Contact Us
Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships
Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
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Gerald Blazey | Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships | 815-753-1883 | gblazey@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Barrie Bode | Director, of COVID-19 Facilities | 815-753-1753 | bodebp@niu.edu | Montgomery Hall 349 |
Amy Farranto | Publications Manager | 815-753-9946 | afarranto@niu.edu | 2260 Bethany Rd |
Elizabeth R. Gaillard | Director Molecular Analysis Core Laboratory | 815-753-1753 | gaillard@niu.edu | LaTourette Hall 322 |
Office of Research Compliance, Integrity and Safety
Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
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Shannon Stoker | Director | 815-753-2882 | sstoker@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Michele Crase | Laboratory Safety Manager | 815-753-9251 | mcrase@niu.edu | Faraday Hall 327 |
James Gable | Chemical Safety Officer/CHO | 815-753-1610 | jgable@niu.edu | Montgomery Hall 207 |
Patty Wallace | Research Compliance Coordinator | 815-753-8588 | pwallace@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
MJ Blaschak | IRB Chair | 815-753-1383 | mblaschak@niu.edu | Wirtz Hall 209A |
Ana Calvo | IBC Chair | 815-753-8451 | amcalvo@niu.edu | Montgomery Hall 341 |
Douglas Wallace | IACUC Chair | 815-753-0972 | dwallace@niu.edu | Psychology/Computer Science 309 |
Lene Scherer | Research Compliance Analyst | 815-753-9282 | lscherer2@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Sponsored Programs Administration
Currently, SPA staff are primarily remote. Email, Teams and Teams Voice are the best way to contact us.
Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
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Dara Little | Associate Vice President | 815-753-9285 | dlittle@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
Whitney Wells | Administrative Aid | 815-753-1490 | wwells1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
Kellie Dyslin | Director, Funding Development and Lifecycle Enhancement | 815-753-7090 | kdyslin@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
Linda Carlson | Office Support Specialist | 815-753-1576 | lcarlson3@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 203 |
Jeannie Peterson | Office Support Specialist | 815-753-9976 | jpeterson17@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
Ashley Golz | Award Coordinator | 815-753-4323 | agolz@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
Katie Thielk | Award Coordinator | 815-753-3850 | kthielk@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
Dana Hoefle | Proposal Coordinator | 815-753-0830 | dhoefle@niu.edu | Faraday Hall 352 |
Claire Mogren | Proposal Coordinator | 815-753-6321 | cmogren@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
Maria Nihei | Senior Proposal Coordinator | 815-753-4533 | mhancock3@niu.edu | Psychology/Computer Science Bldg 355 |
Kristin Bigelow | Senior Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-6064 | kbigelow@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 203 |
Donna Martin | Associate Director, Pre-Award | 815-753-9279 | dmartin@niu.edu | Graham Hall 318 |
Carrie Blackwood-Williams | Assistant Director, Post-Award | 815-753-5901 | cblackwood@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 203 |
Sarah Senechalle | Assistant Director, Award Acceptance | 815-753-9278 | ssenechalle@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
Barbara Whitesel | Associate Director, Post-Award | 815-753-6061 | bwhitesel@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 203 |
Stephanie Arnold | Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-1584 | sarnold4@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 203 |
Jenney Ferris | Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-6131 | jferris1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 203 |
Amy Schmidt | Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-6059 | aschmidt1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 203 |
Ellen Smith | Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-1113 | esmith2@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 203 |
Katie Mowers | Senior Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-3402 | kmayber1@niu.edu |
Lowden Hall 203 |
Caitlin Teague | Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-1133 | cnottingham1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 203 |
Office of Innovation
Name | Title | Location | |
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Karinne Bredberg | Director of Innovation Partnerships and Technology Transfer | kbredberg@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Mark Hankins | Assistant Director for Technology Transfer | mhankins1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Bryan Flower | Assistant Director for Food System Innovation | bflower@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Center for Burma Studies
Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
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Catherine Raymond | Director | 815-753-0512 | craymond@niu.edu | Pottenger House 101 |
Carmin Berchiolly | Program Coordinator | 815-753-0512 | cberchiolly1@niu.edu | Pottenger House 101 |
Information Services
Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
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Eric Biletzky | Manager, Information Services | 815-753-3439 | ericb@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 202 |
Julie Miller | eRA Coordinator | 815-753-1583 | jamiller@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Research Support
Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
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Ximena Burgin | Associate Director | 815-753-4506 | xrecald1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Budget Office
Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
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Cara Carlson | Business Manager | 815-753-1826 | ccarlso2@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Dawn Crawford | Budget Analyst I | 815-753-0828 | dcrawford@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
Kathleen Hughes-James | Administrative Aide | 815-753-9471 | khughes@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |