Director
Traci Merrill is the Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs, where she oversees a team that supports faculty throughout the grant submission process. She provides guidance on sponsor requirements, compliance, and non financial post award administration.
With more than 20 years of experience in research administration, Traci has been a Certified Research Administrator (CRA) since 2010. She is also part of the team for the National Science Foundation GRANTED project (Award #2528426), Building Research Data Infrastructure for Emerging Research Institutions Using an Open Source Model Design. The project focuses on developing a scalable data infrastructure and model for Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs) to track research metrics, such as R&D expenditures, research productivity, and sponsored program activities.
Traci holds a B.A. from San Diego State University and an M.Ed. from the University of San Diego. A Certified Research Administrator since 2010, Traci is an active member of the National Council of University Research Administrators, Inter-Mountain University Research Administration, and the National Organization of Research Development.