- Certifications and Programs
- ORIC Cohort 2022 Participants
BI Professional Team
- Blake Thomas, MA (Manager of Postdoctoral Scholar and Research Impacts Programs; Research Development, OVPR)
- Virginia Kearney, PhD (Proposal Development Specialist; Research Development, OVPR)
- Sherry DeHay, (Research Impacts Specialist; Research Development, OVPR)
ORIC Administrative Partner
- Stacey Smith, PhD (Director of Research Development; Research Development, OVPR)
BI Professional Team
- Nicole Motzer, PhD (Director of Research Development; Office of Research, Economic Development and Graduate Education)
- Suzi Taylor, MS (Director; Science Math Resource Center)
- Nika Stoop, PhD (Program Lead for Research and Scholarship; Center for Faculty Excellence)
ORIC Administrative Partner
- Elizabeth Shanahan, DA (Assoc. Vice President for Research Development; Office of Research, Economic Development and Graduate Education)
BI Professional Team
- Beth Ziolkowski, MBA (Associate Director of Operations; Research Development Support)
- Nika Levando, MA (Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives; Office of Civic Engagement)
- Shaz Rasul, MS (Executive Director of Education Partnerships; Interim Director of University Community Service Center; Office of Civic Engagement)
ORIC Administrative Partners
- Karen Kim, MD (Vice Provost for Research; Office of Research)
- Elena Zinchenko, EdD (Assistant Provost for Research; Office of Research)
BI Professional Team
- Carrie Busha (Proposal Capture Manager; Research & Proposal Development Services)
- Kate Dunkelberger, MA (Proposal Review Coordinator; Research & Proposal Development Services)
- Amanda Cane (Research Development Specialist; Research & Proposal Development Services)
ORIC Administrative Partner
- Mridul Gautam, PhD (Vice President for Research and Innovation; Research and Innovation)
BI Professional Team
- Liza Scarborough (Director of Faculty Development; Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors)
- Clint Leysath, PhD (Program Director, Whole Communities – Whole Health; Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors)
- Cinda Christian, PhD (Research Development Officer; Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors)
ORIC Administrative Partners
- Tessa Green, MFA (Executive Director; Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors)
- Jennifer Lyon Gardner, PhD (Deputy Vice President for Research; Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors)
BI Professional
- Lisa Lawrence, MS (Marine Education Program Leader; VIMS Marine Advisory Program)
ORIC Administrative Partners
- Mark Luckenbach, PhD (Associate Dean of Research and Advisory Services; VIMS Office of Research and Advisory Services)
- Cecelia Lewis (Assistant to the Associate Dean; VIMS Office of Research and Advisory Services)









