Contact Us

The Research Office is dedicated to the highest level of timely service to researchers, administrators, external sponsors and support staff. To contact someone in our office, locate the general area of interest and contact the responsible Research Office official. If you need additional assistance with determining who to contact, call the general office number (248) 370-2762 or (248) 370-4111, email research@oakland.edu or fax (248) 370-2973 and someone will respond to your inquiry.

David A. Stone, Ph.D., Vice President for Research – dstone@oakland.edu
Caity Conley, Administrative Support - conley@oakland.edu (248) 370-2762

Research Development

Andrea Buford, Director of Sponsored Programs (Health Sciences, Nursing) - abuford@oakland.edu (248) 370-3789

Lori Simoes, Research Development Officer (Engineering) - lorisimoes@oakland.edu (248) 370-2778

Michael Spires, Research Development Officer (Physical, Mathematical, Life, and Social Sciences, Arts, Humanities, Education, Business, Medicine) - mspires@oakland.edu (248) 370-2207

Leanne DeVreugd, Program Coordinator - ldevreug@oakland.edu (248) 370-4516

Biomedical Research Support Facility (BRSF)

Janet Schofding, Animal Research Facility Manager – schofdin@oakland.edu (248) 370-4440

Cliff Snitgen, BRSF Coordinator – snitgen@oakland.edu (248) 370-4441

Barbara Barber, Research Laboratory Veterinary Technician – babarber@oakland.edu (248) 370-4441

Mary Miceli, Research Laboratory Veterinary Technician – miceli@oakland.edu (248) 370-4441

Amber Spencer, Research Laboratory Veterinary Technican – arspencer@oakland.edu (248) 370-4441

Susan Zaetsch, Research Laboratory Veterinary Technician - zaetsch@oakland.edu (248) 370-4441