UMass Boston

About Us

Mission Statement

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) assists faculty engaged in externally funded research, instruction, community service, and other scholarly activities by providing direction, information, and technical assistance throughout the proposal and funding process. By continually streamlining the process, our office helps to strengthen the research enterprise at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

All proposals for external funds must be submitted through ORSP. Our specialists review each proposal and walk the applicants through each step of the submission and award process. An ORSP team will assist applicants during each stage of the process of obtaining external funding.

ORSP Leadership

Matthew Meyer
Associate Vice Provost for Research and Director of ORSP
617.287.5370
Matthew.Meyer@umb.edu

Shala Bonyun
Associate Director of ORSP Preaward Support Services
617.287.5592
Shala.Bonyun@umb.edu

Rebecca Hanson
Associate Director of ORSP Postaward Support Services
617.287.5370
Rebecca.Hanson@umb.edu

Tracey Poston PhD
Associate Director of ORSP Research Compliance and Integrity
617-287-3327
Tracey.Poston@umb.edu

Serena Wang
Research Core Facilities & Operations Manager
617-287-3956
serena.wang@umb.edu

Virginia “Ginny” Maki
Assistant Director of ORSP ERA Systems and Training
Virginia.Maki@umb.edu

Derrick Marshall
Administrative Assistant II
617.287.5370
Derrick.Marshall@umb.edu

Department Research Administration

Department Research Administrators (DRAs) are ORSP staff knowledgeable in all areas of research administration. They are embedded at the unit level to better advise and serve our sponsored program community more effectively.

Antoinette Candela
DRA Team Lead
Antoinette.Candela@umb.edu

Georgia Carvalho
DRA Team Lead
Georgia.Carvalho@umb.edu

Kyle Levesque
DRA Team Lead
Kyle.Levesque@umb.edu

Pei Chen
Pei.Chen@umb.edu

Schanna James
Schanna.James@umb.edu

Barbara Matteau
Barbara.Matteau@umb.edu

Jeffrey Moyer
Jeffrey.Moyer@umb.edu

Preaward Support Services

Michael Gaughan
Grant and Contract Administrator III
617.287.5449
Michael.Gaughan@umb.edu

Maggie Mode
Grant and Contract Administrator III
Maggie.Mode@umb.edu

David Harrison
Grant and Contract Administrator IV
617-287-5370
David.Harrison@umb.edu

Mary F. Harris
Grant and Contract Administrator III
617-287-5312
Mary.Harris@umb.edu

Postaward Support Services

Ed Bulman
Financial Research Admin IV
617.287.6653
Edward.Bulman@umb.edu

Ashley De Pasquale
Financial Research Admin III
617.287.5370
Ashley.DePasquale@umb.edu

XiaoWen Lao
Financial Research Admin II
XiaoWen.Lao@umb.edu

Lisa Powers
Financial Research Admin IV
Lisa.Powers@umb.edu

Yen Truong
Financial Research Admin II
617.287.5398
Yen.Truong001@umb.edu

Lily Villa
Financial Research Admin III
Lily.Villa@umb.edu

Research Compliance and CVIP Support Services

Sharon Wang
IRB Manager
617.287.5374
Sharon.Wang@umb.edu

Elizabeth Boates
Animal Facility Manager
617.287.5370
Elizabeth.Boates@umb.edu

Marissa Mei
Research Compliance Specialist
617.287.5374
Marissa.Mei@umb.edu

Rebecca Menapace
Technology Transfer Specialist
617.287.5370
Rebecca.Blake@umb.edu

Team Assignments

College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)

School for Global Inclusion and Social Development (SGISD):

Center for Social Development in Education (CSDE):

College of Liberal Arts (CLA)

McCormick Graduate School (MGS):

Collins Center, Center for Social Policy, Center for Peace, Democracy & Development, Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration:

College of Management (CM)

Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences (MCNHS)

Gerontology:

College of Science and Mathematics (CSM)

Honors College

School for the Environment (SFE)

Non-Academic

Student Equity, Access, and Success (SEAS), Academic Affairs:

Vice Provost for Research (VPR):

Graduate Studies:

Enrollment Management, Student Affairs:

Venture Development Center (VDC):

Administration & Finance (A&F):

Healey Library:

Institute for Asian American Studies, Trotter Institute, William Joiner Institute, Center for Survey Research, Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino, Community Development and Public Policy: