Funding Professionals
Office of Research – Research Development
Michael Gallo
Michael Gallo
magallo@uci.edu
Mike serves as the Director of Research Development at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). In his role, he is responsible for assisting faculty and research groups in identifying external funding …
Research Development in the Schools
Holly Hapke
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 …
Helen Lee
Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Helen Lee
helen.lee@uci.edu
Helen Lee is the Director of Research Development in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering where she develops strategies to expand research programs, and works with faculty to prepare competitive …
Lauren Nguyen
Program in Public Health
Lauren Nguyen
lnsoto@hs.uci.edu
Lauren Nguyen provides grant support to help ensure investigators succeed in obtaining and maintaining extramural funding. Lauren received her BS in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences …
Justin Sarkis
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 …
Amanda Jeanne Swain
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 …
Kartik Yadav
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
Kartik Yadav
k.yadav@uci.edu
Kartik is the Director of Research Development & Administration in the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, where he coordinates and provides individualized support for research projects and proposals…
Mary Frances Mary Frances Ypma-Wong
School of Medicine
Mary Frances Ypma-Wong
m.ypmawong@uci.edu
Mary Frances manages the Research Development Unit (RDU) in the School of Medicine. The RDU provides funding opportunity support, helping faculty to develop a strategic approach and find funding…
Darine Zaatari
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Darine Zaatari
dzaatari@uci.edu
Darine supports faculty developing competitive proposals for funding programs, with focus on major collaborative proposals. Prior to joining UCI, she worked at NORC, at the University of Chicago…
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Marge Brannon
Marge Brannon
mbrannon@uci.edu
Marge is Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, where she is responsible for developing strategies to build the University’s relationships with corporations, foundations …
Roxanne Ford
Roxanne Ford
fordmr@uci.edu
Roxanne is Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, where she is responsible for developing strategies to build the University’s relationships with corporations, foundations …
Marianne Smith
Marianne Smith
mrsmith1@uci.edu
Marianne 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 …