Working under the Associate Dean and the Assistant Dean, the role of the administrative staff is to support faculty, students and trainees in research and scholarship endeavors by facilitating the operation of all aspects of the ORS.

Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship Marie Bakitas DNSc, CRNP, NP‐C, AOCN, FPCN, FAAN

mbakitas@uab.edu

View Scholars ProfileOpens an external link.

Assistant Dean, Research & Scholarship Ellen Smith PhD, MSN, RN, AOCN, FAAN

esmith3@uab.edu

View Scholars ProfileOpens an external link.

Program Manager II Bernice Dunklin BA

bdunklin@uab.edu

Program Manager Mikela Knox MS

mknox1@uab.edu

Clinical Research Coordinator I Tamara Nix Parker BA

tmnixpar@uab.edu

Research Grants Writer Winston Gu PhD

linlingu@uab.edu