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Research Enhancement Office Team

Research Enhancement Office

The Research Enhancement Office (REO) staff works on a broad portfolio of initiatives on behalf of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities. The team's work reaches all areas of the campus and is designed to support UCLA's robust ecosystem of research and creative activities. 

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities

Mary Okino
Deputy Director, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities

(310) 206-6547
mokino@conet.ucla.edu

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Alejandra Elizalde
Office Administrator

(310) 825-2171
aelizalde@conet.ucla.edu

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Adela Hernandez
Content Management Specialist

(310) 206-6734
ahernandez@conet.ucla.edu

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Melissa Malone
Associate Director, Events & Program Reviews
Nasia Turner
HBCU Coordinator

(310) 206-0454
nturner@conet.ucla.edu

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Research Development

Cynthia Gonzalez-Saylor
Funding Opportunities Officer

(310) 206-8363
cgonzalezsaylor@conet.ucla.edu

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Kathleen Sprunger
(she/her)
Associate Director, Research Enhancement

(310) 206-5149
ksprunger@conet.ucla.edu

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Research Concierge Program

The Research Concierge Program (RCP) is a service at UCLA that provides holistic faculty onboarding support by facilitating coordination across all campus entities to streamline the launch of research and creative activities.

The list of RCP team members can be found on the program's website.

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