FY24 OVPRI Committee Members
Thank you for your service to enhance research and innovation at the University of Oregon.
Matthias Agne
Assistant Prof, Chem/Biochemistry
Carlos Aguirre
Professor, History
Nick Allen
Professor, Psychology
Charlotte Alverson Research Faculty, College of Education
Sean Austin
Research Associate, College of Education/Human Development
Dare Baldwin
Professor, Psychology
Alice Barkan
Professor, Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology
Elliot Berkman
Divisional Dean, Natural Science
Gina Biancarosa
Professor, Special Education, Clinical Sciences
Jeffrey Billington
Facilities Services Director, College of Design
Brendan Bohannan
Professor, Biology
Kelly Bosch
Chief Financial Officer, UO Foundation
Betsy Boyd
Senior Associate Vice President for Federal Affairs, Federal Affairs
Todd Braje
Executive Director MNCH, Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Bruce Branchaud
Professor, Chemistry
Carl Brozek
Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Materials Science Institute
Marissa Burden-Dyke
Teaching Labs Coordinator, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ali Burggren
Director, Lewis Center for Neuroimaging
Mattie Burkert
Professor, English
Alfredo Burlando
Associate Professor, Economics
Melynda Casement
Associate Professor, Psychology
Kayla Champaigne
Assistant Director, Research Compliance Services
Hank Childs
Professor, Data Science
Dane Christensen
Associate Professor, Accounting
Krista Chronister
Professor, Office of the Provost
Ben Clarke
Associate Professor, School Psychology
Anta Coulibaly
Chief Auditor, Office of Internal Audit
Sheila Crowell
Professor, Psychology
Dan Currier
Associate Director of Employee and Labor Relations, Human Resources
Paul Dalton
Associate Professor, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Debra De Loach
OSU Biological Safety Officer, Oregon State University EHS
Felix Deku
Assistant Professor, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Mark Diestler
Senior Associate Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships
Jeff Diez
Assistant Professor, Biology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Christine Dixon Thiesing
Associate Vice President, Industry, Innovation, and Translation
Jose Dominguez
Chief Information Security Officer, Information Services
Hans Dreyer
Associate Professor, Human Physiology
Joe Dufek
Professor, Earth Science
Judith Eisen
Professor, Biology
Pam Endzweig
Director of Anthr Collections, Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Ben Farr
Associate Professor, Physics
Alisa Freedman
Professor, East Asian Language Studies
Mark Fretz
Assistant Professor, College of Design
Steve Frost
Professor, Anthropology
Dennis Galvan
Dean and Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Division of Global Engagement
David Garcia
Assistant Professor, Biology
Tim Gardner
Associate Professor, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Mandy Gettler
Associate Director, OVPRI Conflicts of Interest and Export Controls
Nicole Giuliani
Assistant Professor, College of Education, Prevention Science Institute
Ian Greenhouse
Assistant Professor, Human Physiology and Center for Translational Neuroscience
Karen Guillemin
Professor, Biology
Wendy Hadley
Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology
Andrew Hadlock
OHAZ Field Engineer, Earth Sciences
Mike Hahn
Professor, Human Physiology
Lauren Hallett
Assistant Professor, Biology
Scott Hansen
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Mike Harms
Associate Professor, Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology
Diane Hawley
Professor, Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology
Jerold Hawn
IRB Member, Research Compliance Services
Alison Helzer
Accountant 1, Research Finance and Business Administration
Claire Herbert
Associate Professor, Sociology
Tory Herman
Professor, Biology
John Holmes
Pro Tem Faculty, Philosophy
Emilie Hooft
Professor, Earth Science
Angie Hopkins
Program Specialist, Center for the Study of Women in Society
Jim Hutchison
Senior Associate Vice President, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Kevin Inouye
Executive Assistant, OVPRI
Ramesh Jasti
Professor, Chemistry/Biochemistry/Materials Science Institute
Laura Jeanty
Associate Professor, Physics
John Jernigan
Research Compliance Administrator, Research Compliance Services
Sheryl Johnson
Director, Research Compliance Services
Andy Karduna
Professor and Department Head, Human Physiology
Lamia Karim
Professor & Dept. Head, Anthropology
Harper Keeler
Instructional Faculty, Urban Farm
Paul Kempler
Research Assistant Professor, Chemistry/Biochemistry/Materials Science Institute
Andrew Kern
Associate Professor, Biology
Brian Klopotek
Professor, IRES
Yekang Ko
Associate Professor, PPPM
Graham Kribs
Professor, Physics/IFS
Brice Kuhl
Associate Professor, Psychology
Kris Kyle
Associate Professor, Linguistics
John Lasater
IRB Member, Research Compliance Services
Regina Lawrence
Professor, School of Journalism and Communication
Diana Libuda
Associate Professor, Biology/Institute of Molecular Biology
Sally Lim
Assistant Professor, Journalism and Communication
Angela Lin
Research Faculty, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Gabby Lindberg
Assistant Professor, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Ignacio Lopez-Buson
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
Mohsen Manesh
AD for Faculty Research, Law School
Ethan Mapes
Export Control Officer, OVPRI Export Controls
Richard Margerum
Associate Dean, Professor, College of Design
Tim Mason
Director, Aquatic Animal Care Services
Carrie McCurdy
Associate Professor, Human Physiology
Bruce McGough
Divisional Dean, Social Science
Karen McIntyre
Professor, Journalism/Communications
Kate McLaughlin
Ballmer Executive Director, Ballmer Institute
Mary McLellan
IRB Member, Research Compliance Services
Monica McLellan
Research Administrative Coordinator, College of Arts and Sciences
Ben McMorran
Associate Professor, Physics
Orca Merwin
Associate Director, Industry, Innovation, and Translation
Leah Middlebrook
Associate Professor, Comparative Lit
Adam Miller
Associate Professor, Biology/Neuroscience
Cleven Mmari
Director of IT Security Compliance, Information Services
Craig Mohler
IRB Member, Research Compliance Services
Kiersten Muenchinger
Professor, Product Design
Kathleen Mullen
Professor, Economics
Gena Nelson
Professor, Center on Teaching & Learning
Kayla Nguyen
Assistant Professor, Physics
S. Senyo Ofori-Parku
Associate Professor, Journalism
Doug Park
Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel
Danielle Parmenter
Human Resources Manager, Research Finance and Business Administration
Raghu Parthasarathy
Professor, Physics, Institute of Molecular Biology
Jennifer Pedraza
Research Compliance Administrator, Research Compliance Services
Lindsay Pepper
Director of International Scholar Services, Division of Global Engagement
Jenn Pfeifer
Professor, Psychology
Patrick Phillips
Professor, Biology
Calin Plesa
Assistant Professor, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Michael Pluth
Professor, Chemistry, Materials Science Institute
Renee Podesta
Research Compliance Administrator, Research Compliance Services
Mary Polites
Assistant Professor, Architecture
Matt Polizzotto
Professor, Earth Science
Ken Prehoda
Professor, Chemistry
Jessica Price
Assistant VP, Special Council for Research, OVPRI/General Council
Rikki Pritzlaff
Project Manager, Strategic Research Initiatives
David Rainwater
IRB Member, Research Compliance Services
Peter Ralph
Associate Professor, Biology
Jessica Reaves
Research Compliance Administrator, Research Compliance Services
Josh Roering
Professor, Earth Sciences
Vickie de Rose
Professor, Chemistry/Biochemistry/Materials Science Institute
Jon Runyeon
Senior Instructor, Human Physiology
Kory Russell
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
Hal Sadofsky
Executive Vice Provost for Academic Admin, Office of the Provost
Autumn Schafer
Professor, Journalism/Communication
Sara Schmitt
Associate Professor, Special Education and Clinical Sciences
Liz Schwartz
Research Compliance Administrator, Research Compliance Services
John Seeley
Professor, Special Education & Clinical Science
Greg Shabram
Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Contracting Services
Anna Shamble
Chief of Staff and Assistant Vice President, OVPRI
Tanya Sheehan
Research Compliance Administrator, Research Compliance Services
Stephanie Shire
Assistant Professor, Special Education and Clinical Sciences
Samantha Shune
Associate Professor, Communication Disorders and Sciences
Jon Silvermoon
IRB Member, Research Compliance Services
Matt Smear
Assistant Professor, Psychology/Neuroscience
Kathy Snell
Attending Veterinarian, OVPRI TeACS
Paul Solomon
IRB Member, Research Compliance Services
Helen Southworth
Professor, English
Mauve Sowles
Institutional Biosafety Committee Member, Sponsored Projects Services
Sarah Spafford
Research Associate, College of Education/Human Development
Kirstin Sterner
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Brian Strait
Training Manager, Business Affairs
Matt Streisfeld
Associate Professor, Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology
Steve Stuckmeyer
Environmental Health and Safety Director, Safety and Risk Services
Lawrence Sugiyama
Professor, Anthropology
Michael Sutcliffe
IRB Member, Research Compliance Services
Cami Thompson
ERM Project Manager, Safety and Risk Services
Kate Thornhill
Librarian, UO Libraries
Liz Tippett
Professor, Law
Doug Turnbull
Director, Genomics & Cell Characterization Core Facility
Jena Turner
Associate Director, Oregon Humanities Center
Jessica Turtura
Evaluation Specialist, Center on Teaching & Learning
Deanne Unruh
Associate Vice President, OVPRI
Nash Unsworth
Professor, Psychology
Lizzy Utterback
Research Compliance Administrator, Research Compliance Services
Steve Vacchi
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, SOMD
Zoltan Varga
Director, Zebrafish International Resource Center
Jessica Vasquez-Tokos
Professor, Sociology
Jen Volpi
Project and Content Manager, Research Communications
Ashley Walker
Assistant Professor, Human Physiology
Paul Wallace
Professor, Earth Science
Zach Wallmark
Assistant Professor, Music
Zachary Wallmark
Associate Professor, Musicology
Hailin Wang
Professor, Oregon Center for Optical, Molecular, and Quantum Science, Physics
Stephen Weitzel
Research Assistant, Institute of Molecular Biology
Val Whelan
Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Projects Services
Frances White, Professor, Anthropology
Julia Widom
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Nick Willett
Associate Professor, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Kelly Wolf
Associate Vice President, Business Affairs
Stephanie Womack
Director, Animal Welfare Services
Harry Wonham
Divisional Dean, Humanities
Le Yang
Senior Librarian, UO Libraries