Research Office
OUR OFFICE
The College of Agriculture Research Office provides programs and resources to support Ag faculty in identifying funding opportunities and enhancing research success, including proposal development and submission, grant writing assistance, statistical consulting, interdisciplinary team building, and grant/ contract support.
Through the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES), our office administers the USDA NIFA Hatch and Hatch Multistate projects, provides seed funding for research through the AAES Competitive Seed Grants program, and supports faculty travel to multistate project meetings. In addition, the office coordinates a series of professional development workshops for faculty, staff, and graduate students. These training opportunities serve to support AAES’s outlying/field research stations. The office also coordinates the variety of interdisciplinary research conducted at the AAES-affiliated centers and institutes.
ADDRESS
College of Agriculture
Research Office
101 Comer Hall
Auburn Univ, AL 36849
Contract and Grants Team
Corley Hall
3rd Floor
Auburn Univ, AL 36849
Grant Writing Team
CASIC Building
559 Devall Dr., 2nd Floor
Auburn Univ, AL 36832
Our Team
Associate Dean for Research
ART APPEL
Associate Dean for Research;
Associate Director for AAES;
Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
appelag@auburn.edu
(334) 844-2562
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & GRANTS
SILVIA QUINTERO
Director, Research Program Development and Grants;
College-level designee for proposal submissions
316 Corley Hall
sqn0002@auburn.edu
(334) 844-3505
MANAGER, RESEARCH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & GRANTS
MERCEDES MCKOY
Manager, Research Program Development and Grants
308 Corley Hall
mlf0015@auburn.edu
(334) 844-3905
Pre-Award Contact for:
- AG Administration
- of Crop Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stations
- Commodity proposals
CONTRACTS & GRANTS SPECIALISTS
MADISON PEARCE
Contracts & Grants Specialist
310 Corley Hall
mnd0009@auburn.edu
(334) 844-2320
Pre-Award Contact for:
- Dept. of Agricultural Econ & Rural Sociology
- Dept. of Animal Sciences
- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, Aquatic Sciences
LOGAN HAYES
Contracts & Grants Specialist
310 Corley Hall
lth0022@auburn.edu
(334) 844-2336
Pre-Award Contact for:
- Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Dept. of Poultry Science
STEVEN PRUTSMAN
Contracts & Grants Specialist
308 Corley Hall
srp0031@auburn.edu
Pre-Award contact for:
- Dept. of Biosystems Engineering
- Dept. of Horticulture
Proposal Development Specialist
TIMOTHY HOOPER, MPA, CRA
Proposal Development Specialist III
tph0016@auburn.edu
(334) 844-1431
- Comprehensive grant writing and editorial support for the College faculty
- Provides one-on-one training to faculty on effective federal grant proposals
- Point of contact for AU’s AAES Internal Grants Program
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
JACQUELINE KOCHAK
Communications Specialist
kochaja@auburn.edu
(334) 844-7465
- Comprehensive grant writing and editorial support for the College faculty
- Provides one-on-one training to faculty on effective federal grant proposals
- Writes and electronically distributes COA monthly e-newsletters
GRANT WRITING SUPPORT SPECIALIST
ANNA MATHIS
Grant Writing Support Specialist
acm0136@auburn.edu
(334) 844-1440
- Monitors federal grant announcements and notifies College faculty of new funding opportunities via emailed Executive Summaries
- Provides grant writing support for the College faculty. Provides support to both COA Faculty and Research Office staff on the AAES Internal Grants Program
MANAGER, ACADEMIC & RESEARCH PROGRAMS
KE “KELLY” PIPPIN
Manager, Academic & Research Programs
101 Comer Hall
kzp0025@auburn.edu
(334) 844-3210
DIRECTOR OF STATISTICS, TEACHING & CONSULTING
BERNARDO CHAVES-CORDOBA
Director of Statistics, Teaching & Consulting
167A Funchess Hall
bzc0082@auburn.edu
(334) 844-2577
Statistical Support:
- Assists faculty in designing experiments, analyzing data, and interpreting results.