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R&I Service Team

The Research and Innovation Service Team (RIST) provides strategic vision, efficient administrative services and training, and leadership to build crucial infrastructure, partnerships, and programs to achieve research excellence and impact.
Units of Research and Innovation Research Development Office (RDO), Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPARC), Research Integrity Office (RIO), Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC), Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations (QENO), Center for Social Impact (CSI), Institute for Interdisciplinary Identity Services (I3S) Meet Our Team
RIST is Here to Help The Research and Innovation Service Team (RIST) is here to help! Explore how we support you through every stage of high-impact research, scholarship, and creative activity, from finding funding and developing proposals to managing awards and sharing your work. Learn More
Turn Your Ideas into Impact RIST also supports innovation and entrepreneurship through dedicated services. LEARN MORE

Mission Statement

Research and Innovation stimulates and supports high-impact research, scholarship, creativity, innovation, and economic development that enhances student learning, discovers new knowledge, forges knowledge leaders, and solves critical problems in the region, North Carolina, the nation, and the world.

Meet the APRI

Stuart Borrett

Stuart Borrett

Assoc Provost for Research and Innovation
Alderman Hall 109B
910.962.7430
borretts@uncw.edu

Operation and Administration

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Paula M. Cameron

Executive Assistant
Alderman Hall 111A
910.962.3137
cameronp@uncw.edu
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Priscilla Sykes

Business Services Coordinator
Administrative Annex 1019
910.962.3381
sykesp@uncw.edu
Benjamin E Blumenthal

Benjamin E Blumenthal

Marketing and Communications Specialist
blumenthalb@uncw.edu
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Brandon L Stonesifer

Electronic Research Administrator Manager
Admin Annex 1022
910.962.3194
stonesiferb@uncw.edu
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Emily E Grabow

Temporary SHRA Employee
Administrative Annex 1022
grabowe@uncw.edu

Research Development Office

Ask RDO About: Funding Opportunities, Collaborations, Research Consultations and Resources, Proposal Development, Research Recognition.

Kirsten B. Wisneski

Kirsten B. Wisneski

Research Development Office Director
Administrative Annex 1022
910.962.2013
wisneskik@uncw.edu
Susanna Ek

Susanna Ek

Research Development Specialist
Administrative Annex 1024
910.962.4266
eks@uncw.edu

Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance

Ask SPARC About: Budget Development, Award Management, Account Setup, Project Management.

Resources: Find your assigned Sponsored Programs Officer (Pre-Award) and Grants and Contracts Officer (Post-Award).

Tamara T Hatch

Tamara T Hatch

Director, Sponsored Programs & Research Compliance
Administrative Annex 1032
910.962.3167
hatcht@uncw.edu
Rachael S O'Steen

Rachael S O'Steen

Assistant Director for Fiscal Compliance and Accounting
Administrative Annex 1028
910.962.7980
osteenr@uncw.edu
Dana Brinkley Bell

Dana Brinkley Bell

Assistant Director
Administrative Annex 1022
910.962.0548
belldb@uncw.edu
Holt G Herndon

Holt G Herndon

Sponsored Programs Officer II
Administrative Annex 1023
910.962.3729
herndonh@uncw.edu
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James E. Taylor

Sponsored Programs Officer
Administrative Annex -Fully Remote
910.962.2427
taylorje@uncw.edu
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Dana R Frey

Grants and Contracts Officer II
Administrative Annex- Fully Remote
910.962.
freyd@uncw.edu
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Stephanie M Gingras

Grants and Contracts Officer
Administrative Annex 1024
gingrass@uncw.edu

Research Integrity Office

Ask RIO About: IRB, IACUC, Conflicts of Interest, Export Controls, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), Foreign Influence.

George H Cox

George H Cox

Director
Administrative Annex 1021
910.962.3321
coxg@uncw.edu
Jenna Ruth Boncal

Jenna Ruth Boncal

Research Compliance Specialist
Administrative Annex 1027A
910.962.3056
boncalj@uncw.edu
Neha Chumber

Neha Chumber

Research Compliance Specialist
Administrative Annex
910.962.3321
chumbern@uncw.edu
Melissa B. Green

Melissa B. Green

Research Compliance Specialist
910.962.2602
greenmb@uncw.edu

Office of Innovation and Commercialization

Ask OIC About: Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, Patenting, Licensing Decisions.

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Justin T. Streuli

Director
Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship 1137
910.962.2014
streulij@uncw.edu
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Zack A Shail

Commercialization Coordinator
Administrative Annex
shailz@uncw.edu

Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Ask CIE About: Entrepreneurial Workshops, Startup Support, Mentorship Opportunities, Securing Funding, Innovation Events, Business Incubation, Student Entrepreneurship, Community Partnerships.

Heather Fennessey McWhorter

Heather Fennessey McWhorter

Director, UNCW Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
803A S College Rd 1000
910.962.2655
mcwhorterh@uncw.edu
Lydia B Thomas

Lydia B Thomas

Program Manager
CIE Building 1105
910.962.3611
bjorklundl@uncw.edu
Rosalva Mendoza

Rosalva Mendoza

Temporary SHRA Employee
CIE Building
910.962.2206
mendozar@uncw.edu
Sonya M Peele

Sonya M Peele

Temporary SHRA Employee
CIE Building
910.962.2655
peeles@uncw.edu

Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations

Visit: Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations

Sara Fletcher Daniels

Sara Fletcher Daniels

QENO Director
danielss@uncw.edu

Center for Social Impact

Visit: Center for Social Impact

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Christopher Prentice

Professor
Leutze Hall 255B
910.962.2135
prenticecr@uncw.edu

Institute for Interdisciplinary Identity Sciences

 

I3S
Institute for Interdisciplinary Identity Sciences

Shared Governance & Partners

Resources

Progress Reports