Contact Us

Eric D. Hetherington, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Sponsored Research Programs Administration 
973-596-3631; eric.d.hetherington@njit.edu

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

Assistant to the Sr. Vice Provost for Research
973-642-4877; 

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

Shivon Boodhoo, Ph.D.
Director, Special Projects and Faculty Awards
973-642-4874; Boodhoo@njit.edu​

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

Iris Pantoja, Assistant Director, Sponsored Research Administration
973-642-4483; iris.pantoja@njit.edu

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

Reeja Thomas, Grant Management Specialist
973-596-5352; rt453@njit.edu

John McCarthy, Director of Research, NCE 
973-596-3247; john.p.mccarthy@njit.edu

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

Monuel M. Aulov (Manny), Director of Research, YWCC
973-596-2976; aulov@njit.edu

TBA, Program Manager, HCAD & SOM
interim: 973-642-4483; iris.pantoja@njit.edu

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

Mariel Diaz,  Senior Director of Sponsored 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
NJTPA

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

Nia Richardson, Senior Grant Accountant
973-642-4295; nr296@njit.edu
Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD)
Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC)

Raquel Miller-Henry, Senior Grant Accountant
973-596-6221; millerhe@njit.edu

Fatima Mohammed, Grant Accountant
973-596-5738; fm28@njit.edu
Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research
Defense and Homeland Security
Technology and Business Development
Transportation Center

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

Davinder Kaur, Grant Accountant
973-596-5209; dk28@njit.edu
EOP, College Bound, Gear-Up, McNair, Upward Bound, Talent Search

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

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

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

Laura L. Osorno, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Manager
973-596-5504; laura.l.osorno@njit.edu