Meet Our Team
Dr. Shreek Mandayam
Vice President for Research
Email: shreek@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-245-2314
About VPR

Dr. Michael Blanda
Associate Vice President of
Operations
Email: mb29@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-245-2314
Operations
Email: mb29@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-245-2314

Dr. Jennifer Speed
Assistant Vice President for Research Development
Email:jspeed@txstate.edu
Phone:512-245-6689
Email:jspeed@txstate.edu
Phone:512-245-6689

Dr. Yatin Karpe
Assistant Vice President for Innovation & Commercialization
Email: yatinkarpe@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-245-6135
Email: yatinkarpe@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-245-6135

Mr. Harold Strong
Executive Director STAR Park
Email: hes11@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-245-6434
Email: hes11@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-245-6434

Dr. Aimee Roundtree
Assistant Vice President for Research
Email:akr@txstate.edu
Phone:512-245-2654
Email:akr@txstate.edu
Phone:512-245-2654
Unit | Office | Director | Phone | |
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Operations | Research Integrity and Compliance | Sean Rubino, MPA | srubino@txstate.edu | 512-245-1423 |
Innovation, Commercialization, and Engagement | Technology Transfer and Contracts | Dr. Reddy Venumbaka | sv04@txstate.edu | 512-245-2672 |
Research | Sponsored Programs | Marivel Alvarez, CGFM | ma17@txstate.edu | 512-245-2102 |
Research IT | Dr. Yongxia Xia | ys11@txstate.edu | 512-245-2314 | |
Research Development | Research Development | Evy Gonzales | eg13@txstate.edu | 512-245-6689 |
STAFF DIRECTORY
Name | Title | Phone | |
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Open | Executive Assistant to Vice President of Research | Open | Open |
Nicholas Schellman | Administrative Financial Analyst | nms86@txstate.edu | 512-245-2314 |
Research Development
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Rachel Bomberger | Grant Writer | rbomberger@txstate.edu | 512-245-6689 | Research Development |
Evelyn Frias Toral | Grant Writer | evelynfriast@txstate.edu | 512-245-6689 | Research Development |
Evy Gonzales | Director | eg13@txstate.edu | 512-245-6689 | Research Development |
Dr. Samuel Kimmel | Project Manager | es_k195@txstate.edu | 512-245-6689 | Research Development |
Alicia Linares | Senior Administrative Assistant | alicia.linares@txstate.edu | 512-245-6689 | Research Development |
Research
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Marivel Alvarez, CGFM | Senior Director | ma17@txstate.edu | 512-245-2102 | Sponsored Programs |
Dr. Yongxia Xia | Director | ys11@txstate.edu | 512-245-2314 | Research IT |
Open | Systems Support Specialist | Open | 512-245-2314 | Research IT |
Ann Marie Rodriguez | Administrative Assistant III | ar45@txstate.edu | 512-245-2102 | Sponsored Programs |
Crystal Anderson | Senior Proposal Coordinator | c_a291@txstate.edu | 512-245-2102 | Sponsored Programs |
Sharon Birdsong | Accountant III | sb34@txstate.edu | 512-245-2102 | Sponsored Programs |
Teresa Carey | IP Contract Specialist | tc18@txstate.edu | 512-245-3840 | Sponsored Programs |
Jaclyn (Nicci) Lesak | Accountant III | jl28255@txstate.edu | 512-245-2102 | Sponsored Programs |
Cierra Cordova-Lopez | Proposal Coordinator | ubq8@txstate.edu | 512-245-4088 | Sponsored Programs |
Hannah Lowrance | Senior Proposal Coordinator | hlowrance@txstate.edu | 512-245-4088 | Sponsored Programs |
Kassaundra Nesbitt | Accountant II | krn46@txstate.edu | 512-245-8558 | Sponsored Programs |
Chad L. Nolte | IP Contract Specialist | cn1082@txstate.edu | 512-245-2102 | Sponsored Programs |
Joanne Palmer, MBA, CGFM, CRA | IP Contract Specialist | jp57@txstate.edu | 512-245-2151 | Sponsored Programs |
Alexandra Smith | Senior Proposal Coordinator | as55@txstate.edu | 512-245-4625 | Sponsored Programs |
Renae Smith | Accountant IV | rs49@txstate.edu | 512-245-4086 | Sponsored Programs |
Matthew Winn | Senior Proposal Coordinator | mwinn@txstate.edu | 512-245-0040 | Sponsored Programs |
Kathy Wallace | Research Coordinator | kw11@txstate.edu | 512-245-0819 | Sponsored Programs |
Innovation, Commercialization and Engagement
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Reddy Venumbaka | Director | sv04@txstate.edu | 512-245-2672 | Innovation, Commercialization, and Engagement |
Larissa Silguero | Senior Administrative Assistant | lsm83@txstate.edu | 512-245-4524 | Innovation, Commercialization, and Engagement |
Robert Reis | Licensing Associate | svj24@txstate.edu | 512-408-8193 | Innovation, Commercialization, and Engagement |
Operations
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Rubino, MPA | Director | srubino@txstate.edu | 512-245-1423 | Research Integrity and Compliance |
Leticia Ramirez | Senior Administrative Assistant | leticia.ramirez@txstate.edu | 512-245-2654 | Operations |
Virginia De La Rosa | Administrative Assistant III | vd14@txstate.edu | 512-245-1423 | Research Integrity and Compliance |
Michelle Davis | Compliance Specialist | mdavis@txstate.edu | 512-245-1423 | Research Integrity and Compliance |
Monica Gonzales | IRB Regulatory Manager | meg201@txstate.edu | 512-245-1423 | Research Integrity and Compliance |
Breanna Moran | Compliance Specialist | brm90@txstate.edu | 512-245-1423 | Research Integrity and Compliance |
Maria Reaves | Compliance Specialist | mer226@txstate.edu | 512-245-1423 | Research Integrity and Compliance |
STAR Park
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alma Apodaca | Administrative Assistant III | av12@txstate.edu | 512-408-0306 | STAR Park |
Dr. Marcus Goss | Research Associate | mg75@txstate.edu | 512-245-4003 | STAR Park |
Becky Keating | Coordinator | rjk77@txstate.edu | 512-245-7780 | STAR Park |