Jennifer Smith Email & Phone Number

Geisel School Of Medicine, 805 Vail

To plan and direct a complex multiple site statewide research project including coordinating multi-million dollar budgets and subcontracts, as well as working closely with Principal Investigator to coordinate events and logistics.Designs and implements processes to manage multiple subcontracts as well as coordinate seminars and events.Problem-solves to insure projects are implemented as planned.Works closely with Dartmouth OSP to insure proper levels of compliance on scientific as well as administrative/budget issues. Develops the format and content of training and instructional materials, manuals, and toolkits needed.Develops information and writes sections for grant-required Process Evaluation, Quarterly and Final Reports.Organizes information to meet reporting requirements.Attends, participates in, and at times leads staff meetings.Helps to organize and attends off-campus events to handle logistics.Works with venue management to negotiate rates and sees that invoices reconciled in a timely manner. Develops payment scales for Partner fees to attend NH-INBRE events.Handles accounts and student salaries, as well as helps with logistics of student summer program.Works cooperatively with multiple faculty at several institutions.Drafts and distributes communication among a diverse group of institutions.Guides participating institutions on procedures to establish federal grant/compliance infrastructure.Coordinates meetings and communications among project participants in conjunction with the Senior Project Coordinator.

Responsible person for budget oversight on multi-million dollar federal project.Assists Principal Investigator and senior research staff in preparing proposal submissions to external funding sources including developing project budgets while considering sponsor and College policies.Provides assistance in resolving non-technical issues that occur during the course of the College approval process and agency review. Works with the project leaders and steering committees of the Partners and Office of Sponsored Projects in the financial management of sponsored projects. This includes ensuring that expenses are allowable, allocable, and consistent with faculty and sponsor objectives.Works with principal investigators in the formulation of work plans and budgets for subcontractors.Determines appropriate expenditure levels on grants and subcontracts to avoid cost overruns.Reconciles expenses and revenues against expected amounts and ensures that all errors are corrected on a timely basis.Assists faculty in preparation of necessary reports to meet internal and external requirements.

Centers for Health and Aging, Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthConducted recruitment efforts for focus groups, including advertising, screening, scheduling research study participants.Facilitated focus groups for multi-layer research projectData collection/data managementQualitative data analysis using Atlas.ti softwareCoauthored and edited research papers developed for publishing

Assists faculty and research staff with grant proposal preparation and electronic submission to external funding agencies, including developing project budgets while considering sponsor and college policies. Maintains and updates the Biosketch and Other Support documents for key grant personnel. Assists in the preparation of annual progress reporting for sponsors and other necessary reporting to meet internal and external requirements. Works with principal investigators and Office of Sponsored Projects in the financial management of sponsored projects. This includes ensuring that expenses are allowable, allocable, and consistent with faculty and sponsor objectives.Reconciles expenses and revenues against expected amounts and ensures that all errors are corrected on a timely basis.Preparation and management of subcontract paperwork between Dartmouth and Partner institutions.Represents the Department in a variety of settings as necessary including Geisel Financial Administrators’ meetings and Office of Sponsored Projects meetings.Largely involved in the organization and coordination of NH-INBRE project events and programs including the ISURF Summer Research Program and the Annual Meetings.

Communicates respectfully with both prospective and current students and their parents, specializing in international, Canadian and Graduate students, effectively communicating the department’s mission and values and ensuring timely awarding and disbursement of Federal, Institutional, and private aid.Assists students with general financial aid questions, including those concerning student bills, posting of aid, registration difficulties, and financial problems related to acclimation to different culture. Makes travel arrangements for International students for their institutionally-funded trip home.Downloads and reviews all electronic Student Aid Reports (ISIR’s) received from ED for all financial aid applicants. Resolves ED comments on flagged records and corrects minor errors. Downloads both EDE and CSS records and processes suspense files.Administers Director’s special discretionary financial aid funds including collection of requests, preparation for selection committee, recording of minutes, student notification, check processing, and reconciliation of funds.Manage the Federal Direct Stafford and Plus Loan program including determining eligibility, awarding loans, certification and processing, electronic fund transfers, disbursing funds, and loan clean-up.Completes basic award revisions, including changes to financial aid caused by enrollment changes, off campus program additions, exchange terms, loan request changes and health insurance updates.Provides technical and administrative support for office processes such as application processes, verification, satisfactory academic progress, and Office budget reconciliation. Administrative Assistant/ Loan, Pell and Computer Support

Provide general administrative support for case team officers including input, mailings, mail processing.Assist Loan Officer with loan processes; responsibilities include loan certification, electronic fund transfers, loan clean up, and serving as a liaison with many lenders and guarantors.Assist Pell Coordinator with administering Federal Pell Grant program; EDE loads, verifications, corrections, and answering basic Pell questions from students and parents.Run routine computer programs, such as D-plan changes, check pattern changes, award letters, and most major mailing processes.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology