Research and Scholarship Offices and Centers
JMU Research & Scholarship is an administrative unit reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Under the leadership of interim Vice Provosts for Research & Scholarship, Dr. Keith Holland and Dr. Anthony Tongen, the unit supports four offices and two centers.
Office of Research Development & Promotion
The Office of Research Development & Promotion builds collaborative interdisciplinary teams to pursue a variety of externally sponsored opportunities, facilitates research and development opportunities for faculty, staff and student researchers to promote the growth of JMU's sponsored research activities and faculty career development, and assists in identifying and responding to strategic initiatives.
Ben Delp, Director
Office of Research Integrity
The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) promotes a culture of compliance, research integrity, and high quality research within the University community.
Carolyn Strong, Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
Our mission is to enhance and facilitate the ability of faculty, staff, and students to develop and achieve their goals in research, educational programming, and service delivery through successful competition for external funding. This mission is accomplished while maintaining responsible stewardship of extramural sponsored projects as directed by the values of our office, the University and the applicable federal, state, and agency regulations and policies.
Tamara Hatch, Director
Office of Technology Innovation & Economic Development
Our mission is to promote innovation, enhance research by connecting inventors and the business community, and foster economic development through protecting and commercializing intellectual property.
Mary Lou Bourne, Director
Center for International Stabilization & Recovery
CISR envisions a world where people can build peaceful and prosperous futures free from the repercussions of conflict and disaster.
Suzanne Fiederlein, Interim Director
Virginia Clean Cities
We advance air quality improvement, economic opportunity, and energy security through deployment of alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure, education programs, and other petroleum reduction activities.
Alleyn Harned, Director
