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Meet IU research leaders

Indiana University is a large and multifaceted institution comprising eight campuses, including the state's largest School of Medicine. Leadership for IU's complex research enterprise is truly a collaborative effort carried out by administrators.

Listed below are members of the IU Vice President for Research’s leadership cabinet. Click the following to view a complete, interactive IU research organization chart.

Fred H. Cate

Vice President
Distinguished Professor and C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Leadership
Phone:: (812) 856-2096
Email:: fcate@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu
Campus:: Bloomington

Raj Acharya

Associate Vice President

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: AI Innovation
Phone:: (812) 856-3604
Email:: racharya@iu.edu
Campus:: Bloomington

John Baumann, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President

Department/Office:: Office of Research Compliance
Team:: Leadership
Phone:: (317) 278-7830
Email:: baumannj@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu
Campus:: IUPUI

Janice Blum, PhD, BS

Chancellor's Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, IUPUI

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Team:: Leadership
Phone:: (317) 274-1020
Email:: jblum@iupui.edu
Campus:: IUPUI

Duncan Bullock

Human Resources Director

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Human Resources
Phone:: (812) 855-0445
Email:: dsbulloc@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu/
Campus:: Bloomington

Heather Calloway, Ed.D.

Executive Director

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: University Collections
Phone:: (812) 855-0366
Email:: hkc@iu.edu
Website:: https://collections.iu.edu/
Campus:: Bloomington

Tatiana Foroud, Ph.D.

Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs, IU School of Medicine

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Leadership
Phone:: 317-278-1291
Email:: tforoud@iu.edu
Website:: https://medicine.iu.edu/
Campus:: IUPUI

Valerie Gill

Associate Vice President

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Business Partnerships
Phone:: (812) 855-8830
Email:: vkgill@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu/
Campus:: Bloomington

Kelly Kish, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President for Faculty Advancement

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Leadership
Phone:: 812-856-3275
Email:: kekish@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu/
Campus:: Bloomington

Sheryl Knighton-Schwandt

Assistant Vice Provost for Research

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Team:: Leadership
Phone:: (812) 856-0504
Email:: sks@indiana.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu
Campus:: Bloomington

Laura Kolton

Director

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Federal Research Relations
Phone:: 202-816-3325
Email:: lkolton@iu.edu
Website:: https://gov.iu.edu/index.html
Campus:: Bloomington

Jennifer Lawrence

Sr. Executive Director, Foundation Relations

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Foundation Relations
Phone:: (317) 278-5648
Email:: jennlawr@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu
Campus:: IUPUI

Kristin Lookatch

Executive Administrative Assistant

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Administrative Support
Phone:: (812) 856-2408
Email:: klookatc@iu.edu
Campus:: Bloomington

Steve Martin, M.S.

Associate Vice President

Department/Office:: Office of Research Administration
Team:: Leadership
Phone:: (812) 855-3963
Email:: stemarti@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu
Campus:: Bloomington

Marisa Pratt

Executive Financial and Operations Officer

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Finance
Phone:: (812) 856-3801
Email:: marpratt@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu
Campus:: Bloomington

Carl Rhine, M.P.A.

Sr. Executive Director
Chief Research Security Officer

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Information Technology (VPR IT), Research Security Office
Phone:: (317) 274-3825
Email:: crhine@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu/
Campus:: Bloomington

Bethan Roberts, M.P.A.

Chief of Staff
Assistant Vice President of Operations

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Leadership
Phone:: (812) 856-0039
Email:: bwr@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu
Campus:: Bloomington

Chandan Sen, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Leadership
Email:: cksen@iu.edu
Campus:: IUPUI

Simran Trana

Associate Vice President

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice President for Research
Team:: Innovation & Commercialization
Phone:: (317) 278-1903
Email:: strana@iu.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu/
Campus:: IUPUI

Jeffrey Zaleski, Ph.D.

Interim Vice Provost for Research
Associate Vice President for Research

Department/Office:: Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Team:: Leadership
Phone:: (812) 855-2134
Email:: zaleski@indiana.edu
Website:: https://research.iu.edu
Campus:: Bloomington