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The Office of Research Services is here to help you manage your research award to protect you, your research, your participants, and the university.

Contact us with your questions about finding research opportunities or managing research awards at UMKC.

ORS Contacts and Information

Office of Research Services (ORS)

 

 

 

 

Anthony Caruso

Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

carusoan@umkc.edu
816-235-2505 | 250H Robert H. Flarsheim Hall

Chris Winders

Director of Research Activities

816.235.5370

windersc@umkc.edu

Sandy Wilson

Manager, Fiscal Operations

816.235.1303

wilsonsan@umkc.edu

Eric Anderson

Director, Office of Technology Commercialization

816.235.5091

eriwa@umkc.edu

 

Sponsored Programs

Pre-Award Services

Lee Braden

Pre-Award Manager

816.235.1315

cbraden@umkc.edu

Rosie Challacombe

Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator

816.235.5168

challacomber@umkc.edu

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Conservatory
  • Innovation Center
  • Institute for Human Development

Krystal Morgan

Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator

816.235.5220

krystal.morgan@umkc.edu

  • School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences
  • Radio Station
  • Research Services
  • Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality
  • Libraries
  • Graduate Studies

Chi Johnson

Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator

816.235.5219

johnsonchi@umkc.edu

  • School of Medicine
  • Missouri Institute for Defense & Energy
  • Police Department
  • Women's Center
  • Henry W. Bloch School of Management
  • Student Affairs
  • Provost Office
  • School of Law

Erin Liljequist

HSD Pre/Post Award Research Administrator

816.235.1306

liljequiste@umkc.edu

  • School of Dentistry
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Nursing and Health Studies/Collaborative

Lora Owens

SSE Pre/Post Award Research Administrator

816.235.5621

owensl@umkc.edu

  • School of Science and Engineering

 

Post-Award Services

Amir Ayoub

Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator

816.235.1304

ayouba@umkc.edu

Arminta Brown

Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator

816.235.1302

brownarm@umkc.edu

  • Innovation Center
  • Institute for Human Development
  • Research Services
  • Libraries
  • Graduate Studies
  • Police Department
  • Women's Center

 

Diana C. Jones

Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator

816.235.5607

jonesdc@umkc.edu

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Conservatory
  • Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality
  • Missouri Institute for Defense & Energy
  • Henry W. Bloch School of Management
  • School of Medicine

 

 

Mallory Snyder

Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator

816.235.5444

snydermm@umkc.edu

  • School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences
  • Radio Station
  • Student Affairs
  • Provost Office
  • School of Law

 

Sheela Perumalla

Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator

816.235.6054

perumallaj@umkc.edu

Erin Liljequist

HSD Pre/Post Award Research Administrator

816.235.1306

liljequiste@umkc.edu

  • School of Dentistry
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Nursing and Health Studies/Collaborative

Lora Owens

SSE Pre/Post Award Research Administrator

816.235.5621

owensl@umkc.edu

  • School of Science and Engineering

 

 

 

Research Compliance

Crystal Simonis

IRB Manager

816.235.1358

simonisc@umkc.edu

Jodi Troup

Director, Laboratory Animal Research Core

816.235.5669

troupj@umkc.edu

Barbara Adkins

IRB Compliance Officer

816.235.6150

adkinsba@umkc.edu

Elizabeth Duarte Rios

IACUC & IBC Compliance Officer

816.235.5929

Edzq7@umkc.edu

Melissa Hirt

IACUC, IBC & IRB Compliance Specialist II

816.235.1764

hirtm@umkc.edu

 

 

 

Technology Commercialization

Eric Anderson

Director, Office of Technology Commercialization

816.235.5091

eriwa@umkc.edu

Jaime Fernandez

Sr. Licensing Associate

816.235.5090

jcwbfv@mail.umkc.edu

Also take a moment to sign up for our Research Listserv to stay abreast of research opportunities and news.

ORS Contact Information

ORS' main contact phone number: (816) 235-5600
Fax at Rockhill 5211: (816) 235-6532
Fax at Technology Commercialization: (816) 235-5092
Fax at Rockhill 5319: (816) 235-5602
Fax at Laboratory Facilities: (816) 235-5278

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