Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Development

Staff members support and engage all specialized units to ensure a broad range of services offered to faculty, staff and the community.

  • Jessica Best.

    Jessica Best

    Associate Vice President, Research Administration

    Sponsored Projects Services

    Phone: 716-645-2532

    Email: jbest2@buffalo.edu

  • Elizabeth Cimasi.

    Elizabeth Cimasi

    Director, Resource Management

    518 Capen Hall, North Campus

    Phone: (716) 645-0320

    Email: eacimasi@buffalo.edu

  • Madeline M. Dovi

    Communications and Project Coordinator

    Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    515A Capen Hall

    Phone: 716-645-3038

    Email: mmdovi@buffalo.edu

  • portrait Venu Govindaraju.

    Venu Govindaraju, PhD

    Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    Office for Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    516 Capen Hall, North Campus

    Phone: (716) 645-3321

    Email: vpr@buffalo.edu

  • Joelle Haseley

    Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Research and Economic Development

    Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    516 Capen Hall

    Phone: 716-645-7904

    Email: jes46@buffalo.edu

  • Kathleen Heyworth

    Associate Director of Marketing and Communications

    Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    523 Capen Hall

    Phone: 716-645-4662

    Email: kmheywor@buffalo.edu

  • Meredith Jones.

    Meredith Jones

    Executive Assistant

    Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    516 Capen

    Phone: 716-645-1562

    Email: mjones36@buffalo.edu

  • Sarah Koss

    Finance and HR Assistant for VPRED

    Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    516 Capen Hall

    Phone: 716-645-3321

    Email: srkoss@buffalo.edu

  • Tracy Krawczyk-Schiedel.

    Tracy Krawczyk-Schiedel

    Assistant VP for Communications, Marketing & Digital Operations

    Research, Innovation and Economic Development; Business & Entrepreneur Partnerships

    523 Capen Hall and CBLS - Downtown Campus

    Phone: 716-881-7997

    Email: tracykra@buffalo.edu

  • Kimberly McQuate

    Sr. Digital & Graphic Designer

    Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science; National AI Institute for Exceptional Education

    215 Lockwood Hall

    Phone: 716-645-8591

    Email: kmcquate@buffalo.edu

  • Jeremy Miller

    Financial Operations Manager

    Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    516 Capen Hall

    Phone: 716-645-3363

    Email: jsm37@buffalo.edu

  • Carol O'Connell.

    Carol L. O'Connell, MPA

    AVP, Strategic Growth

    Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    518 Capen Hall, North Campus

    Phone: (716) 645-1758

    Email: caroloco@buffalo.edu

  • Chitra Rajan.

    Chitra Rajan

    Associate Vice President, Research Advancement

    Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    UB Commons, Suite 114, 520 Lee Entrance, North Campus

    Phone: (716) 645-3321

    Email: chitrara@buffalo.edu

  • Patricia Riehle

    Sr. Digital & Graphic Designer

    Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    515A Capen Hall

    Phone: 716-645-3316

    Email: priehle@buffalo.edu

  • Amy Schmit.

    Amy Schmit

    Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff

    Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    516 Capen Hall, North Campus

    Phone: (716) 645-0314

    Email: amschmit@buffalo.edu

  • Per Stromhaug.

    Per Stromhaug, PhD

    Senior Associate Vice President for Economic Development

    Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships

    CBLS, 701 Ellicott St, Downtown Campus

    Email: perstrom@buffalo.edu

  • Albert Titus.

    Albert H. Titus, PhD

    Senior Associate Vice President for Research

    Office for Research, Innovation and Economic Development

    518 Capen Hall, North Campus

    Phone: (716) 645-1019

    Email: ahtitus@buffalo.edu