Research Administration Hub

  • Office of Research

Sponsored Projects Administration Services

Our Research Administrators are the first level of contact for principal investigators in regards to providing pre- and post-award administrative support for externally funded awards. They facilitate submission of proposals through the Office of Sponsored Programs to sponsors and agencies as well as provide fiscal and administrative post- award support through the life cycle of awards.

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Services & Support

Pre-Award Services

  • Assistance with budget preparation
  • Guidance on cost allowability
  • Preparation of internal forms and routing for internal approvals
  • Request Proposal Assistance 
  • Track request status in SPAS Queues

Post-Award Services

Center Management

  • Center operations and fiscal administration 
  • General fund management
  • Recharge or service center administration
  • Pre- and post-award services

Contact Us

Name Title Portfolio Email
Heather Paulsen Executive Director Research Operations and Management  
uaa_spas@alaska.edu
Kris Keays-Gant Training Manager

 

 uaa_spas@alaska.edu
Joseph Cook Project Manager

ADAC-ARCTIC
Applied Environmental Research Center
Institute for Circumpolar Health
Vice Chancellor of Research

 uaa_spas@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+bei@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+ichs@alaska.edu 
uaa_spas+or@alaska.edu
Beverly Daigle Research Administrator

College of Business and Public Policy
Community and Technical College

 uaa_spas+cbpp@alaska.edu 
uaa_spas+ctc@alaska.edu 
Cindy Detablan Center Manager

Institute of Social and Economic Research
College of Engineering
Provost

uaa_spas+iser@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+coeng@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+provost@alaska.edu
Jake Lundy Research Administrator School of Education uaa_spas+soe@alaska.edu
Susan Stake Research Administrator
Library
Community Campuses
uaa_spas+library@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+cc@alaska.edu
Patrick J. Sullivan Project Manager

Alaska Small Business Development Center
Alaska APEX Accelerator

 uaa_spas+bei@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+bei@alaska.edu
Cat Warden Project Manager Alaska Center for Economic Development
Alaska Cooperative Development Center
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
uaa_spas+bei@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+bei@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+bei@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+vcas@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+vcsa@alaska.edu

 

Name Title Email
Kathy Elliott Fiscal Tech uaa_spas@alaska.edu
Kelsie Kingston HR Coordinator uaa_spas@alaska.edu
Melinda Rocha Fiscal Tech uaa_spas@alaska.edu

 

 

Mailing Address 
UAA Office of Research
3211 Providence Dr. 
Anchorage, AK 99508