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Research Administration

Research Administration Offices

At UNCG, the Division of Research and Engagement helps ideas grow into impact. Our team supports faculty, staff, and students through every step of the research journey—from developing proposals and finding funding to managing projects, protecting discoveries, and connecting with the community. The division includes six key offices: Strategic Initiatives and Research Development, Research Compliance and Integrity, Sponsored Programs, Engaged Research and Scholarship, Technology Transfer and Innovation, and Economic Development and Partnerships. Together, we empower researchers to explore boldly, collaborate widely, and create meaningful change.

Dr. Sherine Obare is the Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement at UNC Greensboro, a role she has held since May 2024. She oversees the university’s research initiatives, fostering collaboration and innovation across disciplines.

A professor of nanoscience, Dr. Obare’s work in environmental chemistry and engineering has led to advances in contaminant detection, drug delivery, biomass conversion, and alternative energy. She has published over 100 articles, secured more than $20 million in grants, and received numerous awards, including recognition from the American Chemical Society and the NC Biotechnology Center. Prior to joining Research and Engagement, she was Dean of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering and associate vice president for research at Western Michigan University.

Learn More about Dr. Obare

Meet The Office

Leadership

Joy M. Dismukes | Director of Sponsored Programs
Melissa Skillings | Director of Research Compliance & Integrity
Dr. Emily M. Janke | Special Initiatives – Engagement
Barbara Hemphiill | Executive Director
Chartanay Bonner | Director of Strategic Initiatives & Research Development.

DORE Staff

Kim Augsburger | Business Officer
Haley Childers | Executive Assistant for the Vice Chancellor
Dennis M. Diegel | Business Officer
Sangeetha Shivaji | Research Relations Manager

ORETech

David A. Starnes | Enterprise Research Infrastructure Manager
David Canter | Research IT Systems Administrator
Katy Molony | Research Web Developer

Proposal Development

Find information on the proposal submission process, budget development, post-submission requests, and data management plans here.

Contact OSIRD for additional assistance.

Research Compliance

Find information on COI, IACUC, RCR, IRB, IBC, export control, clinical trials, research misconduct, and research security here.

Contact ORCI for additional assistance.

Post-award management

Find information on managing awards, including pre-award risk, subcontracts, award acceptance and modifications, reporting, and UNCG’s proposal and award data here.

Contact OSP for additional assistance.

Technology Transfer and innovation

HIstory

UNCG created the Office of Research in 1999 to report to the Provost in the Division of Academic Affairs. As the newly-established Associate Provost for Research (APR), Dr. Peter Alfonso directed this office. In the spring of 2001, Dr. Rosemary Wander replaced Alfonso, first as an Interim APR and then, in August 2002, as the second APR to head the Office of Research. At this time, the name of the unit changed to the Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnerships, reflecting the broadening mission of the office.

In 2006, through the efforts of the office, our administration, and our faculty, UNCG achieved Carnegie Foundation classification as a comprehensive doctoral research university with “high research activity.” UNCG also received recognition from the Carnegie Foundation in 2008 in the Community Engagement classifications of 1) curricular engagement and 2) outreach and partnerships.

In recognition of our growing roles and responsibilities, UNCG expanded our unit in 2009 into the Office of Research and Economic Development, which was to be led by a Vice Chancellor. After filling the position as an Interim for a year, Dr. Terri Shelton took the helm in 2010 as the first UNCG Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development.

In 2015, UNCG was certified once again by the Carnegie Foundation for its “deep engagement.”

In 2017, the Office of Research and Economic Development became the Office of Research and Engagement. The name change reflected an internal restructuring that more directly focuses our university’s efforts on supporting and enhancing research, scholarship, and creative activity, while continuing our strong commitment to community and economic engagement.

In 2021, UNCG received the national APLU Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, and in 2023 the APLU designated UNCG as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) University, in recognition of its strong commitment to economic engagement.

In 2024, UNCG was certified once again with the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Currently, UNCG is one of only 61 doctoral universities in the country classified by the Carnegie Foundation as having both “high research activity” as well as a deep, broad, and sustained commitment to community engagement.