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

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Contact:
Deominic Napoleon
Director, OSARA

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

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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 .

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

Map of Research Central

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 .

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

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