About SLU 浪花直播

Saint 浪花直播 University's Office of the Vice President for 浪花直播 (OVPR) provides support, guidance, and resources to faculty pursuing original research.

The Office of the Vice President for 浪花直播 enables faculty research by fostering a vibrant research environment at SLU. Our goal is to lift many of the administrative burdens that accompany managing sponsored research so that faculty can focus on pursuing the research itself. The Office of the Vice President for 浪花直播 can assist SLU faculty in the following areas:

Identifying funding opportunities
Convening faculty from across disciplines and creating collaborations
Proposal development and review
Managing awards and post-award compliance support

浪花直播 Councils and Committees

In the spirit of shared governance, SLU 浪花直播 manages a variety of committees and councils to convene faculty, staff and administration around research. A list of these organizations, their charges, and their most up-to-date rosters can be viewed on the page below.

View 浪花直播 Councils and Committees

Our Team

Interim Vice President for 浪花直播 and Partnerships

Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., M.P.H.
ellen.barnidge@slu.edu
Dubourg Hall, Room 448

For appointments, contact Amy Breuer, executive assistant to the vice president at amy.breuer@slu.edu.

Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., M.P.H., serves as interim vice president for research at Saint 浪花直播 University, a position she has held since June 2024. Barnidge is a professor of behavioral science and health equity in the College for Public Health and Social Justice (CPHSJ) and was interim dean of CPHSJ from 2022-2023. She has also led multiple college-based and University-wide committees and special initiatives (including service as the president of the CPHSJ Faculty Assembly and co-chair of the Student Well-being Task Force).

Barnidge earned both a master鈥檚 in behavioral science/health education and epidemiology and her Ph.D. in public health studies and behavioral science at SLU and has been a CPHSJ faculty member since 2010. In addition to her authorship of dozens of publications in high-impact journals, she has been a principal investigator or co-investigator on grants funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the Missouri Foundation for Health. In this work, Barnidge has drawn heavily on OVPR resources to support her widely recognized scholarship addressing food security, healthy equity and related issues. She values transdisciplinary research evidenced by research partners in social work, nutrition and dietetics, medicine, economics, health outcomes, and law.

In her new role as interim vice president for research, Barnidge seeks to continue the momentum SLU research has built in the past decade and to draw on her years of experience as a SLU researcher and active member of the University鈥檚 research community. She is enthusiastic about facilitating and disseminating research for greater impact in people鈥檚 lives 鈥� a true demonstration of SLU鈥檚 mission.

Leadership Team

Alexis Bruce-Staudt

Assistant vice president for research, administration and operations
alexis.brucestaudt@slu.edu

314-977-6314

Amy Breuer

Manager, program and partnerships
Executive assistant to the vice president for research and partnerships
amy.breuer@slu.edu

314-977-7742

Lee Seabrooke

Associate vice president for research integrity and compliance
lee.seabrooke@slu.edu
480-522-4308

Craig Burroughs

Director of business management
craig.burroughs@slu.edu

Claire Gilbert, Ph.D.

Director of scholarly initiatives, College of Arts and Sciences
Associate professor, history
claire.gilbert@slu.edu

Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D.

Associate dean for research and innovation, School of Science and Engineering
Associate professor, mechanical engineering
jenna.gorlewicz@slu.edu

Adriana Monta帽o, Ph.D.

Vice dean for research, School of Medicine
Professor of pediatrics, biochemistry and molecular biology
adriana.montano@health.slu.edu

Vasit Sagan, Ph.D.

Associate vice president for geospatial science, Office of the Vice President for 浪花直播 and Partnerships
Professor, earth and atmospheric sciences
vasit.sagan@slu.edu

Support Staff

Joe Lampe

Program coordinator, Office of the Vice President for 浪花直播 and Partnerships
joseph.lampe@slu.edu
314.910.7599

Bob McNair

Business manager, Office of the Vice President for 浪花直播 and Partnerships
robert.mcnair@slu.edu
314-977-9377

Courtney Neal

Coordinator, Human 浪花直播 Protection Program
Administrative assistant, IRB
courtney.neal@slu.edu
314-977-7744

Jason Evans

Director, research data analytics

jason.evans.1@slu.edu

Kevin Lynch

Senior communications manager

kevin.p.lynch@slu.edu

314-401-9502

GO Center

The Grant Operation (GO) Center brings together key pre- and post-award staff into a single team to provide hands-on support to faculty applying for and managing their grants.

Matt Renaud

Executive director, Academic Affairs GO Center
matt.renaud@slu.edu
314-977-5625

Stephen Schmidt

Executive director, School of Medicine GO Center

stephen.schmidt@health.slu.edu

Vicki Moreland

Assistant director, pre-award operations
vicki.moreland@slu.edu

314-977-7733

Kellisa Fiala

Assistant director, post-award operations
kellisa.fiala@slu.edu
314-977-5453

Cori Ruprecht

Pre-award specialist II
cori.ruprecht@slu.edu

Meagan Cleary

Pre-award specialist III
meagan.e.cleary@slu.edu

Andrea Miller

Pre/post-award specialist II
andrea.miller.3@slu.edu

Leah Trimble

Pre/post-award specialist II
leah.trimble@slu.edu

314-977-2877

Carlos Rivera

Post-award specialist I
carlos.rivera@slu.edu

Clara Schmeiderer

Post-award specialist I
clara.schmeiderer@slu.edu

Sara Bauman

Post-award specialist II
sara.bauman@slu.edu

314-977-7657

Laura Guebert

Pre-award specialist I
laura.guebert@slu.edu

Ellen John

Post-award specialist II
ellen.john@slu.edu

浪花直播 Innovation Group

The 浪花直播 Innovation Group (RIG) manages the intellectual property portfolio and industry contracting activities for Saint 浪花直播 University.

Anne K. Miller

Director, research commercialization
anne.miller@slu.edu
314-925-3042

Zerina Albrecht

Contracts manager
zerina.albrecht@slu.edu
314-925-3049

Danielle McCrady

Contract specialist
314-977-1219
danielle.mccrady@slu.edu

Kine' J. Walker

Administrative assistant
kine.walker@slu.edu
314-925-3027

浪花直播 Development Services

The 浪花直播 Development Group (RDG) works with faculty in all aspects of research program development, including idea generation, seed funding, project management, and proposal submission.

Christine Luebbert

Project manager
christine.luebbert@slu.edu
314-977-9356

浪花直播 Integrity and Compliance

Saint 浪花直播 University has multiple committees charged with ensuring the safety and integrity of research performed at the University. SLU鈥檚 research compliance committees help maintain effective compliance with University policy and regulatory requirements.

Mark Haenchen

Executive director, Environmental Health and Safety
mark.haenchen@slu.edu
314-977-6885

Steve Tinge

Manager, IACUC
steve.tinge@slu.edu
314-977-2569

Kevin Ferguson

Associate radiation officer
kevin.ferguson@slu.edu
314-977-6896

Renee Knoll

Assistant director, Environmental Health & Safety
renee.knoll@slu.edu
314-977-6884

Maureen Bresnahan

Director, Human 浪花直播 Protection Program
maureen.bresnahan@slu.edu
314-977-7734

Elena Breer

IRB analyst
elena.breer@slu.edu
314-977-7741

Zach Pudlowski

IRB analyst
zach.pudlowski@slu.edu
314-977-7735

Lydia Deterding

IRB analyst
lydia.deterding@slu.edu
314-977-2029

Kathrine Bendtsen

IRB analyst
kathrine.bendtsen@slu.edu
314-977-7732

Mirela Grabic

Quality assurance and education associate
mirela.grabic@slu.edu
314-977-9814

Patricia Osmack

IBC manager
patricia.osmack@slu.edu
314-977-6897

Christopher Eickhoff

Biological safety officer
christopher.eickhoff@health.slu.edu
314-977-6888

Jared Arter

Environmental compliance manager
jared.arter@slu.edu
314-977-6882

Lance Peters

Radiation safety specialist
lance.peters@slu.edu
314-977-6894

Connor Magner

Environmental safety specialist
connnor.magnersackman@slu.edu
314-977-6795

Tammy Blevins

Assistant biological safety officer
tammy.blevins@health.slu.edu
314-977-6870

Amanda Nethington

Environmental safety specialist
amanda.nethington@health.slu.edu
314-977-6883

浪花直播 Computing Group

The 浪花直播 Computing Group (RCG) builds on Saint 浪花直播 University's ambition to develop and improve computing infrastructure, technology, services and support for research.

Maureen Donlin, Ph.D.

Director, 浪花直播 Computing
maureen.donlin@health.slu.edu
314-977-8858

Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy

Assistant director, 浪花直播 Computing
shruthi.sreenivasamurthy@health.slu.edu

Patrick Cuba

IT architect
patrick.m.cuba@slu.edu
314-977-4249

Bryan Haberberger

Full stack developer
bryan.j.haberberger@slu.edu

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