Contact a Grant Expert
Staff members from Sponsored Projects Services (SPS) and the Office of Research Advancement (ORA) can help you with research proposals. SPS is responsible for development, review and submission of sponsored funding proposals. SPS also helps manage your awards. ORA can assist in developing, editing and formatting your proposal.
ORA Team Members
ORA staff members help in developing, editing and formatting proposals.
![Joanna Barthelemy.]()
Joanna Tate, PhD
ORA Co-Director, Proposal Quality Improvement
Office of Research Advancement
Phone: (716) 645-5377
Email: jrbarthe@
buffalo.edu 
![Menna.]()
Menna-Kristina Mbah
ORA Co-Director, Proposal Development
Office of Research Advancement
Phone: (716) 645-6041
Email: mennakri@
buffalo.edu 
![Maggie Shea.]()
Maggie Shea
ORA Co-Director, Proposal Management
Office of Research Advancement
Phone: (716) 645-5376
Email: mshea3@
buffalo.edu 
![Lauren Brown.]()
Lauren Brown
Grant Editor
Office of Research Advancement
Phone: (716) 645-0322
Email: LMBrown3@
buffalo.edu 
![Taylor Coleman.]()
Taylor Coleman
Grant Proposal Manager
Office of Research Advancement
Phone: (716) 645-1611
Email: tabernar@
buffalo.edu 
![Theodore Laport.]()
Theodore Laport, PhD
Grant Editor
Office of Research Advancement
Phone: (716) 645-5379
Email: tlaport@
buffalo.edu 
![Christian.]()
Christian Rossman
Grant Proposal Manager
Office of Research Advancement
Phone: (716) 645-5374
Email: rossman5@
buffalo.edu 
![Samantha Stuhler.]()
Samantha Stuhler
Grant Proposal Manger
Office of Research Advancement
Phone: (716) 645-6827
Email: snstuhle@
buffalo.edu
