Contact Us

The Office of Research is conducting university business primarily virtually, with limited in-person staffing. Our contact information and location are below.

• Our office is reachable via email & virtual meetings Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm. 
• For general inquiries, please contact us by email at: DBN-Research@umich.edu
• In-person office hours and phone coverage are limited. If you need to request an in-person meeting please email us to check staffing availability first. 

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Dr. Armen Zakarian
email: zakarian

Email: DBN-Research@umich.edu

Patricia Turnbull
Assistant Director for Research Administration
email: pawatson; 313-593-0515

Jacklyn Dani
Senior Pre-Award Administrator
email: jdyannat; 313-436-9139

Nikki Wasilius
Pre-Award Administrator
email: nwasiliu

Campus Grant Inquiries email: umdearborn-orsp@umich.edu

Vessela A. Vassileva-Clarke
Assistant Director of Research Development
email: vaclarke

Rebecca Wren
Project Coordinator
email: rewren

Email: Dbn-PostAward@umich.edu

Leigh McGrath
CECS Director of Business Operations
Email: lmlasm

Mary Jones
Research Administrator Senior
Email: maryjone

Michael DeVoe
Research Administrator Intermediate
Email: mdevoe

Please contact the University of Michigan Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB-HSBS) at irbhsbs@umich.edu