NCURANational Council of University Research Administrators
NCURA - National Council of University Research Administrators
NCURA - National Council of University Research Administrators
An organization of individuals involved in the administration of sponsored programs at colleges, universities and teaching hospitals.
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Meet the Reviewers

The peer reviewers are senior experienced research administrators and work through the NCURA Peer Review Program to conduct reviews of sponsored programs. Their breadth of knowledge and understanding of multiple models of operations is brought to the peer review and assists your institution in assessing efficiencies and implementing best practices.


Robert Andresen
Director of Research Financial Services
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Number of Years in Research Administration: 26
Institutions Employed: University of Wisconsin-Madison



Jamie Caldwell
Director, Office of Research Services
Loyola University of Chicago, Health Sciences Division
Number of Years in Research Administration: 28
Institutions Employed: Loyola University of Chicago, University of Chicago


Michele Codd
Associate Director
George Washington University
Number of Years in Research Administration: 22
Institutions Employed: George Washington University, Vanderbilt University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Meharry Medical College



Julie Cole
Director of Research Costing Compliance
Duke University
Number of Years in Research Administration: 33
Institutions Employed: Appalachian State University, East Tennessee State University, Wake Forest University, University of Florida, Georgia Southern University, Duke University



Anne R. Connolly
Senior Director, Sponsored Programs Compliance and Reporting
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
Number of Years in Research Administration: 17
Institutions Employed: University at Albany, Research Foundation of SUNY



Joyce Freedman
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Emeritus
University of California, San Francisco
Number of Years in Research Administration: 36
Institutions Employed: University of California, San Francisco, University of California, Berkley, University of Chicago, Stanford University, Independent Contractor: Mills College, University of Southern California



Joe Gindhart
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Finance & Director Sponsored Projects Accounting
Washington University in St. Louis
Number of Years in Research Administration: 22
Institutions Employed: Washington University in St. Louis, University of Georgia, Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation


Christina Hansen
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research, Emeritus
University of California Irvine
Years in Research Administration: 31
Institutions Employed: University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine


Stephen Hansen
Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus
Number of Years in Research Administration: 30
Institutions Employed: Georgia Southern University, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville



Patricia Hawk
Director, Sponsored Programs
Oregon State University
Number of Years in Research Administration: 31
Institutions Employed: University of Virginia, US Environmental Protection Agency, University of Oregon, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Oregon State University

Peter Koch
Associate Dean, College of Medicine Research Operations
University of Cincinnati
Number of Years in Research Administration: 23
Institutions Employed: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati


Gunta Liders
Associate Vice President for Research Administration
University of Rochester
Number of Years in Research Administration: 30
Institutions Employed: University of Rochester



Peggy S. Lowry
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance, Emeritus
Oregon State University
Number of Years in Research Administration: 39
Institutions Employed: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Oregon State University, Ball State University, Murray State University


David Mayo
Director of Sponsored Research
California Institute of Technology
Number of Years in Research Administration: 32
Institutions Employed: California Institute of Technology, University of California-Santa Barbara


Denise A. McCartney
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration
Washington University in St. Louis
Number of Years in Research Administration: 19
Institutions Employed: Washington University in St. Louis, Barnes Hospital, University of Missouri-Columbia



Kim Moreland
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Sponsored Programs
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Number of Years in Research Administration: 30
Institutions Employed: University of Kansas, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Wisconsin – Madison



Kerry Peluso
Associate Vice President for Research Administration
Emory University
Number of Years in Research Administration: 22
Institutions Employed: Emory University, University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University


Dave Richardson
Associate Vice President for Research
The Pennsylvania State University
Number of Years in Research Administration: 19
Institutions Employed: University of Georgia, Virginia Tech, Pennsylvania State University



Garrett Sanders
Vice President, Sponsored Programs Administration
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
Number of Years in Research Administration: 30
Institutions Employed: NIH, University of Rochester, Research Foundation for SUNY


Beth Seaton
Director of Research Administration, McCormick School of Engineering
Northwestern University
Number of Years in Research Administration: 30
Institutions Employed: Texas A & M; Western Illinois University, Northwestern University



Toni Shaklee
Assistant Vice President for Research
Oklahoma State University
Number of Years in Research Administration: 29
Institutions Employed: Oklahoma State University


Deborah L. Smith
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Number of Years in Research Administration: 24
Institutions Employed: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center



Denise Wallen
Research Officer and Senior Fellow, Research Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
Number of Years in Research Administration: 35
Institutions Employed: University of New Mexico



Pamela A. Webb
Associate Vice President for Research
University of Minnesota
Number of Years in Research Administration: 28
Institutions Employed: University of Minnesota, Stanford University, Northwestern University, University of California-Santa Barbara, University of California-Los Angeles



Pam Whitlock
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Emeritus
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Number of Years in Research Administration: 24
Institutions Employed: University of North Carolina, Wilmington



Tom Wilson
Assistant Vice President/Senior Research Administration
Rush University Medical Center
Number of Years in Research Administration: 35
Institutions Employed: University of Arizona, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Rush University Medical Center


Marianne Woods
Senior Associate Vice President for Research
University of Texas at San Antonio
Number of Years in Research Administration: 30
Institutions Employed: University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Alabama, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Dallas, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Fullerton



Kathy Young
Director, Research and Sponsored Programs
Illinois State University
Number of Years in Research Administration: 21 years
Institutions Employed: Illinois State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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