Contact Office of Research

Vice Chancellor for Research

John MacMillan

Title
- Vice Chancellor for Research
Phone
- 831-459-3014
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 421A
Mailstop
- Chancellor’s Office
Campus Email
- jomacmil@ucsc.edu

Kelly Graham

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Executive Associate to VCR John MacMillan
Phone
- 831-459-2425
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 421 when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Chancellor’s Office
Campus Email
- kgraham2@ucsc.edu

Eric Palkovacs

Pronouns
- he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Phone
- 831-502-7387 (Office)
Office Location
- CSC Coastal Biology Building, CBB 225
Mailstop
- CBB/EE Biology
Campus Email
- epalkova@ucsc.edu

Csilla M. Csaplár

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Administration
Phone
- 831-459-1835
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 463 when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- csilla@ucsc.edu

Center for Coastal Climate Resilience

Michael W. Beck

Pronouns
- he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Director, Center for Coastal Climate Resilience & AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience
Phone
- 831-345-0175
Office Location
- Long Marine Lab Ocean Health Building, COH 210
Mailstop
- Long Marine Lab
Campus Email
- mwbeck@ucsc.edu

Pamela Dewey

Title
- Executive Assistant to Mike Beck, Center for Coastal Climate Resilience
Mailstop
- Long Marine Lab
Campus Email
- pamdewey@ucsc.edu

Nicholas Steel

Title
- Senior Communications Director
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, Kerr Hall 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- nsteel@ucsc.edu

Innovation & Business Engagement Hub

Yekun Ding

Title
- Intellectual Property Analyst
Phone
- 831-502-1398
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 413 when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- yding94@ucsc.edu

Susan Grasso

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Innovation Programs Manager
Phone
- 831-502-7304
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, Office of Research
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- sgrasso@ucsc.edu

Jeff Jackson

Pronouns
- he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Director, Innovation Transfer
Phone
- 831-459-3976
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 415A
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- jjackso6@ucsc.edu

Ben Legum

Title
- Director, New Venture Development
Phone
- 831.502.1446
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 464 when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- blegum@ucsc.edu

Marc Oettinger

Title
- Assistant Director, Innovation Transfer
Phone
- 831-502-0253
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 413 when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- moettin@ucsc.edu

Susan Pearson

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Corporate Development Associate for Business Engagement
Phone
- 831-502-8576
Office Location
- UC Santa Cruz Scotts Valley Center, n/a
Mailstop
- University Advancement
Campus Email
- supearso@ucsc.edu

Andrea Pesce

Title
- Director of Industry Alliances
Phone
- 831-459-3111
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 464 when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- apesce@ucsc.edu

Ryan Sharp

Pronouns
- he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Assistant Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Business Engagement
Phone
- 831-459-1545
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 461
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- sharp@ucsc.edu

Nathan Westrup

Title
- Executive Director Business Engagement
Phone
- 831-459-1086
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, Rm 464
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- nwestrup@ucsc.edu

Office of Research Business and Operations (ORBO)

Mykell Discipulo

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Director, Business and Operations
Phone
- 831-459-4479
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 433 when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- mkdiscip@ucsc.edu

Fernando S Espinoza

Pronouns
- he, him, his, himself
Title
- Services Coordinator
Phone
- 831-459-5055
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 413 when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- fespino5@ucsc.edu

Selene Faire

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Business & Operations Analyst
Phone
- 831-502-1339
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- sefaire@ucsc.edu

Kris Godley

Title
- Sr. Divisional Resource Manager
Phone
- 831-502-7628
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- kgodley@ucsc.edu

Jen Huber

Pronouns
- she/hers
Title
- Senior Research Accountant
Phone
- 831.502.0074
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- jejhuber@ucsc.edu

Jennie Kulczyk

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Research Systems Specialist
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- jennie@ucsc.edu

Katy Wisuri

Title
- Project Policy Analyst
Phone
- 831-824-4063
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- kwisuri@ucsc.edu

Office of Research Compliance Administration (ORCA)

Elia Amaro-Hernandez

Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
Phone
- 831-502-1151
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- eamarohe@ucsc.edu

Jennifer Dier

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Director, Research Compliance Administration
Phone
- 831-459-4114
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- jdier@ucsc.edu

Trang V Dinh

Title
- Export Control Officer
Phone
- 831-502-1413
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- trvdinh@ucsc.edu

Bruce W Kennedy

Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
Phone
- 831-459-3150
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- bwk@ucsc.edu

Bri Quinn

Pronouns
- she / they
Title
- Research Ethics Analyst
Phone
- 831-502-0252 (bri@ucsc.edu preferred)
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- bkquinn@ucsc.edu

Alexis J Sales

Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Campus Email
- aljsales@ucsc.edu

Office of Research Development (RD)

Caitlin Charos

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Research Development Specialist, Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- ccharos@ucsc.edu

Stephanie Haddad

Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Research Development Specialist, Environmental Sciences and Studies
Phone
- 831-502-1298
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- sthaddad@ucsc.edu

Molly A McCarthy

Title
- Director, Research Development
Phone
- 831.459.2639
Mailstop
- Office of Research
Campus Email
- moamccar@ucsc.edu

Karen Ruhleder

Title
- Research Development Specialist, Engineering
Phone
- 831-459-5290
Office Location
- Remote work location, 549A when on campus (by appointment)
Mailstop
- Engineering
Campus Email
- kruhlede@ucsc.edu