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)
- Pre Award: David Harrison
- Post Award: Yen Truong
School for Global Inclusion and Social Development (SGISD):
- Pre Award: Maggie Mode
- Post Award: XiaoWen (Wen) Lao
- DRA Team Lead: Georgia Carvalho
Center for Social Development in Education (CSDE):
- Pre Award: Michael Gaughan
- Post Award: Lily Villa
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)
- Pre Award: Maggie Mode
- Post Award: Lily Villa
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
- DRA (Except Pyschology): Barbara Matteau
- DRA for Psychology: Jeffrey Moyer
McCormick Graduate School (MGS):
- Pre Award: Mary Harris
- Post Award: Lily Villa
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
Collins Center, Center for Social Policy, Center for Peace, Democracy & Development, Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration:
- Pre Award: Michael Gaughan
- Post Award: Lily Villa
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
College of Management (CM)
- Pre Award: Michael Gaughan
- Post Award: Lily Villa
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences (MCNHS)
- Pre Award: Mary F. Harris
- Post Award: Yen Truong
- DRA Team Lead (Except Gerontology): Kyle Levesque
- DRA (Except Gerontology): Pei Chen
Gerontology:
- Pre Award: Michael Gaughan
- Post Award: Yen Truong
College of Science and Mathematics (CSM)
- Pre Award: David Harrison
- Post Award: Lisa Powers
- DRA Team Lead: Kyle Levesque
Honors College
- Pre Award: Maggie Mode
- Post Award: Yen Truong
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
School for the Environment (SFE)
- Pre Award: Mary F. Harris
- Post Award: Yen Truong
- DRA Team Lead: Kyle Levesque
- DRA: Schanna James
Non-Academic
Student Equity, Access, and Success (SEAS), Academic Affairs:
- Pre Award: Maggie Mode
- Post Award: Lily Villa
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
Vice Provost for Research (VPR):
- Pre Award: Mary F. Harris
- Post Award: Lily Villa
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
Graduate Studies:
- Pre Award: Shala Bonyun
- Post Award: Lisa Powers
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
Enrollment Management, Student Affairs:
- Pre Award: Shala Bonyun
- Post Award: Lisa Powers
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
Venture Development Center (VDC):
- Pre Award: Mary F. Harris
- Post Award: Lisa Powers
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
Administration & Finance (A&F):
- Pre Award: Shala Bonyun
- Post Award: Lisa Powers
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
- DRA for Facilities: Jeffery Moyer
Healey Library:
- Pre Award: Michael Gaughan
- Post Award: Lily Villa
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
- DRA: Jeffery Moyer
Institute for Asian American Studies, Trotter Institute, William Joiner Institute, Center for Survey Research, Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino, Community Development and Public Policy:
- Pre Award: Michael Gaughan
- Post Award: Lily Villa
- DRA Team Lead: Antoinette Candela
- DRA for William Joiner Institute: Jeffery Moyer