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Functional Areas
Research Services includes the following functional areas. Click on the links below to locate the staff for each area. For general office contact information please visit the Contact Information page.
Administration
Animal Resources Center (ARC)
Clinical Research (OCR)
Conflict of Interest (COI)
Grants & Contracts Accounting
InfoEd Systems Support
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Post Approval Monitoring (PAM)
Regulated Nonclinical Studies (ORNcS) GLP
Research Education
Research Operations Post Award / Effort Reporting / Sub-Recipient Monitoring
Research Technology Support (RTS)
Sponsored Programs Pre-Award
Links
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RESEARCH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
5.106H Administration Building
Main Line: (409) 772-0762
Fax: (409) 772-6016
Mail Route: 0133
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James L. Mahon, PhD
Interim Executive Director for Research Services
Phone: (409) 772-6015
Email: jlmahon@utmb.edu
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Angela Wells
Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (409) 772-0762
Email: acwells@utmb.edu
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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
4.400 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9400
Fax: (409) 266-9470
Mail Route: 0156
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Susie Sword
Administrative Operations Manager
Phone: (409) 266-9561
Email: kssword@utmb.edu
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Mary Jeffries
Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (409) 266-9424
Email: mjjeffri@utmb.edu |
Gina Reyes
Coordinator I
Phone: (409) 266-9404
Email: gfreyes@utmb.edu |

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INFOED SYSTEMS SUPPORT
4.526 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9400
Fax: (409)266-9470
Mail Route:0156
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Titty (T) Mathew
Information Systems Manager
Phone: (409) 266-9406
Email: tmathew@utmb.edu
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Prasanth Manukonda
Compliance Analyst, Sr
Phone: (409) 266-9558
Email: prmanuko@utmb.edu |
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OFFICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH
6.170 Children's Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9400
Fax: (409)772-1968
Email: clinical.research@utmb.edu
Mail Route: 0342 |
Kristin L. Parks, M.S., CCRP
Interim Manager, Office of Clinical Research
Clinical Research Regulatory Coordinator
Phone: (409) 772-1985
Email: klparks@utmb.edu |
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Pamela Kiani, LVN, CCRC
Clinical Research Education Coordinator
Phone: (409) 772-1976
Email: pjkiani@utmb.edu |
Dorothy Santini-Zakin, CCRC
Clinical Trials Financial Coverage Analyst
Phone: (409) 772-1973
Email: desantin@utmb.edu
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Kristin Lynch
Clinical Research Recruitment Coordinator
Phone: (409) 772-9584
Email: krlynch@utmb.edu |
Susan Ramsey, CRA
Manager, Contracts
Phone: (409) 266-9413
Email: seramsey@utmb.edu |
Frances Garcia
Coordinator II
Phone: (409) 772-9583
Email: fggarcia@utmb.edu |
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GRANTS AND CONTRACT ACCOUNTING
4.400 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9400
Fax: (409) 266-9470
Mail Route: 0156
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Glenita Segura
Director, Grants & Contracts Accounting
Phone: (409) 266-9460
Email:
gsegura@utmb.edu
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Nancy Bricker
Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (409) 266-2010
Email: nbricker@utmb.edu |
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Larry O. Copado
Finance Specialist II
Phone: (409) 266-9494
Email:
locopado@utmb.edu
| Hehua (Hope) Liu
Financial Analyst I
Phone: (409) 747-1346
Email:
heliu@utmb.edu
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Jim Lombardo
Sr. Financial Analyst
Phone: (409) 266-9450
Email:
jjlombar@utmb.edu
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Gayle Praker
Accounting Clerk III
Phone: (409) 266-9463
Email:
gpraker@utmb.edu
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Candy Quintanilla
Financial Analyst I
Phone: (409) 266-9452
Email:
clquinta@utmb.edu
| Ben Robertson
Sr. Financial Analyst
Phone: (409) 747-1324
Email:
bgrobert@utmb.edu
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Neil Santana
Financial Analyst I
Phone: (409) 266-9453
Email:
nlsantan@utmb.edu
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Xiaoying (Sharon) Wang
Sr. Financial Analyst
Phone: (409) 747-1345
Email:
xiawang@utmb.edu |
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Brenda Garner
Sr. Finance Manager
Phone: (409) 266-9456
Email:
brgarner@utmb.edu
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Brad Bradford
Sr. Financial Analyst
Phone: 409-266-9462
Email:
brbradfo@utmb.edu
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Judy Hajovsky
Sr. Financial Analyst
Phone: 409-266-9459
E
mail:
jahajovs@utmb.edu
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Roberto Hernandez
Sr. Financial Analyst
Phone: (409) 266-9455
Email:
robherna@utmb.edu
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Kyle Hopkins
Financial Analyst I
Phone: 409-266-9461
Email:
kjhopkin@utmb.edu |
Tara McElroy
Financial Analyst I
Phone: (409) 266-9454
Email:
tamcelro@utmb.edu
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Sharon B. Nguyen
Sr. Financial Analyst
Phone: (409) 266-9457
Email:
sbnguyen@utmb.edu
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Jamie Penner
Financial Analyst I
Phone: (409) 266-9455
Email:
japenner@utmb.edu |
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Reconciliation
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Cora Soriano
Sr. Finance Manager
Phone: (409) 266-9445
Email: cosorian@utmb.edu |
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Melissa Goodwin
Financial Analyst I
Phone: (409) 266-9557
Email: megoodwi@utmb.edu |
Sarah Posey
Financial Analyst I
Phone: (409) 266-9554
Email: saposey@utmb.edu |
Functional Systems Support |
Judy Jones
Sr. Manager
Phone: (409) 266-9419
Email: jusjones@utmb.edu
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RESEARCH OPERATIONS - POST-AWARD / EFFORT REPORTING / SUB-RECIPIENT MONITORING
4.400 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9400
Fax: (409) 266-9470
Mail Route: 0156
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Laura Leal Rosales, Ed.D., CRA
Associate Director, Research Operations
Phone: (409)266-9420
Email: llrosale@utmb.edu |
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Kim Vanzant
Finance Manager, Research Operations
Phone: (409) 266-9555
Email: kavanzan@utmb.edu |
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Pam Barksdale
Financial Analyst I - Post Award
Phone: (409) 266-9421
Email: plbarksd@utmb.edu
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Jeanette Belk
Financial Analyst I - Time and Effort
Phone: (409) 266-9416
Email: jobelk@utmb.edu |
Dawn Haley
Sr. Financial Analyst - Post Award
Phone: (409) 266-9446
Email:dmhaley@utmb.edu |
Jinnifer Hayden
Financial Analyst I - Post Award
Phone: (409) 266-9515
Email: jmhayden@utmb.edu |
Diana Holbrook
Financial Specialist I - Post Award
Phone: (409) 266-9418
Email: diholbro@utmb.edu |
Adriane Moline
Financial Analyst - Post Award
Phone: (409) 266-9550
Email: admoline@utmb.edu |
Diana Murray
Sr. Financial Analyst - Post Award
Phone: (409) 266-9556
Email: dimurray@utmb.edu |
Debra Pettis
Financial Analyst I - Post Award
Phone: (409) 266-9415
Email: depettis@utmb.edu |
Samantha Scott
Financial Analyst II - Time and Effort
Phone: (409) 266-9559
Email: sa3scott@utmb.edu |
Glenda Tryals
Sr. Compliance Analyst -
Sub-Recipient Monitoring
Phone: (409) 266-9425
Email: gftryals@utmb.edu |
Nida Zaidi
Financial Analyst I - Post Award
Phone: (409) 266-9417
Email: nzzaidi@utmb.edu |
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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB)
4.500 Rebecca Sealy
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-0158
Main Line: (409) 266-9475
Fax: (409) 266-9499
Mail Route: 0158 |
Anne Clark, BA, CIP
Director, Human Research Protection Program
Phone: (409) 266-9434
Email: akclark@utmb.edu |
Colleen Casey, CIP
IRB Coordinator
Coord. IRB #1/Amendments
Phone: (409) 266-9408
Email: cccasey@utmb.edu
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IRB Coordinator
Coord. IRB
#2/Amendments
Phone: 409-266-9484
Email: rekolb@utmb.edu |
Andrea King
IRB Coordinator
Adverse Event/Protocol Deviation Reporting
Exempt/Expedited Submissions
Phone: 409-266-9481
Email: anmking@utmb.edu
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Heidi Sperger, CIP
IRB Coordinator
Continuing Review/Study Closures
Phone: (409) 266-9405
Email: husperge@utmb.edu |

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| OFFICE OF REGULATED NONCLINICAL STUDIES (ORNcS) |
2.814 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line:(409) 747-8138
Fax:(409) 266-9470
Mail Route: 0184
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| Regulatory & Scientific Affairs |
Dennis Trent, PhD
Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs
Phone: (409) 747-8143
Email: detrent@utmb.edu
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Shirley Pullen
Senior Administrative Manager
Phone: (409) 747-8138
Email: sepullen@utmb.edu |
Trevor Brasel, PhD
Study Director, Regulated Studies
Phone: (409) 747-8135
Email: trbrasel@utmb.edu |
Jacqueline Parker, M.S.
Senior Research Associate
Phone: (409) 747-8136
Email: jdparker@utmb.edu |
| Regulatory Operations |
Melissa Eitzen, MS, RQAP-GLP, MT(ASCP)
Director, Regulatory Operations
Phone: (409) 266-9422
Email: mmeitzen@utmb.edu |
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Tasha Ri’card-Tate, MA, RQAP-GLP
Quality Assurance Unit (QAU) Manager
Phone: (409) 266-9553
Email: taricard@utmb.edu |
Windi Fleming
Records Management Analyst
Phone: (409) 266-9551
Email: wiflemin@utmb.edu |
Prasanth Manukonda, MS(MIS), MA
IT Sr Compliance Analyst- GLP
Phone: (409) 266-9558
Email: prmanuko@utmb.edu
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Ashley Kingsley
Assistant Training Manager/Coordinator
Phone: (409) 747-8136
Email: amkings@utmb.edu |

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POST APPROVAL MONITORING (PAM)
4.400 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9489 or 266-9444
Fax: (409) 266-9470
Mail Route: 0156
Email: pam.program@utmb.edu
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Jamie Lewis, BA, RLATG
Protocol Advisor and Liaison
Phone: (409) 266-9489
Email: jrlewis@utmb.edu |
Judy Barnett, BS, RLATG, CMAR
Protocol Advisor and Liaison
Phone: (409) 266-9444
Email: jlbarnet@utmb.edu |
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Compliance - COI Contacts
RESEARCH COMPLIANCE - CONFLICT OF INTEREST
4.500 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9400
Fax: (409) 266-9470
Mail Route: 0156
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Helen Mackay, CRA
Manager
Phone: (409) 266-9435
Email: hhmackay@utmb.edu |
Angela Ellis
Sponsored Programs Spclst I
Phone: (409) 747-8745
Email: ag2ellis@utmb.edu
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Ask for Funding - Contacts & Services
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SPONSORED PROGRAMS PRE-AWARD AND DEVELOPMENT
4.400 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9400
Fax: (409)266-9469
Mail Route: 0156
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Toni D’Agostino
Assistant Vice President Sponsored Programs and Pre-Award Management
Phone: (409) 266-9437
Email:
todagost@utmb.edu |
Connie Barton, CRA
Associate Director Sponsored Programs
Phone: (409) 266-9480
Email:
cjbarton@utmb.edu
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Debra A. Kaderka
Business Systems Analyst
Phone: (409) 266-9436
Email: dakaderk@utmb.edu |
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Ericia Huff, CRA
Manager
Phone: (409) 266-9433
Email: ehuff@utmb.edu
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Maxine Hayes
Sponsored Programs Spclst I
Phone: (409) 266-9486
Email: maxhayes@utmb.edu
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Cathy Sainz, CRA
Sr Sponsored Programs Analyst
Phone: (409) 266-9409
Email: clsainz@utmb.edu
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Tricia S. Smith
Sr Sponsored Programs Analyst
Phone: (409) 266-9410
Email: tdsumral@utmb.edu
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Kristi Speights, CRA
Sponsored Programs Analyst II
Phone: (409) 266-9411
Email: kmspeigh@utmb.edu
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Karen M. Myers, CRA
Research Contracts Analyst
Phone: 409-266-9438
Email: kmmyers@utmb.edu
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Janene (Peterson) Shelton
Sr. Research Contracts Analyst
Phone: (409) 266-9442
Email: japeters@utmb.edu
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| Project Setup |
Ron Rogers
Manager
Phone: (409) 266-9474
Email:
rdrogers@utmb.edu
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Ramona Holbrook
Sr Sponsored Programs Analyst
Phone (409) 266-9483
Email:
rjholbro@utmb.edu
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Kimberly Jackson
Sponsored Programs Analyst II
Phone: (409) 266-9478
Email:
knjackso@utmb.edu
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Beth Schilling
Sponsored Programs Analyst II
Phone: (409) 266-9488
Email: baschill@utmb.edu
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Mindy Soto
Sr Sponsored Programs Analyst
Phone: (409) 266-9486
Email:
mlsoto@utmb.edu
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RESEARCH EDUCATION
4.500 Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Main Line: (409) 266-9400
Fax: (409) 266-9760
Email:
research.education@utmb.edu
Mail Route: 0156
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Christy Taylor
Training Manager/Coordinator
Phone: (409) 266-9431
Email:
cjtaylor@utmb.edu |
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Donna L. Davis
Sponsored Programs Specialist II
Phone: 409-266-9441
Email: dldavis@utmb.edu |
Heidi Lutz
Training Specialist II
Phone: (409) 266-9432
Email:
helutz@utmb.edu |
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RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Main Line: (409) 772-1308
Fax: (409) 772-9345
Mail Route: 1114 |
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Jamie Svrcek
RTS Supervisor
Machinist
Phone: (409) 772-1308
Email: jcsvrcek@utmb.edu
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Teri Chapa
Coordinator II
Phone:(409) 772-1308
Email: mtchapa@utmb.edu |
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