Staff
Vice President for Research

Research Cabinet



Dean Chang
Chief Innovation Officer and Associate Vice President for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Strategy & Outreach

John P. Sawyer
Interim Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance; Director, Strategic Research Initiatives



Sammy Popat
Campus Connector and Discovery District Manager, and Interim Director, Mixed/Augmented/Virtual Reality Innovation Center (MAVRIC)

Ted Knight
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Special Assistant to the VP for Research
Research Support

Beth Brittan-Powell
Director of the Conflict of Interest Office

Joseph (Joe) M. Smith
Director, Human Research Protection Program


Pamela Lanford
Director of Animal Research Support & Manager, Institutional Care and Use Committee (IACUC)



Dr. Catherine Carr
Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)



Operations


Technology

Sponsored Programs, Accounting and Compliance

Debra Murray
Interim Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Programs Accounting and Compliance
Office of Research Administration (ORA)

Wendy Montgomery
Assistant Vice President, Office of Research Administration
Select Institutes and Centers (Reporting to Division of Research)

Craig Lawrence
Interim Executive Director, Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security

Amy Pate
Executive Director and Research Director, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

Lora M. Brown
Interim Executive Director, Maryland Small Business Development Center
Stephan Sherman
Acting Director, Institute for Governmental Service and Research