The Research Enterprise (R/E) at California State University, Fullerton
Office of Research, Creative Activities, and Technology Transfer (RCATT)
Dr. Roberta Rikli, Interim Associate Vice President, Research, Creative Activities, and Technology Transfer (RCATT)
The Research arm of the Office of RCATT provides a variety of services to the California State University, Fullerton community.
We work with all academic units to promote research throughout the campus, including collaborative partnerships across
disciplines, departments and colleges. We invest in research initiatives, promote Cal State Fullerton’s research among
sponsors and provide services that ensure that the integrity of our research is conducted in accordance with the highest
ethical standards. We work to make sure that research is integrated with the educational and service missions of the
university. Finally, we help communicate to the university community and general public about the quality, breadth and
significance of research carried out at CSUF.
We have dedicated staff that work hard to support the university community and are the university points of contact in the
following areas:
 Providing proposal preparation and submission, and award management services.
 Identifying sources of research funding, both inside and outside the university.
 Participating in and initiating major inter-disciplinary university research programs and forming research units.
 Preparing investigators in funding strategies and proposal preparation.
 Providing clearance for research competitions that limit the number of proposals submitted by the university.
 Providing financial disclosures or conflict of interest statements.
 Overseeing research compliance relating to federal, state and local regulations regarding sponsored projects, as well as
issues relating to the use of human subjects or animals in research.
 Managing intramural funds.
 Protecting, managing, marketing and commercializing CSUF's intellectual property.
The research efforts of the Office of Graduate Programs and Research comprise the following four offices:
Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC). OGC provides pre-award assistance to university faculty, administrators and staff
(“investigators”) who are seeking external funding to support their projects involving research, instruction, training,
community service, creative and other scholarly activities. OGC assists in proposal preparation and submission, and in
contract issuance, review, negotiation and acceptance.
Contacts:
Areas Assigned:
Paulina Tagle, Director, email: ptagle@fullerton.edu; phone: 657.278.7679
University Extended Education; Office of International Programs and Global Engagement
Areas Assigned:
Gillian Fischer, Assistant Director, email: gfischer@fullerton.edu; phone: 657.278.4390
Vice President of Student Affairs; Offices of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Areas Assigned:
Areas Assigned:
Last update: March 19, 2014
Tina Tranilla, Sr. Grant & Contract Coordinator, email: ttranilla@fullerton.edu;
phone: 657.278.4097
College of Education
College of the Arts
College of Engineering and Computer Sciences
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Irvine Campus
Myrna Weber, Sr. Grant & Contract Officer, email: myweber@fullerton.edu; phone: 657.278.4678
College of Communications
College of Health and Human Development
Health Promotion Research Institute (HPRI)
Subawards
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Areas Assigned:
Allison Nguyen, Grant and Contracts Officer, email: allisonnguyen@fullerton.edu;
phone: 657.278.7621
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
University Library
Gina Rodriguez, Administrative Support Coordinator; email: ginarodriguez@fullerton.edu;
Phone: 657.278.7532
Office of Research Development (ORD) Established to increase external funding for Cal State Fullerton's Mission and Goalsrelated institutional initiatives and partnerships, and to develop a pipeline of researchers who are well prepared to submit
high-quality, competitive, compliant proposals, ORD provides assistance, guidance and consultation to the campus community
— from concept to proposal submission. Additionally, ORD staff assist faculty in identifying funding sources and also
disseminates and follows up on extramural funding opportunities which address specific user needs, such as institutional
initiatives, faculty research interests and student research, and other scholarly support.
Contacts:
Areas Assigned:
Areas Assigned:
Dr. Tami Foy, Interim Director, Research Development, email: tfoy@fullerton.edu; phone:
657.278.2134
College of the Arts*
College of Humanities and Social Sciences*
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Institutional Grants (includes VPAA, VPSA, and Irvine Campus*)
To be named, Research Grants and Compliance Officer, email: _______@fullerton.edu; phone:
657.278.7621
College of Communications*
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Areas Assigned:
Catherine Anders, Research Grants Specialist, email: canders@fullerton.edu; phone: 657.278.7277
College of Mihaylo Business and Economics
Areas Assigned:
Lisa Lopez, Research Grants Specialist, email: llopez@fullerton.edu; phone: 657.278.4566
College of Health and Human Development
Areas Assigned:
Amber Wynn, Research Grants Specialist, email: awynn@fullerton.edu; phone: 657.278.2768
College of Education
Gail Matsunaga, Proposal Development Associate; email: gmatsunaga@fullerton.edu; phone:
657.278.4095
Amanda Villagren, Office Manager, email: avillagran@fullerton.edu; phone: 657.278.7482
Adriana Gonçalves, Administrative Support Coordinator; email: agoncalves@fullerton.edu;
Phone: 657.278.4093
*These colleges are shared between two staff members in ORD
Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC) Office of Sponsored Programs The ASC Office of Sponsored Programs provides postaward administration and support services for grants and contracts awarded to the university in accordance with the terms
and conditions outlined in the award.
Last update: March 19, 2014
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Contacts:
Areas Assigned:
Areas Assigned:
Areas Assigned:
Areas Assigned:
Denise Bell-Director, Office of Sponsored Programs; email: dbell@fullerton.edu; phone:
657.278.4110
Sydney Dawes, Sr. Sponsored Programs Administrator, e-mail: sdawes@fullerton.edu; phone:
657.278.4103
Post-Award Compliance; Effort Reporting; Sub-Recipient Monitoring; Cost Sharing, etc.
Olga Riveron - Senior OSP Administrator, e-mail: oriveron@fullerton.edu; phone: 657.278.4113
College of Health and Human Development
VP Academic Affairs
VP Student Affairs
VP Administration
Iris Miranda, OSP Administrator, e-mail: icmiranda@fullerton.edu; phone: 657.278.4150
College of the Arts
College of Communications
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
College of Engineering and Computer Sciences
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Douglas Schroettinger, Program Assistant, e-mail: doschroettinger@fullerton.edu;
Phone: 657.278.4138
Provide support to all Sponsored Program Administrators
Cristine Murillo, Grants Coordinator, email: cmurillo@fullerton.edu; phone 657.278.2535
Faculty and Undergraduate Research Fellows
The Faculty Research Fellows is an Office of Research Development initiative to help full-time, pre-tenure and tenure-track
faculty develop and submit competitive grants, fellowships and competitive awards. The role of the Faculty Research Fellow is
designed to provide practical information and experienced pre-tenure and tenure-track faculty need to successfully compete
for external grant funding. The program's goal is to help faculty (especially early career faculty) enhance their proposal
development skills and prepare them to compete for grants, fellowships and competitive awards. Research Faculty Fellows
provide 1) Mentoring; 2) a combination of formal and informal learning sessions that will help faculty learn to plan and draft
effective grants, fellowship applications and competitive awards; and develop an understanding of the proposal review
process; and 3) Consultation. Group learning sessions will be complemented by one-on-one consultations with Research
Faculty Fellows as well as staff from the Offices of Research Development and Grants and Contracts, who will provide advice
and expertise as faculty develop grant proposals for submission.
Contacts:
TBD, Faculty Research Fellow
Areas Assigned:
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
TBD, Faculty Research Fellow
Areas Assigned:
College of the Arts
College of Communications*
College of Humanities and Social Sciences*
Irvine Campus*
The Undergraduate Research Fellows are dedicated to helping faculty provide undergraduates with hands-on experience in
research or other creative endeavors by working with faculty and research staff. The Program also provides an opportunity
for undergraduates to develop strong leadership skills by serving as Undergraduate Research Fellows.
Last update: March 19, 2014
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Contacts:
Dr. Terri Patchen, Undergraduate Fellow; email: tpatchen@fullerton.edu; phone 657.278.2034
Dr. Nathalie Carrick, Undergraduate Fellow; email: ncarrick@fullerton.edu; phone 657.278.5593
*These colleges are shared between two staff members in ORD
Last update: March 19, 2014
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