Research Staff | Ohio University

Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity

Joseph Shields

VP, Research/Dean, Graduate College

shieldj1@ohio.edu

3-0371

RTEC 120

Mo Valentine

Assistant Vice President for Research

valentip@ohio.edu

740-593-0600

David Koonce

Associate Vice President for Research and Associate Dean of the Graduate College

koonce@ohio.edu

740.593.2800

Keith Leffler

Director of Budget & Operations

leffler@ohio.edu

3-0372

RTEC 120

Andrea Gibson

Special Asst to the VP/Director of Res. Comm.

gibsona@ohio.edu

7-2166

RTEC 104D

Amy Meeks

Executive Assistant

meeksa@ohio.edu

3-0376

RTEC 120

Roxanne Male-Brune

Director

male-bru@ohio.edu

7-1227

RTEC 101A

Carma West

Grant Development Coord.

westc@ohio.edu

3-0929

RTEC 101B

Marta Gomez

Research Support Manager

gomezm@ohio.edu

3-1043

RTEC 104A

Timothy Cain

Associate Scientist

caint@ohio.edu

614-793-5597

Dublin

Kevin King

Director, Industry Partnerships

kingk4@ohio.edu

3-1775

RTEC 104B

Mickey McCabe

Senior Executive Director for Research Partnerships

mccabem@ohio.edu

Compliance

Christopher Hayhow

Director

hayhow@ohio.edu

Rebecca Cale

Associate Director

cale@ohio.edu

Robin Stack

Human Subjects Coordinator

stack@ohio.edu

Rochelle Reamy

Research Compliance Coordinator

reamy@ohio.edu

Research and Sponsored Programs

Mo Valentine

Assistant Vice President for Research

valentip@ohio.edu

740-593-0600

Thea Arocho

Associate Director for Research Operations

arocho@ohio.edu

740-593-2856

Michael Bump

Records Management Associate

bumpm1@ohio.edu

740-593-2858

Stephanie Kearns

Sponsored Programs Manager

kearnss@ohio.edu

740-593-9987

Judi Rioch

Sponsored Programs Manager

rioch@ohio.edu

740-593-9985

Bethany Spurrier

Sponsored Programs Manager

spurrier@ohio.edu

740-593-9750

Nate Wallace

Sponsored Programs Manager

wallacn1@ohio.edu

740-593-9986

Jenny Whan

Sponsored Programs Manager

whan@ohio.edu

740-593-2859

Kyle Sargent

Administrative Specialist

sargentk@ohio.edu

740-593-0378

Technology Transfer Office

Bob Silva

Director

silvajr@ohio.edu

Sara Armstrong

Technology Coordinator

armstros@ohio.edu

Mark Foley

Technology Commercialization Manager

foleym@ohio.edu

Susan Bauman

Administrative Specialist

bauman@ohio.edu

740.593.1778

Korie Counts

Technology Commercialization Manager

counts@ohio.edu

Laboratory Animal Resources

Scott Carpenter

Director, Laboratory Animal Resources

carpentd@ohio.edu

740-593-0927

183 Life Sciences Building

Tammy Phillips-Lorubbio

Accounting Assistant

phillit1@ohio.edu

740-593-2997

181 Life Sciences Building

Edison Biotechnology Institute

Shiyong Wu PhD

Director, Edison Biotechnology Institute Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Arts and Sciences

wus1@ohio.edu

(740) 597-1318

Room 118

Lorianne Abdella

Administrative Specialist

abdellal@ohio.edu

(740) 593-4539

Room 101B

Reetobrata Basu PhD

Research Associate I

rb388109@ohio.edu

(740) 593-4605

Room 206B

Rachel Beha

Accountant and Office Manager

beha@ohio.edu

(740) 593-4881

Room 101D

Stephen Bergmeier PhD

Fellow, Edison Biotechnology Institute Director, Medicinal Chemistry Center Professor and Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry Council for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (2021) Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (2022)

bergmeis@ohio.edu

(740) 597-9649

Javier Carvajal, Ph.D

Visiting Professor

jc151719@ohio.edu

740-590-8528

Room 112

Haotong Chen PhD

Research Associate I

chenh4@ohio.edu

(740) 593-4537

Room 112

Xiaozhuo Chen PhD

Associate Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute Associate Professor, Microbiology Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biomedical Sciences

chenx@ohio.edu

(740) 593-9699

Room 109A

Kevin Funk MS

Molecular Biology Tech 1

funkk@ohio.edu

(740) 593-4618

Room 218A

Yong Han PhD

Assistant Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute

hany@ohio.edu

(740) 593-4537

Room 112

Justin Holub PhD

Associate Fellow, Edison Biotechnology Institute, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences

holub@ohio.edu

(740) 597-1228

John J. Kopchick PhD

Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute Distinguished Professor & Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar Department of Biomedical Sciences Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

kopchick@ohio.edu

(740) 593-4534

Room 206A

Yunsheng Li PhD

Associate Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute

li@ohio.edu

(740) 593-4537

Room 112

Edward List PhD

Associate Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute

list@ohio.edu

(740) 593-4620

Room 218B

Raquel Marchan PhD

Assistant Investigator

marchan@ohio.edu

740-593-4574

Room 046

Shigeru (Nick) Okada PhD

Associate Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Radiation Safety Committee 2021

okada@ohio.edu

(740) 593-9656

Room 206C

Yanrong Qian PhD

Research Associate I

qiany@ohio.edu

(740) 593-9660

Room 218

Lingying (Joyce) Tong PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute

tongl1@ohio.edu

Room 123A

Dhiraj Vattem PhD

Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute Director, School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness Professor, Nutrition Applied Health Sciences and Wellness, College of Health Sciences and Professions 2021

vattem@ohio.edu

(740) 597-1763

Room 003