Meet Our RA Team
Research at New College
Vernon Morris
Associate Dean - New College Knowledge Enterprise and Strategic Outcomes
Dr. Morris joined Arizona State University as Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences and was Director of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences in July 2020.
Dr. Morris also founded the HU Graduate Program in Atmospheric Sciences (HUPAS). HUPAS is the first PhD-degree granting Atmospheric Sciences program at any minority-serving institution and is a national leader in the production of minority PhDs in its field. Under his guidance, over 50% of the African American and 30% of the Hispanic American PhDs in Atmospheric Sciences produced from 2006 to 2018 in the United States graduated from this program. 97% of the program’s alumni are working in their respective fields across federal agencies, the private sector, and academia.
Dr. Morris is passionate about broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). He has guided the research for more than 150 students at the graduate, undergraduate, and high school levels. His successful hands-on outreach programs and informal science education/exposure projects have reached over 50,000 students worldwide. Among the most notable are the network of high school weather camps (http://ncas.howard.edu/outreach-programs/weather-camp/), that managed camps in Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., Jackson, Mississippi, and El Paso, Texas for eighteen years and provided nearly 800 students from underserved populations entre into career opportunities in atmospheric sciences.
602-543-1005
NewCollegeAwards@asu.edu
Eric Swank
Associate Director of NCUIRE
Dr. Eric Swank serves as the associate director of NCUIRE. He teaches research classes in Social & Cultural Analysis and brings expertise in designing, managing and evaluating undergraduate research experiences. He writes on issues of sexual prejudice and political activism, loves talking research with students, and has published over ten peer-reviewed articles with undergraduate students.
Anna Jahn
Research Advancement Manager
Anna serves as Research Advancement Manager for the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. She focuses largely on pre-award processes, assisting faculty, and staff in identifying/setting their research priorities. Anna works with the department faculty to develop and submit funding proposals to various federal and state agencies, foundations, and industrial firms. Anna serves as the liaison between the New College faculty and the Office of Research and ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise (KE) and is responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable agency standards, regulations, and requirements.
Abigail Garcia
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS)
abigail.g.garcia@asu.edu
(602) 543-6644
Contact me for: SSBS related post-award questions
Marla Carmona
School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies (SHArCS)
Marla.Carmona@asu.edu
Contact me for: SHArCS related post-award questions
Tomi St John
School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SMNS)
Tomi.StJohn@asu.edu
Contace me for: SMNS related post-award questions
Jazmin Villavicencio
Management Intern
Jazmin.Villavicencio@asu.edu
Contact me for: questions relating to budgets
Our expertise includes
- Locating funding Interpreting sponsor guidelines
- Developing proposal budgets and various other proposal component
- Reviewing proposals for sponsor compliance
- Completing institutional forms and obtaining institutional approvals
- Coordinating account activations and account closeouts with ASU’s sponsored projects office
- Projecting budgets and facilitating budget revisions
- Assisting with annual and final reports, and arranging no-cost extensions
- Providing general guidance and resource support for sponsored activities