Our Mission
The VCU School of Medicine’s Office of Research Administration provides leadership and expertise in developing and maintaining effective administrative and financial management infrastructure in support of research within the School by working as a strategic partner with faculty, departments, university, and health system offices.
How We Can Help
The Office of Research Administration partners with School of Medicine departments, centers and institutes to establish efficient and effective administrative operations
The Office of Research Administration (SOMRA) partners with faculty, departments, university, and health system offices to ensure sound administrative and financial management of research. SOMRA provides oversight for the financial and administrative management of research conducted in SOM departments, centers, and institutes. The office develops and maintains school-level standard operating procedures and expectations and provides training to facilitate compliance with Federal, State, University and sponsor policies. SOMRA provides central teams to support clinical research administrative activation and financial management, as well as partners with departments, centers, and institutes to provide pre and post award research administration and business operations support services.
Learn more about:
Systems, Links and Resources
- Obtaining Review and Signature in the SOM Office of Research Administration
- SOM Research Administration Standard Operating Procedures
- Guide for New Research Administrators
- Frequently Used Forms
- Using the Research Dashboard
- Sign up for trainings and meetings (search “Medicine” as sponsor)
- Department Guidance for Submitting Fixed Price Closeouts
- SOM Evaluation of Fixed Price Closeout Requests
- Office of Sponsored Programs
- Grants and Contract Accounting
- Effort Reporting
- Office of Postdoctoral Services
- VCU Innovation Gateway
- VCU Policy Library – Research
- VCU Research Compliance Matrix
- Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Research at Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Contacts
The School of Medicine Office of Research Administration is located in Sanger Hall, suite 1-043, and in the VCU Health Sciences Annex, 1st Floor.
Need guidance on obtaining review and signature from the SOM Office of Research Administration? Review our guide to gathering signatures.
- Questions related to pre- and post-award research administration: SOMRESADMIN@vcuhealth.org
- Questions related to clinical research administration: SOMCT@vcuhealth.org
Staff
![Tricia Gibson, MS, CRA, CCRP](/media/medschool2018/content-assets/images/gibsonsm.png)
Tricia Gibson, MS, CRA, CCRP
Assistant Dean, Research Administration
![Tricia Gibson, MS, CRA, CCRP](/media/medschool2018/content-assets/images/gibsonsm.png)
Tricia Gibson, MS, CRA, CCRP
Assistant Dean, Research Administration
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 828-9275
Fax: (804) 828-7628
Email: tricia.gibson@vcuhealth.org
![Heather Lennon](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Heather Lennon
Director, Training & Compliance
![Heather Lennon](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Heather Lennon
Director, Training & Compliance
Office of Research Administration
Email: heather.lennon@vcuhealth.org
![Rebecca Collen](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Rebecca Collen
Associate Director for Clinical Research Administration & Operations
![Rebecca Collen](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Rebecca Collen
Associate Director for Clinical Research Administration & Operations
Office of Research Administration
Email: rebecca.collen@vcuhealth.org
![Candice Weber, MA, CRA](/media/medschool/images/contact/test/cweber.png)
Candice Weber, MA, CRA
Senior Research Administrator & Reporting Manager
![Candice Weber, MA, CRA](/media/medschool/images/contact/test/cweber.png)
Candice Weber, MA, CRA
Senior Research Administrator & Reporting Manager
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 628-0065
Email: Candice.Weber@vcuhealth.org
![Elham Almousa](/media/vcu-medicine/content-assets/images/about/almousa.jpg)
Elham Almousa
Mgr of Clinical Research Administration
![Elham Almousa](/media/vcu-medicine/content-assets/images/about/almousa.jpg)
Elham Almousa
Mgr of Clinical Research Administration
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 827-3913
Email: elham.almousa@vcuhealth.org
![Jason Elswick](/media/medschool/images/headshots/jason_elswick-4x6.jpg)
Jason Elswick
Clinical Research Activation
![Jason Elswick](/media/medschool/images/headshots/jason_elswick-4x6.jpg)
Jason Elswick
Clinical Research Activation
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 828-1902
Email: Jason.Elswick@vcuhealth.org
![Kim Sholley](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Kim Sholley
Research Administrator
![Kim Sholley](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Kim Sholley
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Kate Leonard, MA, CRA](/media/medschool/images/headshots/161122_019_tk_ar_4x6-KateLeonard.jpg)
Kate Leonard, MA, CRA
Director, Shared Service Operations
![Kate Leonard, MA, CRA](/media/medschool/images/headshots/161122_019_tk_ar_4x6-KateLeonard.jpg)
Kate Leonard, MA, CRA
Director, Shared Service Operations
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 628-1088
![Letitia Rivers, CCRP, OnCore Certified](/media/medschool/images/contact/test/lrivers.jpg)
Letitia Rivers, CCRP, OnCore Certified
Research Administrator
![Letitia Rivers, CCRP, OnCore Certified](/media/medschool/images/contact/test/lrivers.jpg)
Letitia Rivers, CCRP, OnCore Certified
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 628-3272
Email: letitia.rivers@vcuhealth.org
![John Thrift](/media/medschool/images/headshots/john-thrift.png)
John Thrift
Manager, Clinical Research Activation
![John Thrift](/media/medschool/images/headshots/john-thrift.png)
John Thrift
Manager, Clinical Research Activation
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 628-4769
Email: john.thrift@vcuhealth.org
![Julie Tremblay](/media/medschool/images/headshots/170202_037_tk_ar_c-julie-tremblaycrop.jpg)
Julie Tremblay
Research Administrator
![Julie Tremblay](/media/medschool/images/headshots/170202_037_tk_ar_c-julie-tremblaycrop.jpg)
Julie Tremblay
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 828-5937
Email: julie.tremblay@vcuhealth.org
![Audrey Horner](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Audrey Horner
Research Administrator
![Audrey Horner](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Audrey Horner
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Michael Sharma](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Michael Sharma
Clinical Research Budget Analyst
![Michael Sharma](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Michael Sharma
Clinical Research Budget Analyst
Office of Research Administration
![Michael Cammack](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Michael Cammack
Clinical Research Budget Analyst
![Michael Cammack](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Michael Cammack
Clinical Research Budget Analyst
Office of Research Administration
![LaShaunda Jones](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
LaShaunda Jones
Clinical Research Budget Analyst
![LaShaunda Jones](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
LaShaunda Jones
Clinical Research Budget Analyst
Office of Research Administration
![Lili Xayachak](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Lili Xayachak
CT Finance Analyst
![Lili Xayachak](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Lili Xayachak
CT Finance Analyst
Office of Research Administration
![Travis Brown](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Travis Brown
CT Finance Analyst
![Travis Brown](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Travis Brown
CT Finance Analyst
Office of Research Administration
![Aaron Taylor](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Aaron Taylor
CT Finance Analyst
![Aaron Taylor](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Aaron Taylor
CT Finance Analyst
Office of Research Administration
![Kati Scharles, CRA](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Kati Scharles, CRA
Assistant Director, Research Administration
![Kati Scharles, CRA](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Kati Scharles, CRA
Assistant Director, Research Administration
Office of Research Administration
Phone: 804-827-0469
Email: kati.scharles@vcuhealth.org
![Christopher Redford, MBA](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Christopher Redford, MBA
Research Administrator
![Christopher Redford, MBA](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Christopher Redford, MBA
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Nicole Nielsen, MEd](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Nicole Nielsen, MEd
Research Administrator
![Nicole Nielsen, MEd](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Nicole Nielsen, MEd
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Celia Cifuentes](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Celia Cifuentes
Research Administrator
![Celia Cifuentes](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Celia Cifuentes
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Ryan Reikowsky, MA, MPH](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Ryan Reikowsky, MA, MPH
Senior Research Administrator
![Ryan Reikowsky, MA, MPH](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Ryan Reikowsky, MA, MPH
Senior Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Phone: 827-1704
Email: ryan.reikowsky@vcuhealth.org
![Abbie Sanabria](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Abbie Sanabria
Research Administrator - Team Lead
![Abbie Sanabria](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Abbie Sanabria
Research Administrator - Team Lead
Office of Research Administration
Email: abbie.sanabria@vcuhealth.org
![Keifer Pfister](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Keifer Pfister
Research Administrator
![Keifer Pfister](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Keifer Pfister
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Keifer.Pfister@vcuhealth.org
![Lauren Guerra](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Lauren Guerra
Research Administrator
![Lauren Guerra](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Lauren Guerra
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Lauren.Guerra@vcuhealth.org
![Tanya Madden](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Tanya Madden
Manager for Research Administration
![Tanya Madden](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
![Emily Szentgyorgyi](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Emily Szentgyorgyi
Research Administrator
![Emily Szentgyorgyi](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Emily Szentgyorgyi
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Danielle Dreyer](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Danielle Dreyer
Research Administrator
![Danielle Dreyer](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Danielle Dreyer
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Phone: 628-9068
![Chanel Livingston](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Chanel Livingston
Post-Award Monitoring Research Administrator
![Chanel Livingston](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Chanel Livingston
Post-Award Monitoring Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Jefferson Mendoza](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Jefferson Mendoza
Research Administrator
![Jefferson Mendoza](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Jefferson Mendoza
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Mohera Khan](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Mohera Khan
Research Administrator
![Mohera Khan](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Mohera Khan
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Mohera.Khan@vcuhealth.org
![Jeanette Acree](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Jeanette Acree
Research Administrator - Team Lead
![Jeanette Acree](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Jeanette Acree
Research Administrator - Team Lead
Office of Research Administration
Email: Jeanette.Acree@vcuhealth.org
![Natalyah Lundy](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Natalyah Lundy
Assistant Research Administrator
![Natalyah Lundy](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Natalyah Lundy
Assistant Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Natalyah.Lundy@vcuhealth.org
![Sophia Lanctot](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Sophia Lanctot
Assistant Research Administrator
![Sophia Lanctot](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Sophia Lanctot
Assistant Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Sophia.Lanctot@vcuhealth.org
![Krenare Skivjani](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Krenare Skivjani
Senior Research Administrator - Pre-Award
![Krenare Skivjani](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Krenare Skivjani
Senior Research Administrator - Pre-Award
Office of Research Administration
![Laura Van Voorhis](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Laura Van Voorhis
Research Administrator
![Laura Van Voorhis](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Laura Van Voorhis
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Trisha Sutton](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Trisha Sutton
Research Administrator
![Trisha Sutton](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Trisha Sutton
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Trisha.Sutton@vcuhealth.org
![Jennifer Tomar](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Jennifer Tomar
Research Administrator
![Jennifer Tomar](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Jennifer Tomar
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
![Jessica Mason](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Jessica Mason
Senior Program Manager, Clinical Trials Collaborative
![Jessica Mason](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Jessica Mason
Senior Program Manager, Clinical Trials Collaborative
Office of Research Administration
![Justin Grubb](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Justin Grubb
Administrative Coordinator
![Justin Grubb](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Justin Grubb
Administrative Coordinator
Office of Research Administration
![Heidi M. Campbell](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Heidi M. Campbell
Financial Specialist
![Heidi M. Campbell](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Heidi M. Campbell
Financial Specialist
Office of Research Administration
![Walter Cooper](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Walter Cooper
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
![Walter Cooper](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Walter Cooper
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Office of Research Administration
![Kyra O. Hill](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Kyra O. Hill
Clinical Research Coordinator
![Kyra O. Hill](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Kyra O. Hill
Clinical Research Coordinator
Office of Research Administration
![Abigail M. Kaufmann](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Abigail M. Kaufmann
Clinical Research Coordinator
![Abigail M. Kaufmann](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Abigail M. Kaufmann
Clinical Research Coordinator
Office of Research Administration
![Morrigan E. McKernan](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Morrigan E. McKernan
Clinical Research Coordinator
![Morrigan E. McKernan](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Morrigan E. McKernan
Clinical Research Coordinator
Office of Research Administration
![Rachel K. Mueller](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Rachel K. Mueller
Clinical Research Coordinator
![Rachel K. Mueller](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Rachel K. Mueller
Clinical Research Coordinator
Office of Research Administration
![Dmytro Nerobeiev](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Dmytro Nerobeiev
Clinical Research Coordinator
![Dmytro Nerobeiev](/media/eye/content-assets/img/headshots/EmptyPhoto-Placeholder.jpg)
Dmytro Nerobeiev
Clinical Research Coordinator
Office of Research Administration