Research and Sponsored Projects Administration
Research and Sponsored Projects Administration provides administrative oversight and support to clinicians and staff conducting research and sponsored projects activities at Children’s Mercy Kansas City.
Our department includes professionals experienced in contract and budget negotiation and execution, grant application support, research accounting, research education, and clinical research operations. Our dedicated teams work with internal and external customers to facilitate communication efforts in order to support the needs of those committed to improving the health and wellbeing of children through research.
Please find the contact information for Research and Sponsored Projects Administration and our support team leaders below.
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Supports the administrative functions related to the execution of research and sponsored projects at Children’s Mercy.
Tom Curran, PhD, FRS, Senior Vice President, Executive Director & Chief Scientific Officer, Research Institute
Mary Tomlinson, Vice President, Research and Sponsored Projects Administration
Tony Jenkins, Senior Director, Research and Sponsored Projects Administration
Facilitate the day to day financial and administrative tasks involving sponsored projects from proposal development through project closeout. Research Business Partners act as the liaison between the Principal Investigator and Research Administration.
Kathleen Dumont, Manager, Research Business Partners
Contact: ResearchBusinessPartners@cmh.edu
Provides oversight of clinical research operations, including seeking clinical trial opportunities, coordination of trial activities, and driving collaborations between physicians, clinicians, and external research companies.
Jaylene Weigel, MSN, MBA-HCM, RN, CCRC, CPN, Sr. Director, Clinical Research Management and Support
Teams under this office include:
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Clinical Research Operations and Development
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Mike Venneman, MSN, MBA-HCM, RN, CCRC, Sr. Manager Clinical Research Management and Support
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Jenn Dolan, MSN, RN, CCRC, Sr. Manager, Clinical Research Management and Support
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Clinical Trials Accounting
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Invoicing, Industry Clinical Trials, Patient Count Trackers, Residuals
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Lori Hildebrandt, Manager, Research Accounting, Clinical Trial Office
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Contact: ClinicalTrialFinance@cmh.edu
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Research Billing & Coverage Analysis
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The Clinical Trials Budget and Billing team provides all patient care internal budgets and Coverage Analysis for Industry, Federal, Foundation and Internal Grants. We also oversee and facilitate research billing on fully executed contracts and awards that include patient care, facilitate the manual and automatic holds processes, and charge segregation.
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Jessica Bird, CPC, Clinical Research Charge Review
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For Clinical Trials Billing: RGClientStatements@cmh.edu
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For Coverage Analysis/Budget: CoverageAnalysis@cmh.edu
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Research Quality, Monitoring, and Regulatory Affairs
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Lindsey English, BS, ACRP-CP, Manager, Research Quality Monitoring and Regulatory Affairs
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The pre-award team is dedicated to supporting Children's Mercy staff with federal and foundation proposal submissions, subaward collaborations, tracking proposal metrics, management of the internal grants program and assisting investigators with identifying funding opportunities.
Candice Foster, Sr. Manager, Grants Administration — Pre-Award
Contact: CMHResearch@cmh.edu
The grants administration subaward team is dedicated to supporting Children's Mercy staff through all subaward collaborations.
Kathryn Einsel, Manager, Subaward Services
Contact: CMHResearch@cmh.edu
Provides financial management support for Federal, Foundation, Industry, Start Up/Bridge, Residual and Institutionally Funded Awards.
Maureen Hannoun, Senior Manager, Research Accounting
For inquiries related to Sponsored Programs, Gifts, and Non-Industry Funding, please contact rgaccountinghelp@cmh.edu
For inquiries related to Startups, Divisionally Funded, Areas of Emphasis, and Cores, please contact ResearchFinance@cmh.edu
Negotiates and drafts, as needed, all manner of research agreements such as confidentiality and data use agreements. Negotiates industry budgets.
Xiomara Aguilera, Senior Manager, Research Contracting
Contact: RAcontracts@cmh.edu
Manages training and education for Children’s Mercy staff conducting research and supports the CMRI and Research Administration communication efforts.
Kelly Dickerson, PhD, RN, CCRP, Sr. Manager, Research Education & Communications
Contact Research Education: ResearchEd@cmh.edu
Contact Research Communications: ResearchCommunications@cmh.edu