CBE Office of Research

The CBE Office of Research works collaboratively with departmental leadership and staff, and partners with CBE Advancement, the Assistant Dean for Planning and Budgeting, the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology (CSDE), and UW’s Office of Research, to:

• Collaborate on administrative support for CBE research:
  • Provide collaborative support for grants and contracts, in partnership with Rachel Ward’s team and CSDE (learn more about the plan for the CSDE partnership in 2021. )
  • Provide collaborative support for Gift-based scholarship, in partnership with CBE Advancement
  • Provide collaborative support for Service agreements, in partnership with CBE Planning & Budgeting
• Connect and coordinate the CBE research community:
  • Share opportunities, best practices, policy updates, and other resources across the CBE research community.
  • Foster cross-disciplinary communities of practice on topics of CBE importance like climate action; equity & inclusion; health & wellness; technology; and humanities.
• Elevate CBE research and its impacts, in partnership with CBE Advancement:
  • Share CBE research stories with CBE audiences, the press and the public.
  • Steward the CBE Research Portal, a holistic view of CBE scholarship.
  • Strategically collaborate on or support events that highlight, catalyze, and amplify CBE research.
• Accelerate CBE research:
  • Provide support, guidance and oversight for CBE centers and labs.
  • Award grants to support scholarship efforts.
  • Deliver research training and coaching.
  • Identify, share, and advise on funding opportunities.
  • Track, evaluate, and report CBE research activities, impacts, and support strategies.

These guidelines are meant to support and focus your research efforts. Please reach out with any questions: beres@uw.edu.

Grants and Contracts:

• Pre-Award Guidelines:
  • Starting a research proposal to be submitted through OSP? Submit a proposal planning intake form, or contact CBE’s Office of Research at beres@uw.edu.
  • Grant / contract proposal and development guidelines and best practices
  • Grant submission standard operating procedures
  • Creating MOUs
  • Navigating Indirect Costs, aka F&A
  • ATF (after-the-fact) submissions of grants and contracts
  • Cost Share
• Post-Award Guidelines:
  • Post-award communication with sponsors
  • HR processes for faculty, staff, postdocs
  • HR processes for students
  • Budget projections and approvals
  • Creating new Blanket Purchase Orders (BPOs) for new awards
  • Research subject payments
  • Cost share tagging
  • Costing allocations
  • Purchasing and procurement (Ariba)
  • Budget reconciliation
• Sharing funding opportunities

Service Agreements:

• Cash-Handling Procedure
  

The CBE Research Portal was developed to foster a holistic, interconnected view of the diverse portfolio of the College of Built Environments’ scholarly activities. Visit research.be.uw.edu and explore the people, labs & centers, projects, and stories across the CBE research community.

Associate Dean for Research

Carrie Dossick | 206-221-4894 | cdossick@uw.edu

Assistant Dean for Budget and Planning

Rachel Ward | 206-616-2440 | wardrm@uw.edu

Assistant Dean for Research

Jen Davison | 206-240-6903 | jnfrdvsn@uw.edu

Assistant Dean for Advancement and External Relations

Alexandra Haslam | 206-685-0175 | alexeck3@uw.edu

CBE Office of Research general email: beres@uw.edu

Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology (for pre-award and post-award grant management)

– learn more about the rollout of this partnership.

Scott Kelly, Administrator | 206-685-4375 | kellysr@uw.edu

Belinda Sachs, Grants Manager | belindab@uw.edu

Angie Thai, Budget and Fiscal Analyst Lead | nthai@uw.edu

Human Subjects Division

Laura Henderson, Administrator | Laurah89@uw.edu | 206-543-4798

Office of Sponsored Programs

Alison Schultz, Grant and Contract Coordinator | aschultz@uw.edu | 206-543-6629
Adelia Yee, Senior Grant and Contract Administrator | ayee@uw.edu | 206-685-4249
Amanda Snyder, Associate Director | Acs229@uw.edu | 206-616-8790

Grant and Contract Accounting

GCA Help Team | gcahelp@uw.edu | 206-616-9995