Research Staff

Dr. Simon Kim
Associate Vice President (AVP)
562.985.8147

Meliana Prado
Administrative Coordinator & Assistant to AVP
Meliana.Prado@csulb.edu
562.985.8147

Maria Reyes 
Senior Director, Sponsored Programs
Maria.Reyes@csulb.edu
562.985.8051

Dr. Jason Wang 
Director, Research Integrity & Compliance
Supports: IRB, IACUC, ACPC, IBC, RCR, FCOI Reporting, Research Misconduct Inquiries, and Centers and Institutes
Jason.Wang@csulb.edu
562.985.2502

Henry Wu
Administrative Services Manager
562.985.4646

Carmen Flores
Faculty Liaison
Carmen.Flores@csulb.edu
562.985.2202

Mae DeBruin
Business Analyst
Mae.DeBruin@csulb.edu
562.985.4633

Pre-award

Pre-award oversight includes:

• SPIN database
• Proposal development
• Pre-award review
• Grants & Contracts submittal
• Cayuse, FastLane & Grants.Gov operations

For general pre-award questions, please contact us at ORSP-PreAward@csulb.edu

Nazareth Lijiam
Pre-Award Specialist
Nazareth.Lijiam@csulb.edu
Supports: CBA, CED, CLA
Other Divisions & Units: AA, A&F, SA, URD, Library
562.985.2478

Nora Momoli
Lead Pre-award Specialist
Nora.Momoli@csulb.edu
Supports: CNSM, CCPE
562.985.1567

David A. Smith
Pre-award Specialist
David.Smith@csulb.edu
Supports: CHHS, COE
562.985.5330

Dr. Karl Freels
Grant Development & Pre-Award Specialist - SPIN Primary Point of Contact
Karl.Freels@csulb.edu
Supports: University-wide (Proposal Review); COTA (Pre-Award)
562.985.1065

Post-award

Post-award oversight includes:

• Grant management
• Purchase review
• Grant closeout

For general post-award questions, please contact us at ORSP-PostAward@csulb.edu

Crystal Trocadero
Project Support Services Manager
Crystal.Trocadero@csulb.edu
562.985.5316

Annie Hong
Grants & Contracts Administrator
Annie.Hong@csulb.edu
Supports: CBA, CED, BUILD
Other Divisions & Units: Student Services, URD, A&F, Library
562.985.8597

Barbara McClinton
Grants & Contracts Administrator
Barbara.McClinton@csulb.edu
Supports: CHHS, COTA
562.985.2009

Neria Myers
Grants & Contracts Administrator
Neria.Myers@csulb.edu
Supports: COE
562.985.1694

Bessie Strategos
Grants & Contracts Administrator
Bessie.Strategos@csulb.edu
Supports: CNSM
562.985.2444

Mary Thoen
Grants & Contracts Administrator
Mary.Thoen@csulb.edu
Supports: CLA, CCPE
562.985.5633

Research Compliance oversight includes:

• Regulatory committees
• Institutional guidelines & policies
• Conflicts of interest
• Export controls
• Sponsored Programs

For general research compliance questions, please contact us at: ORSP-Compliance@csulb.edu

Institutional Animal Care and Use (IACUC)

Please send an email to IACUC@csulb.edu

Human Subjects (IRB)

Please send an email to IRB@csulb.edu

Mandie Claussen
Mandie.Claussen@csulb.edu
Research Compliance Specialist
562.985.2472

Dr. Ashley Carter
IRB Chair 
562.985.4917

Angie Teran
Research Compliance Coordinator 
Angie.Teran@csulb.edu
562.985.7619