Transforming Knowledge,Lives, and Communities

Office of the Vice President for Research

Provost and Executive Vice President Pamir Alpay
Vice President, Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lindsay DiStefano
Executive Assistant Joanna Desjardin

AVP and Executive Director of Operations Michelle Williams

Associate Vice President, Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship Abhijit Banerjee

  • I&E Management All Campuses
  • Venture Development All Campuses
  • Technology Incubation Program All Campuses
  • Technology Comm All Campuses
  • Quantum CT All Campuses

Associate Vice President, Research Compliance & Regulatory Affairs Michael Centola

  • Compliance, IRB, IBC, IACUC Storrs & Regional
  • Compliance, IRB, IBC, IACUC UConn Health
  • Animal Care Storrs & Regional
  • Animal Care UConn Health
  • Stem Cells COI All Campuses
  • FCOI All Campuses

Associate Vice President, Sponsored Program Services Michael Glasgow

  • Pre-Award Storrs & Regional
  • Pre-Award UConn Health
  • Post-Award Storrs & Regional
  • Post-Award UConn Health
  • Award Setup Storrs & Regional
  • Award Setup UConn Health
  • Effort Reporting Storrs & Regional
  • Effort Reporting UConn Health
  • Faculty Services Storrs & Regional
  • Clinical Trials UConn Health
  • Contract Services All Campuses
  • Data Analysis & Reporting All Campuses
  • Education and Information All Campuses

Associate Vice President, Research Development Vacant

  • Research Comms All Campuses
  • Research Development All Campuses

Associate Vice President, Research Finance Julie Schwager

  • Human Resources All Campuses
  • Finance & Budgeting All Campuses
  • Cost Accounting All Campuses
  • Research Resources All Campuses
  • COR2E All Campuses

Research Security
Chief Research Security Officer
Lesley Salafia

  • Export Control All Campuses
  • Facility Security and Insider Threat All Campuses
  • Research Cybersecurity All Campuses

Research Centers & Institutes

  • CIRCA Storrs & Regional
  • InCHIP Storrs & Regional
  • IPB Storrs & Regional
  • Sea Grant Storrs & Regional
  • CT NERR Storrs & Regional
  • IMS Storrs & Regional
  • ISG Storrs & Regional
  • IoE Storrs & Regional
  • NIUVT Storrs & Regional
  • NSII Storrs & Regional
  • All Campuses
  • Storrs & Regional
  • UConn Health

October 16, 2026