Research Staff Directory

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Vice President of Research

 

Dawn Underwood, Ph.D.

Vice President for Research
918-561-1400

chs.vpr@okstate.edu

 

Christin Standifird, M.Ed.
Executive Assistant
918-561-1400
christin.standifird@okstate.edu

Research Office FY26 Organization Chart 

 

Research Compliance and Lab Safety

Amber Hood, DFS, M.S.
Director, Regulatory Compliance and Research Facilities
918-561-1413
amber.hood@okstate.edu

 

Rebecca Crandell, M.S., RSO
Assistant Director, Research Compliance
918-561-1409
rebecca.crandell@okstate.edu

 

Patrick Kehres, MHA

Assistant Director, Human Subjects Research Protection Program

918-281-2756

kehres@okstate.edu

 

Kadin Falkensten, MHA

Research Compliance Coordinator

918-561-1547

kfalken@okstate.edu

 

Research Facilities

Lindsay Owens, MS
Shared Resources Coordinator, Office of Research

918-561-1554

lindsay.e.owens@okstate.edu

 

Ivy Cooper
Animal Lab Manager

918-561-5769
ivy.l.cooper@okstate.edu

 

Binx Colvin
Animal Care Specialist
918-561-1461

binx.colvin@okstate.edu

 

Grants and Contracts Services

 

Pre-Award Administration

chs_proposals@okstate.edu

 

Jonathan Myers, CRA
Director, Grants and Contracts - Pre-Award Administration

918-561-1869

jonathan.myers@okstate.edu

 

Susan Keirn

Assistant Director, Pre-Award Coordinator

918-561-1548

Susan.Keirn@okstate.edu

 

Renae Oberlender
Administrative Assistant
918-561-1431
renae.oberlender@okstate.edu

 

Hailey Adams, B.B.A

Grants Pre-Award Coordinator

918-561-8228

hailey.adams10@okstate.edu

 

Sarah Emrich

Grants Pre-Award Coordinator

918-561-1884

sarah.m.emrich@okstate.edu

 

Post-Award Administration reports to Budget & Finance.
Visit the Post Award Services webpage for more information.

 

 

Contract Negotiation

Michale Pogue
Director of Award and Contract Negotiations

918-561-8268

michale.pogue@okstate.edu

 

 

Clinical Research

Candida Barlow, Ph.D., MSN, CRN-BC, RN
Director, Clinical Research

918-561-8254
candida.barlow@okstate.edu

 

Angie Millington, CCRC
Pediatric Research Coordinator
918-382-3154
angela.corman@okstate.edu

 

Nancy Willmann, RN, CRC
Hospital Research Coordinator
918-863-9857
nancy.willmann@okstate.edu

 

Amber Brightmire

Clinical Research Coordinator

amber.j.brightmire@okstate.edu

 

Jordyn McCullough

Clinical Research Coordinator

jordan.taylor@okstate.edu

 

Kayci Andrews
Clinical Research Coordinator

kayci.andrews@okstate.edu

 

Office of Medical Student Research

Matt Vassar, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Medical Student Research

 

Micah Hartwell, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

 

Tvli Jacob, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

 

medstudentresearch@okstate.edu