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Derek Eberhart
Associate Vice President
Innovation Gateway
听706-542-2207听 |听听 dereke@uga.edu

Derek Eberhart is the associate vice president for research and executive director of Innovation Gateway, UGA鈥檚 intellectual property licensing and startup support arm. Derek has a Ph.D. in genetics and molecular biology from Emory University, and worked in biopharma before joining UGA.

Eric Ferreira
Interim Associate Vice President for Facilities & Infrastructure
Facilities & Infrastructure
听706-542-4231听 | 听 emferr@uga.edu

Eric Ferreira is interim associate vice president for facilities and infrastructure, with responsibilities on the main UGA campus as well as at remote units on the Savannah River and the Georgia coast. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology.

Shelley Hooks
Associate Vice President
Internal Grants and Awards,听Research Personnel
听706-542-5927听 | 听 shooks@uga.edu

Shelley Hooks is associate vice president for research and directs UGA鈥檚 internal research grants and internal awards programs, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Visiting Researcher/Scholar Program. Shelley has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Virginia.

Lawrence A. Hornak
Associate Vice President
Integrative Team Initiatives, Proposal Enhancement and
听706-542-2462听 |听听听lahornak@uga.edu

Larry Hornak is associate vice president for strategic research development and is responsible for integrative team initiatives, supporting large, center-scale team research proposals. Larry has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Rutgers University. He previously worked at AT&T Bell Labs and West Virginia University and as a program manager at NSF.

Christopher King
Interim Vice President for Research
Research Integrity and Safety
706-542-5933听 |听听cking@uga.edu

Chris King is interim vice president for research, with direct administrative responsibility over the Office of Research Integrity and Safety, which includes human and animal research, biosafety and lab safety, export control, financial conflict of interest, occupational health, and responsible conduct of research. Chris completed a DVM at the VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine and an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at Yale before joining UGA.

Jessica Orbock
Senior Counsel for Research, Office of Legal Affairs and Director of Operations, Office of Research
Legal
706-542-3961 |听听 jkorbock@uga.edu

Jessica Orbock is the senior counsel for research in the Office of Legal Affairs and director of operations in the Office of Research, and she serves as general counsel to the UGA Research Foundation. Jessica has a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and practiced intellectual property litigation at Smith, Gambrell & Russell in Atlanta prior to joining UGA.

Jill Tincher
Executive Director

听706-542-8808听 | 听听jill.tincher@uga.edu

Jill Frazier Tincher is the executive director of Sponsored Projects Administration and oversees central pre- and post-award administration. Jill has an MBA from the University of Miami and worked at the University of Miami in Florida prior to joining UGA.

Matt Colvin
Director

听706-340-9787 | mcolvin@uga.edu

Reporting jointly to the vice presidents for Research and Public Service & Outreach, Matt represents UGA alongside state and local economic development partners for business recruitment efforts, marketing the strengths of UGA鈥檚 talent and research pipeline to companies looking to locate or expand operations in Georgia. Matt earned his MBA from the 吃瓜黑料网 and is currently pursuing his Ph.D in higher education, also at UGA.

Shawn Hill
Director

706-224-9955 | shawnh@uga.edu

Shawn Hill is director of programs and change management, overseeing continuous process improvement with a focus on enhancing services and reducing administrative overhead for the research community. Shawn led a corporate division in the private sector before joining UGA in 2014. He holds a degree in consumer economics from the 吃瓜黑料网.

Gary Rachel
Director
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706-542-5905听 |听 gcrachel@uga.edu

Gary Rachel is the director of information technology and supports application development and infrastructure support, including UGA鈥檚 enterprise research systems, as well desktop support.听Gary has a Ph.D in forest ecology from UGA.

Michael Terrazas
Director
Research Communications
听706-542-5941听听 |听 听michael.terrazas@uga.edu

Mike Terrazas is director of research communications and is responsible for raising the visibility and profile of UGA research among a number of strategic audiences. Mike has a master鈥檚 degree in journalism from UGA and worked at Georgia Tech and Emory University prior to joining UGA.

Shelly Terrazas
Director
Finance & Human Resources
706-542-5930听 |听 shelly.terrazas@uga.edu

Shelly Terrazas is director of finance and human resources, which covers business services, HR and research store units in the Office of Research. She has an M.S. in international affairs from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Georgia State University. She previously served in budget and program management roles at Georgia Tech, Emory University and The Carter Center.

Carl Bergmann
Special Advisor to the Vice President
Research Core Facilities
706-542-4487听 |听听 cberg@ccrc.uga.edu

Carl Bergmann is special advisor to the vice president for research core facilities, including units dedicated to microscopy, advanced computing, cytometry, instrument fabrication, translational science, and carbohydrate, genomic and isotope analysis. Carl has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from The Ohio State University.

Amy Ware
Special Assistant to the Vice President for Research
Office of Research
706-583-0599 听|听 amyware@uga.edu

Amy Ware serves as special assistant to the vice president where she works on a variety of projects and initiatives benefiting the research enterprise. Amy previously served as assistant director of UGA Research Communications. She earned a B.F.A. at Louisiana State University and is pursuing an M.P.A. at UGA.