The Office of Proposal Development (OPD) partners closely with colleges and other support units across campus to help PIs and research teams pursue external funding. We build on the strong work already happening at the unit level by offering additional support, insights, and expertise in proposal development and funding strategies. Together, we promote a collaborative, campus-wide effort to advance research success.
Proposal development support starts at your home unit!
Find your college-level contact below.
Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CIMED)
Office of Research and Innovation
Claudius Conrad, Associate Dean for Research & Innovation
Contact: ori@medicine.illinois.edu
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences (ACES)
Office of Research
Rodney Johnson, Associate Dean of Research
Contact: Barb Godlew, Director, Research Education and Programming godlew2@illinois.edu
College of Education
Bureau of Educational Research
Robb Lindgren, Associate Dean for Research, Director of the Bureau of Educational Research
Contact: Elizabeth (Beth) Niswander, Director of Strategic Initiatives (eniswan1@illinois.edu)
Office of School University Research Relations
Meghan Fisher, Director (mfisher2@illinois.edu)
College of Fine & Applied Arts
Office of the Dean
Dr. Jorge Lucero, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Contact: Dr. Jorge Lucero, jlucero@illinois.edu
College of Law
Lesley Wexler, Associate Dean for Research
Contact: Lesley Wexler, lmwexler@illinois.edu (Assistant: Amy Fitzgerald, amfitzge@illinois.edu)
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS)
Office of the Dean (LAS Office of Research)
Alison M. Bell, Associate Dean for Research
Erika Smith, Director, Research Strategy
Contact: las-research@illinois.edu
College of Veterinary Medicine (VetMed)
Office of the Dean
Gireesh Rajashekara, Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Studies
Contact: Julie K Nguyen-Edquilang, Research Programs Coordinator jknguyn2@illinois.edu
Grainger College of Engineering (GCOE)
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Daniel J. Bodony, Associate Dean for Research
Contact: Laurel Passantino, Assistant Dean for Research, laurel@illinois.edu
School of Social Work (SSW)
Tara Leytham Powell, Associate Dean for Research: tlpowell@illinois.edu
Contact: Kim Erbe, Research Program Specialist: kerbe3@illinois.edu
School of Information Sciences (iSchool)
Research Services
Stephen Downie, Interim Executive Associate Dean, Associate Dean for Research, Co-Director of the HathiTrust Research Center
Contact: Research Services ischool-rsc@illinois.edu
College of Media
TBA
College of Applied Health Sciences (AHS)
CHAD Research Services
Jeffrey A Woods, Associate Dean for Research/CHAD Director
Gies College of Business (BUS)
Mark Peecher
Robert Brunner
OVCRI Research Institutes
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Steven Maren, Director
Contact: Cristina Alvarez Mingote, Associate Director of Research: alvarez9@illinois.edu or director@beckman.illinois.edu
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Gene Robinson, Director
Contact: Subha Srinivasin, Associate Director for Research and Operations: ssubha@illinois.edu or Mary Callaway: mabrown5@illinois.edu
Center for Social & Behavioral Sciences
Eva Pomerantz, Director
Contact: Brenda Koester, Associate Director: bkoester@illinois.edu
Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
Madhu Khanna, Director
Contact: Jeremy Guest, Associate Director for Research: jsguest@illinois.edu
General inquiries: Elizabeth Murphy, Managing Director: eamurphy@illinois.edu
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute
Stephen Boppart, Director
Contact: Maggie Berg, Senior Research Development Manager: meberg@illinios.edu
Prairie Research Institute
Praveen Kumar, Executive Director
Contact: Brian Pianfetti, Associate Director for Research Development: bpianfet@illinois.edu or Robin Warne, Assistant Director for Research: rwarne@illinois.edu
Other Support Units
Office of Research Advising and Project Development (RAPD)
Kevin Hamilton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation – Humanities, Arts, and Related Fields
Contact: Maria Gillombardo, RAPD Senior Research Development Manager: gillomba@illinois.edu
Office of Foundation Relations
Elizabeth Birlet, Senior Director of Foundation Relations
Contact: foundationrelations@illinois.edu