| Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Mocarski | Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships | 815-753-1217 | rmocarski@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301E |
| Rachel Gordon | Associate Vice President, Global Affairs and Faculty Development | 815-753-1891 | rgordon@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301G |
| Dara Little | Associate Vice President, Research | 815-753-9946 | dlittle@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301B |
| 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 |
| Matthew Deitch | NICCS Director | 815-753-9471 | mdeitch@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
| Shay Wright | Administrative Assistant | 815-753-1071 | swright@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301D |
| Kathleen Hughes-James | Administrative Aide | 815-753-1898 | khughes@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301F |
| Whitney Wells | Administrative Aide | 815-753-1490 | Wwells1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301C |
| Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stoker | Director | 815-753-2882 | sstoker@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Linda Srygler | Laboratory Safety Specialist | 815-753-9251 | lyates@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| James Gable | Chemical Safety Officer/CHO | 815-753-1610 | jgable@niu.edu | Montgomery Hall 207 |
| 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 |
| Jennifer Smith | Research Compliance Specialist | 815-753-0121 | jsmith35@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
Currently, SPA staff are primarily remote. Email, Teams and Teams Voice are the best way to contact us.
| Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Arnold | Senior Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-1584 | sarnold4@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Kristin Bigelow | Senior Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-6064 | kbigelow@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Carrie Blackwood-Williams | Director, Sponsored Programs Administration | 815-753-5901 | cblackwood@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Linda Carlson | Office Support Specialist | 815-753-5678 | lcarlson3@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Elizabeth Garcia Ramierz | Proposal Coordinator | 815-753-7022 | egarciaramirez@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Ashley Golz | Award Coordinator | 815-753-4323 | agolz@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
| Karyn Higgs | Proposal Coordinator | 815-753-1581 | khiggs1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Claire Mogren | Senior Proposal Coordinator | 815-753-6321 | cmogren@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Katie Mowers | Assistant Director, Post Award | 815-753-3402 | kmayber1@niu.edu |
Lowden Hall 201 |
| Craig Mulligan | Senior Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-1581 | cmulligan@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Maria Nihei | Assistant Director, Pre-Award | 815-753-4533 | mhancock3@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Jeannie Peterson | Office Support Specialist | 815-753-9176 | jpeterson17@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Dana (Hoefle) Papini | Proposal Coordinator | 815-753-0830 | dhoefle@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Vanessa Poling | Proposal Coordinator | 815-753-1581 | vpoling@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Melanie (Cox) Prentice | Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-1581 | mcox7@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Allie Rowland | Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-1581 | arowland@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Amy Schmidt | Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-6059 | aschmidt1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Sarah Senechalle | Associate Director, Sponsored Programs Administration | 815-753-9278 | ssenechalle@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Ellen Smith | Fiscal Compliance Specialist | 815-753-1113 | esmith2@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Shelli Solfisburg | Proposal Coordinator | 815-753-0748 | svogeler@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Caitlin Teague | Senior Grants and Contracts Associate | 815-753-1133 | cnottingham1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Katie Thielk | Senior Award Coordinator | 815-753-3850 | kthielk@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 201 |
| Name | Title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karinne Bredberg | Director of Innovation Partnerships and Technology Transfer | kbredberg@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
| Federico Bassetti | Assistant Director, Innovation Ecosystem Development | fede@niu.edu | Barsema Hall 328 |
| Mark Hankins | Assistant Director for Technology Transfer | mhankins1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
| Jordan York | Program and Communications Coordinator | jyork4@niu.edu | 71 North |
| Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurore Candier | Director | 815-753-9471 | acandier@niu.edu | Pottenger House 101 |
| Carmin Berchiolly | Program Coordinator | 815-753-0512 | cberchiolly1@niu.edu | Pottenger House 101 |
| Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayantani Adhikari | Business Intelligence Specialist | 815-753-9471 | sadhikari1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
| Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximena Burgin | Associate Director | 815-753-4506 | xrecald1@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
| Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Crawford | Acting Director Budgets and Financial Planning | 815-753-0828 | dcrawford@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 301 |
| Name | Title | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellie Dyslin | Director | 815-753-7090 | kdyslin@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
| Rachael Yndestad | Research Development Specialist | 815-753-9471 | ryndestad@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
| Donna Martin | Associate Director | 815-753-9279 | dmartin@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
| Sadie Schaus | Research Development Specialist | 815-753-1054 | sschaus@niu.edu | Lowden Hall 305 |
| Jordan York | Program and Communications Coordinator | 815-753-8421 | jyork4@niu.edu | 71 North |
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