The Office of Research and Technology Management (ORTM) is structured to provide support for the Case Western Reserve University community to seek out grant funding, manage research projects responsibly and transfer university technologies to the marketplace.
Led by J. Michael Oakes, PhD, executive vice president for research and economic development, ORTM is committed to promoting the university’s mission throughout the research lifecycle.
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Office of the Executive Vice President for Research
J. Michael Oakes, PhD
Executive Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Office of Research and Technology ManagementVeale Professor of Technology Transfer and CommercializationProfessor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of MedicineEmail: michael.oakes@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0143
Stephen Fening, PhD
Associate Vice President for ResearchProfessor, Department of Biomedical EngineeringManaging Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case-Coulter Translational Research PartnershipEmail: steve.fening@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2639
Daniel Pendergast, MBA, MSE
Associate Vice President of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: daniel.pendergast@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0184
Nick Barendt
Assistant Vice President of Research for Technology and Ecosystem Growth, Office of Research and Technology ManagementExecutive Director, Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS)Co-Executive Director, IoT CollaborativeAdjunct Senior Instructor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case School of EngineeringAdjunct Senior Instructor, Department of Computer and Data Sciences, Case School of EngineeringEmail: nicholas.barendt@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1809
Jennifer Capretta
Assistant Vice President for Research, Office of Research and Technology ManagementEmail: Jennifer.Capretta@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0143
Agata A. Exner, PhD
Henry Willson Payne Professor, Department of Radiology, School of MedicineVice Chair of Basic Research, Department of Radiology, School of MedicineProfessor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case School of EngineeringDirector, CWRU Center for Imaging ResearchCo-Leader, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterAssociate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program, School of MedicineStrategic Advisor to the Executive Vice President for Research & Technology ManagementEmail: agata.exner@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6727
Jack Ko, MBA
Director of Data Management and Visualization, Office of Research and Technology ManagementEmail: mxk976@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2653
Ina T. Martin, PhD
Director of Research Cores and Operations, Office of Research and Technology ManagementAdjunct Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Case School of EngineeringEmail: ina.martin@case.edu
Amanda Ross, MNO
Associate Vice President for Research, Office of Research and Technology ManagementEmail: ajr67@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1247
Johnny Sams, MA, MBA
Research Security Officer, Office of Research and Technology ManagementEmail: johnny.sams@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0607
Animal Resource Center
A. Marissa Wolfe, DVM DACLAM
Interim Director, Animal Resource CenterEmail: axw707@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2299
Conflict of Interests
Jennifer Kangas Berendt, JD
Executive Director, Research ComplianceResearch Integrity Officer, Office of Research and Technology ManagementEmail: jennifer.berendt@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6770
Yovonda Rease
Research Integrity Education ManagerEmail: yovonda.rease@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5963
Office of Strategic Partnerships
Lisa Alloway, MA, CRA
Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: lisa.alloway@case.edu
Phone: 216-368-6879
Andrew Cornwell, PhD
Associate Director, Biomedical Engineering, Case-Coulter Translational Research PartnershipAdjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case School of EngineeringDirector, Case-Cleveland Incubator in the Office of Strategic PartnershipsEmail: andrew.cornwell@case.edu
Caitlin Guttu
Technical Illustrator and Graphic Designer, Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: crg77@case.edu
Eleni A. Markakis, PhD
Grant Writing Consultant, Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: eam219@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5768
Julia Myers, PhD
Grant Writing Consultant, Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: julia.myers@case.edu
Juliann Reineke, PhD
Senior Director of Proposal Development, Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: juliann.reineke@case.edu
Ravenel Richardson, PhD
Executive Director, Strategic Research Partnerships, Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) TeamEmail: mrr82@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5093
Post-Award Services and Financial Compliance
Randall Davis
Grants Account Manager, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: rxd320@case.edu
Kevin Dwenger
Director, Financial Compliance, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: kevin.dwenger@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5942
Joseph Howard, PhD
Compliance Analyst, Post Award Services and AgreementsEmail: joseph.howard2@case.edu
Ebony Huffman
Grants Accountant, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: ebony.huffman@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4282
Emily Jennings
Grants Account Manager, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: emily.j.jennings@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5943
Snigdha Chowdary Maddipati
Cash Management Specialist, Post Award Services and AgreementsEmail: snigdhachowdary.maddipati@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1681
Ericka McPherson
Cash Management Specialist, Post Award Services and AgreementsEmail: ericka.mcpherson@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1814
Joel Morales, MS
Senior Executive Director of Post Award Administration, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: joel.morales@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3569
Tyler Nelson
Grants Account Manager, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: tyler.j.nelson@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4707
Heather Nightingale
Grants Account Manager, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: heather.nightingale@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5944
Tatiana Riedel, MS
Grants Accounts Manager, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: tatiana.riedel@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4610
Angela Thomas
Executive Director of Cash Management, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: angela.m.thomas@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5949
Robin Trail
Executive Director, Sponsored Projects Accounting, Post-Award Services and Financial ComplianceEmail: robin.trail@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4516
Pre-Award Services and Agreements
Monica Bradley
Associate Director, Data Use Agreements and Material Transfer Agreements, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: monica.bradley@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5945
Kathleen Corcoran, DVM, JD
Grants and Contracts Specialist, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: kathleen.corcoran@case.edu
Jon Donze, MBA
Director, Pre-Award Services and Agreements, School of MedicineEmail: jon.donze@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4432
Karen Dunn, CRA
Director, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: karen.dunn@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4281
Carey Fornal, MNO
Senior Grant Manager, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: cxf234@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2737
Laurel Jeffers, CRA
Senior Grant Manager, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: laj17@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.7558
Jordan Martin
Grants and Contracts Specialist, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: jxm1271@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0415
Judy McBride, JD
Director, Contracts & Industry Sponsored Agreements, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: judith.mcbride@case.edu
Daniela Poulton
Grants and Contract Analyst, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: daniela.poulton@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4280
Barbara Richards
Senior Grant Manager, Pre-Award Services and Agreements, School of MedicineEmail: barbara.richards@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3792
Dawn SnodGrass
Assistant Director, Post Award Services and Agreements for CCLCM, School of MedicineEmail: dawn.richards@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6058
Amy Trostle
Assistant Director, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: amy.trostle@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2009
Ronald Vitale
Senior Grants and Contract Analyst, Pre-Award Services and AgreementsEmail: ronald.vitale@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6597
Regulatory Compliance
Kimberly Volarcik, RN
Executive Director, Human Subjects Research Protection ProgramResearch Compliance OfficerAdjunct Instructor, Department of Bioethics, School of MedicineEmail: kimberly.volarcik@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0134
Megan Walker
PAM Research Integrity and Education Specialist, IACUCEmail: mep21@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4807
Erin Zaletel Zmich
Associate Director, Institutional Review Board (IRB)Email: erin.zaletel@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2133
Research Integrity
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Jennifer Kangas Berendt, JD
Executive Director, Research ComplianceResearch Integrity Officer, Office of Research and Technology ManagementEmail: jennifer.berendt@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6770
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Yovonda Rease
Research Integrity Education ManagerEmail: yovonda.rease@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5963
Technology Transfer Office
Christine Burke, PhD, MBA
Director of Therapeutic Translational Development, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: christine.l.burke@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2026
Michael DiDomenico, JD
Licensing Associate, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: michael.didomenico@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5690
Stacy Fening, PhD, MBA
Director of Licensing, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: stacy.fening@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0451
Tyler Gray, MS
Licensing Manager, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: tjg47@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1401
Wayne Hawthorne, MBA
Senior Licensing Manager, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: wayne.hawthorne@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6104
Joy Hongman Chen, LLM
Senior Intellectual Property and Compliance Manager, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: hxc78@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0362
Vincent Hoppel
Data Integrity Manager, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: vincent.hoppel@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0327
Walid Jalabi, PhD, MBA
Licensing Manager, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: walid.jalabi@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2151
Yana Katsevich, MBA
Senior Director of Operations, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: Yana.Katsevich@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6105
Ramya Srinivasan, PhD, MSc
Licensing Associate, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: ramya.srinivasan@case.edu
David Stout, MEd
Contract & Compliance Coordinator, Technology Transfer OfficeEmail: david.stout@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0323
Training
UTech
Ella Novik
Director, Enterprise Applications, University TechnologyEmail: ella.novik@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5433
Martin Oswald
Business System Analyst II, University TechnologyEmail: martin.oswald@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6993
Jeffrey Simpkins
Analyst/Programmer IV, University TechnologyEmail: jeffrey.simpkins@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5316
School Research Leadership
Richard Cole, MA
Assistant Dean Research Administration, Frances Payne Bolton School of NursingEmail: richard.cole@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6990
Carlos Crespo, PhD
Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and SciencesMember, Molecular Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterAssociate Dean for Research, College of Arts and SciencesEmail: cxc302@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1911
Sara L. Douglas, PhD, RN
The Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of NursingMember, Population and Cancer Prevention Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterSecondary Appointment, School of MedicineProfessor, Frances Payne Bolton School of NursingEmail: sld4@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0702
Jessie Hill, JD
Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, School of LawDirector, Reproductive Rights Law Initiative, School of LawEmail: bjh11@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0553
Jacqueline Johnson
Assistant Dean, Research Administration and Grant Development, College of Arts and SciencesEmail: jacqueline.johnson@cwru.edu
Phone: 216.368.6675
Patricia Mehosky Ribeiro
Assistant Dean of Research Administration, School of Dental MedicineEmail: patricia.mehosky@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.7573
Suchitra Nelson, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dental MedicineProfessor, Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, School of MedicineInterim Department Chair, Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dental MedicineEmail: suchitra.nelson@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3469
William P. Schiemann, PhD
Vice Dean for Research and Innovation, School of MedicineGoodman-Blum Professor in Cancer Research, School of MedicineProfessor, Department of BiochemistryMember, Molecular Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: William.Schiemann@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5763
Aloen L. Townsend, PhD
Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: aloen.townsend@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0373
Lei Zhu, PhD
Interim Associate Dean of Research, Office of the Dean, Case School of EngineeringProfessor, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case School of EngineeringPrincipal InvestigatorEmail: lei.zhu2@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5861
Corrie Zimerla, MBA
Associate Dean for Administrative Operations, School of MedicineEmail: corrie.zimerla@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4771