The Office of Sponsored Awards & Research Administration (OSARA) assists the AU community navigate the lifecycle of the grant.

Contact Us

202-885-3440

osara@american.edu

Contact:
Deominic Napoleon
Director, OSARA

Spring Valley Room 309 on a map

Office of Sponsored Programs 4801 Massachusetts Ave Washington, DC 20016 United States

Research Support Research Central

The Office of Sponsored Awards and Research Administration (OSARA) has created a hub for all research related topics. Information on how to find funding, proposal development, proposal review and submission, award review, acceptance, and set-up, managing an award, conducting research, award close out, and training is available on this easy to use, searchable platform. To get started, use the above search box to ask your question, or just type in a keyword. You can also go directly to Research Central.

Information on Research Central is divided into nine sections based on the lifecycle of the grant.

Looking to Submit a Proposal?

Contact Your Departmental Research Administrator

Departmental Research Administrators (DRAs) have a wide range of responsibilities and functions while managing research portfolios. DRAs work at the departmental and college levels. DRAs have expertise in both pre and post award activities and are intimately involved with all facets of the research administration process. Review the Roles and Responsibilities during Proposal Development in this knowledge article.

College & Schools Contacts
Unit	Contact	Role	Title	Email
College of Arts & Sciences	Kim Blankenship, Ph.D	Pre/Post Award	Assoc. Dean for Research	blankens@american.edu
College of Arts & Sciences	Kenneth Nakamoto	Post-Award	Asst. Dir., Grant & Contract Admin	knakamoto@american.edu
College of Arts & Sciences	Antoinette Small	Post-Award	Director, Grants & Contracts Admin.	antdeb@american.edu
College of Arts & Sciences	Irina Komives	Pre-Award	Pre-Award Grants & Contracts	komives@american.edu
College of Arts & Sciences	Greg Rice	Pre-Award	Pre-Award Grants & Contracts	gregrice@american.edu
College of Arts & Sciences	Kay Banks	Post Award	Contract Coordinator	kaybanks@american.edu
College of Arts & Sciences	Shellry Costa Wrublik	Post Award	Contract Coordinator	scostawrublik@american.edu
Kogod School of Business	Parthiban David	Pre/Post Award	Sr. Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs	parthiba@american.edu
Kogod School of Business	Reena Dwire	Post-Award	Academic Affairs Grant Coord.	rdwire@american.edu
Kogod School of Business	Uzar Cheema	Post-Award	Asst. Dir., Financial Operations	uzairc@american.edu
School of Communication	Kristi Plahn-Gjersvold	Pre-Award	Senior Asst. Dean of Admin. & Strategic Initiatives	kristipg@american.edu
School of Communications	Meriem Tikue	Post Award	Assistant Director, Finance & Grants	meriem@american.edu
School of Communications	Gerard Maguire	Post Award	Asst. Dean, Finance & Operations	gerardm@american.edu
School of Communications	Varsha Ramani		Director of Operations, CMSI	varsha@american.edu
School of Communications	Pamela Roberts		Director, IRW Development	parthiba@american.edu
School of Communications	Laura Rogers		Business Manager	lrogers@american.edu
School of Education	Monica Konschnik	Pre-Award	Pre-Award Grant and Contract Coordinator	mkonschnik@american.edu
School of Education	Sepi Davoudzadeh	Post-Award	Grants and Contracts Manager	davoudza@american.edu
School of Education	Jessi Terrell		Finance Coordinator	terrellj@american.edu
School of International Service	Simon Nicholson	Pre/Post Award	Assoc. Dean for Research	simon.nicholson@american.edu
School of International Service	Sandra Martinez	Post-Award	Assistant Dean, Finance & Administration	sisofo@american.edu
School of International Service	Lela Gant	Post-Award	Associate Director, Post Award Administration	gant@american.edu
OSARA	Heather Kirkland	Pre/Post Award	Grants and Contracts Manager	hkirkland@american.edu
School of Public Affairs	Colette Abichaker	Pre-Award	Director, WIPAR	abichake@american.edu
School of Public Affairs	Katie Dunn	Pre-Award	Asst. Director, WIPAR	kdunn@american.edu
School of Public Affairs	David Thomas	Post-Award	Director, Grants Management and Administration	dthomas@american.edu
School of Public Affairs	Taryn Morrissey	Pre/Post Award	Assoc. Dean for Research	morrisse@american.edu
University Library	Robert Alonso		Director, Administrative Services	ralonso@american.edu
University Library	Hannah Lee Park		Education Librarian	hpark@american.edu
University Library	Emily Giarratana		Library Financial Operations Coordinator	emilyg@american.edu
Washington College of Law	Matthew Bowers	Pre/Post Award	Sr. Grant and Contract Manager	mbowers@wcl.american.edu
Washington College of Law	Michael Laing		Assoc.Director of Business Operations	laing@wcl.american.edu
Washington College of Law	Syed Salahuddin		Sr. Assistant Dean for Finance & Admin	salhuddin@wcl.american.edu
WAMU 88.5	Colin Eustis	Post-Award	Assistant Director	ceustis@american.edu
WAMU 88.5	Carey Needham		Managing Director, Finanical Planning	cneedham@wamu.org
WAMU 88.5	Leslie VanSant		Chief Advancement Officer	lvansant@wamu.org