Office of Research & Scholarship Administration

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.

Marie Bakitas

DNSc, CRNP, NP-C, AOCN, ACPHN, FAAN, FPCN

Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship

mbakitas@uab.edu

Ellen Smith

PhD, MSN, RN, AOCN, FAAN

Assistant Dean for Research and Scholarship

esmith3@uab.edu

Bernice Dunklin

Program Manager

bdunklin@uab.edu

Mikela R. Knox

Program Manager

mknox1@uab.edu

Tamara Nix Parker

Clinical Research Coordinator I

tmnixpar@uab.edu

Jennifer Frank

PhD

Adjunct Instructor

jfranf@uab.edu

Research Contacts

ORS Navigator
ORS@uab.edu

GDRM Navigator
SON-Grants@uab.edu
(For all pre & post award grant activities)

Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship
Dr. Marie Bakitas
mbakitas@uab.edu

Assistant Dean for Research & Scholarship
Dr. Ellen Smith
esmith3@uab.edu

Director of Research Operations
Cathy Tarver
cotarver@uab.edu