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The Office of the Vice President leads the university’s research strategy and impact, advancing innovation and economic development by supporting faculty, securing funding opportunities and overseeing all research-related administrative and compliance functions.

Christopher T. Nomura
Vice president for research and economic development
208-885-2258
vpresearch@uidaho.edu

Bradley Ritts
Senior associate vice president for research and economic development
208-885-1146
ritts@uidaho.edu

Lisa Snyder
Executive assistant to the vice president for research
208-885-2258
lsnyder@uidaho.edu

Kathleen Skovgard
Administrative specialist III
208-885-5663
kskovgard@uidaho.edu

Jena Gram
Budget specialist
208-885-4790 
jgram@uidaho.edu

Brittany Gunderson
Business officer II
208-885-5034
brittanyg@uidaho.edu

Erica Frazier
Budget specialist
208-885-8744
efrazier@uidaho.edu

Beatrice Ndinda
Institutional program implementation specialist
208-885-1202
bndinda@uidaho.edu

The Office of Research and Faculty Development provides partnership, services and resources to catalyze success for grant-seeking faculty.

Carly Cummings
Senior director
208-885-1058
ccummings@uidaho.edu

Christy Christian
Senior research development specialist
208-885-5657
cchristian@uidaho.edu

Wendy Hessler
Senior research development specialist
208-885-7097
whessler@uidaho.edu

Eric Torok
Senior research development specialist
208-885-5662
etorok@uidaho.edu

Ryan McAllister
Proposal and systems manager
208-885-8797
rmcallister@uidaho.edu

Molly Haines
Research development specialist
208-885-5274
mhaines@uidaho.edu

Luke Terry
Research development specialist
208-885-3526
lterry@uidaho.edu

The Office of Research Assurances supports ethical and compliant research by providing expertise on regulations, policies and guidelines, serving as the university’s central resource for research compliance.

Arch Harner
Director
208-885-0174
aharner@uidaho.edu

Kay Dee Holmes
Assistant director for research integrity, COI, export control
208-885-2142

Steven Russell
Campus veterinarian
208-885-8958
campusvet@uidaho.edu

Russell McClanahan
Biosafety officer/IRIC facility manager
208-885-1527
biosafety@uidaho.edu
iric@uidaho.edu

Kiah Stewart
Program manager II, IACUC and IBC
208-885-7252 
ibc@uidaho.edu
iacuc@uidaho.edu

Jemee Tegli
Program manager II, IRB
208-885-6340
irb@uidaho.edu

Amy Maestas
LAR facility manager
208-885-2253
uro-larfacility@uidaho.edu

Caitlin Miyahara
Lead animal research technician
208-885-6187
uro-larfacility@uidaho.edu

Administration

The Office of Sponsored Programs facilitates external support for research, instruction, public service and outreach, and other sponsored activities, by supporting proposal submission, managing awards, ensuring fiscal compliance, providing institutional certifications and compliance oversight.

Sarah S. Martonick
Director
Morrill Hall
208-885-2145
smartonick@uidaho.edu

Michele Mattoon
Assistant director, sponsored operations
Morrill Hall
208-885-1019
mmattoon@uidaho.edu

Heather Clark
Assistant director, sponsored accounting – oversees financial and cost compliance functions
Morrill Hall
208-885-8994
heatherclark@uidaho.edu

Cindy Chipman
Program implementation and compliance specialist
Morrill Hall
208-885-5666
cchipman@uidaho.edu

Claire Freund
Contract review officer
Remote
208-885-2014
cfreund@uidaho.edu

Jamie Hill
Associate contract review officer
Morrill Hall
jhill@uidaho.edu

Blair Ehlert
Business processes/systems analyst
Remote
208-885-1147
osp-web@uidaho.edu

Ezekiel Morrison
Administrative specialist II
Morrill Hall
208-885-0174
osp@uidaho.edu

Pre-Award Administration

Pre-Award Administration is responsible for reviewing all proposals prior to submission to ensure compliance with both ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ and sponsoring agency policies. For questions prior to submitting a proposal, contact Pre-Award Administration at preaward@uidaho.edu.

Eric Everett
Lead sponsored programs administrator
Remote
208-885-2098
ericeverett@uidaho.edu

Tami Clabough
Sponsored programs administrator II
Remote
208-885-5154
tamic@uidaho.edu

Chelsea Franklin
Sponsored programs administrator I
Remote
208-885-6721
cfranklin@uidaho.edu

Aquetea Goodman
Sponsored programs administrator I
Remote
208-885-1708
aquetealg@uidaho.edu

Post-Award Administration

Post-Award Administration is responsible for managing projects that have been funded by a sponsoring agency. All awards must be reviewed by the Post Award team prior to acceptance and signature by the authorized organizational representative, which is currently the OSP director.

Additionally, the post-award staff processes all award modifications and requests for prior approval, (e.g., time extensions, incremental funding and budget revision requests), and prepares and sets up awards in the Banner system after all required approvals have been received.

For all questions regarding post award administration, contact postaward@uidaho.edu.

Samiksha Gupta
Lead grant and contract administrator
Remote
208-885-5656
samig@uidaho.edu

Emily Mateer
Grant and contract administrator
Remote
208-885-1338
emateer@uidaho.edu

Christy Tullis
Grant and contract administrator
Remote
208-885-2031
ctullis@uidaho.edu

Wes Underhill
Grant and contract administrator
Morrill Hall
208-885-6652
wunderhill@uidaho.edu

Cost Accounting Unit

The Cost Accounting Unit is responsible for preparing the facilities and administrative (F&A) rate proposal; tracking cost share, processing subcontract invoices and overseeing effort reporting; preparing any special reports and working with external auditors.

Heather Clark
Assistant director, sponsored accounting
Morrill Hall
208-885-8994
heatherclark@uidaho.edu

Wendy Kerr
Senior cost accountant - Subrecipient monitoring and invoice approvals, personnel activity reports, cost share, special reporting, external audit lead
Morrill Hall
208-885-2147
wendyk@uidaho.edu

Shannon Shumard
Senior cost accountant - Facilities and administrative (indirect) cost rate proposal
Morrill Hall
208-885-4013
sshumard@uidaho.edu

Bryon Cavolo
Grants compliance accountant
Morrill Hall
208-885-6605
bcavolo@uidaho.edu

Catie Maas
Grants compliance accountant
Morrill Hall
208-885-5720
catiem@uidaho.edu

Financial and Cost Compliance Unit

The Financial and Cost Compliance Unit is responsible for fulfilling any contractual or regulatory obligations regarding invoicing and financial reporting to sponsors; monitoring expenses for compliance with university, federal and sponsor policies; and preparing awards for closeout.

Heather Clark
Assistant director, sponsored accounting
Morrill Hall
208-885-8994
heatherclark@uidaho.edu

LeAnn O’Rourke
Administrative financial technician - Invoicing, financial reporting and closeouts
Remote
208-885-0999
lorourke@uidaho.edu

Terri Small
Administrative financial technician - Invoicing, financial reporting and closeouts
Remote
208-885-2143
tsmall@uidaho.edu

Rebecca Garner
Administrative financial technician - Invoicing, financial reporting and closeouts
Remote
208-885-1245
rebeccalg@uidaho.edu

The Office of Technology Transfer connects university innovations with the public by licensing technologies to companies and supporting start-ups through guidance, partnerships and strategic efforts.

Vacant
Director of the Office of Technology Transfer

Karen Stevenson
Licensing associate
208-885-4550
karens@uidaho.edu

This faculty-led committee oversees the implementation of discovery, creativity and research policies; and resolves disagreements about the interpretation or implementation of those policies.

Vice president, chair w/o vote
Christopher T. Nomura
Office of Research and Economic Development / 3010
208-885-2258
vpresearch@uidaho.edu

Senior associate vice president
Brad Ritts
Office of Research and Economic Development / 3010
208-885-1146
ritts@uidaho.edu

Faculty (presidential appointment 1 of 4) (May 2027)
Russell Baker
WWAMI / 4207
208-885-2065
russellb@uidaho.edu

Faculty (presidential appointment 2 of 4) (May 2027)
Lee Vierling
College of Natural Resources / 1139
208-885-7911
leev@uidaho.edu

Faculty (presidential appointment 3 of 4) (May 2028)
Brian Small
College of Natural Resources/Office of Research and Economic Development / 1138
208-837-9096 ext. 1108
bcsmall@uidaho.edu

Faculty (presidential appointment 4 of 4) (May 2028)
Gabriel Potirniche
College of Engineering / 0902
208-885-4049
gabrielp@uidaho.edu

Faculty, College of Art and Architecture (May 2027)
Lilian Alessa
College of Art and Architecture / 2481
alessa@uidaho.edu

Associate dean/faculty, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (May 2027)
Matt Powell
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences / 2337
208-885-6681
mpowell@uidaho.edu

Faculty, College of Business and Economics (May 2026)
Marc Chopin
Business / 3161
208-885-7204
mchopin@uidaho.edu

Faculty, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences (May 2026)
Traci Craig
Psychology and Communication / 3043
208-885-5254
tcraig@uidaho.edu

Faculty, College of Education (May 2026)
Julie Amador
Environmental Health and Human Sciences / Coeur d'Alene
208-664-7010
jamador@uidaho.edu

Faculty, College of Engineering (May 2027)
Michael Maughan
Mechanical Engineering / 0902
208-885-1041
maughan@uidaho.edu

Faculty, College of Law (May 2026)
Anna Blaine
Law / 2324
208-885-2161
annablaine@uidaho.edu

Faculty, College of Natural Resources (May 2026)
Armando McDonald
Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences / 1133
208-885-9454
armandm@uidaho.edu

Faculty, College of Science (May 2027)
Eric Mittelstaedt
Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences / 3025
208-885-2045
emittelstaedt@uidaho.edu

Library dean's designee w/o vote (May 2027)
Devin Becker
University Library / 2350
208-885-7040
dbecker@uidaho.edu