Contacts and Research Support

Division of Research and Economic Development
Staff Functions and Responsibilities

Daniel Scholl – Vice President for Research and Economic Development

  • Research Leadership: Provides and enables research, scholarly and creative activity to expand institutional impact.
  • Approval and Oversight: Holds signature and approval authority for:
    • Research contracts and agreements
    • Unmanned aircraft system (drone) operations and compliance
    • External employment
    • Faculty incentive plans

Dianne Nagy – Assistant Vice President for Research Development and Administration

  • Contract and Grant Administration: Holds signature authority for contracts, agreements, amendments and supporting grant documents.
  • Proposal Submission Oversight: Manages and submits grant proposals for NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Board of Regents and other funding organizations.

Jen Kuck – Assistant to the Vice President

  • Project Management and Coordination:
    • Leads research for documentation and materials preparation for projects, events and meetings.
    • Lead research for documentation and materials.
    • Coordinates and manages events and meetings.
    • Preparation for projects.
  • Communication and Branding: Facilitates strategic communication efforts and ensures branding consistency.
  • Executive Support: Manages the vice president’s schedule and time allocation to optimize efficiency.

Carson Sehr – Grant Development Specialist

  • Provides preaward proposal development and support.
  • Conducts research development training.
  • Manages InfoReady administration, including limited submissions and internal competitions.
  • Holds authorized organization representative submission authority for National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, , U.S. Department of Agriculture and others as needed.
  • Oversees routing approval for grant applications.

Kaitlyn (Katie) Bratberg – Program Assistant

  • Provides administrative support for the Division of Research and Economic Development.
  • Assists with research integrity and compliance, including Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee administrative support.

Melody Hall – Program Assistant II

  • Provides administrative support for technology transfer, including invention disclosures, INTEUM and inquiries.
  • Provides administrative support for contract and agreement routing.
  • Assists with routing forms, technical support and related inquiries.

Vacant – Program Director of Research Integrity and Compliance

  • Manages allegations of research misconduct.
  • Oversees responsible conduct of research training.
  • Reviews export controls and technology control plans.
  • Administers Institutional Review Board processes and addresses related inquiries.
  • Assists Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative users and provides training on human subjects research.

Dr. Michele Mucciante – University Veterinarian

  • Oversees à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã welfare policies and procedures.
  • Manages vivarium operations.
  • Develops policies and procedures for all aspects of veterinary care.
  • Addresses Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee technical questions.

Stephen Gent – Director of the Sun Grant Program

  • Directs the Sun Grant Program, a national collaboration of land-grant universities dedicated to advancing the rural biobased economy.
  • Facilitates regional research, development and commercialization of biomass-to-bioproducts initiatives.

Jose Gonzelez – Director of Research Core Facilities

  • Leads the development and implementation of a strategic plan for research core facilities.
  • Coordinates management of existing research core facilities.
  • Supports planning and development of new research core facilities.
Vivarium and University Veterinarian
College Grant Specialists and Coordinators
College Associate Deans for Research
Office of Grants and Contracts Administration
Staff Functions and Responsibilities

For new awards and amendments to existing awards – SDSU.grantsandcontractadmin@sdstate.edu

For subawards and sub invoices where SDSU is the prime entity – SDSU.GCA.subawards@sdstate.edu

For routing forms, budget and justifications during the preaward stage – SDSU.RoutingForms@sdstate.edu

  • Jill O'Neil – Director: administration, collections, effort reporting.
  • Eric Kinslow – Assistant Director: administration, Natural Resources Conservation Service and grants management training.
  • Bobby Markham – Grant Accounting Analyst: ​reviews/approves proposal budgets, Service Center rate development, cost accountant, monitors federal contracts, Department of Education, National Buffalo Foundation and private funds.
  • Courtney Jones – Grant Accounting Analyst: monitors Department of Health and Human Services, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Governor's Office of Economic Development and U.S. Department of Agriculture Sun Grant funds
  • Dipali Salunke – Grant Accounting Analyst: monitors USDA Agricultural Research Service, Economic Research Service funds and effort reporting.
  • Cindy Steen – Grant Specialist: monitors National Science Foundation direct and pass through, Estab­lished Program to Stim­u­late Com­pet­i­tive Research and NASA funds.
  • Jordy Stulken – Grant Specialist: monitors USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Transportation, Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, Seeding Partnerships to Advance Research Collaborations, and Wokini funds.
  • Terese Van Ravenswaay – Grant Specialist: Monitors USDA pass through, NREC, United States Geological Survey, commodity groups, and various agriculture related funds.
  • Kim Steineke – Grant Specialist: Monitors DOI pass through, SDSU Foundation, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Game, Fish and Parks, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Board of Regents, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Oilseed, and South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Wheat.
  • Amanda Zubke – Grant Specialist: Monitors NASA pass through, National Education Association, National Endowment for the Humanities, various state agencies and other nonprofit funds.