RGS Staff Directory & Contact Information

Research & Graduate Studies

• Org Chart
• Administration
• Innovation & Intellectual Property
• Portland State Business Accelerator
• Center for Entrepreneurship

Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday 
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Contact

research@pdx.edu
503-725-3423

Administration

Rick Tankersley
Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies
and Dean of the Graduate School
rtankers@pdx.edu
503–725–9944
Read Rick's bio here

Annie Lindgren
Associate Vice President for Research
annie.lindgren@pdx.edu
503–725–3854

Amy Crelly
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for RGS
(Scheduling for Rick and Annie)
acrelly@pdx.edu
503–725–9944 

Joe Janda
Assistant Vice President for Innovation—Propel PSU
janda@pdx.edu
503–725–8454

Dawn Boatman
Assistant Vice President, Research Administration
dboatman@pdx.edu
503–725–8306

Thom Bally-Larkin
Executive Office Administrator
(Scheduling for Joe and Dawn)
thomlark@pdx.edu
503–725–6168

Mark Woods
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
mark.woods@pdx.edu
503–725–8238

Research Integrity & Compliance

Shannon Roth
Director of Research Integrity & Compliance Operations
shannon.roth@pdx.edu
503–725–4288

Leah Polhemus
Research Integrity Administrator
polhemus@pdx.edu
503-725-9814

Cristina Kelly
Research Integrity Administrator
criskell@pdx.edu
503-725-2227

Kora Robinson
Research Integrity Coordinator
korrob@pdx.edu
503–725–5484

Portland State Business Accelerator

Address
2130 SW 5th Ave 
Portland, OR 97201

Phone
503–725–2312

Email
accelerator@pdx.edu

Center for Entrepreneurship

Address
2130 SW 5th Ave 
Portland, OR 97201

Email
psuce@pdx.edu 

Sponsored Projects Administration

Mailing Address
Sponsored Projects Administration
Mail code: RGS-SPA
PO Box 751 (SPA)
Portland, OR 97207-0751

Find SPA Team Assignments

SPA Leadership

Jennifer Ward
Director of Sponsored Projects Operations
jennifer.ward@pdx.edu
503–725–8308

Megan Zeazas
Assistant Director of Sponsored Projects Administration (Focus: Pre-Award Administration)
mle3@pdx.edu
503–725–6559

Nicole Braman
Associate Director of Departmental Research Administration
bramann@pdx.edu
503–725–8947

SPA Proposal Team

Addy Bareiss
Proposal Manager
abareiss@pdx.edu
503-725-9159

Barbara Stedman
Proposal Analyst
bstedman@pdx.edu
503–725–2382

Melinda Hendley
Proposal Analyst
mhendley@pdx.edu
503–725–6780

SPA Award Acceptance Team

Becca Lockwood
Award Acceptance Manager
rmm5@pdx.edu
503-725-8025

Emme Grafton
Agreements Specialist
grafton@pdx.edu
503–725–5078

Janet Albarado
Agreements Specialist
albarado@pdx.edu
503-725-3924

Cheryl Kose
Award Intake Coordinator
ckose@pdx.edu
503–725–5954

SPA Post-Award Team

Anna Kovtunova
Post-Award Manager
annakovt@pdx.edu
503–725–9901

Donald Morgan
Post-Award Analyst
dsm4@pdx.edu
503–725–9672

Michelle Gano
Post-Award Analyst
ganom@pdx.edu
503–725–8328

Patti Fylling
Post-Award Analyst
pfylling@pdx.edu
503–725–6584

SPA Finance & Compliance Team

Anisa Chisti
Finance & Compliance Manager
chistia@pdx.edu
503–725–3668

Aleah Romer
Award Setup Coordinator
aromer@pdx.edu
503–725–2163

SPA Departmental Research Administrators

Katrina Dahlke
Departmental Research Administration Manager
kdahlke@pdx.edu
503–725–9090

Miranda Bartosz
Departmental Research Administrator 
mbartosz@pdx.edu
503–725–3742

Scarlett Pinsker 
Departmental Research Administrator
spinsker@pdx.edu
503-725-3468

Kayla Paul
Departmental Research Administration Manager
kap9@pdx.edu
503–725–8865

Bradi Van Atta
Departmental Research Administrator
vanatta@pdx.edu
503-725-7092

Michelle Bickley
Departmental Research Administrator
mbickley@pdx.edu
503–725–6639

Siobhan McDonald
Departmental Research Administration Manager
smcdona2@pdx.edu
503–725–6123

Leighann Shields
Departmental Research Administrator
lshields@pdx.edu
503–725–6733

Nicholas Crivello
Departmental Research Administrator
crivel@pdx.edu
503–725–6779