The associate dean for research (ADR) and grant development and biostatistics and data management teams support college faculty in the development, submission, conduct and publication of research. Consultation with the college's grant development team is available from proposal development through post-award management. Listed below are faculty and staff who support research projects. 

The office sponsors weekly (Tuesday) research seminars. On the second Tuesday of each month, the seminar spotlights interesting research projects being conducted by faculty and students in the college, as well as invited guests. On the other Tuesdays, the ADR meets with research faculty to discuss emerging research ideas, proposal development, conduct of research projects and manuscript writing.

Office of the Associate Dean for Research

Thomas Kelly, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
thkelly@uky.edu
(859) 323-8076

Lena Howard
Administrative Coordinator
Office of Research and Scholarship and Office of the PhD Program
lhowa2@uky.edu
(859) 323-6105
 

Grant Development

Clair Abney, BA
Grant Support Specialist
clair.abney@uky.edu
(859) 323-3579

Angela Knapp, AA
College Grants Officer
aknapp2@email.uky.edu
(859) 323-1226

Ginny Van Horne, MA
Research Project Manager
virginia.vanhorne@uky.edu
(859) 323-6354

Biostatistics and Data Management Services

Jane (Yevgeniya) Gokun, MS, MPH
Statistician
y.gokun@uky.edu
(859) 323-6621

Mary Kay Rayens, PhD
Professor and Biostatistician
mkrayens@uky.edu
(859) 323-6172

Susan Westneat, MA
Epidemiologist
swest1@uky.edu
(859) 323-6605

Other Support Staff

Whitney Kurtz-Ogilvie, MFA
Lecturer and Academic Writing Specialist
whitney.ko@uky.edu
(859) 323-5675

Gail O’Malley, BSN, MLS
Information Specialist
gaomal00@uky.edu
(859) 323-6600