Office of Research Advancement

The Office of Research Advancement supports the university’s research and scholarly community in the pursuit of external grant and research funding. Comprehensive administrative and technical support is available to researchers as they form their research teams, identify collaborators, refine their projects and develop their proposals. Working with UB faculty, our goal is to help create highly competitive proposals to support promising research and advance university initiatives.    

  • Joanna Barthelemy.

    Joanna Tate, PhD

    ORA Co-Director, Proposal Quality Improvement

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-5377

    Email: jrbarthe@buffalo.edu

  • Menna.

    Menna-Kristina Mbah

    ORA Co-Director, Proposal Development

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-6041

    Email: mennakri@buffalo.edu

  • Maggie Shea.

    Maggie Shea

    ORA Co-Director, Proposal Management

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-5376

    Email: mshea3@buffalo.edu

  • Lauren Brown.

    Lauren Brown

    Grant Editor

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-0322

    Email: LMBrown3@buffalo.edu

  • Taylor Coleman.

    Taylor Coleman

    Grant Proposal Manager

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-1611

    Email: tabernar@buffalo.edu

  • Theodore Laport.

    Theodore Laport, PhD

    Grant Editor

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-5379

    Email: tlaport@buffalo.edu

  • Christian.

    Christian Rossman

    Grant Proposal Manager

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-5374

    Email: rossman5@buffalo.edu

  • Samantha Stuhler.

    Samantha Stuhler

    Grant Proposal Manger

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-6827

    Email: snstuhle@buffalo.edu

  • Dan.

    Dan Vargas

    Information Designer

  • Christian Teo.

    Christian Teo '23

    Student Assistant

    Phone: (716) 645-5373

    Email: ovpr.cteo3@research.buffalo.edu

  • Emily Oulette.

    Emily Ouellette '26

    Student Assistant

    Phone: (716) 645-5373

    Email: ovpr.emilyoue@research.buffalo.edu