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Leadership and Support Staff

Office of the Executive Vice President for Research

Staff listing
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Karen Plaut, Ph.D. Karen Plaut, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Research
E-mail: kplaut@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-6209
Twitter: @PurduePlautEVPR
Executive Assistant: rogerstk@purdue.edu
Bryan W. Boudouris, Ph.D. Bryan W. Boudouris, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research
E-mail: boudouris@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 496-0742
Ianthe Ianthe "Cookie" Bryant-Gawthrop, M.S. C.R.A., C.I.P.
Senior Director, Research Regulatory Affairs
E-mail: ibg@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-7458
Lawrence Buja, Ph.D. Lawrence Buja, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice President
E-mail: lbuja@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-4891
Voichita M. Dadarlat, Ph.D. Voichita M. Dadarlat, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Research
Conflict of Interest, Responsible Conduct of Research, Software for Research Administration
E-mail: voichi@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-1763
Dan DeLaurentis, Ph.D. Dan DeLaurentis, Ph.D.
Vice President, Discovery Park District Institutes
E-mail: ddelaure@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-0694
Executive Assistant: wfreelan@purdue.edu
Jacob Denecke, P.E. Jacob Denecke, P.E.
Director of Facilities and Space Operations
E-mail: jdenecke@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-6721
Whitney Freeland Whitney Freeland
Executive Assistant
E-mail: wfreelan@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-496-0743
Debra Hickman, D.V.M. Debra Hickman, D.V.M.
Associate Vice President, Animal Resources
E-mail: hickmand@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-9128
Dan Hirleman, Ph.D. Dan Hirleman, Ph.D.
Executive Director for International Advancement
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
E-mail: hirleman@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-9095
Curriculum Vitae
Marcey Hoover, Ph.D. Marcey Hoover, Ph.D.
Director, Partner Relations,
Federal Laboratories
E-mail: mlhoover@purdue.edu
Phone: (505) 917-4492
Jennifer Merzdorf Jennifer Merzdorf
Senior Manager, Operations
E-mail: jmerzdo@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-9322
Jermaine Owens Jermaine Owens
Chief Security & Intelligence Officer
E-mail: owensjd@purdue.edu
Lauren Ratliff Lauren Ratliff
Senior HR Business Partner
E-mail: lratclif@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-0106
Teresa Rogers Teresa Rogers
Executive Assistant
E-mail: rogerstk@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-6209
Susan Sampsell Susan Sampsell
Director of Financial Affairs
E-mail: ssampsel@purdue.edu
Phone: (814) 571-1939
Ken Sandel Ken Sandel
Senior Director, Sponsored Program Services
E-mail: sandel@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-1061
Peter Shelby, R.Ph. Peter Shelby, R.Ph.
Principal, Executive Communications
E-mail: pwshelby@purdue.edu
Phone: (317) 946-3553
Elizabeth Wagner Elizabeth Wagner
Senior Director of Research Security & Trade Compliance
E-mail: wagne366@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-0702
Rhianna Wisniewski Rhianna Wisniewski
Senior Director, Research Marketing and Communications
E-mail: rmwisnie@purdue.edu
Phone: (708) 870-5381

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