Contact Us

The Research Office is dedicated to the highest level of timely service to researchers, administrators, external sponsors and support staff. To contact someone in our office, locate the general area of interest and contact the responsible Research Office official. You can ask our administrative team for help directing you to the correct person, at: tel (248) 370-2762, email research@oakland.edu, or fax (248) 370-2973.  To contact the Grants and Contracts Administration group, email gcsradmin@oakland.edu.  The Research Office is located on the 5th floor of West Wilson Hall.

David Stone, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
dstone@oakland.edu

Contact David for information about:

• I2B Program
• Incubators
• OU & Economic Development Projects

Andrea Buford
Director of Sponsored Programs
abuford@oakland.edu
248-370-3789

Contact Andrea for information about:

• Proposal submissions if you are in Nursing or Health Sciences
• Research development opportunities or assistance if you are in Nursing or Health Sciences
• Grant and Contract Awards
• Time & Effort Reporting
• Progress Reports
  
• Proposal compilation & submission – SECS 
• Grant budgets

Caity Conley
Administrative Assistant
conley@oakland.edu
248-370-2762

Contact Caity for information about:

• General inquiries
• Scheduling Dr. Stone
• Cayuse for IBC and IACUC

Adeline Gonzales
Grant & Contract Officer
gonzales@oakland.edu
248-370-2753

Contact Adeline for information about:

• Proposal compilation & submission – CAS, SEHS, SBA
• Grant budgets

Judette Haddad
IRB Manager
haddad@oakland.edu
248-370-4898

Contact Judette for information about:

• Human subjects research rules and regulations
• IRB application submission process
• Cayuse IRB training
• Human subject research training
• Collaborative research and IRB reliance agreements

Jacqueline Hencsie
Grant & Contract Officer
hencsie@oakland.edu
248-370-4116

Contact Jacqui for information about:

• Post award management
• Grant and Contract awards
• Time & Effort Reporting

Domenic Luongo
Director, Research Compliance and Integrity
luongo@oakland.edu
248-370-4314

Contact Domenic for information about:

• Regulatory Compliance
• Research Misconduct
• Conflicts of Interest

Shamon Murdock
Business Manager
smurdock@oakland.edu
248-370-2557

Contact Shamon for information about:

• Budget / Accounting
• Purchase Orders
• Check deposits
• GReAT awards

Leanne Papke
Research DEI Officer
leannepapke@oakland.edu
248-370-4516

Contact Leanne for information about:

• Faculty Development and Training
• PI Academy
• WISER
• Soundings Series
• Oakland Counts

Janet Schofding
Biomedical Research Support Facility Manager
schofdin@oakland.edu
248-370-4440

Contact Janet for information about:

• BRSF information

Lori Simoes
Research Development Officer
lorisimoes@oakland.edu
248-370-2778

Contact Lori for information about:

• Research, budget, and proposal development for faculty in Engineering (SECS), Business (SBA), and Education (SEHS)
• Invention, intellectual property and patent management
• Contracts and agreements with external partners such as sponsored research agreements and non-disclosure agreements

Michael Spires
Research Development Officer
mspires@oakland.edu
248-370-2207

Contact Michael for information about:

• Research, budget, and proposal development in the physical, mathematical, and life sciences; the arts and humanities (CAS); medicine (OUWB); and the Eye Research Institute (ERI).

Susan Willner
Grant & Contract Officer
willner@oakland.edu
248-370-4111

Contact Sue for information about:

• Post award management
• Grant and Contract awards
• Time & Effort Reporting
• URC Awards
• Provost Student Awards

Kate Wydeven
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
kwydeven@oakland.edu
248-370-4306

Contact Kate for information about:

• Cayuse IRB access
• IRB submissions: Initial, Modifications, Renewals and Closures
• Not Research and Not Human subject research letters.
• General Questions about the IRB process