Employee Spotlights

Spotlights shine a light on Office of Research and Innovation professionals to showcase the people that provide support, services, and trainings that are provided to the Virginia Tech research community.

To nominate a professional from the Office of Research and Innovation, please fill out this brief survey.

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Spotlight: Karen Young, animal lover at heart, retires after 35 years of service
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Spotlight: Q&A with Leslie Thornton-O’Brien, Research Conflict of Interest Administrative Specialist, Research and Innovation
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Spotlight: Q&A with Lauren Magruder, Director of Pre-Award, Office of Sponsored Programs
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Spotlight: Q&A with Megan Wallace, Associate Director of Business Development for LINK: Center for Advancing Partnerships, Washington D.C. area, LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH
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Spotlight: Q&A with Christy Cochrane, Federal Contracting Program Coordinator, Office of Sponsored Programs
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Spotlight: Q&A with Grant Brewer, Executive Director of LICENSE, LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH
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Spotlight: Q&A with Lynn Byrd, Senior Human Resources Manager, Office for Research and Innovation
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Spotlight: Q&A with Christopher Dunavant, Senior Software Engineer for Electronic Research Administration
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Spotlight: Q&A with Kory Trott, Director of the Research Integrity and Consultation Program, Division of Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance