Constantine E. Theodosiou, Ph.D.
Dean of The Graduate School & Vice Provost for Research
Professor of Physics

Laurie Treleven
trelevenl@mail.montclair.edu
Director

Laurie promotes University support for research and institutional grants and is responsible for managing the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP). She develops policies and procedures to ensure the University is in compliance with all federal and state regulations regarding sponsored programs and promotes the continued growth of sponsored activities at MSU. Laurie is responsible for outreach to all faculty, including new faculty at MSU, and ensures
that they are aware of the wide range of services offered by ORSP to help faculty prepare proposals and manage their grants.

Dana Natale
nataled@mail.montclair.edu
Pre-Award Officer for Special Initiatives

Dana assists faculty interested in preparing competitive proposals for state and federal grants. She will also focus on helping faculty secure grants with funds from the American Recovery + Reinvestment Act (ARRA). She provides training to faculty individually and in grants workshops. Dana acts as the liaison to funding agencies and helps faculty to prepare requests for extensions and reallocation of their grants funds.

Catherine Bruno
brunoc@mail.montclair.edu
Post-Award Manager

Catherine assists faculty in financially managing their grants by monitoring expenditures, procuring equipment, and providing help in hiring grant-funded personnel.  She is responsible for the financial close out of grants and tracking the submission of final reports. Catherine manages the Internal Awards process by preparing and distributing the applications, convening the committees, and providing support to the faculty serving on the University Committees.

Melissa Ellington
ellingtonm@mail.montclair.edu
Program Assistant

Melissa provides support for the pre-award process by identifying grant opportunities, developing newsletters for faculty, and tracking proposals submitted and awards received. She is the primary contact for InfoEd registration for faculty interested in receiving grant opportunities sent directly to their email.

Amy Krenzer
krenzera@mail.montclair.edu
Program Assistant

Amy is responsible for receipt, data entry, organization and distribution of the University’s Internal Awards as well as general ORSP office support. Working under the direction of the Post-Award Manager, Amy provides critical administrative support in the delivery of post-award services.

Fitzgerald Edwards
edwardsf@mail.montclair.edu
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Administrator

Fitzgerald helps faculty, staff, and students to understand the IRB process, including the forms required to submit their protocols to the committee for review. He manages the confidential institutional review, compliant, and approved process of all proposed research activities involving human participants to protect their safety, rights and welfare. He is also a resource for researchers who need help in complying with federal, state, local, and sponsor’s regulations.