Research Administration Hub

  • Office of Research

Sponsored Projects Administration Services

Our Research Administrators are the first level of contact for principal investigators in regards to providing pre- and post-award administrative support for externally funded awards. They facilitate submission of proposals through the Office of Sponsored Programs to sponsors and agencies as well as provide fiscal and administrative post- award support through the life cycle of awards.


Services & Support

Pre-Award Services

  • Assistance with budget preparation
  • Guidance on cost allowability
  • Preparation of internal forms and routing for internal approvals
  •  
  • Track request status in

Post-Award Services

  • Providing financials and projections
  • Award monitoring and compliance
  • Coordinating the issuance of subawards, purchasing, travel and hiring
  • Grant closeout 
  • Track request status in

Center Management

  • Center operations and fiscal administration 
  • General fund management
  • Recharge or service center administration
  • Pre- and post-award services

Contact Us

Name Title Portfolio Email
Heather Paulsen Executive Director Research Operations and Management  
uaa_spas@alaska.edu
Joseph Cook Project Manager

ADAC-ARCTIC
Applied Environmental Research Center
Institute for Circumpolar Health
Vice Chancellor of Research
Provost

uaa_spas@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+bei@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+ichs@alaska.edu 
uaa_spas+or@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+provost@alaska.edu
Cindy Detablan Project Manager

College of Business and Public Policy
College of Engineering
Community and Technical College
School of Education
Institute of Social and Economic Research
Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services

uaa_spas+cbpp@alaska.edu 
uaa_spas+coeng@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+ctc@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+soe@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+iser@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+cbhrs@alaska.edu

Caitlin Kollander Project Manager Community Campuses
Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services 
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs 
uaa_spas+cc@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+vcas@alaska.edu
uaa_spas+vcsa@alaska.edu
Patrick J. Sullivan Project Manager

Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ APEX Accelerator
Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Center for Economic Development
Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Small Business Development Center
Library

uaa_spas+bei@alaska.edu


uaa_spas+library@alaska.edu

 

Name Title Email
Beverly Daigle Research Administrator uaa_spas@alaska.edu
Kathy Elliott Fiscal Tech uaa_spas@alaska.edu
Kelsie Kingston HR Coordinator uaa_spas@alaska.edu
Melinda Rocha Fiscal Tech uaa_spas@alaska.edu

 

 

Mailing Address 
UAA Office of Research
3211 Providence Dr. 
Anchorage, AK 99508