Krystal Toups

Krystal Toups is the Director for Contracts & Grants Administration at COGR. She leads COGR’s research policy efforts related to the administration of sponsored research from proposal preparation and submission to terms and conditions of awards, monitoring the regulatory landscape. Prior to joining COGR, Krystal served as the Assistant Vice Provost for Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance at Rice University leading the university’s operations for pre-award administration (e.g., grants and contracts) and research compliance (e.g., COI, export controls, IRB, IACUC, IBC/SCRO). Before Rice, Krystal worked at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in various pre-award capacities including leading pre-award administration as the Director for Grants. She has over 17 years of experience in Research Administration including management, strategic planning, business development, process improvement, policy research and development, grants and contracts, research compliance, and accounting and finance. She is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA) received in 2011, holds a certificate in Public Health  from UTHealth, a B.S. from Xavier University in Louisiana, and an Executive MBA from Texas Woman’s University.