Research Administration and Operations

ORED’s organizational chart will help you understand our reporting structure. (Last updated 5-17-2024)

VCRED Administrations and Operations

301 Canfield Administration Building Lincoln, NE 68588-0433 | https://research.unl.edu/staff-directory/

This larger team is comprised of several smaller teams including Communications, Finance and Information Systems, Events and Outreach, Building Systems, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Project Management, External Recognition and Awards, External Impact, and Federal Relations.

rbevins1@unl.edu
402-472-2851

Rick Bevins

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
hborck2@unl.edu
402-472-4090

Heather Borck

Research Development Program Coordinator
jbosley@unl.edu
402-472-7055

Jocelyn Bosley

Research Impact Coordinator
becky.carter@unl.edu
402-472-3136

Becky Carter

Organizational Development Specialist
mkerr4@unl.edu
402-472-4050

Mekenzie Clover

Research Portfolio Manager II
adelaney2@unl.edu
402-472-0346

Tony Delaney

Research Project Manager I
afabry2@unl.edu
402-472-3303

AJ Fabry

Human Resources Coordinator
nick.glass@unl.edu
402-310-8809

Nick Glass

Research Building Systems Lead Technician
mgreer1@unl.edu
402-472-2851

Mari Greer

Administrative Coordinator
mary.guest@unl.edu
402-472-3123

Mary Guest

Executive Assistant
dhamernik2@unl.edu
402-472-7540

Deb Hamernik

Senior Research Advisor
jherrmann2@unl.edu
402-472-3554

Jessica Herrmann

Director of Government Relations
thix2@unl.edu
402-472-7034

Tiffani Hix

Director, Project Management Office
sherri.jones@unl.edu
402-472-3123

Sherri Jones

Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Dean and Velma Warren Hodder Professor, College of Education and Human Sciences
aliank@unl.edu
402-472-6145

Alian Kasabian

Research Data and Security Liaison
lmaupin2@unl.edu
402-472-0030

Lisa Maupin

Events & Outreach Manager
nlm@unl.edu
402-472-3902

Nathan Meier

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development
jnelson18@unl.edu
402-472-0321

Jennifer Nelson

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Research Integrity Officer

Brad Roth

Executive Director of NUtech Ventures and Associate Vice Chancellor for Technology Development
astengel2@unl.edu
402-472-7034

Ashley Stengel

Research Portfolio Manager II

Petrina Suiter

External Recognition and Awards Coordinator

Stephanie Vendetti

Events Coordinator
elyse.watson@unl.edu
402-472-4375

Elyse Watson

Research Project Manager I
ewelsch2@unl.edu
402-472-4563

Ember Welsch

Human Resources Coordinator Lead

Chris Yeaw

Research Director for Nuclear Programs
rzavala2@unl.edu
402-472-0735

Becky Zavala

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research

Research Communications

2200 Vine Street, 379 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0864

nkumpula2@unl.edu
402-472-3818

Nick Kumpula

Research Communications Specialist
tlee9@unl.edu
402-472-1808

Tiffany Lee

Senior Research Writer and Editor
dmoser3@unl.edu
402-472-1804

Dan Moser

Research Communications Specialist
awashburn2@unl.edu
402-472-3760

Ashley Washburn

Director, Research Communications

Research Finance and Information Systems

ecoufal4@unl.edu
402-472-6743

Erin Coufal

Lead Research Business Services Specialist
jcronin4@unl.edu
402-472-7962

Jessica Cronin

Research Business Services Specialist
mcutsor2@unl.edu
402-472-1870

Shelly Cutsor

Director of Research Finance
bdicks2@unl.edu
402-472-3279

Brande Dicks

Research Business Services Specialist
edonley4@unl.edu
402-472-7711

Elenita Donley

Press Accounts Payable Associate
mgarrett6@unl.edu
402-430-2638

Mark Garrett

Morrison Business Center Building Operations Associate
jkoch9@unl.edu
402-472-5256

Julie Koch

Finance Associate
kmadsen4@unl.edu
402-472-1819

Kate Madsen

Research Business Services Finance Coordinator
s-lmiller9@unl.edu
402-472-1733

LD Miller

Research Process Analyst
jweaver10@unl.edu
402-472-1714

Jess Weaver

Morrison Business Center Administrative Technician

Proposal Development

2200 Vine Street, 379 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0862
https://research.unl.edu/proposaldevelopment

We partner with Nebraska grant applicants to develop competitive external proposals. Our team of proposal development professionals enhance proposal quality by ensuring applicants meet sponsor guidelines and by improving the content, organization and visual appeal of proposal packages.

abohlin@unl.edu
402-472-1161

Amanda Bohlin

Proposal Development Coordinator
mdwyer4@unl.edu
402-472-1661

Matthew Dwyer

Senior Proposal Development Coordinator

Tisha Mullen

Director, Proposal Development
jtan@unl.edu
402-472-3813

Jaclyn Tan

Proposal Development Specialist

Research Responsibility

https://research.unl.edu/researchresponsibility

We provide training and technical assistance to help the campus research community comply with federal, state and institutional policies. Our three branches – Research Compliance ServicesInstitutional Animal Care Program and Research Safety – provide guidance in areas such as human subjects and animal research, export control and laboratory safety.

Institutional Animal Care Program

110 Mussehl Hall, 38th & Fair Street, Lincoln, NE 68583-0720

mbausch2@unl.edu
402-472-7536

Melissa Bausch

Senior Clinical Veterinarian
jbaumann3@unl.edu
402-472-5742

Jesse Berg

IACP Technician III
mebbers2@unl.edu
402-472-4486

Megan Ebbers

IACP Assistant Director
afitzwater3@unl.edu
402-472-5361

Anna Fitzwater

Clinical Veterinarian/IACP Assistant Director
kheath3@unl.edu
402-472-6958

Kelly Heath

Director, IACP; Attending Veterinarian
sheuertz@unl.edu
402-472-7604

Shiloh Heuertz

IACP Technician II
jjones12@unl.edu
402-472-0765

Jessica Jones

IACP Specialist
ssookdeo2@unl.edu
402-472-3570

Stefanie Kremer

IACP Technician II
ssmith23@unl.edu
402-472-3566

Sarah Smith

IACP Technician II
jtaylor44@unl.edu
402-472-4813

Jadyn Taylor

IACP Technician II
koborny2@unl.edu
402-472-8858

Katelin VanDerslice

IACP Facility Supervisor

Cedric Wooledge

IACP Technician II
cwooledge2@unl.edu
402-472-0898

Cindy Wooledge

IACP Veterinary Technician

Research Compliance Services

2200 Vine Street, 275 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0863

kevans9@unl.edu
402-472-7183

Kaela Evans

Export Control Compliance Specialist
bfreeman2@unl.edu
402-472-8127

Becky Freeman

Research Compliance Services Specialist III
rkimbrough4@unl.edu
402-472-1892

Riley Kimbrough

Conflict of Interest Compliance Specialist
smathews4@unl.edu
402-472-1839

Saumi Mathews

Research Compliance Services Specialist III
squinn@unl.edu
402-472-4491

Sara Quinn

Director of Research Compliance Services and Research Integrity
jrenner4@unl.edu
402-472-0807

Joshua Renner

Research Compliance Services Specialist II
eschulz3@unl.edu
402-472-6929

Erik Schulz

Export Control Coordinator I

Ryan Thompson

Conflict of Interest Coordinator II
rwenzl2@unl.edu
402-472-8196

Rachel Wenzl

Associate Director, Single IRB (sIRB) Contact

Sponsored Programs

2200 Vine Street, 151 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0861 https://research.unl.edu/sponsoredprograms

The Office of Sponsored Programs supports the University of Nebraska-Lincoln community in obtaining and managing external funding to support research, creative, and scholarly activities. We provide pre-award and post-award services throughout the award life cycle. The Director of Sponsored Programs serves as the institutional official responsible for submitting, negotiating and accepting awards on behalf of the Board of Regents.

mbonner1@unl.edu
402-472-3775

Mardi Bonner

Grants Associate
cbundy@unl.edu
402-472-6669

Calley Bundy

Project Specialist III
kcarlin2@unl.edu
402-472-3601

Kate Carlin

Pre-Award Team Lead
acreglow2@unl.edu
402-472-4334

Abbey Creglow

Project Specialist I
pdavis19@unl.edu
402-472-3765

Paul Davis

Grants Coordinator III
cfirestone2@unl.edu
402-472-6321

Charley Firestone

Project Specialist III
afunk3@unl.edu
402-730-8918

Aaron Funk

Assistant Director
bgillam1@unl.edu
402-472-7061

Belinda Gillam

Project Specialist Team Lead
cgoodrich3@unl.edu
402-472-3154

Craig Goodrich

Pre-Award Team Lead
hhulinsky2@unl.edu
402-472-3367

Heather Hulinsky

Awards Coordinator II

Hannah Kahler

Assistant Director

Aurora Kenworthy

Contracts Negotiator

Andrea Koeber

Electronic Research Administration Specialist
ekorlacka2@unl.edu
402-472-4370

Elzbieta Korlacka

Project Specialist I
ckosena2@unl.edu
402-472-2482

Cassidy Kosena

Project Specialist II
mluethje2@unl.edu
402-472-3580

Melina Luethje

Grants Coordinator I
slund2@unl.edu
402-472-1930

Suzan Lund

Associate Director
kmalone2@unl.edu
402-472-3430

Kathi Malone

Project Specialist Team Lead
kmombou2@unl.edu
402-472-1825

Sam Mombou

Director of Sponsored Programs
cmulligan2@unl.edu
402-472-1453

Craig Mulligan

Project Specialist III
tmurray2@unl.edu
402-472-3112

Terri Murray

Project Specialist II
kohnoutka4@unl.edu
402-472-8036

Kristen Ohnoutka

Awards Setup Administrator
grandolph2@unl.edu
402-472-6174

Gamze Randolph

Grants Coordinator II
brogers11@unl.edu
402-472-9171

Ben Rogers

Project Specialist II
brosberg3@unl.edu
402-472-3164

Bailey Rosberg

Awards Coordinator I
bsabata1@unl.edu
402-472-3739

Brian Sabata

Assistant Director
dshannon2@unl.edu
402-472-3244

Dennis Shannon Jr

Grants Coordinator III
nate.sheldon@unl.edu
402-472-1649

Nathan Sheldon

Contracts Manager
cstraley2@unl.edu
402-472-1871

Charlotte Straley

Grants Coordinator II
sswanson7@unl.edu
402-472-0869

Samantha Swanson

Awards Coordinator III

Renee Welstead

Grants Coordinator I

Connie Wieser

Operations Support Associate
jwilcox26@unl.edu
402-472-8633

Jennifer Wilcox

Project Specialist I
xuan.zhang@unl.edu
402-472-1894

Xuan (Jenny) Zhang

Project Specialist III

Economic Development

Industry Relations

2021 Transformation Dr. Suite 2220, Lincoln, NE 68583-6202 https://research.unl.edu/industryrelations

We work directly with faculty and companies to advance private-public partnerships that involve the university and facilitate collaborative activities with industry in a variety of ways.

randerson13@unl.edu
402-472-4069

Ryan Anderson

Director of Industry Relations
karakw@unl.edu
402-472-5169

Kara Kugler-Wright

Capstone Development Manager

NUtech Ventures

2021 Transformation Drive, Suite 2220, Lincoln, NE 68508 https://www.nutechventures.org/who-we-are/

We facilitate the commercialization and practical use of innovations generated through Nebraska research activities by evaluating, protecting, marketing and licensing intellectual property. Staff in our office serve as R&D matchmakers by connecting private sector partners and university researchers for mutual benefit.

Nebraska Innovation Campus

2021 Transformation Drive, Suite 2220, Lincoln, NE 68508 https://innovate.unl.edu/staff

We connect the talent of experts, companies and the university. NIC is located adjacent to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, strategically providing private sector partners with convenient access to research faculty expertise, facilities and students.

Nebraska Innovation Studio

2021 Transformation Drive, Suite 1500 Entrance B, Lincoln, NE 68508 https://innovationstudio.unl.edu/people

Nebraska Innovation Studio (NIS) is a community-oriented makerspace that serves as a hub for innovators, artists, and entrepreneurs. NIS is one of the nation’s top makerspaces, a 16,000-square-foot facility with a full metal shop, wood shop, rapid prototyping room, art studio, ceramics and textiles equipment, and more.

NIS is open to anyone, and membership is month-to-month.

Academic Units

Nebraska Press

1225 L Street, Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68588-0630 https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/about/contact/

The University of Nebraska Press’ organizational chart will help you understand their reporting structure. (Last updated 5-17-2024)

The University of Nebraska Press, founded in 1941, is the largest university press between Chicago and California. It publishes scholarly and general-interest books (with more than 5,000 titles in print and an additional 150 new titles released each year) and journals (with more than 30 different journals published each year) in topics ranging from anthropology and literary criticism to history and sports. In addition to the Nebraska imprint, the Press also publishes books under Bison Books,  The Backwaters Press, and Potomac Books imprints and publishes the books of The Jewish Publication Society. The Journals division produces the publications of Nebraska Extension, a division of the University of Nebraska’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Nebraska State Museum of Natural History

Morrill Hall, 645 North 14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0338 https://museum.unl.edu/staff-directory

The University of Nebraska State Museum’s organizational chart will help you understand their reporting structure. (Last updated 5-6-2024)

Established in 1871, the University of Nebraska State Museum is the state’s premier museum of natural history. The mission of Museum is to discover and disseminate knowledge about the natural world through research and education. The Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is a proud Smithsonian Affiliate.

Visitors to Morrill Hall will find interactive exhibits featuring Nebraska’s past and present biological diversity, and its cultural heritage with a dedicated First Peoples of the Plains gallery. The four-level, 70,000 square foot museum is located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus near the corner of 14th and Vine Streets in Lincoln, Nebraska.

As an active University-based research museum, faculty-curators, students, and staff maintain over 13 million specimens, ethnographic and archeological objects. Research collections include: Anthropology  –  Botany  –  Entomology – Geology – Invertebrate Paleontology – Parasitology – Vertebrate Paleontology – Zoology.

Interdisciplinary Research Centers

Facility NameContact PersonContact PhoneURL
Center for BiotechnologyDaniel Schachtman402-472-1384https://biotech.unl.edu/center-biotechnology
Center for Brain, Biology and BehaviorAron Barbey402-472-0168http://cb3.unl.edu
Center for Digital Research in the HumanitiesAndrew Jewell402-472-4547https://cdrh.unl.edu/
Center for Plant Science InnovationEd Cahoon402-472-5611https://www.unl.edu/psi/
Central Plains Federal Statistical Research Data CenterJohn Anderson402-472-1190https://business.unl.edu/research/central-plains-federal-statistical-research-data-center/
Holland Computing CenterHongfeng Yu402-472-5013http://hcc.unl.edu
Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences ResearchGeorge Gogos402-472-6082https://ncesr.unl.edu/
Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication (COBRE)James Takacs402-472-6232https://ncibc.unl.edu/
Nebraska Center for Materials and NanoscienceChristian Binek402-472-5231https://ncmn.unl.edu/
Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases (COBRE)Janos Zempleni402-472-3862https://cehs.unl.edu/npod/
Nebraska Center for VirologyEric Weaver402-472-1714https://www.unl.edu/virologycenter/biomedical-research-excellence
Methodology and Evaluation Research CoreAlian Kasabian402-472-7217https://merc.unl.edu/
Rural Drug Addition Center (COBRE)Rick Bevins402-472-2243https://rdar.unl.edu/