently the Budget Manager for the Vice Provost of Research at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. In her previous position she was the International Programs Administrator at the Harvard University School of Public Health. With close to twenty years experience in the higher education industry, primarily in the New England area, and nearly ten years experience in sponsored research administration and management, her work has involved managing the financial, personnel, and operational aspects of sponsored projects including managing a large NSF-funded center and working closely with subrecipient partner institutions in developing countries to build capacity and sustainability.

Jennifer has been a member of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) since 1996 and has served/is serving as a member of the National Professional Development Committee (PDC) Evaluation Subcommittee; National Financial Management Committee (FMC); Departmental Research Administration Workshop development committee (DRA); National Annual Program Committee; Regional Annual Program committee; International Neighborhood subcommittee; graduate of the Leadership Development Institute (LDI), class of 2004; mentor in Region I; co-presenter for a webinar; and facilitator/presenter at numerous annual conferences throughout the years.