Staff and Services

• Responsible for ORA leadership, oversight and coordination of funding activities
• Signatory authority for proposals, contracts and awards
• Reviews and accepts contracts and subcontracts

• Management and oversight of financial research administration and compliance
• External audits
• Financial research reporting 

• Staff supervision and oversight, financial research administration
• Financial research reporting

• Signatory authority for proposals, contracts and awards
• Reviews and accepts contracts and subcontracts
• Provides staff support to the IRB
• Provides training for faculty and staff in responsible conduct of research

Contact your Pre-Award Grant Coordinator for assistance with

• Guideline Review
• Proposal Submission
• Negotiation of budgets and award terms
• Requests for time extensions
• Budget revisions
• Assistance with report submission
• Development of subcontracts and consultant agreements

Contact your Post-Award Grant Accountant for assistance with

• Post award financial oversight
• Clarifying agency regulations and policies
• Award closeout
• Cost share
• Budget modifications
• PeopleSoft account setup and maintenance
• Award invoicing and financial reporting

• Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
• Dean's Office
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

• Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, including the Institute for Bioscience & Social Research (formerly IHSP)
• College of Health Sciences & Human Services
• College of Nursing

• College of Business Administration
• College of Creative and Professional Arts
• College of Education
• College of Engineering's Dept. of Civil Engineering
• School of Law
• Summit College
• Wayne College
• Other University Units

• College of Engineering's Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
• College of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering
• Academic Achievement Programs
• McNair Program

• Identifies and disseminates funding opportunities
• Performs customized funding searches (using SPIN and other resources)
• Coordinates professional development and informational workshops
• Administrative support to the Faculty Research and Radiation Safety Committees

Kathryn  (Kathee) Evans
Coordinator; and Assistant to the Director

Phone: 330-972-8579
Email: kathee@uakron.edu

• Office Manager
• Reporting Coordinator (annual/monthly reports, special report requests)
• Webmaster
• PeopleSoft Grants Database Mgr.
• Administrative support to Director/Assoc. Director

Mary Samartgedes
ORA Receptionist and IRB Secretary

Phone: 330-972-7666
Email: mary6@uakron.edu

• ORA Receptionist
• IRB Secretary
• Coordinates the content and distribution of the GRANT newsletter