Committees

In order to maximize the special expertise of its members, the Board of Directors has organized itself into four standing committees. These committees focus on broad subject matter areas including costing policies, research administration, research compliance, research security, and intellectual property. COGR’s committee structure allows it to draw on deep expertise and provide products in a timely fashion. In addition, COGR annually invites a number of representatives from the membership at large to serve as committee members (jointly with the Board members). As the need arises special workgroups and task forces may be formed.

Research Security & Intellectual Property Committee (RSIP)

Name

Title

Organization

Jennifer Ponting (Chair)Associate Vice President for Research AdministrationUniversity of Chicago
Tom BurnsAssociate Vice Provost for ResearchJohns Hopkins University
Hannah CarboneDirector for Innovation, Patents, & LicensingCalifornia Institute of Technology
Allen DiPalmaExecutive Director, Office of Research Security & Trade ComplianceUniversity of Pittsburgh
Sophia Herbert-PetersonExecutive Director, Office of Sponsored ProgramsGeorgia Institute of Technology
Kelly HochstetlerAssociate Vice President for Research OperationsUniversity of Virginia
Michael MooreDirector, Technology TransferAugusta University
Bruce MorganAssociate Vice Chancellor, Research AdministrationUniversity of California, Irvine
Elizabeth PelosoAssoc. Vice Provost/Assoc. Vice President for ResearchUniversity of Pennsylvania
Kenneth PorterDirector, UM VenturesUniversity of Maryland
Todd ShererAssociate Vice President for ResearchEmory University
David WinwoodVice President, Technology Transfer & CommercializationWake Forest University Health Sciences
Kevin WozniakDirectorCOGR

Costing & Financial Compliance (CFC)

Name

Title

Organization

Jeremy Forsberg (Chair)Assistant Vice President for ResearchUniversity of Texas Arlington
Kimberly CroftDirector of Cost AnalysisMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Casey EricksonExecutive Director, Research FinanceUniversity of Utah
MC GaisbauerBusiness and Integration ManagerUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Krystina GrossAssociate Vice Chancellor for Finance & Sponsored ProjectsWashington University in St. Louis
Vivian HolmesDirector, Research AdministrationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael LegrandAssociate Controller and Finance DirectorUniversity of California, Davis
Nate Martinez-WaymanAssociate Controller, Costing & ComplianceDuke University
Julie SchwindtDirector Post-Award AccountingUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center
Jeffrey SilberSenior Director, Sponsored Financial ServicesCornell University
Maria SolimanDirector, Grant AccountingUniversity of Iowa
Cynthia HopeDirectorCOGR

Contracts & Grants Administration (CGA)

Name

Title

Organization

Lisa Mosley (Chair)Executive Director, Sponsored Projects AdministrationYale University
Maggie EwellDirector, Pre-Award AdministrationGeorge Mason University
Jeffrey FriedlandAssociate Vice President, Research AdministrationUniversity of Delaware
Michael GlasgowVice President & Executive Director, Sponsored ProgramsUniversity of Connecticut
Walter GoldschmidtsAssociate Vice President for ResearchCold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Stephanie GrayAssistant Vice President for Research & Director of Sponsored ProgramsUniversity of Florida
Charles GreerAssociate Vice Chancellor for ResearchUniversity of California Riverside
Mary-Margaret KlempaSenior Director, Sponsored ProgramsCornell University
Twila ReighleyAssociate Vice President for ResearchMichigan State University
Craig ReynoldsVice President for Research ProtectionsVan Andel Institute
Jennifer RodisPolicy & Planning AnalystUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Lori SchultzAssistant Vice President, Research AdministrationColorado State University
Krystal ToupsDirectorCOGR

Research Ethics & Compliance (REC)

Name

Title

Organization

Deborah Motton (Chair)Executive Director, Research Policy Analysis & CoordinationUniversity of California
Kristin BittingerDean for Faculty & Research IntegrityHarvard University
Grace Fisher-AdamsChief Research Policy OfficerCalifornia Institute of Technology
Karen HartmanVice Chair, Research AdministrationMayo Clinic
Jennifer LassnerAssociate Vice President for ResearchUniversity of Iowa
Jonathan MillerAssociate Vice President for Research Regulatory OversightUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Stacy PrittAssociate Vice Chancellor &  Chief Research Compliance OfficerTexas A&M University
Brian SmithChief Ethics & Compliance OfficerUniversity of California - San Francisco
Geeta SwamyAssociate Vice President for ResearchDuke University
Ara TahmassianChief Research Compliance OfficerHarvard University
Debra ThurleyAssistant Vice President for ResearchPennsylvania State University
Tracy Wilson-HoldenAssist. Vice President/Research Integrity OfficerCase Western Reserve University
Kristin WestDirectorCOGR