Office of Research – Research Development

Michael Gallo
Director of Research Development
Office of Research
Michael Gallo
magallo@uci.edu
Michael Gallo serves as the Director of Research Development at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). In his role as Director, he is responsible for assisting faculty and research groups in identifying external funding opportunities, and in devel...

Beth Riley
Editorial Director
Office of Research
Beth Riley
briley@uci.edu
Beth Riley, Editorial Director in UCI’s Office of Research, is a research development professional with more than 20 years of experience in the field. With a Ph.D. in English, she specializes in writing and editing documents for grant proposals in all discipl...
Research Development in the Schools

Melinda Gormley
Research Development Officer
School of Biological Sciences
Melinda Gormley
mgormley@uci.edu
Melinda Gormley received her Ph.D. in history of science and her research focuses on the history of life sciences in 20th-century America and the role of scientists in public policy. In recent years, her primary concentration has been on research i...

Justin Sarkis
Research Development Coordinator
School of Biological Sciences
Justin Sarkis
sarkisj@uci.edu
Justin Sarkis helps faculty members in the School of Biological Sciences acquire funding for their research through grant proposal development. He has worked in proposal development since 2017 in academia at U.C. Riverside and in industry at Clean Energ...

Amanda Jeanne Swain
Executive Director, Humanities Commons
School of Humanities
Amanda Jeanne Swain
ajswain@uci.edu
Amanda Jeanne Swain received a PhD in History, as well as a Master’s degree in International Studies, from the University of Washington. She works closely with faculty and graduate students in the School of Humanities to develop proposals for fun...

Tara Massimino
Director of Research Development
School of Medicine
Tara Massimino
tmassimi@uci.edu
Since 2005 Tara has served in various research support positions for clinical and biomedical research. From 2005-2007, she served as a Research Associate for the Pediatric Practice Research Group (PPRG)at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospita...

Lori Greene
Assistant Dean for Engineering Research Management
Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Lori Greene
legreene@uci.edu
Dr. Greene received her Ph.D. (2007) in materials chemistry from the College of Chemistry at UC Berkeley, and a B.S. (2001) in chemistry and geology from the University of Washington. Her dissertation research focused on nanotechnology and solar energy...

Holly Hapke
Director of Research Development
School of Social Sciences
Holly Hapke
hhapke@uci.edu
Holly Hapke is a geographer and interdisciplinary social scientist with research interests in political economy, rural development, gender, fisheries and food production systems, migration, ecological conflict, and South Asia. Specific research projects ha...

Helen Chen
Director of Research Development
School of Physical Sciences
Hellen Chen
chenhc@uci.edu
Dr. Helen Chen is the Director of Research Development in the School of Physical Sciences, where she develops strategies to expand research programs, and works with faculty to prepare competitive proposals. Prior to joining UCI, she worked at UCR where she...
Corporate & Foundation Relations

Roxanne Ford
Executive Director of Foundation & Corporate Relations
University Advancement
Roxanne Ford
fordmr@uci.edu
Roxanne Ford is Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, where she is responsible for developing strategies to build the University’s relationships with corporations, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. Her focus is on the schools o...

Marge Brannon
Executive Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
University Advancement
Marge Brannon
mbrannon@uci.edu
Marge Brannon is Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, where she is responsible for developing strategies to build the University’s relationships with corporations, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. Her focus is on Arts, B...

Marianne Smith
Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
University Advancement
Marianne Smith
mrsmith1@uci.edu
Dr. Marianne Smith is the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations in University Advancement, where she is responsible for developing strategies to build the University’s relationships with corporations, foundations, and nonprofit organization...
Applied Innovation

Ronnie Hanecak
Senior Director, Invention Transfer Group
UCI Beall Applied Innovation
Ronnie Hanecak
rhanecak@uci.edu
Dr. Hanecak is the Senior Director of the Invention Transfer Group in UCI Applied Innovation. Dr. Hanecak is responsible for leading the Invention Transfer Group (ITG) and is the coordinator of the POP Grants Program...