About

The Office of Research & Sponsored Programs resides within the Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

This office has primary responsibility for:

  • Institutional approval of external proposals, including grant applications, sponsored program contracts, intergovernmental agreements, memoranda of understanding (MOUs), etc.
  • Internal controls and reporting for externally-funded projects
  • Implementation of University of Illinois research-related policies, including:
    • Conflict of Commitment and Interest
    • Intellectual Property (including Patents and Copyrights)
    • Academic Integrity in Research and Publications
  • Review of protocols involving human subjects in research
  • Review of protocols involving animal subjects in research

Please follow the links at the top for more information on these topics.

Staff are available to make presentations to classes and faculty meetings on topics such as proposal preparation, identification of funding sources, and use of human subjects in research. Contact us for more information.

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. To 5:00 p.m.

If you would like to meet in person or via Zoom please contact the staff members.

STAFF

Lucía Vazquez, PhD

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Phone: (217) 206-8112, Email: lvazq1@uis.edu

Susan Ryherd

Director of Research Administration

Phone: (217) 206-7409, Email: sryhe2@uis.edu

Nick Dabbs

Program Coordinator, Sponsored Programs

Phone: (217) 206-8578, Email: ndabb2@uis.edu

Charles Alsbury

Grants and Contracts Coordinator

Phone: (217) 206-7849, Email: ralsb01s@uis.edu

Holly Van Lyssel

Grants and Contracts Associate

Phone: (217) 206-6558, Email: hvanl2@uis.edu

 

Natalie Kirkbride

Extra Help, Sponsored Programs

Email: nkirk5@uis.edu

Charles Ogbogu

LLE Student Worker Assistant

Email: cogbo2@uis.edu

 

Office Location:

  • PAC Building, Room 520
  • Mailing Address:
    Research & Sponsored Programs
    University of Illinois at Springfield
    One University Plaza, MS PAC 525
    Springfield, IL 62703
  • Phone: (217) 206-7409
  • Fax: (217) 206-7623
  • Email: ora@uis.edu