Questions? Who to Call...

Contact Information for
The Division of Research and Economic Development (RAED)

University Library, 1125 Risman Drive, Suite 314


Who do I call for questions related to...

Compliance, IRB, or IACUC Applications

Kevin McCreary
Ext. 2-2704
researchcompliance@kent.edu

Research Development, Grant Writing, Team Building, Workshops, Faculty Forums, and Promoting Your Research Grants, Publications, Events, Awards, etc.

Doug Delahanty
Ext. 2-2395
ddelahan@kent.edu

Negotiation and Acceptance of Agreements on Behalf of the University, Export Controls, Conflict of Interest, and General Questions About Sponsored Programs

Lori Burchard
Ext. 2-7946
lburchar@kent.edu

Finding Funding, Proposal Preparation, and Submission for External Funding

Mark van't  Hooft
Ext. 2-1630
mvanthoo@kent.edu

Managing Externally-Funded Awards

Bev Robertson
Ext. 2-0711
brobert1@kent.edu

Intellectual Property, Inventions, Commercializing Your Invention, and/or Building and Testing Prototypes

Michael Kavulic 
mkavulic@kent.edu .

Undergraduate Research Opportunities, Undergraduate Travel Awards, Faculty Outstanding Mentorship Awards, and the Council for Undergraduate Research

Ann Gosky
Ext. 2-0837
agosky@kent.edu

Research Institutes and Initiatives, Finances, and Faculty Startup

Michael Kavulic
Ext. 2-5845
mkavulic@kent.edu

Environmental Health and Safety
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