Provide research development and corporate relations support to faculty and students affiliated with the Data Science Institute.

• Responsible for aligning Office of Research Resources activities with new strategic plan• Directly supervise nine full-time staff in the areas of research development & communication, sponsored programs, undergraduate research, science facilities management and laboratory safety• Forge relationships with government, federal and private partners to build research collaborations for faculty as well as opportunities for undergraduate research experiences • Coordinate site visits from Department of Defense, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among others• Oversee research compliance and serve as research integrity officer for the campus• Plan research-related campus events including Faculty Showcase and Research Day (~230 students)

• Recognized with Spelman’s “Standards of Excellence” award for customer service (May 2015)• Assisted faculty and staff in preparing 60 - 70 proposals per year, tripling the previous average• Co-authored successful proposals to the U.S. Department of Education First-in-the-World program and the UNCF Career Pathways Initiative (total $3.8 million) and authored successful proposals to the Sherman Fairchild Foundation and the United Negro College Fund (total $370,000)• Guided a team of faculty and staff through a 6-month Design Thinking process to reimagine career readiness and placement support systems• Convened and mentored writing groups for faculty preparing NEH fellowship applications• Established a blog and communications strategy to disseminate funding opportunities and grant-writing advice• Completely revised department mission, objectives, job descriptions, metrics and procedures • Hired, trained and supervised pre-award and post-award specialists

• Assisted faculty and staff in preparing and submitting an average of 60 grant applications annually• Co-authored successful proposals to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Science Foundation, and others• Led three local colleges in planning a two-day grantsmanship workshop for faculty• Authored policies for monitoring institutional compliance with federal regulations (e.g. CoI, RCR)• Advised institutional review board on human subjects issues• Managed undergraduate research programs (150 students, 70 faculty & staff)• Developed student enrichment activities on professional development topics including research ethics and scholarly communication• Organized the annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference, including compilation of student abstracts, logistics, meals and community outreach

• Developed and taught a service-learning course “Grant-writing & Fundraising” for undergraduate students preparing for careers in the non-profit sector, research and the arts

* Oversaw training grants with $725,000 in funding from the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture* Organized enrichment events for Hispanic students interested in careers in natural resource conservation and related fields* Lectured on environmental justice, Hispanics and the National Park Service, and other topics* Reviewed student applications, conducted interviews and made program admission recommendations* Coordinated activities between collaborators at University of Texas-San Antonio and Texas A&M University* Prepared and submitted grant proposals to federal agencies

* Taught introductory sociology to groups ranging from 20 to 250 students* Taught courses in Social Theory, Social Problems and Social Change & Development

* Taught qualitative and quantitative research methods, Introductory Sociology and Environmental Sociology* Taught community-based research classes: “Money & Markets" and “Community & Society”* In coordination with Colgate Economics Department, the NY Dept. of Social Services & the Community Action Program of Madison County, devised training procedures to prepare student interviewers for a study of low-income households to understand the impact of 1996 welfare reforms. Conducted focus groups and analyzed qualitative data.