Contact Us

The Research Office is dedicated to the highest level of timely service to researchers, administrators, external sponsors and support staff. To contact someone in our office, locate the general area of interest and contact the responsible Research Office official. You can ask our administrative team for help directing you to the correct person, at: tel (248) 370-2762, email research@oakland.edu, or fax (248) 370-2973.  To contact the Grants and Contracts Administration group, email gcsradmin@oakland.edu.  The Research Office is located on the 5th floor of West Wilson Hall.

David Stone, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
dstone@oakland.edu
Dave Stone bio

Contact David for information about:

• I2B Program
• Incubators
• OU & Economic Development Projects

Laura Beck
Grants and Contracts Assistant
beck4@oakland.edu
248-370-2778

Contact Laura for information about:

• URC Awards
• Provost Student Awards

Andrea Buford, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Sponsored Programs
abuford@oakland.edu
248-370-3789
Andrea Buford bio

Contact Andrea for information about:

• Proposal submissions if you are in Nursing or Health Sciences
• Research development opportunities or assistance if you are in Nursing or Health Sciences
• Grant and Contract Awards
• Time & Effort Reporting
• Progress Reports
  
• Proposal compilation & submission – SECS 
• Grant budgets

Caleb Caldwell
Grant & Contract Officer
mccaldwell@oakland.edu
248-370-4924

Contact Caleb for information about:

• Post award management - main contact for: SBA, SEHS, SON, Honors College
• Billing

Miranda Campbell
Grant & Contract Officer
mirandacampbell@oakland.edu
248-370-4924

Contact Miranda for information about:

• Post award management - main contact for: SECS
• Grant and Contract awards

Andrea Chom
OU INC Office Administrator
chom@oakland.edu
248-648-4803

Contact Andrea Chom for information about:

• OU INC Leased Space
• OU INC Meeting Room Scheduling & Rental
• OU INC Appointment Scheduling

Caity Conley
Administrative Assistant
conley@oakland.edu
248-370-2762

Contact Caity for information about:

• General inquiries
• Scheduling Dr. Stone
• Cayuse for IBC and IACUC

Paul Fontaine
Community Engaged Research Coordinator
apfontaine@oakland.edu
248-370-4516

Contact Paul for information about:

• Community Engaged Research Partnerships

Stacey Frankovich, MSA, PMP
OU INC Director
sfrankovich@oakland.edu
248-648-4802

Contact Stacey for information about:

• High Tech Start-up Support
• MEDC Entrepreneurial Programs
• OU INC inquiries

Adeline Gonzales
Senior Grant & Contract Officer
gonzales@oakland.edu
248-370-2753

Contact Adeline for information about:

• Proposal compilation & submission – CAS, OUWB School of Medicine
• Grant budgets

Sophia Grech
Lab Safety Intern
spgrech@oakland.edu
248-370-3735

Contact Sophia for information about:

• Laboratory Chemical Inventory
• Laboratory Signage

Judette Haddad
IRB Manager
haddad@oakland.edu
248-370-4898

Contact Judette for information about:

• Human subjects research rules and regulations
• IRB application submission process
• Cayuse IRB training
• Human subject research training
• Collaborative research and IRB reliance agreements

Janell Hallauer
Laboratory Compliance Specialist, Biosafety Officer
jdhallau@oakland.edu
248-370-4603

Contact Janell for information about:

• Laboratory Safety and Compliance
• LS&C Training
• Biosafety
• IBC

Jacqueline Hencsie, MBA
Grant & Contract Officer
hencsie@oakland.edu
248-370-4116

Contact Jacqui for information about:

• Post award management - main contact for: CAS, ERI/ERC, OUWB School of Medicine
• Grant and Contract awards
• Internal grant reporting
• Time & Effort Reporting

Erin Klaus-Morse
Grant & Contract Officer
eklausmorse@oakland.edu
248-370-2925

Contact Erin for information about:

• Proposal compilation & submission – SHS, SON; SBA; SEHS; Foundation, Nonprofit, and Association Sponsors (all schools)
• Grant budgets

Domenic Luongo, MSc, CHMM
Director, Research Compliance and Integrity
luongo@oakland.edu 248-370-4314

Contact Domenic for information about:

• Regulatory Compliance
• Laboratory Safety and Compliance
• Air Monitoring - Labs
• Radiation Safety
• Research Misconduct
• Conflicts of Interest
• Export Control
• Agreement Coordination: Material Transfer Agreements (MTA), Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDA) and Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)

Richard Marble
Animal Research Facility Manager
rdmarble@oakland.edu
248-370-4440

Contact Richard (Rick) for information about:

• BRSF information

Ted Mattes
Research Development and Technology Commercialization Officer
tamattes@oakland.edu
tel: TBD

Contact Ted for information about:

• Intellectual Property development, Invention Disclosures, Patents, and Licensing of OU intellectual property
• Research and proposal development in biomedical research (CAS, Bioengineering); medicine (OUWB); and the Eye Research Institute (ERI)

Noelle Mongene
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
nmongene@oakland.edu
248-370-4306

Contact Noelle for information about:

• Cayuse IRB access
• IRB submissions: Initial, Modifications, Renewals and Closures
• Not Research and Not Human subject research letters
• General Questions about the IRB process

Shamon Murdock
Business Manager
smurdock@oakland.edu
248-370-2557

Contact Shamon for information about:

• Budget / Accounting
• Purchase Orders
• Check deposits
• GReAT awards

Robert Perreault, MOL, CHMM
Hazardous Waste Specialist
perreaul@oakland.edu 248-370-4956

Contact Bob for information about:

• Hazardous Waste pick up
• Medical Waste pickup
• Universal Waste (e-waste, batteries, used oil)
• Laboratory Safety and Compliance - Engineering & Physics
• Hazardous Materials Training

Thomas Perorazio, Ph.D.
Grant & Contract Officer
perorazio@oakland.edu
248-370-2552

Contact Tom for information about:

• Research, budget, proposal development – SECS, ERI/ERC 
• Proposal compilation, budgeting & submission for proposals to Federal, State and Local governments, private Industry and industry organizations

Agatha Smith
OU INC Business Manager
asmith18@oakland.edu
248-648-4829

Contact Agatha for information about:

• OU INC Budget
• OU INC Digital Marketing
• OU INC Performance Metrics

Michael Spires
Senior Research Development Officer
mspires@oakland.edu
248-370-2207
Michael Spires bio

Contact Michael for information about:

• Research, budget, and proposal development in the physical and mathematical sciences (outside of biomedical research); the social sciences, arts, and humanities (CAS); and education (SEHS)

Susan Willner
Grant & Contract Officer
willner@oakland.edu
248-370-4111

Contact Sue for information about:

• Post award management
• Internal grant reporting