Directory

Office of Research administration, directors, staff, and students listed alphabetically by last name.

Sydney Andersen

Assistant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-1071

Email: sydney.andersen@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 039

Faith Anderson

IRB/HRP Assistant

Human Research Protections

Phone: (435) 797-1821

Email: hrpassistant@usu.edu

Jimmy Bachler

Accountant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Email: jimmy.bachler@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 046

Sarah Baker

Proposal Analyst

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-1232

Email: sarah.baker@usu.edu

Vikki Ballard

Student Commercialization Specialist

Technology Transfer

Email: vikki.ballard@usu.edu

Michael Ballif

Grant and Contract Accountant Sr.

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-0940

Email: michael.ballif@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 038

Chaseton Beardall

Digital Content Assistant

Research Communications

Email: a02488642@usu.edu

Lisa Berreau

Vice President

Office of Research

Phone: (435) 797-3509

Email: lisa.berreau@usu.edu

Alisha Beus

Financial Officer Sr.

Business Services

Phone: (435) 797-7900

Email: alisha.beus@usu.edu

Adam Brackner

Accountant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-1263

Email: adam.brackner@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 043

Angalee Brinkerhoff

Student Assistant

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-1226

Email: angalee.brinkerhoff@usu.edu

Brittany Brower

Proposal Analyst

Phone: (435) 797-2095

Email: brittany.brower@usu.edu

Amber Buatte

Executive Director

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-1223

Email: amber.buatte@usu.edu

Logan Bullough

Statewide Campus Occupational Safety Officer

Environmental Health and Safety

Phone: (435) 613-5659

Email: logan.bullough@usu.edu

Kimberly Call

Subaward Officer

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-1661

Email: kim.call@usu.edu

Weston Casey

Hazardous Waste Technician

Environmental Health and Safety

Phone: (435) 797-2904

Email: weston.casey@usu.edu

Stephanie Colvell

Grant and Contract Accountant Sr.

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-0039

Office Location: Old Main 049a

April Cooper

Intellectual Property Coordinator

Technology Transfer

Phone: (435) 797-9613

Email: april.cooper@usu.edu

Melissa Cowley

Accountant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-3862

Email: melissa.cowley@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 049a

Lee Crockett

HRP Assistant

Human Research Protections

Phone: (435) 797-1821

Email: hrpassistant@usu.edu

Rachel Curry

Laboratory Safety Manager & Radiation Safety Officer

Environmental Health and Safety

Phone: (435) 797-7423

Email: rachel.curry@usu.edu

Katie Dana

Proposal Development Specialist

Units supported: CVM (all units), QANR (ENVS, WATS, WILD)

Phone: (435) 797-1202

Email: katie.dana@usu.edu

Alex Darrow

Student Assistant

Sponsored Programs

Email: alex.darrow@usu.edu

Makayla Darrow

Grant & Contract Assistant

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-2477

Email: makayla.darrow@usu.edu

Athena Dupont

Senior Program Coordinator for Student Research

Undergraduate Research

Phone: (435) 797-3762

Email: athena.dupont@usu.edu

Alan Edwards

Manager

Technology Transfer

Phone: (435) 797-2328

Email: alan.edwards@usu.edu

Dale Elwood

Environmental Manager

Environmental Health and Safety

Phone: (435) 797-1053

Email: dalef.elwood@usu.edu

Dawnie Elzinga

External Funding Specialist

Research Development

Phone: (435) 797-2017

Email: dawnie.elzinga@usu.edu

Hannah Feinsilber

Student Commercialization Specialist

Technology Transfer

Email: hannah.feinsilber@usu.edu

Aaron Fortin

Multimedia Specialist

Research Communications

Phone: (951) 764-7363

Email: aaron.fortin@usu.edu

Drake Fresh

Grant & Contract Officer

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-0470

Email: drake.fresh@usu.edu

Cindy Gill

Grant & Contract Officer II & Subaward Team Lead

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-1411

Email: cindy.gill@usu.edu

Chantelle Gossner

Grant & Contract Officer

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-2159

Email: chantelle.gossner@usu.edu

Victoria Guadarrama

Research Systems Analyst

Research Administration

Email: victoria.guadarrama@usu.edu

Will Hadfield

Accountant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-4477

Email: william.hadfield@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 041

Devin Hansen

Chief Research Compliance Officer

Research Integrity and Compliance

Phone: (435) 797-0485

Email: devin.hansen@usu.edu

Jeri Hansen

Executive Director

Research Innovation & Impact

Phone: (435) 797-3437

Email: jerilyn.hansen@usu.edu

Michael Hoopes

Compliance Officer, Senior

Research Integrity and Compliance

Phone: (435) 797-9456

Email: michael.hoopes@usu.edu

Lachelle Hull

Business Manager I

Business Services

Phone: (435) 797-2221

Email: lachelle.hull@usu.edu

Christian S. Iverson

Entrepreneur in Residence

Office of Research

Phone: (435) 797-9620

Email: christian.iverson@usu.edu

Jennifer Jenkins

Manager

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-1070

Email: jennifer.jenkins@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 046

Corinna Knowles

Grant and Contract Officer

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-9153

Email: corinna.knowles@usu.edu

Daniel Lenhart

Marketing and Event Coordinator

Research Communications

Email: daniel.lenhart@usu.edu

Sierra McBride

Field & Farm Safety Officer

Environmental Health & Safety

Phone: (435) 797-1750

Email: sierra.mcbride@usu.edu

Matt Millburn

Grant and Contract Accountant Sr.

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-1067

Email: matt.millburn@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 042

Emma Miller

HRP Assistant

Human Research Protections

Phone: (435) 797-1821

Email: hrpassistant@usu.edu

Sherrie Morrison

Accountant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-1026

Email: sherrie.morrison@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 039a

Aaron Olsen

Executive Director

Animal Care and Use

Phone: (435) 797-8141

Email: aaron.olsen@usu.edu

Miranda Pate

Business Manager II

Business Services

Phone: (435) 797-2196

Email: miranda.pate@usu.edu

Adelina Perraglio

Subaward Officer

Phone: (435) 797-1976

Email: adelina.perraglio@usu.edu

Dan Perry

SR. Programming/Systems Analyst

Research Administration

Phone: (435) 797-8909

Email: dan.perry@usu.edu

Kaylynn Petersen

Accountant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-3702

Email: kaylynn.petersen@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 032

Kirt Poulsen

Assistant Director & Biological Safety Officer

Environmental Health and Safety

Phone: (435) 797-3507

Email: kirt.poulsen@usu.edu

Denise Pritchard

Assistant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-9092

Email: denise.pritchard@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 046a

Meg Rasmussen

HRP Analyst & Certified IRB Professional

Human Research Protections

Phone: (435) 797-0858

Email: meg.rasmussen@usu.edu

Kirsten Reither

Marketing & Events Assistant

Email: kirsten.reither@usu.edu

Ryan Russell-Verhoef

Proposal Analyst

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-2157

Email: ryan.russell-verhoef@usu.edu

Joshua Ryan

Faculty Fellow

Undergraduate Research

Email: josh.ryan@usu.edu

Office Location: Logan (MAIN 324B)

Alexa Sand

Associate Vice President
(On Sabbatical July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027)

Office of Research

Phone: (435) 797-8549

Email: alexa.sand@usu.edu

Teresa Seeholzer

Executive Assistant

Office of Research

Phone: (435) 797-1180

Email: teresa.seeholzer@usu.edu

Fen-Ann Shen

Manager

Phone: (435) 797-8560

Email: fenann.shen@usu.edu

Abby Sisneros-Kidd

HRP Analyst & Certified IRB Professional

Human Research Protections

Phone: (435) 797-0502

Email: abby.sisneros-kidd@usu.edu

Nolan Smith

Student Analyst

Technology Transfer

Email: nolan.t.smith@usu.edu

Preston Smith

Manager

Technology Transfer

Phone: (435) 797-2881

Email: preston.smith@usu.edu

Thomas Sorenson

Communications Specialist

Research Communications

Phone: (435) 797-7633

Email: thomas.sorenson@usu.edu

Rachel Stenta

Proposal Analyst Lead & Pre-Award Team Lead

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-2040

Email: rachel.stenta@usu.edu

Nate Stoddard

Assistant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-4212

Email: nate.stoddard@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 049b

Andrew Stokes

Interim Executive Director | Laboratory Safety Officer & Laser Safety Officer

Environmental Health and Safety

Phone: (435) 797-2763

Email: andrew.stokes@usu.edu

Nathan Stucki

Director of Research Communications

Research Communications

Phone: (435) 797-9879

Email: nathan.stucki@usu.edu

Tom Sunderland

Research Cybersecurity Compliance Lead

Information Technology | Information Security

Phone: (435) 797-2876

Email: tom.sunderland@usu.edu

Terry Tarbet

Occupational Safety Officer & Assistant Biological Safety Officer

Environmental Health and Safety

Phone: (435) 797-2057

Email: terry.tarbet@usu.edu

Wayne Taylor

Executive Director

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-2519

Email: wayne.taylor@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 040

Beth Thatcher

Grant & Contract Assistant

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-9089

Email: beth.thatcher@usu.edu

Gage Thornton

Student Analyst

Technology Transfer

Email: gage.thornton@usu.edu

Curtis Timmerman

Grant & Contract Officer Lead & Award Team Lead

Sponsored Programs

Phone: (435) 797-9277

Email: curtis.timmerman@usu.edu

Joy Van Nostrand, PhD

Compliance Officer, Senior

Research Integrity and Compliance

Phone: (435) 797-1235

Email: joy.vannostrand@usu.edu

Elizabeth Vargis

Faculty Fellow

Undergraduate Research

Phone: 435-797-0618

Email: vargis@usu.edu

Office Location: ENGR 402M

Maria Varriale

HRP Analyst & Certified IRB Professional

Human Research Protections

Phone: (435) 797-4292

Email: maria.varriale@usu.edu

Nicole Vouvalis

Executive Director

Human Research Protections

Phone: (435) 797-0567

Email: nicole.vouvalis@usu.edu

Tara Wabel

Accountant

Sponsored Programs Accounting

Phone: (435) 797-3626

Email: tara.wabel@usu.edu

Office Location: Old Main 039a

Emily Weinand

IRB Manager

Human Research Protections

Phone: (435) 797-4086

Email: emily.weinand@usu.edu

Paula White

Staff Assistant

Environmental Health and Safety

Phone: (435) 797-2892

Email: paula.white@usu.edu

Brier Wood

Multimedia and Event Assistant

Research Communications

Email: brier.cleverley@usu.edu