OSPA Staff

OSPA Organizational Chart

Research Administrator Assignments

To find the Pre-Award and Post-Award Research Administrator Constituency Assignments, click here.

OSPA Escalation Path for Issue Resolution

To determine the escalation path within OSPA for issue resolution and escalation, click here.

Collaborative Grant Services

https://www.research.uky.edu/collaborative-grant-services

All OSPA Staff

Kim C. Carter
- Executive Director
- Associate Vice President for Research
- kccarter.1@uky.edu
- 859-257-8310
Gwyn Baty
- Senior Administrative Services Associate
- gba238@uky.edu
- 859-257-9420
Emily Beggs
- Research Administrator Senior - Contracts
- emily.beggs@uky.edu
- 859-562-3492
Kim Blair
- Research Administrator Principal – Proposal/Award Services
- kcblai01@uky.edu
- 859-257‐1091
John Blevins
- Research Administrator Principal Lead - Proposal/Award Pre-Award Services (Team 2)
- John.Blevins@uky.edu
- 859-218-7278
Rita Booth
- Research Administrator Senior - Subawards
- rbooth@uky.edu
- 859-323-7551
Emily Bradford
- Assistant Director – Research Compliance
- emily.bradford@uky.edu
- 859-323‐2973
Sylvia Brown
- Research Administrator Principal Lead – Contracts/Subawards
- Sylvia.Brown@uky.edu
- 859-218-2739
Joan Ciapas
- Research Administrator – Contracts (STEPS)
- joan.ciapas@uky.edu
- 859-257-9420
Courtney Chafin
- Research Administrator Senior - Subawards
- cbchaf2@uky.edu
- 859-257-4826
Savannah Crawford
- Research Administrator Assistant – Contracts/Subawards
- savannah.crawford@uky.edu
- 859-257-9420
John Craddock
- Export Control and Program Manager - Compliance
- john.craddock@uky.edu
- 859-621-3635
Cindy Curvin
- Research Administrator Senior – Proposal/Award Pre-Award Services (Team 2)
- cjcu236@uky.edu
- 859-218-7228
Shannon Drake
- Research Administrator Senior - Subawards
- shannon.drake@uky.edu
- 859-257-9420
Suzanne Drummond
- Research Administrator Senior – Contracts
- suzanne.drummond@uky.edu
- 859-218-7232
David Durman
- Research Administrator - Proposal/Award Pre-Award Services (Team 1)
- david.durman@uky.edu
- 859-218-7235
Elysia Easton
- Research Administrator - Proposal/Award Post-Award Services (Team 2)
- eaea228@uky.edu
- 859-218-2636
Honey Elder
- Director – Training, Operations, and Institutional Compliance
- helde2@uky.edu
- 859-257-1438
Danielle Gabbard
- Research Administrator Assistant - Compliance
- dlgabbard@uky.edu
- 859-257-9420
Mike Gabbard
- Research Training Specialist Principal and eRA Lead - Training
- mgabb2@uky.edu
- 859-257‐2496
Shannon Gray
- Research Administrator - Proposal/Award Post-Award Services (Team 1)
- Shannon.Gray@uky.edu
- 859-218-7242
Seth Grider
- Senior Administrative Services Associate
- segr229@uky.edu
- 859-257-9420
Rhonda Hagan
- Director – Proposal/Award Services
- rhagan@uky.edu
- 859-257‐1534
Mary Hickman
- Director – Contracts, Subawards, and Research Compliance
- mdhick2@uky.edu
- 859-257‐7141
Bretlyn Hinchcliffe
- Research Administrator Principal Lead - Proposal/Award Post-Award Services (Team 2)
- brrees2@uky.edu
- 859-257-2019
Tanisha Butler Kelley
- Administrative Services Assistant Principal – Financial Coordinator/Office Manager
- tanisha.kelley@uky.edu
- 859-323-7552
Jeff Kurz
- Assistant Director - Proposal/Award Pre-Award Services
- jkkurz2@uky.edu
- 859-218‐2045
Clay LaBreche
- Research Administrator Associate - Proposal/Award Post-Award Services (Team 2)
- clay.labreche@uky.edu
- 859-218-7243
Krys Lynam
- Research Training Specialist Senior - Training
- krys.lynam@uky.edu
- 859-218-2234
Darrell Maggard
- Research Administrator Assistant – Proposal/Award Services (Team 2)
- Darrell.Maggard@uky.edu
- 859-218-2958
Shannon Maier
- Research Administrator Principal Lead - Proposal/Award Pre-Award Services (Team 1)
- Shannon.Maier@uky.edu
- 859-562-1550
Andrew McCauley
- Research Administrator Associate - Proposal/Award Post-Award Services (Team 1)
- andrew.mccauley@uky.edu
- 859-218-7247
Andrew Norman
- Research Administrator Senior - Proposal/Award Pre-Award Services (Team 2)
- andrew.norman@uky.edu
- 859-218-7257
Renee O'Connor
- Research Administrator Senior – Proposal/Award Services (Team 2)
- renee.oconnor@uky.edu
- 859-218-9068
Mary Otis
- Research Administrator Senior - Proposal/Award Post-Award Services (Team 2)
- mary.otis@uky.edu
- 859-257-2080
Katie Palmer
- Research Administrator Principal Lead - Proposal/Award Post-Award Services (Team 1)
- katherine.palmer@uky.edu
- 859-257-2520
Sara Poll
- Research Security Compliance Administrator/Policy Analyst – Compliance
- sara.poll@uky.edu
- 859-257-8312
Tori Short
- Research Administrator - Proposal/Award Pre-Award Services (Team 1)
- Victoria.Short@uky.edu
- 859-218-7261
Carol Simpson
- Research Administrator Associate – Contracts
- carol.simpson@uky.edu
- 859-323-6685
Christina Taylor
- Research Administrator Assistant – Proposal/Award Services (Team 1)
- cm.taylor@uky.edu
- 859-257-8311
Veronica Taylor
- Assistant Director - Proposal/Award Post-Award Services
- veronicataylor@uky.edu
- 859-257-5979
Annmarie Valdes
- Instructional Designer - Training
- ava304@uky.edu
- 859-218-7262
Ashley Walton-Robbins
- Clinical Trials Compliance Administrator/Policy Analyst - Compliance
- Ashley.Walton-Robbins@uky.edu
- 859-218-1758
Kaylene Way Hedgepeth
- Research Administrator Senior – Contracts
- Kaylene.Hedgepeth@uky.edu
- 859-218-9078
El Williams
- Research Administrator Senior - Proposal/Award Pre-Award Services (Team 1)
- elwilliams@uky.edu
- 859-562-2009
Mike Wolfe
- Research Administrator - Proposal/Award Pre-Award Services (Team 2)
- mike.wolfe@uky.edu
- 859-218-2295
Andrea Wood
- Research Administrator - Proposal/Award Post-Award Services (Team 1)
- andrea.Wood@uky.edu
- 859-562-3489

OSPA Staff

OSPA Organizational Chart

Research Administrator Assignments

OSPA Escalation Path for Issue Resolution

Collaborative Grant Services

All OSPA Staff

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