About
Our Mission
The mission of the Office of Research is to promote, support and facilitate research, scholarly and creative activities of faculty and graduate students. The Office of Research supports the university community in obtaining externally funded support for research, scholarship, instruction/training and public service in the context of scholarly excellence and sound ethical justification.
Who We Are
Francis Otuonye, Associate Vice President for Research/Graduate Studies 
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
(931) 372-3233
Derryberry (DH) 306
Mark Lynam, Coordinator
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
(931) 372-3673
Derryberry (DH) 306
Webpage
Sammie Sparks
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
(931) 372-3202
Derryberry (DH) 326
Ellen Wolfe
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
(931) 372-6587
Derryberry (DH) 326
Kathy Reynolds, Secretary III
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
(931) 372-3233
Derryberry (DH) 306
The secretary handles all general information.
What We Do
The personnel of the Office of Research support the university's mission by:
- Disseminating information on funding opportunities for research, scholarly and creative activities.
- Providing background information for use in proposals.
- Conducting seminars and workshops on proposal writing and funding sources.
- Assisting faculty in the development of proposals.
- Reviewing proposals for accuracy, completeness and compliance with university, state and federal regulations.
- Preparing and negotiating grants and contracts.
- Administering Tennessee's Public Records Act (T.C.A. 49-7-120) relative to sponsored research and services.
- Executing awarded contracts and processing activation forms to establish accounts.
- Assisting faculty in protecting their ideas and implementing technology transfer activities.
- Monitoring compliance with a broad range of federal policies and guidelines that regulate research activities in the following areas: responsible conduct of research, research ethics, human subjects research and the humane care and use of animals in laboratory research and experimentation.
School of Agriculture and Human Sciences
Dr. Pat Bagley, Dean
Campus Box 5165
Phone: 931-372-3149
E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Paul Semmes, Dean
Campus Box 5065
Henderson Hall, Room 208
Phone: 931-372-3118
E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
College of Business Administration
Dr. James Jordan-Wagner
Campus Box 5025
Johnson Hall, Room 101
Phone: 931-372-3372
E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
College of Education
Dr. Matthew Smith
Campus Box 5042
Bartoo Hall 311
Phone: 931-372-3181
E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
College of Engineering
Dr. S. Deivanayagam, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research
Campus Box 5005
Clement Hall, Room 201
Phone: 931-372-3833
E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
