About Us

The Office of Research Services is responsible for Sponsored Programs, Proposal Development, Regulatory Compliance, Partnerships and Innovation as well as Electronic Systems Administration.

Mailing Address:
Office of Research Services
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5976
(O) 910-962-3810
(F) 910-962-4011

RESEARCH SERVICES STAFF

Dr. Stephen Meinhold, Associate Dean of Research

Hoggard Hall, Room 173A E-mail: meinholds@uncw.edu phone: 910-962-3223
Leads the Office of Research Services and oversees all contract and grant activity, research compliance and technology transfer initiatives. Coordinates policy development for the Dean of the Graduate School and Research and serves as UNCW liaison to external funding sponsors.

John Finn, Fiscal Compliance Officer

Hoggard Hall, Room 178 Email: finnj@uncw.edu Phone: 910-962-7562
Subcontracts; fiscal compliance; effort reporting; cost share funds; grant closeout; Ongoing grant activities and management; financial projections; summer salary and course buy-out issues; budget modifications; budget development for proposals; fiscal support and monitoring, liaising with UNCW administrative community and/or other functional areas of ORS; sponsor approvals; account setup, process of hiring grant-funded undergraduate and graduate students.

Patricia Fox, Grant Officer

McNeill Hall, Room Email: foxp@uncw.edu Phone: 910-962-2131
Ongoing grant activities and management; financial projections; summer salary and course buy-out issues; budget modifications; budget development for proposals; fiscal support and monitoring, liaising with UNCW administrative community and/or other functional areas of ORS; sponsor approvals; account setup, process of hiring grant-funded undergraduate and graduate students.

Rema Menon , Grant Development Specialist

Hoggard Hall, Room 175 Email: Phone: 910-962-3806
Identifying potential funding sources for grants; developing proposals and budgets; RAMSeS proposal development; locating program/solicitation announcements; interpreting RFA/RFP guidelines; proposal budget development; submitting proposals via regular mail and electronically.

Angela Pennell Kelly, Regulatory Compliance Officer

Hoggard Hall, room 174 Email: kellya@uncw.edu phone: 910-962-7774
Institutional Review Board and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee protocol standards, human and animal subjects; animal subject compliance; export control issues.

Marc Maus, Grant Officer

Cameron Hall, Room 240-T Email: mausm@uncw.edu Phone: 910-962-3649
Ongoing grant activities and management; financial projections; summer salary and course buy-out issues; budget modifications; budget development for proposals; fiscal support and monitoring, liaising with UNCW administrative community and/or other functional areas of ORS; sponsor approvals; account setup, process of hiring grant-funded undergraduate and graduate students.

Kimberly McKoy, Grant Officer

Dobo Hall, Room 122A Email: mckoyk@uncw.edu Phone: 910-962-7853
Ongoing grant activities and management; financial projections; summer salary and course buy-out issues; budget modifications; budget development for proposals; fiscal support and monitoring, liaising with UNCW administrative community and/or other functional areas of ORS; sponsor approvals; account setup, process of hiring grant-funded undergraduate and graduate students.

Cheryl Nichols, Accounting Associate

Hoggard Hall, Room 179 Email: nicholsc@uncw.edu Phone910-962-7361
Grant setup and closeout; Image Now; RAMSeS award setup; effort reporting; salary reconciliations Ongoing grant activities and management; financial projections; summer salary and course buy-out issues; budget modifications; budget development for proposals; fiscal support and monitoring, liaising with UNCW administrative community and/or other functional areas of ORS; sponsor approvals; account setup, process of hiring grant-funded undergraduate and graduate students.

Ms. Panda Powell, Director of Sponsored Programs

Hoggard Hall, Room 177 Email: powellp@uncw.edu Phone: 910-962-3167
Grant award/contract negotiation; UNCW’s overall compliance with federal and state funding regulations; OSP policies and procedures; supervision of Sponsored Programs staff; OSP Policy and procedures. Ongoing grant activities and management; financial projections; summer salary and course buy-out issues; budget modifications; budget development for proposals; fiscal support and monitoring, liaising with UNCW administrative community and/or other functional areas of ORS; sponsor approvals; account setup, process of hiring grant-funded undergraduate and graduate students.

Michelle Starks, Office Manager

Hoggard Hall, Email: starksm@uncw.edu phone: 910-962-3810
General ORS information and appointments; coordinates department activities and budgets using knowledge of department functions and university policies and procedures.

MJ West, Electronic Systems Administrator

Hoggard Hall, Room 176 Email; carvermj@uncw.edu Phone: 910-962-3809
Electronic systems questions; RAMSeS proposal and award information; All web based systems information.

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