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Penn State College of Health and Human Development
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Kathryn Drager
Kathryn D. R. Drager
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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  • Research and Graduate Studies
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814-863-2426
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Chris Greiner
Chris Greiner
College Research Concierge
Summary Statement

Contact Chris for questions related to data lifecycle management (to include data use, storage, classification, or sharing needs). He assists with research equipment purchases and specialty services/solutions for research IT.

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814-865-5935
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Denise Magill
Denise Magill
Administrative Support Assistant
Summary Statement

Denise is the office main contact for new account set-up distributions. She provides general administrative support for the research office and  assists with training sessions and website updates.  

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  • Research
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814-865-3830
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Niki Page
Niki Lynn Page
Director of Grants and Contracts
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Niki manages the research lifecycle for the College of Health and Human Development. She oversees all aspects of the Research Office and can be contacted for any questions you may have.

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  • Research
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814-865-9203
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Training Grant Coordinator
Summary Statement

This position has a special focus on all aspects of our unique training grant portfolios and their lifecycle needs.  This person may be contacted with any questions you have regarding training grants.

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  • Research

Pre-Award Services

Please contact HHD-PreAward@psu.edu with any relevant questions or concerns. The appropriate team member will respond as soon as possible. 

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Samantha Hendershot
Associate Coordinator, Grants & Contracts
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Samantha specializes in proposal development on behalf of the College faculty.  She supports both proposal submissions and associated Just-In-Time (JIT) requests.  

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814-865-1263
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Kelsey Kaltenbach
Kelsey Kaltenbach
Assistant Coordinator, Grants & Contracts
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Kelsey specializes in proposal development on behalf of the College faculty.  She supports both proposal submissions and associated Just-In-Time (JIT) requests.  

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814-863-7242
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Dmi Myers
Assistant Coordinator, Grants & Contracts
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Dmi specializes in proposal development on behalf of the College faculty.  This position supports both proposal submissions and associated Just-In-Time (JIT) requests.  

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814-863-1692
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Lindsey Cook
Assistant Coordinator, Grants & Contracts
Summary Statement

This position specializes in award management and post-award tasks.  This position supports our award/account close-out processes and invoicing for special projects across the College. 

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  • Post-Award Services
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814-867-3300
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Dorothea Paige
Dorothea Paige
Lead, Post-Award
Summary Statement

Dorothea can be contacted for any award management questions. She is the College’s lead post-award coordinator and specializes in award management and post-award tasks.  She manages HHD's award portfolio.

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814-865-3898
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Jenifer Muchinsky
Jenifer Williams
Associate Coordinator, Grants and Contracts
Summary Statement

Jen specializes in award management and post-award tasks. She supports outgoing subawards and research-specific labor distribution processes.

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814-863-3648
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