Location and Staff Directory

585 Cobb Ave, MD 0111
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: (470) 578-6046
Fax: (470) 578-9110

Office of Research:
3424 Kennesaw Hall

Office of Undergraduate Research:
5500 Academic Learning Center

Kennesaw Campus Map
Kennesaw Hall, at Kennesaw State University is a modern brick building with a large glass dome, stands illuminated against a twilight sky. The building is surrounded by green lawns and trees.

Staff Directory

  • Name
    Position

    • Dr. Karin Scarpinato, Vice President for Research

      Vice President of Research and Professor of Biology

      kscarpin@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6354
      KH 3423

    • Dr. Scott Nowak, Associate Vice President for Research

      Associate Vice President for Research Operations and Professor of Biology

      snowak@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-7777
      SL 4006

    • dylan goldblatt

      AI Strategist and Applied Researcher

      ngoldbla@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6046
      KH 3422

    • Heather Hedgepeth, Executive Assistant

      Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Research

      hhedgepe@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6046
      KH 3422

  • Name
    Position

    • Director, Administration and Operations, Research

      aroper10@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6918
      KH 3421

    • David Roberts

      Research Communications Lead

      drobe189@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-3447
      KH 3422

    • Strategic Business Data Analyst

      rmoona@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6638
      KH 3409

    • Alyssa Ozment

      Social Media Coordinator

      aozment@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6046
      KH 3422

    • Caitlin Callahan

      Social Media Coordinator, Temp

      ccallah8@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6046
      KH 3422

    • Michelle Chatelain

      Business Operations Specialist

      mchatela@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-4884
      ALC 5500 F

    • Debbie Ridley

      Office Manager

      dridle11@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-4979
      KH 3422

    • Andrea France

      Facilities Operations Coordinator - Research

      afrance4@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-2541
      SSL 101

  • Name
    Position

    • Dr. Amy Buddie

      Director of Undergraduate Research and Professor of Psychology

      abuddie@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6255
      ALC 5501

    • Jennifer Harb

      Administrative Coordinator - Undergrad Research

      jharb@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6976
      ALC 5500G

    • Michelle Chatelain

      Business Operations Specialist

      mchatela@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-4884
      ALC 5500 F

    • Christin Richardson

      Program Manager

      crich115@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-4799
      ALC 5500E

  • Name
    Position

    • Dr. Kristine Nowak, Director

      Director, Research Compliance & Part-Time Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Physiology

      knowak@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-4941
      SSL 117

    • Dr. Sandra Arntz, Assistant Director

      Assistant Director, Research Compliance for Human Subjects

      sarntz@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-2106
      SSL 106A

    • Toni Jamison, IRB Coordinator

      Institutional Review Board Coordinator

      ajamis14@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-7721
      SSL 106

  • Name
    Position

    • Dr. Heather Abbott-Lyon, Director

      Interim Director of Research Development and Strategic Initiatives and Associate Professor of Chemistry

      habbott@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6140
      KH 3425

    • sierra hovet

      Research Development Specialist

      shovet@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-5753
      KH 3419

    • Katrina Colbeck, Administrative Assistant

      Administrative Assistant - Office of Research

      kcolbeck@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6679
      KH 3426

  • Name
    Position

    • Rachel Kinney, Executive Director of Sponsored Programs

      Executive Director, Sponsored Program Administration

      rkinney6@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-2922
      KH 3417

    • Associate Director, Pre-Award

      klawre52@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6036
      KH 3407

    • Associate Director, Post Award

      ngrandbe@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-4431
      KH 3405

    • Jennifer Dunn-Rouse, Grants and Contracts Manager, Pre-Award

      Pre-Award Specialist

      jdunn99@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-7720
      KH 3406

    • Post Award Specialist

      agrah112@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-4530
      Q 228

    • Post Award Specialist

      kjone238@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-3882
      KH 3410

    • Pre-Award Senior Specialist

      akellum2@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-4880
      KH 3408

    • Lattisha Royal, Grants and Contracts Manager, Post-Award

      Post Award Specialist

      lroyal7@kennesaw.edu

    • Sharon Strandberg, Grants and Contracts Manager, Pre-Award

      Pre-Award Specialist

      sstrandb@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-5249
      KH 3404

    • Nakeya Thorpe, Senior Grants and Contracts Coordinator

      Contracts Specialist

      nthorpe2@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-5490
      KH 3460

    • Director, Grant Accounting

      rbridge7@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-3622
      KH 3411

    • Senior Accountant

      tclar151@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-7478
      KH 3420

    • Accountant, Grants

      dholme73@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-3637
      KH 3404

    • Accounting Assistant

      dsolazo@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-2770
      KH 3409

  • Name
    Position

    • Dr. Christopher Cornelison, Director

      Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Commercialization and Associate Professor of Microbiology

      ccornel5@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-5115
      SC 519

    • Dir, Industry Engagement

      jdavi170@kennesaw.edu

    • Katrina Colbeck, Administrative Assistant

      Administrative Assistant - Office of Research

      kcolbeck@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6679
      KH 3426

  • Name
    Position

    • Dr. Ramazan Aygün, Director

      Director, Center for Research Computing and Associate Professor of Computer Science

      raygun@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-5606
      J 305A

    • Tom Boyle, Director, Data Compliance and Computing Operations

      Director, Data Compliance and Computing Operations

      tboyle@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6180
      KH 3416

  • Name
    Position
  • Name
    Position

    • Dr. Brian Moore, Director

      Director of the Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services Research and Assistant Professor of Psychology

      bmoore50@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-7281
      House 3217 - 103

    • Dr. Israel Sánchez-Cardona, Associate Director, Community Engagement and Outreach

      Associate Director of the Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services Research and Associate Professor of Psychology

      isanche7@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-7338
      House 3217

    • Associate Director, Parent and Family Engagement

      edillin1@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-2011
      KC 303

    • Research Operations Specialist, AMES

      esanch49@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-3465
      House 3217 - 106

    • Assistant Professor of Social Work

      bchanner@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-7530
      HS 3321

    • Case Manager

      kmoor219@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-3033
      House 3217 - 202

    • Assistant Professor of Psychology

      tcollet1@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6225
      HSE 51 (3217) 108

    • Assistant Professor of Sociology

      chess11@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6739
      PS 252

    • Assistant Professor of Psychology

      khoran1@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-6225
      H51-3217 104A

    • Program Coordinator

      etorre27@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-4369
      House 3217 - 201

  • Name
    Position

    • Director of Research Center for Sustainable Communities and Professor of Architecture

      pzamani@kennesaw.edu
      (470) 578-7324
      N 157