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Office of Sponsored Programs & Research

Location: Administration Building, 3234-3256
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-2236
Email:

Mailing Address

Office of Sponsored Programs & Research
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001

Assistant Vice President

Rebecca O'Brien
Administration Building, 3252
Phone: 410-704-5822
Email:  

Research Compliance

Jennifer Ippolito
Assistant Director for Research Compliance
Administration Building, 3250
Phone: 410-704-6227
Email: 

Leah M. Nielsen
Compliance Specialist
Administration Building, 3237
Phone: 410-704-2382
Email:                             

Pre-Award

Anne Greene
Associate Director for Pre-Award
Administration Building, 3246
Phone: 410-704-4488
Email: 

Kat Nunan
Senior Grant & Contract Administrator
Administration Building, 3244
Phone: 410-704-4687
Email:  

Braden Burns
Grant & Contract Specialist
Administration Building, 3258
Phone: 410-704-4932
Email:  

Corinne Kirby
Grant & Contract Specialist
Administration Building, 3240
Phone: 410-704-2390
Email:

Post-Award

Jai-Lyn Elliott
Associate Director for Post-Award
Administration Building, 3248
Phone: 410-704-2033
Email: 

Benita Bazemore-Cook
Senior Grant & Contract Administrator
Administration Building, 3242
Phone: 410-704-4931
Email:

Laura Shaffer
Grant & Contract Administrator
Administration Building, 3256
Phone: 410-704-3875
Email:

Betsy Allen
Grant & Contract Specialist
Administration Building, 3254
Phone: 410-704-6996
Email:

Adeola Adelani
Post Award & Compliance Specialist
Administration Building, 3237
Phone: 410-704-3876
Email:

Portfolio Contacts

Fisher College of Science & Mathematics

Post-award Department
Jai-Lyn Elliott Biological Sciences
Benita Bazemore-Cook

Computer & Information Sciences
Environmental Science & Studies
Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Bioinformatics
Towson Uteach
Dean's Office
Laura Shaffer

Chemistry
School of Emerging Technologies (SET)
Mathematics
TU Center for STEM Excellence (TUSCE)

College of Education 

Post-award Department
Jai-Lyn Elliott All COE Departments

College of Health Professions

Post-award department
Laura Shaffer

Health Sciences
Kinesiology
Betsy Allen Nursing
Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science
Adeola Adelani Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

College of Liberal Arts

Post-award Department
Laura Shaffer

Family Science
Political Science
Psychology
Betsy Allen English
Geography & Environmental Planning
History
Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Philosophy & Religious Studies
Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice
Women's & Gender Studies

College of Business & Economics

Post-award Department
Betsy Allen All CBE Departments

College of Fine Arts & Communication

post-award department
Betsy Allen All COFAC Departments

Non-Academic Units

post-award unit
Adeola Adelani Cook Library
Academic Affairs
All other non-academic units

Internal Funding Programs

Post-award program
Adeola Adelani Faculty Development & Research Committee (FDRC) Awards
OSPR Seed Funding for Grantseekers
Peer Review Incentive Program (PRIP)

Faculty Candidate Sessions

To schedule a 30-minute session with OSPR for your department's interviews with faculty candidates, please email with your requested dates and times. All meetings must occur in OSPR offices in the Administration Building or remotely between the hours of 9 am to 2:30 pm.