Ali Adams
Research Administrator
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Compiles and ensures accurate regulatory compliance of necessary data collected from various sources.
- Works with PI to develop, compile and submit the entire grant according to established agency/university guidelines. Enters budget online, obtains signatures, etc.
- Serves as internal liaison and grant content representative with grants office to ensure that all funds are set up in a timely manner; prepare any necessary project advances, no-cost extensions and ensure that funds are carried forward as appropriate.
- Supervises the purchasing function, ensuring maximum utilization of funds.
- Approves purchasing documents and provides guidance to purchasing staff on appropriate expenditures according to specific grant policies.
- Prepares and analyzes monthly financial reports on all research accounts and distributes/discusses with Principal Investigators.
- Coordinates the necessary support with internal and external requests for grant-related information (i.e. current biosketches, trainee information and human/animal protocol approvals, other support).
- Creates, addresses and processes correspondence of moderate complexity with granting agencies (i.e. inquiries, carry forward requests, change in effort requests, no cost extensions, equipment purchase and budget reallocation requests).
- Works with PIs to provide fund management and make any necessary budgetary changes.
- Tracks and maintains online database of grants submitted, awarded, rejected, etc.
- Prepares, analyzes, monitors and manages grant budgets and ensures appropriate and timely expenditures and reconciliation of funds.
- Works with OSRS to ensure timely implementation of contracts and subcontracts.
- Transfers PI grant files into Wash U and to new institutions or new departments.
- Assists PIs with internal and external requests for grant-related information.
- Creates, addresses and processes correspondence with granting agencies.
- Organizes and maintains grant files.
- Responsible for the oversight and day-to-day management of research administration.
- Serves as liaison between faculty/staff in communicating policies and procedures.
- Implements and maintains procedures to ensure efficient work flow; responsible for the proper training of staff.
- Reviews and screens job applications and applicants; conducts interviews, hire and/or make recommendations for hiring new personnel.
Psychological & Brain Science Faculty Assignments
- Bugg, Julie
- English, Tammy
- Green, Leonard
- Hale, Sandra
- Head, Denise
- Isaacowitz, Derek
- Leath, Seanna
- Markson, Lori
- McDaniel, Mark
- McDermott, Kathleen
- Myerson, Joel
- Oltmanns, Joshua
- Reagh, Zachariah
- Rodebaugh, Tom
- Roediger, Roddy
- Sommers, Mitch
- Thompson, Renee
- Treiman, Rebecca
- Zacks, Jeffrey