Associate Deans for Research
Virginia Tech’s Associate Deans for Research serve as key partners and are liaisons to the Office of Research and Innovation’s administrative leadership team. They work closely and collaboratively with staff, students, faculty, and administration in their respective colleges, to foster academic and research excellence.

S. Ansar Ahmed
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies,
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Kevin Carlson
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs,
Pamplin College of Business

Tom Ewing
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Keith Goyne
Associate Dean for Research,
College of Natural Resources and Environment

Ginny Pannabecker
Assistant Dean and Director,
Research Collaboration and Engagement
University Libraries

John Morris
Associate Dean for Research,
College of Science

Pamela VandeVord
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies,
College of Engineering

Leslie LaConte
Associate Dean for Research,
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine