Staff Directory

jnelson18@unl.edu
402-472-3123

Jennifer Nelson

Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

The Office of Research and Innovation provides the leadership, services and infrastructure that assist faculty and support growth in research, scholarly and creative activity. R&I’s goal is to cultivate an innovative environment that transforms lives and learning through research and innovation. R&I works in partnership with vice chancellors, deans, center directors and department chairs to achieve these goals.


Office of the Vice Chancellor

301 Canfield Administration Building Lincoln, NE 68588-0433

Name Title E-mail Phone
Heather Borck
Research Development Program Coordinator hborck2@unl.edu 402-472-4090
Jocelyn Bosley
Research Impact Coordinator jbosley@unl.edu 402-472-1181
Becky Carter
Organizational Development Specialist becky.carter@unl.edu 402-472-3136
Mekenzie Clover
Research Portfolio Manager II mkerr4@unl.edu 402-472-4050
Tony Delaney
Research Project Manager I adelaney2@unl.edu 402-472-0346
Brande Dicks
Lead Research Portfolio Manager bdicks2@unl.edu 402-472-3279
Matthew Dwyer
Partnerships and Program Lead mdwyer4@unl.edu 402-472-1661
Anjeza Erickson
Research Infrastructure Manager anjeza.erickson@unl.edu 402-472-7397
AJ Fabry
Human Resources Coordinator afabry2@unl.edu 402-472-3303
Nick Glass
Research Building Systems Lead Technician nick.glass@unl.edu 402-310-8809
Mari Greer
Administrative Coordinator mgreer1@unl.edu 402-472-2851
Mary Guest
Executive Assistant mary.guest@unl.edu 402-472-3123
Deb Hamernik
Institutional Official (Biosafety and Animal Research) and Senior Research Advisor dhamernik2@unl.edu 402-472-8222
Jackson Hardin
Funding Opportunity Coordinator jhardin11@unl.edu 402-472-0387
Jessica Herrmann
Director of Government Relations jherrmann2@unl.edu 402-472-3554
Tiffani Hix
Director, Project Management Office thix2@unl.edu 402-472-7034
Sherri Jones
Senior Research Advisor sherri.jones@unl.edu 402-472-3123
Alian Kasabian
Research Data and Security Liaison aliank@unl.edu 402-472-6145
Lisa Maupin
Events & Outreach Manager lmaupin2@unl.edu 402-472-0030
Nathan Meier
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Capacity and Competitiveness nlm@unl.edu 402-472-3902
Jennifer Nelson
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation jnelson18@unl.edu 402-472-3123
Allyn Pella
Research Portfolio Manager II apella2@unl.edu 402-472-3754
Jordan Soliz
Research Integrity Officer and Institutional Official (Human Research, CIO) jsoliz2@unl.edu 402-472-3123
Ashley Stengel
Research Portfolio Manager II astengel2@unl.edu 402-472-7034
Petrina Suiter
Director, Research Development petrina.suiter@unl.edu 402-472-1185
Stephanie Vendetti
Events Coordinator stephanie.vendetti@unl.edu 402-472-6566
Elyse Watson
Research Project Manager I elyse.watson@unl.edu 402-472-4375
Ember Welsch
Human Resources Coordinator Lead ewelsch2@unl.edu 402-472-4563
Chris Yeaw
Research Director for Nuclear Programs cyeaw@nsri.nebraskaresearch.gov 318-532-1348
Becky Zavala
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Administration rzavala2@unl.edu 402-472-0735

Industry Relations

Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2021 Transformation Dr., Suite 2220, Lincoln NE 68583-6202

Name Title E-mail Phone
Ryan Anderson
Director of Industry Relations randerson13@unl.edu 402-472-4069
Kara Kugler-Wright
Capstone Development Manager karakw@unl.edu 402-472-5169

Institutional Animal Care Program

110 Mussehl Hall, 38th & Fair Street, Lincoln, NE 68583-0720
Phone 402-472-4486; fax 402-472-5887; email iacuc@unl.edu

Name Title E-mail Phone
Melissa Bausch
Senior Clinical Veterinarian mbausch2@unl.edu 402-472-7536
Jesse Baumann-Berg
IACP Technician III jbaumann3@unl.edu 402-472-5742
Megan Ebbers
IACP Assistant Director mebbers2@unl.edu 402-472-4486
Anna Fitzwater
Clinical Veterinarian/IACP Assistant Director afitzwater3@unl.edu 402-472-5361
Kelly D. Heath
Director, IACP; Attending Veterinarian kheath3@unl.edu 402-472-6958
Shiloh Heuertz
IACP Technician II sheuertz@unl.edu 402-472-7604
Jessica Jones
IACP Specialist jjones12@unl.edu 402-472-0765
Lila Ortiz Torrijos
IACP Tech II lortiztorrijos2@unl.edu 402-472-3570
Stephanie Padilla
Occupational Health Registered Nurse spadilla5@unl.edu 402-472-7847
Sarah Smith
IACP Technician II ssmith23@unl.edu 402-472-3566
Jadyn Taylor
IACP Technician II jtaylor44@unl.edu 402-472-4813
Katelin VanDerslice
IACP Facility Supervisor koborny2@unl.edu 402-472-8858
Cedric Wooledge
IACP Technician II cedric.wooledge@unl.edu 402-472-7619

Proposal Development

2200 Vine Street, 379 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0862

Name Title E-mail Phone
Amanda Bohlin
Proposal Development Coordinator abohlin@unl.edu 402-472-1161
Tisha Gilreath Mullen
Director, Proposal Development tgilreathmullen2@unl.edu 402-472-2894
Katie Steiner
Proposal Development Coordinator ksteiner6@unl.edu 402-472-5326
Jaclyn Tan
Proposal Development Specialist jtan@unl.edu 402-472-3813

Research Communications

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

Name Title E-mail Phone
Nick Kumpula
Research Communications Specialist nkumpula2@unl.edu 402-472-3818
Tiffany Lee
Senior Research Writer and Editor tlee9@unl.edu 402-472-1808
Dan Moser
Research Communications Specialist dmoser3@unl.edu 402-472-1804
Ashley Washburn
Director, Research Communications awashburn2@unl.edu 402-472-3760

Research Compliance Services

2200 Vine Street, 275 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0863
Phone (402) 472-6965; fax (402) 472-6048; email: irb@unl.edu exportcontrol@unl.edu unlcoi@unl.edu unlsroc@sroc.edu

Name Title E-mail Phone
Eileen Boswell
Conflict of Interest Coordinator III eboswell4@unl.edu 402-472-0130
Salma Elhag
QA/QI Coordinator II selhag3@unl.edu 402-472-3001
Kaela Evans
Export Control Compliance Specialist kevans9@unl.edu 402-472-7183
Becky Freeman
Research Compliance Services Specialist III bfreeman2@unl.edu 402-472-8127
Riley Kimbrough
Conflict of Interest Compliance Specialist rkimbrough4@unl.edu 402-472-1892
Saumi Mathews
Research Compliance Services Specialist III smathews4@unl.edu 402-472-1839
Sara Quinn
Director, Research Compliance Services and Research Integrity squinn@unl.edu 402-472-4491
Joshua Renner
Research Compliance Services Specialist II jrenner4@unl.edu 402-472-0807
Erik Schulz
Export Control Coordinator I eschulz3@unl.edu 402-472-6929
Rachel Wenzl
Associate Director, Single IRB (sIRB) Contact rwenzl2@unl.edu 402-472-8196

Research Finance and Information Systems

301 Canfield Administration Building Lincoln, NE 68588-0433

Name Title E-mail Phone
Noah Clayton
Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior, Senior Technology Manager nclayton3@unl.edu 402-472-3720
Erin Coufal
Assistant Director, Research Finance ecoufal4@unl.edu 402-472-6743
Jessica Cronin
Lead Research Business Services Specialist jcronin4@unl.edu 402-472-7962
Shelly Cutsor
Director, Research Finance mcutsor2@unl.edu 402-472-1870
Elenita Donley
Press Accounts Payable Associate edonley4@unl.edu 402-472-7711
Mark Garrett
Morrison Business Center, Building Operations Associate mgarrett6@unl.edu 402-430-2638
Julie Koch
Finance Associate jkoch9@unl.edu 402-472-5256
Kate Madsen
Research Business Services Finance Coordinator kmadsen4@unl.edu 402-472-1819
LD Miller
Research Process Analyst s-lmiller9@unl.edu 402-472-1733
Joanne Murray
Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior, MRI Technologist jmurray14@unl.edu 402-472-5219
Jeanne Schroeder
Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior, Administrative Coordinator jschroeder23@unl.edu 402-472-0198
Jess Weaver
Morrison Business Center, Administrative Technician jweaver10@unl.edu 402-472-1714
Kaye Wolfe
Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior, Office Associate kaye.wolfe@unl.edu 402-472-1843

Sponsored Programs

2200 Vine Street, 151 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0861

Name Title E-mail Phone
Jamie Aldag
Awards Coordinator I jaldag2@unl.edu 402-472-6345
Mardi Bonner
Grants Associate mbonner1@unl.edu 402-472-3775
Calley Bundy
Project Specialist III cbundy@unl.edu 402-472-6669
Kate Carlin
Pre-Award Team Lead kcarlin2@unl.edu 402-472-3601
Abbey Creglow
Project Specialist I acreglow2@unl.edu 402-472-4334
Paul Davis
Grants Coordinator III pdavis19@unl.edu 402-472-3765
Charley Firestone
Project Specialist III cfirestone2@unl.edu 402-472-6321
Aaron Funk
Assistant Director, Industry Contracts & Agreements afunk3@unl.edu 402-730-8918
Belinda Gillam
Project Specialist Team Lead bgillam1@unl.edu 402-472-7061
Craig Goodrich
Pre-Award Team Lead cgoodrich3@unl.edu 402-472-3154
Heather Hulinsky
Awards Coordinator II hhulinsky2@unl.edu 402-472-3367
Aurora Kenworthy
Contracts Negotiator aurora.kenworthy@unl.edu 402-472-3371
Andrea Koeber
Assistant Director, Business Systems & Operations andrea.koeber@unl.edu 402-472-0867
Elzbieta Korlacka
Project Specialist I ekorlacka2@unl.edu 402-472-4370
Cassidy Kosena
Project Specialist II ckosena2@unl.edu 402-472-2482
Melina Luethje
Grants Coordinator I mluethje2@unl.edu 402-472-3580
Suzan Lund
Associate Director, Sponsored Programs slund2@unl.edu 402-472-1930
Sam Mombou
Director, Sponsored Programs kmombou2@unl.edu 402-472-1825
Craig Mulligan
Project Specialist III cmulligan2@unl.edu 402-472-1453
Terri Murray
Project Specialist II tmurray2@unl.edu 402-472-3112
Kristen Ohnoutka
Awards Setup Administrator kohnoutka4@unl.edu 402-472-8036
Ben Rogers
Project Specialist II brogers11@unl.edu 402-472-9171
Bailey Rosberg
Awards Coordinator I brosberg3@unl.edu 402-472-3164
Brian Sabata
Assistant Director, Award Acceptance & Contract Negotiation bsabata1@unl.edu 402-472-3739
Dennis Shannon Jr.
Grants Coordinator III dshannon2@unl.edu 402-472-3244
Nathan Sheldon
Contracts Manager nate.sheldon@unl.edu 402-472-1649
Samantha Swanson
Awards Coordinator III sswanson7@unl.edu 402-472-0869
Matt Walters
Grants Coordinator I mwalters18@unl.edu 402-472-6174
Renee Welstead
Grants Coordinator I renee.welstead@unl.edu 402-472-4322
Connie Wieser
Operations Support Associate connie.wieser@unl.edu 402-472-3788
Xuan (Jenny) Zhang
Project Specialist III xuan.zhang@unl.edu 402-472-1894