University of Minnesota
Office of the Vice President for Research
http://www.researchumn.edu
612-625-3394

Office of the Vice President for Research : University of MinnesotaOffice of the Vice President for Research : University of Minnesota


Staff directory

The OVPR is centrally housed in Johnston Hall on the East Bank campus. Our units and programs are located throughout the Twin Cites campus. See Our units for more information or download our organizational chart.

Main: 612.625.3394
Fax: 612.626.7431

420 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455

 

Brian Herman
Vice President for Research
612.624.5054
herman@umn.edu

Frances Lawrenz
Associate Vice President for Research
612.625.2046
lawrenz@umn.edu

Lisa Carlson-Warren
Chief of Staff
612.625.2042
carls044@umn.edu

Michael Rollefson
Associate to the Vice President
612.626.8284
rolle001@umn.edu

Megan Ferden
Office Manager
612.624.7921
suth0059@umn.edu

Erin Dennis
Managing Editor
612.625.1515
edennis@umn.edu

Andria Waclawski
Creative Services Lead
612.625.6093
andria@umn.edu

Elaine Nissen
Coordinator, Business Relations
612.626.3422
nisse006@umn.edu

Julie Parker
Senior Accountant & Cluster Director
612.625.6686
parke052@umn.edu

Julie Garrison
Procurement Specialist
612.626.7554
figgx001@umn.edu

Carol Krafthefer
Executive Accounts Specialist
612.625.8385
kraft001@umn.edu

Rachel Muntean
Executive Office & Administrative Specialist
612.626.0374
munte002@umn.edu

Robyn Kennedy
Executive Office & Administrative Specialist
612.624.2640
kenne370@umn.edu

Franklin Tolbert
Principal Office & Administrative Specialist
612.625.7857
ftolbert@umn.edu