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
Assistant Dean, Research Administration

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

Candice Weber, MA, CRA
Director, Training & Compliance

Candice Weber, MA, CRA
Director, Training & Compliance
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 628-0065
Email: Candice.Weber@vcuhealth.org

Elham Almousa
Mgr of Clinical Research Administration

Elham Almousa
Mgr of Clinical Research Administration
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 827-3913
Email: elham.almousa@vcuhealth.org

Jason Elswick
Clinical Research Activation

Jason Elswick
Clinical Research Activation
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 828-1902
Email: Jason.Elswick@vcuhealth.org

Kim Sholley
Research Administrator

Kim Sholley
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration

Kate Leonard, MA, CRA
Director, Shared Service Operations

Kate Leonard, MA, CRA
Director, Shared Service Operations
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 628-1088

Letitia Rivers, CCRP, OnCore Certified
Research Administrator

Letitia Rivers, CCRP, OnCore Certified
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 628-3272
Email: letitia.rivers@vcuhealth.org

John Thrift
Manager, Clinical Research Activation

John Thrift
Manager, Clinical Research Activation
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 628-4769
Email: john.thrift@vcuhealth.org

Julie Tremblay
Research Administrator

Julie Tremblay
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Phone: (804) 828-5937
Email: julie.tremblay@vcuhealth.org

Audrey Horner
Research Administrator

Audrey Horner
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration

Maecy Richmond, MBA
Assistant Director, Research Administration

Maecy Richmond, MBA
Assistant Director, Research Administration
Office of Research Administration
Phone: 827-7402
Email: maecy.richmond.vcuhealth.org

Michael Sharma
Clinical Research Budget Analyst

Michael Sharma
Clinical Research Budget Analyst
Office of Research Administration

Michael Cammack
Clinical Research Budget Analyst

Michael Cammack
Clinical Research Budget Analyst
Office of Research Administration

LaShaunda Jones
Clinical Research Budget Analyst

LaShaunda Jones
Clinical Research Budget Analyst
Office of Research Administration

Lili Xayachak
CT Finance Analyst

Lili Xayachak
CT Finance Analyst
Office of Research Administration

Travis Brown
CT Finance Analyst

Travis Brown
CT Finance Analyst
Office of Research Administration

Aaron Taylor
CT Finance Analyst

Aaron Taylor
CT Finance Analyst
Office of Research Administration

Kati Scharles, CRA
Assistant Director, Research Administration

Kati Scharles, CRA
Assistant Director, Research Administration
Office of Research Administration
Phone: 804-827-0469
Email: kati.scharles@vcuhealth.org

Christopher Redford, MBA
Research Administrator

Christopher Redford, MBA
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration

Nicole Nielsen, MEd
Research Administrator

Nicole Nielsen, MEd
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration

Celia Cifuentes
Research Administrator

Celia Cifuentes
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration

Ryan Reikowsky, MA, MPH
Senior Research Administrator

Ryan Reikowsky, MA, MPH
Senior Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Phone: 827-1704
Email: ryan.reikowsky@vcuhealth.org

Abbie Sanabria
Research Administrator - Team Lead

Abbie Sanabria
Research Administrator - Team Lead
Office of Research Administration
Email: abbie.sanabria@vcuhealth.org

Keifer Pfister
Research Administrator

Keifer Pfister
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Keifer.Pfister@vcuhealth.org

Lauren Guerra
Research Administrator

Lauren Guerra
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Lauren.Guerra@vcuhealth.org

Tanya Madden
Manager for Research Administration


Emily Szentgyorgyi
Research Administrator

Emily Szentgyorgyi
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration

Danielle Dreyer
Research Administrator

Danielle Dreyer
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Phone: 628-9068

Chanel Livingston
Post-Award Monitoring Research Administrator

Chanel Livingston
Post-Award Monitoring Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration

JoJo Patterson
Research Administrator - Team Lead

JoJo Patterson
Research Administrator - Team Lead
Office of Research Administration

Jefferson Mendoza
Research Administrator

Jefferson Mendoza
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration

Mohera Khan
Research Administrator

Mohera Khan
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Mohera.Khan@vcuhealth.org

Jeanette Acree
Research Administrator - Team Lead

Jeanette Acree
Research Administrator - Team Lead
Office of Research Administration
Email: Jeanette.Acree@vcuhealth.org

Natalyah Lundy
Assistant Research Administrator

Natalyah Lundy
Assistant Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Natalyah.Lundy@vcuhealth.org

Sophia Lanctot
Assistant Research Administrator

Sophia Lanctot
Assistant Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Sophia.Lanctot@vcuhealth.org

Krenare Skivjani
Senior Research Administrator - Pre-Award

Krenare Skivjani
Senior Research Administrator - Pre-Award
Office of Research Administration

Laura Van Voorhis
Research Administrator

Laura Van Voorhis
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration

Trisha Sutton
Research Administrator

Trisha Sutton
Research Administrator
Office of Research Administration
Email: Trisha.Sutton@vcuhealth.org