601-266-4119 • Box 5157 • Fax: 601-266-4312
T. Michelle Shows (michelle.shows@usm.edu)
Interim Director / Senior Grants Administrator
Avonelle Pugh (avonelle.pugh@usm.edu)
Associate Director, Post-Award / Senior Contracts & Grants Accountant Administrator
Jennifer Wilson (jennifer.wilson@usm.edu)
Business Analyst
Carol Sanders (carol.sanders@usm.edu)
Administrative Assistant
Our Grants Administrators are assigned to specific departments,
centers, or units. To find your assigned Grants Administrator, click here. If your area is
not listed, please call our office at 601-266-4119;
someone will be happy to assist you.
Brandi Bonner, CRA (brandi.bonner@usm.edu)
Senior Grants Administrator
Alison Darsey (alison.darsey@usm.edu)
Associate Grants Administrator
Jeannene Garbee (jeannene.garbee@usm.edu)
Associate Grants Administrator
Darlene Ramsey (darlene.ramsey@usm.edu)
Senior Grants Administrator
Tyson Silas (tyson.silas@usm.edu)
Senior Grants Administrator
David J. Walker (david.j.walker@usm.edu)
Senior Grants Administrator
For Assistance with Restricted Fund Expenditures and Time Effort Reporting:
Find the Grants Accountant assigned to your department / unit by clicking here. If your area is
not listed, please call our office at 601-266-4119;
someone will be happy to assist you.
Anna Clark Purvis (anna.e.clark@usm.edu)
Contracts and Grants Accountant
Barbara Davis (barbara.davis@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
Jenny Pierce (jennifer.pierce@usm.edu)
Contracts & Grants Budget Administrator
J. Syd Conner (syd.conner@usm.edu)
Information Specialist
Mary Green (mary.green@usm.edu)
Database Coordinator
Shelia Johnson (shelia.johnson@usm.edu)
Grants Specialist
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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 |
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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 |
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