Administration
Jason Podrabsky
Interim Vice President—Research & Graduate Studies
jpod@pdx.edu
503–725–5772
Amy Crelly
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies
acrelly@pdx.edu
503–725–9944
Dawn Boatman
Assistant Vice President, Research Administration
dboatman@pdx.edu
503–725–8306
Margaret Rea
Senior Fiscal Officer
mrea@pdx.edu
503–725–4491
Asli Berhane
Fiscal Coordinator
asli@pdx.edu
503–725–9882
Shaun McGillis
Communications Manager
mcgillis@pdx.edu
503–725–2210
Kelly Clifton
Interim Associate Vice President for Research—Research & Graduate Studies
kclifton@pdx.edu
503–725–2871
Chris Thomas
Office Manager, Executive Support Specialist
chris.thomas@pdx.edu
503–725–3423
Joe Janda
Assistant Vice President for Research—Propel PSU
janda@pdx.edu
503–725–8454
Rossitza Wooster
Dean of the Graduate School
wooster@pdx.edu
503–725–5258
Amy Spring
Director, Project Management and Communications
springa@pdx.edu
503–725–5582
Don Draper
Kuali Research Systems Manager
dodraper@pdx.edu
503–725–5267
Innovation & Intellectual Property
Travis Woodland
Director, Innovation & Intellectual Property
twood2@pdx.edu
503–725–8336
Ash Alexander
Non-Exclusive Licensing Programming Administrator
alexander@pdx.edu
503–725–9859
Laura Lazorski
Agreements/Patents Specialist & Operations Coordinator
lazorski@pdx.edu
503–725–9884
Research Integrity & Compliance
Shannon Roth
Director of Research Integrity & Compliance Operations
shannon.roth@pdx.edu
503–725–4288
Brandon Barnhill
Compliance Officer—Data Security & Export Controls
brandon.barnhill@pdx.edu
503–725–9945
Comedy Millar
Research Integrity Administrator
comedy@pdx.edu
503–725–9814
Eva Willis
IRB Administrator
rmc4@pdx.edu
503–725–2227
Katie Nelson
Intake Coordinator
katie.nelson@pdx.edu
503–725–5484
Portland State Business Accelerator
Address
2828 SW Corbett Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Phone
503–725–2312
Email
accelerator@pdx.edu
Julia Baldwin
Program Manager
julia.baldwin@pdx.edu
503–725–3264
Christelle Sheldon
Assistant Program Manager
christelle.sheldon@pdx.edu
Center for Entrepreneurship
Address
2828 SW Corbett Ave. Suite 100
Portland, OR 97201
Email
psuce@pdx.edu
Juan Barraza
Director of Student Innovation
barraza@pdx.edu
503–725–2313
Himalaya Rao-Potlapally
Assistant Program Manager
himalaya@pdx.edu
Sponsored Projects Administration
Mailing Address
Sponsored Projects Administration
Mail code: RGS-SPA
PO Box 751 (SPA)
Portland, OR 97207-0751
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SPA Team Assignments by Unit
Street Address
Sponsored Projects Administration
Richard & Maurine Neuberger Center
1600 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 210
Portland, OR 97201
SPA STAFF
Jennifer Ward
Director of Sponsored Projects Operations
jennifer.ward@pdx.edu
503–725–8308
Rachelle Richmond
Assistant Director of Grants & Agreements Administration
rachelle.richmond@pdx.edu
503–725–9652
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SPA Team Assignments by Unit
Barbara Lane
Executive Assistant
barlane@pdx.edu
503–725–9989
Nicole Braman
Assistant Director of Departmental Research Administration
bramann@pdx.edu
503–725–8947
SPA TEAM ALDER
Supports the College of Education, College of Urban & Public Affairs, School of Social Work, and OHSU-PSU Joint School of Public Health
Laura Jensen
Sponsored Projects Officer
lij2@pdx.edu
503-725-3742
Leigh Ahlgren
Departmental Research Administrator
aleigh@pdx.edu
503-725-8908
Matt Swetnam
Grants & Agreements Analyst
swetnam2@pdx.edu
503-725-9848
Kelly Cooper
Grants & Agreements Analyst
susan.cooper@pdx.edu
503–725–2393
Margaret Munroe
Departmental Research Administrator
mmunroe@pdx.edu
503–725–5429
SPA Team Cedar
Supports CLAS - Natural & Physical Science Departments
Megan Erlacher
Sponsored Projects Officer
mle3@pdx.edu
503-725-6559
Donald Morgan
Grants & Agreements Analyst
donald.morgan@pdx.edu
503–725–9672
Katrina Dahlke
Departmental Research Administrator
kdahlke@pdx.edu
503–725–9090
Karena Bayruns
Grants & Agreements Analyst, Team Lead
kbayruns@pdx.edu
503–725–2306
TBN
Departmental Research Administrator
Nathaniel Stoll
Departmental Research Administrator
nastoll@pdx.edu
503–725–2442
SPA Team Larch
Supports CLAS - Social Science & Humanities Departments
TBN
Sponsored Projects Officer
Michelle Gano
Grants & Agreements Analyst
ganom@pdx.edu
503–725–8328
Ruby Beecham
Departmental Research Administrator
rbeecham@pdx.edu
503–725–3299
Mark Peaslee
Departmental Research Administrator
mpeaslee@pdx.edu
503–725–5180
Barbara Stedman
Departmental Research Administrator
bstedman@pdx.edu
503–725–2382
SPA Team Maple
Supports the Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science
Corey Smitke
Sponsored Projects Officer
csmitke@pdx.edu
503–725–2242
Melinda Hendley
Grants & Agreements Analyst
mhendley@pdx.edu
503–725–2204
Molly McKelvey
Grants & Agreements Analyst
mmck2@pdx.edu
503–725–8064
Aleksandra Herynk
Departmental Research Administrator, Team Lead
alek@pdx.edu
503–725–2877
Kayla Paul
Departmental Research Administrator
kap9@pdx.edu
503–725–9651
SPA Team Pine
Supports the University Centers & Institutes, Administration, College of the Arts, School of Business, and University Honors College
Kathleen Choi
Sponsored Projects Officer
kchoi@pdx.edu
503–725–3660
Anna Bichko
Grants & Agreements Analyst
abichko@pdx.edu
503–725–9901
Becca Lockwood
Grants & Agreements Analyst
rmm5@pdx.edu
503–725–8025
Alex Leeding
Departmental Research Administrator
aleeding@pdx.edu
503–725–9806
D.J. Marty
Departmental Research Administrator
dmarty@pdx.edu
503–725–9683
Award Intake & Setup Team
Anna Archer
Grants & Agreements Intake Coordinator
alnelson@pdx.edu
503-725-5954
Transaction Specialists
Cheryl Kose
Transaction Specialist
ckose@pdx.edu
503-725-9987
Chelsea Hansen
Transaction Specialist
chel8@pdx.edu
503-725-5231
Chris Glidden
Transaction Specialist
gliddenc@pdx.edu
503-725-5736
Emily Renfrow
Transaction Specialist
renfrowe@pdx.edu
503-725-3810