Contact Us

Eric D. Hetherington, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Sponsored Research Administration 
973-596-3631; eric.d.hetherington@njit.edu

Kimberly Dripchak
Associate Director for Research Operations
973-596-6222; dripchak@njit.edu

Kathy Bosco
Assistant to the Sr. Vice Provost for Research
973-642-4877; kbosco@njit.edu

Shawn A. Chester, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Research Collaboration and Partnerships
973-596-3658, shawn.a.chester@njit.edu

Ken Varkey
Research Administration Information Systems and Reporting Specialist
973-596-5398;ken.varkey@njit.edu​

Jesus Novoa, Senior Director, Pre-Award Services
973-642-4074; jesus.novoa@njit.edu

Theresa Walton MPA , Assistant Director of Pre-Award Services
973-642-7322; theresa.walton@njit.edu

Natasha Titre, Grant Management Specialist
973-642- 4759; nt44@njit.edu

Tia Hanks, Research Administrator
973-596-8136; tia.hanks@njit.edu

James Hecker, Research Administrator
973-642-4171; james.hecker@njit.edu

John McCarthy, Director of Research, NCE 
973-596-3247; john.p.mccarthy@njit.edu
Civil and Environmental Engineering (including the Center for Natural Resources)
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of applied Engineering And Technology
NCE Office of the Dean

Reeja Thomas, Director of Research, NCE
973-596-5352; reeja.thomas@njit.edu
Biomedical Engineering (including the Center for Injury, Biomechanics, Materials and Medicine; and the Center for Rehabilitation Robotics)
Chemical and Material Engineering (including the Center for Membrane Separations and Biotechnology)

Cristo Leon, Director of Research, CSLA 
973-596-6426; leonc@njit.edu

Selenny Fabre, Director of Research, YWCC
973-596-6344; selenny.m.fabre@njit.edu

Felicia Margolies, Project Manager, CSTR 
973-596-5377;  felicia.h.margolies@njit.edu

For all HCAD & MTSM inquiries
reach out to James Hecker in the Office of Research directly
973-642-4171; james.hecker@njit.edu

Mariel Diaz,  Executive Director for Research Management and Finance
973-596-2962; mariel.diaz@njit.edu 

Brenda Garcia, Assistant Director for Post Award Management
973-596-2945; brenda.garcia@njit.edu

Joseph LaBrutto, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-4133; joseph.labrutto@njit.edu
Post Award Operations Support 

Hiumui (Hattie) Yeung, Senior Grant Accountant
973-596-5734; hiumui.yeung@njit.edu
Newark College of Engineering (NCE)-CME,BME,MIE
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Center for Injury BioMechanics, Materials and Medicine
Center for Brain Imaging
Center for Natural Resources

Fatima Mohammed, Senior Grant Accountant
973-596-5738; fatima.mohammed@njit.edu
Newark College of Engineering (NCE)-CEE,ECE
School of Applied Engr & Tech
Spon Chr: Membrane Sep & Biotech

Juan Leguisamon Cordero, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-7450; juan.cordero@njit.edu
Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC)
Center for Solar Research (CTSR)

Martha Churchill, Grant Closeout Specialist
973-596-3145; churchil@njit.edu

Raquel Miller-Henry, Assistant Director, Grant Accounting and Receivables
973-596-6221; millerhe@njit.edu

Evan Statham, Grant Accountant - Accounts Receivable and Cash Management
973-642-4664, evan.statham@njit.edu

Scott Sire, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-4295, scott.sire@njit.edu
EOP, College Bound, Gear-Up, McNair, Upward Bound, Talent Search, NJII/NJIT Grants, NJTPA

Rickey Ore, Grant Accountant
973-596-5687; rickey.i.ore@njit.edu
College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA)

Davinder Kaur, Grant Accountant
973-596-5209; davinder.kaur@njit.edu
Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD)
Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSOM)

Senia Vong, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-4207; senia.vong@njit.edu
EOP, College Bound, Gear-Up, McNair, Upward Bound, Talent Search (in training)

Faculty Seed Grants (All departments)
facultyseedgrants-group@njit.edu

Sanjiv M. Chokshi, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
973-642-4285; Sanjiv.m.chokshi@njit.edu 

Sherie Dodson
Associate Director for Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property 
973-596-5504; sld26@njit.edu