Grants and Contracts Staff

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Grants and Contracts is a unit under the direction of the Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, whose mission is to foster support of the University's research mission.
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Our full-service Office is staffed with twelve individuals who look forward to the opportunity of working with you:

Please stop by and introduce yourself. We're located on the second floor of NSU's space at University Park Plaza.

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Job Duties
Barbara Sterry	Executive Director	(954) 262-5365		Executive Director Has signatory authority on all grants and contracts and signs proposals for external funding support on behalf of the University. Barbara is knowledgeable in all areas of research administration, both pre- and post-award.
Catherine Cassidy	Assoc. Executive Director	(954) 262-5367		Associate Executive Director Responsible for oversight of all post-award grant activities and is acting director in Ms. Sterry's absence.
Jaime Arango	IRB Administrator	(954) 262-5311		Institutional Review Board Administrator Serves as the university's primary contact for the IRB and is responsible for administrative operations and oversight of the IRB, to include planning, interpreting, coordinating, and implementing procedural activities within the overall scope of the relevant federal regulations for research involving human subjects.
Lauren Kalis	Executive Asst. to the Executive Director	(954) 262-5372		Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Responsible for assisting the Executive Director and Associate Director with a variety of administrative functions.
Inga Hess	Asst. to the Director	(954) 262-5369		Assistant to the Director Provides support to the University's Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Andrea Teitler	Grant Officer (Pre-Award)	(954) 262-5370		Grant Officer (Pre-Award) Responsible for providing service and support to faculty and staff during the pre award administration of sponsored projects. Andrea supports the following colleges, centers and departments: Health Professions Division (HPD) College of Osteopathic Medicine (pre-) College of Allied Health (pre-) College of Medical Sciences (pre/post) College of Optometry (pre/post) College of Pharmacy (pre-) Institute for Child Health Policy (pre/post)
Manira Ahmed	Grant Officer (Pre-Award)	(954) 262-5363		Grant Officer (Pre-Award) Responsible for providing service and support to faculty and staff during the pre-award stage of award administration with a focus on proposal development activities. Manira supports the following colleges, centers and departments: School of Computer and Information Sciences (pre-) School of Humanities and Social Sciences (pre-) School of Business and Entrepreneurship (pre-) Library-Non-construction (pre-) University School (pre-)
Ashley Porter	Grant Officer (Pre-Award)	(954) 262-5374		Grant Officer (Pre-Award) Responsible for providing service and support to faculty and staff during the pre award administration of sponsored projects. Ashley supports the following colleges, centers and departments: Oceanographic Center (pre-) Center for Psychological Studies (pre-) Clinics (pre/post) Law School (pre/post) President’s Faculty Research & Development Grants (pre/post) Quality of Life (pre/post)
Cathy Harlan	Grant Officer (Pre/Post Award)	(954) 262-5366		Grant Officer (Pre/Post Award) Responsible for providing service and support to faculty and staff during the pre and post award administration of sponsored projects. Cathy supports the following colleges, centers and departments: Farquhar College of Arts & Sciences (pre-/post-) Library (Construction) (pre-/post-) Mailman Segal Institute (pre-/post-) College of Dental Medicine (pre-/post-) Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences (post-) Fischler School of Education & Human Services (pre-/post-) Center for Psychological Studies (post)
Judy Samuels	Grant Officer (Post-Award)	(954) 262-5371		Grant Officer (Post-Award) Responsible for providing service and support to faculty and staff during the post-award administration and management of sponsored projects. Judy supports the following colleges, centers and departments: Oceanographic Center (post-) Library (non-construction) (post-) Fischler School of Education & Human Services (FSEHS) (post-) University School (post-) School of Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE) (post-)
Burt Bolton	Grant Officer (Post-Award)	(954) 262-5378		Grant Officer (Post-Award) Responsible for providing service and support to faculty and staff during the post-award administration and management of sponsored projects. Burt supports the following colleges, centers and departments: College of Pharmacy (post-) College of Osteopathic Medicine (post-) College of Allied Health (post-) School of Computer & Information Sciences (post-)
Kerri Bolow	Administrative Assistant	(954) 262-5234		Administrative Assistant Assists with general administrative support activities and special projects.