Leadership & Staff
Office of Research Senior Leadership Team
Janine K. Burgess, MPA
She, Her, Hers
Senior Director of Research Operations
Office of Research
Janine.Burgess@howard.edu
Pamela A.G. Clarke
Senior Director of Research Development (RD)
Office of Research
pamela.a.clarke@Howard.edu
Adia Burriss Coleman, M.I.M.
She/Her/Hers
Intellectual Property Manager
Office of Research
Lauren Ferrell
Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Programs Office, Pre-Award
Office of Research
Lauren.Ferrell@howard.edu
Jaquion Gholston
Assistant Vice President for Post Award and University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) Operations
Office of Research
jaquion.gholston@howard.edu
Dana Hector
Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Grants & Programs
Office of Research
dhector@Howard.edu
Thurston Livingston
Senior Director of Research Information Systems
Office of Research
Thurston.Livingston@howard.edu
Dawn Matthews
She/Her
Executive Administrative Assistant
Office of Research
dawn.matthews@howard.edu
Thomas Obisesan, M.D., MPH
Associate Vice President for Research Compliance
Office of Research
tobisesan@Howard.edu
Sonya T. Smith
she/her
Executive Director, Research Institute on Tactical Autonomy (RITA), University Affiliated Research Center (UARC)
Office of Research
ssmith@Howard.edu