UA Office of Research Administration

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The ORA staff is available by phone, email, Teams chat, or in-person by appointment. If visiting in-person, we are located in Leigh Hall, 5th floor.  ORA's mail code is +2102.  

College/Unit Department(s) Pre-Award Post-Award
BCAS Biology Kate Homonai James Ferrero
All others Kate Homonai Taylor Maiher
BUS All Deborah Eshun Taylor Maiher
CEPS Biomedical Mike Hewitt or Kate Homonai  Terri Black
CBCE

Mike Hewitt or Kate Homonai

Taylor Maiher
Civil

Mike Hewitt or Kate Homonai

James Ferrero
Computer Sci & CIS Mike Hewitt  Taylor Maiher
Dean's Office Mike Hewitt  Taylor Maiher

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Mike Hewitt  Taylor Maiher

Mathematics

Mechanical 

Mike Hewitt or Kate Homonai

Taylor Maiher

Ceana Glover

Polymer Sci/Polymer Eng

Lead PI Last Name A-D

Deborah Eshun

Terri Black

Polymer Sci/Polymer Eng

Lead PI Last Name E-L

Deborah Eshun

Terri Black

Polymer Sci/Polymer Eng

Lead PI Last Name M-Z

Debrorah Eshun  

 Terri Black
CHHS All Mike Hewitt or Kate Homonai James Ferrero
LAW All

Mike Hewitt

Taylor Maiher
Student Success Academic Achievement, Upward Bound Mike Hewitt James Ferrero
Other Units OAA, ZipAssist Mike Hewitt or Kate Homonai Ceana Glover
Athletics, Medina, Wayne

Deborah Eshun

 Valerie Henry
Archives, Libraries, Honors

Deborah Eshun

Taylor Maiher
 Choose Ohio First Mike Hewitt James Ferrero
For other units not listed Mike Hewitt Valerie Henry

Name                                                                                Phone
Bausch, Suzanne, Vice President, Research and Business Engagement 330-972-4688
Hill, Tamara, Assistant Vice President, Office of Research Administration 330-972-4488
Burns, JulieAdministrative Coordinator ORA & Assistant to Dr. Bausch 330-972-8579
Henry, Valerie, Director, Financial Research Administration 330-972-5246
  • Athletics, Medina, Wayne
  • CIGAs for the above units
  • ecrt (contact: ecrt@uakron.edu)
Shuttleworth, Whitney, Research Billing System Analyst (post award) 330-972-4580
Hewitt, Mike, Manager, Pre-Award Research Administration 330-972-5741
  • CEPS: Biomedical, CBCE, Civil, Computer Sci & CIS, Dean's Office, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical
  • CHHS: All
  • LAW: All
  • Student Success: Academic Achievement, Upward Bound 
  • Other Units as needed
  • Limited Submissions
  • NDAs & CDAs, MTAs, TSAs
Glover, Ceana, Sr. Grant Accountant (post award)  330-972-3643
  • CEPS:  Mechanical Engineering
  • Other Units: OAA ZipAssist
Maiher, Taylor, Sr. Grant Accountant (post award) 330-972-4673
  • BCAS: All with the exception of Biology
  • BUS:  All
  • CEPS:  CBCE, Dean's Office, Comp Sci/CIS, ECE, Mathematics
  • LAW:  All
  • Other Units: Archives, Libraries, Honors
  • CIGAs for the above units

Homonai, Kate, Sr. Grants Coordinator (pre award)

  • BCAS: All
  • CEPS: Biomedical, CBCE, Civil, Mathematics, Mechanical
  • CHHS: All
  • Other Units: OAA, ZipAssist
330-972-4535

Black, TerriSr. Grant Accountant (post award)

  • CEPS: Biomedical, Polymer Sci/Polymer Engineering
 330-972-4735
 

Student Assistants