Directory & Services

STAFF

Marcia Landen (marcia.landen@usm.edu) 
Assistant Vice Provost for Research Administration

T. Michelle Shows (michelle.shows@usm.edu)
Interim Director

Avonelle Pugh (avonelle.pugh@usm.edu)
Associate Director, Post-Award / Senior Grants Administrator

Heather Richey (heather.richey@usm.edu) 
Administrative Assistant

Jennifer Wilson (jennifer.wilson@usm.edu)
Business Analyst

For Assistance with Proposals & Contracts:

Our Grants Administrators are assigned to specific departments, centers, or units. If you don't know who your Grants Administrator is, please call our office at 601-266-4119; someone will be happy to assist you.

Jeannene Garbee (jeannene.garbee@usm.edu)
Associate Grants Administrator

Darlene Ramsey (darlene.ramsey@usm.edu)
Senior Grants Administrator

Tymika Rushing (tymika.rushing@usm.edu) 
Associate Grants Administrator

Tyson Silas (tyson.silas@usm.edu) 
Senior Grants Administrator

Bruce Smith (bruce.smith@usm.edu)
Associate Grants Administrator

David J. Walker (david.j.walker@usm.edu)
Senior Grants Administrator

For Assistance with Restricted Fund Expenditures and Time & Effort Reporting:

Our Grants Accountants are assigned to specific departments, centers, or units. If you don't know who your Grants Accountant is, please call our office at 601-266-4119; someone will be happy to assist you.

Desmond Lloyd (desmond.lloyd@usm.edu)
Contracts and Grants Accountant

Rod Dillon (rod.dillon@usm.edu)
Contracts and Grants Accountant

Christy Harvey (christy.harvey@usm.edu)
Contracts and Grants Accountant

For Information on Funding Sources, COS Pivot, GrantSearch, & SPA Publications:

J. Syd Conner (syd.conner@usm.edu)
Information Specialist

For Inquiries Regarding Office Data, Proposal Submissions, & Awards:

Mary Green (mary.green@usm.edu)
Database Coordinator

Shelia Johnson (shelia.johnson@usm.edu)
Grants Specialist

 

SPA PRINCIPLES & SERVICES

SPA Principles:

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to provide the Southern Miss community with visible leadership in the area of sponsored project development, administration, and compliance
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to offer service that is responsive to the current and projected needs of Southern Miss faculty, staff, and students
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to supply differential assistance that reflects individual faculty and staff needs and experience with sponsored projects
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to support the pursuit and administration of external funds related to teaching, research, and service university-wide
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to promote the pursuit of competitive funding from federal, state, and private agencies

SPA Services:

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to provide faculty and staff with timely information on funding opportunities
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to contribute to development of proposals to support research, creative, and scholarly activities
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to process and submit proposals in an accurate, timely manner
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to verify that research and other sponsored activities are conducted in compliance with state, federal, and university requirements
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to ensure that accounts for funded projects are in place as quickly as possible
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to serve as the source of information on contracts and subcontracts
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to support principal investigators (PIs) by providing information, interpretation, and guidance from proposal preparation through close-out of the award