Neil Sharkey             
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education

(814) 863-2426
NAS9@psu.edu

• Stimulate and encourage grant submissions by faculty;
• Provide support for student theses and dissertations; faculty research, and research achievement awards;
• Provide contacts with agencies, foundations, and industries;

Jerome "Boe" Itinger             
Director, Grants & Contracts

(814) 863-7241
JRI1@psu.edu

• Provide external funding information for faculty, staff and students;
• Consult/ prepare proposal budgets;
• Interpret proposal submission guidelines; (Notify Boe Immediately when submitting to a specific RFP, RFQ, RFA, PA or any sponsor which has specific guidelines);
• Negotiate grant/contract terms and conditions with Sponsored Programs and external funding agencies;

Lisa Strouse 
Associate Coordinator, Grants & Contracts

(814) 865-3829
LDS1@psu.edu

• Manage post-award accounting activities on miscellaneous funds (federal, industrial, foundations, etc.);
• Prepare Salary Distribution Schedules;
• Serve as a consultant, make recommendations/projections for overall management of grants for Principal Investigators;
• Prepare specialized/financial reports for submission to agencies;
• Maintain Research Office website;
• Interpret proposal submission guidelines;

Donna Harkless            
Assistant Coordinator, Grants & Contracts

(814) 863-7242
DYH5@psu.edu

• Prepare detailed proposal budgets;
• Assist faculty in proposal preparation, submission and revisions;
• Prepare NIH continuation budgets, projections, and key personnel forms;
• Act as liaison for faculty with agencies;

Delorse Homan             
Pre-Award Assistant

(814) 865-3830
DGH1@psu.edu

• Preparation and submission of proposals;
• Validate and activate fund numbers with Research Accounting;
• Establish and process subcontracts through Sponsored Programs;
• Prepare specialized reports;

Diana Poorman     
Post Award/Subcontract Specialist

(814) 863-3648
DLP20@psu.edu

• Provide support to Director of Grants and Contracts and Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts;
• Manage subcontract activities;
• Assist in post-award activities on miscellaneous funds to include specialized reports;
• Send monthly reports;

Deanna Gray       
Research Staff Assistant

(814) 865-3898
DJG32@psu.edu

Provide support for Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education; Assist in Graduate Education;

 Amy Mitchell  
Graduate Education Assistant

(814) 863-7519
ALB1@psu.edu

• Provide support for Graduate Education;
• Prepare specialized reports;

Ed Beward             
Data Manager/Sytems Administrator

(814) 863-7239
EBB12@psu.edu

• Computer support for the Research and Graduate Education Office;