Research
Under the direction of the Vice President for Research, the Office for Research oversees an integrated portfolio of expert services and resources to ensure that Northwestern's research activities are in compliance with regulatory and statutory standards.
Links to primary research compliance areas and contacts are listed below. For an overview of the duties of key individuals who conduct or support research at Northwestern, visit Research Roles and Responsibilities.
Who to Contact
Animal Research
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
(312) 503-9339
acuc@northwestern.edu
Mandy Kozlowski
Senior Director, IACUC
(312) 503-0109
m-kozlowski@northwestern.edu
Conflict of Interest in Research
Northwestern Conflict of Interest Office (NUCOI)
(847) 467-4515
nucoi@northwestern.edu
Kate Cosgrove Booth
Assistant Vice President for Risk & Compliance
(847) 491-4163
k-cosgrove@northwestern.edu
Export Controls Compliance
Export Controls Compliance
Amy Weber
Senior Director of Export Controls and International Compliance
amy.weber@northwestern.edu
Grants and Sponsored Research
Sponsored Research (SR)
(312) 503-7955
SponsoredResearch@northwestern.edu
Assistant Vice President
shandra.white@northwestern.edu
Accounting Services for Research and Sponsored Programs (ASRSP)
(847) 491-3385
asrspweb@northwestern.edu
LaShawnda Hall
Executive Director
(847) 491-4716
lashawnda.hall@northwestern.edu
Human Participant Research
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
(312) 503-9338
irb@northwestern.edu
Nathalia Henry Whitely
Executive Director
(312) 503-2578
nhenry@northwestern.edu
Research Misconduct
Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
(312) 503-0054
researchintegrity@northwestern.edu
Lauran Qualkenbush
Senior Director, Research Integrity Officer
(312) 503-7908
lhaney@northwestern.edu
Research Safety
Office of Research Safety
(847) 491-5581 (Evanston)
(312) 503-8300 (Chicago)
researchsafety@northwestern.edu
Michael Blayney
Executive Director
(847) 491-4387
michael.blayney@northwestern.edu