Robin Beach
Director, SPA Pre-Award
Robin leads the Sponsored Programs Administration functional teams of the lifecycle, responsible for proposal submission and review, agreement negotiation and execution, and the related electronic systems and communications.
Bryan Bachman
Sr. Assistant Director, Operations and Systems
Bryan supports electronic systems used in the administration of sponsored projects, including the myResearch Portal, myProposals, and a variety of sponsor-specific online portals.
Steffany Ballas
Advanced Senior Award Management Coordinator, NSF Awards
Steffany administers NSF awards, providing guidance regarding award terms and conditions and performing tasks related to award setup, modifications, invoicing, financial reporting, and closeout.
Katie Bateman
Assistant Director, Proposals
Katie reviews and approves requests for external funding (i.e., proposals) on behalf of the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. Find Katie's department assignments here.
Carrie Blount
Associate Director, Federal Awards
Carrie oversees the post-award management of federal awards.
Justin Blount
Assistant Director, Negotiations
Justin is responsible for the timely negotiation of various types of sponsored project agreements, ensuring reasonable terms and conditions that comply with university policies, federal and state regulations, and sponsor requirements. See Justin's department assignments here.
Traci Buras
Senior Coordinator, Cash and Data Management
Traci provides cash management and data retrieval support for SPA.