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Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College advances and supports UVM excellence throughout the research and graduate education enterprise.

Waterman Building
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
Phone: (802) 656-2918
Domenico Grasso, Ph.D., P.E., DEEDomenico Grasso, Ph.D., P.E., DEE (Brief bio)
Vice President for Research and
Dean of the Graduate College
E-mail: Domenico.Grasso@uvm.edu
Melody Brown Burkins, Ph.D.Melody Brown Burkins, Ph.D. (Brief bio)
Senior Director for Research and Strategic Initiatives
Interim Director, Vermont Advanced Computing Center
E-mail: mburkins@uvm.edu
Dan HarveyDan Harvey (Brief bio)
Chief of Staff to the Vice President for Research and
Assistant Dean of the Graduate College
E-mail: Dan.Harvey@uvm.edu
Anita Lavoie
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Research and
Dean of the Graduate College
E-mail: Anita.Lavoie@uvm.edu

Office of the Associate Vice President for Research Administration

Ruth Farrell
Associate Vice President for Research Administration
340 Waterman Building
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
E-mail: ruth.farrell@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-3360

Sponsored Project Administration

Sponsored Project Administration (SPA) is the University of Vermont's research administration office. Its mission is to provide excellent administrative support to faculty in their pursuit of funding for research and scholarly activity while ensuring compliance with required terms and conditions. SPA services span the life cycle of a grant from providing funding searches, assistance with proposal preparation and submission services, negotiation and acceptance of awards, oversight or sponsored project accounts and the award close out process.

Jennifer Gagnon
Director of Sponsored Project Administration
217 Waterman Building
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
E-mail: Jennifer.Gagnon@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-3360

Research Protections Office

The Research Protections Office (RPO) oversees the university's human subjects protection program, the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).

Nancy Stalnaker
Program Director, Research Protections Office
213 Waterman Building
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
E-mail: Nancy.Stalnaker@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-5040

Office of Technology Commercialization

Corine Farewell
Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization
Given Building, Room E201
89 Beaumont Avenue
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
E-mail: Corine.Farewell@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-8780

The Graduate College

Cynthia Forehand, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of the Graduate College
Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology
330 Waterman Building
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
E-mail: gradcoll@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 656-2699

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