Central Research Development Team
![Kim Holloway](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/1x1Kim-Holloway-e1633388495565.jpg)
Kim Holloway
Vice Provost for Research Development
Kim leads central Research Development, supporting college research priorities, interdisciplinary research institutes, and the global network of Northeastern campuses as they build out their research programs.
![Trish Curtin](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/06/Trish-Curtin-e1655495074873.jpg)
Trish Curtin
Director of Research Innovation & Strategic Partnerships
Trish leads strategic research development initiatives including center scale proposal development and enterprise-wide research collaborations with government, industry, and other research institutions.
![Erin Hale](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2023/10/9b9261ca-d1d6-45c7-a9cf-f3898569043b-e1698239002173.jpg)
Erin Hale
Director – Research Development & Operations
Erin leads Research Development operations, including limited submissions and other strategic initiatives, and supports colleges that do not have in-house RD support.
![Dana DeBari](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2023/08/Dana-2.jpg)
Dana DeBari
Director – Government Relations & Strategic Projects in the Division of Research, Economic Development
Dana convenes an array of academic, industry, and government stakeholders in support of various economic development-related initiatives throughout Northeastern’s global research network.
![Zac Perry](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/08/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.png)
Zac Perry
Senior Research Development Officer
Zac supports Research Development for the College of Science as well as interdisciplinary and multi-college proposals.
![Jenna Horan](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/neu_m044kg372-e1632192963662.jpg)
Jenna Horan
Research Development Specialist, Internal Programs
Jenna supports the Research Development team and is the administrator of the TIER programs.
![Garrett Morrow](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/10/admin-ajax.jpg)
Garrett Morrow
Research Development Officer
Garrett contributes to central Research Development activities and projects.
![Dan Mueller](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/12/Daniel_Mueller-1.jpg)
Dan Mueller
Research Development Officer
Dan contributes to central Research Development activities and projects.
![Cari Roche](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/06/Carianne-Roche-e1655688203916.jpg)
Cari Roche
Executive Assistant, Provost's Office for Research
Cari provides adminstrative support for Kim Holloway, Vice Provost Research Development, and other initiatives in the Provost’s Office for Research.
Collaborators in Colleges and Other Partners
![Melinda Boehm](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/MLBoehm.png)
Melinda Boehm
Director of Research Development, Bouve College of Health Sciences
Melinda is responsible for supporting research activities in Bouve College of Health Sciences.
![Hilary F. Prosnitz](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2023/07/Hilary-Prosnitz-headshot-2021-2.jpg)
Hilary F. Prosnitz
Director of Research Development, NU-Charlotte Bouve College of Health Sciences and Institute for Experiential AI
Hilary is responsible for supporting research activities in Bouve College of Health Sciences at NU-Charlotte and for the Institute of Experiential AI
![Liz Allen](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/06/20220608_BW_Northeastern_NURES_Headshots_017-e1655495482558.jpg)
Liz Allen
Associate Director of Research Development, College of Arts, Media and Design
Liz is responsible for supporting research activities in the College of Arts, Media and Design.
![Mariah Nobrega](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/nobrega-m-e1633433379595.jpg)
Mariah Nobrega
Assistant Dean for Research and Faculty Development, College of Engineering
Mariah provides strategic guidance and tactical support for COE research activities from early-career faculty development to center-scale initiatives.
![Helen Fawcett](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2023/07/HF.jpg)
Helen Fawcett
Director of Research Development for the College of Engineering
Helen is focused on large-scale and midscale grant proposal development and creating platforms to catalyze new research focus areas and potential interdisciplinary collaborations.
![Kate Duggan](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/10/Kate-Duggansquare-e1665166768138.jpg)
Kate Duggan
Associate Director of Research Development, College of Social Science and Humanities
Kate is responsible for supporting research activities in the College of Social Science and Humanities.
![Chris Saucier](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/chris-saucier.jpg)
Chris Saucier
Research and Alliance Development Manager, Roux Institute
Chris is focused on developing innovation-focused research partnerships in the areas of cybersecurity and communications.
Associate Deans for Research
![Gene Tunik](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/gene-tunik.jpg)
Gene Tunik
Associate Dean of Research and Innovation, Bouve College of Health Sciences
![Brooke Welles](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/Brooke-1-e1544208874585-360x360-1.jpeg)
Brooke Welles
Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts, Media and Design
![Kaushik Chowdhury](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2024/03/chowdhury-k-168048051407d3f6-e1710351401268.jpg)
![Erin Cram](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2021-04-13-at-2.04.27-PM-466x600-1-e1632449196172.jpg)
![Francesca Grippa](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2023/01/download-3-e1673470584163.jpg)
Francesca Grippa
Associate Dean of Research, College of Professional Studies
![Natasha Frost](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2023/01/download-e1673468074141.jpg)
Natasha Frost
Associate Dean of Research, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
![Koen Pauwels](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2024/01/download-edceb17c049edd3c.jpg)
Koen Pauwels
Associate Dean of Faculty and Research, D'Amore McKim School of Business
![Predrag Radivojac](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/08/pedja-221-e1659447978743.jpg)
Predrag Radivojac
Associate Dean of Research, Khoury College of Computer Science
![Lua Kamál Yuille](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2023/07/yuille-lua-Kamal-800x800-1-1024x1024-1.jpg)
Lua Kamál Yuille
Associate Dean for Research and Interdisciplinary Education, School of Law
Global University System Research Leaders
![Jamie Jones Miller](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/10/1_z7w-miipfG-upnkcdNHjDA-e1665175718232.jpg)
![Deniz Erdogmus](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/cropped-DenizHighRes9263downsampled4x4-1-1-768x765-1-e1646341503349.jpg)
Deniz Erdogmus
Chief Technology Officer, Kostas Research Institute, Burlington, MA
![David Luzzi](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/10/David-Luzzi.jpg)
David Luzzi
Senior Vice Provost for Research and Vice President of the Innovation Campus at Burlington, MA
![Angela Hosking](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/10/AngelaHoskingheadshot2022-e1665173476560.jpg)
![Brian Ball](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/Brian-Ball-at-NCH-e1646861945487.jpg)
![Geoff Trussell](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/trussell_0-600x600-1.jpg)
Geoff Trussell
Vice President, Coastal Sustainability Institute, Nahant, MA
![Christie Chung](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2022/10/download.jpg)
Christie Chung
Interim Executive Director of the Mills Institute, Oakland California
![Michael Pollastri](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/MichaelPollastri19917-600x600-1.jpg)
![Evan Clarke](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/Evan-Clarke-e1572968405461.jpeg)
![Steve Eccles](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/Steve-Eccles.png)
![Dave Thurman](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2020/09/dave-thurman.jpeg)
![Priya M. Shimpi Driscoll](https://resdev.northeastern.edu/files/2024/03/driscoll-priya-6f200f6b9b3c5ad8.jpg)
Priya M. Shimpi Driscoll
Interim Associate Dean of Research and Partnerships
Contact Research Development:
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