Department Staff

Deborah L Cundiff
Business Administrator

Joy Caluag
Financial Assistant

_{Backup: Deb Cundiff}

_{- Payroll and tuition management}

_{- Appointments and hiring}

_{- Serves as liason with McC Customer Service Center for visas and hiring paperwork}

_{- Backup to BA in areas of financial approvals and operations}

Jennifer Campbell
Accounting Specialist
Professor Messersmith & Szleifer's Labs

_{Backup: Emily Kocanda}

_{- Places orders (purchase orders), expense reports, vouchers, etc.}

_{- Journals and other financial tasks for assigned accounts}

_{- Monthly budget statement distribution and reconciliation}

_{- Admin support for two faculty members in Silverman Hall}

847-467-3374

847-467-3821

Benjamin Keane
Administrative Assistant
Professor Backman's Lab

_{Backup: Jennifer Campbell}

_{- Places orders (purchase orders), expense reports, vouchers, etc.}

_{- Schedules meetings; orders food for meeting and special events}

_{- Maintains laboratory website}

_{- Conference registration and travel arrangements}

847-467-1870

847-467-3217

Yun Kim
Distributed Support Specialist

_{Backup: McCormick IT}

_{- Technical support and consultation for the BME community (undergrad, grad, staff & faculty)}

_{- Maintains and upgrades computers and equipment}

_{- Conference registration and travel arrangements}

_{- BME conference room IT support and scheduling}

Emily Susan Kocanda
Accounting Specialist

_{Backup: Jennifer Campbell}

_{- General go-to person for various financial and procedure questions}

_{- Places orders (purchase orders), expense reports, vouchers, etc.}

_{- Management of department chartstrings (non-sponsored)}

_{- Supports Research Administrator}

Rachael K. Lunney
Research Study Coordinator
Professor Johnson, Perreault, & Murray

_{Backup: Emily Kocanda or Jennifer Campbell}

_{- Places orders (purchase orders), expense reports, vouchers, etc.}

_{- Monthly budget statement distribution and reconciliation}

_{- Manages NIH T32 Training Grant and NIH BRP Research Grant}

_{- Faculty research support}

847-491-8178

312-238-1317

Susan Elizabeth Morris
Research Administrator

_{- Manages all pre-award (proposal) activities}

_{- Liaison with Office for Sponsored Research (OSR)}

_{- Local subject matter expert and compliance monitor for all sponsored research activities}

_{- Backup for effort reporting, payroll, and NUFS approvals}

_{McCormick RA Team Site}

Marco Pedroso
Program Assistant

_{Backup: Amanda Stasinski}

_{- Chair, Assistant Chair, and B.A. support}

_{- Conference Room Schedule}

_{- Keys, parking passes}

_{- Event Planning}

Amanda Stasinski
Program Assistant

_{Backup: Marco Pedroso}

_{- Graduate Program coordinator (recruitment, applications, and admissions)}

_{- Registration and enrollment (permission number waitlists, quarter schedule, and room assignment)}

_{- RCR Compliance (Responsible Conduct for Research)}

_{- Textbook Ordering}