Office of the Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship

Alberto Caban-Martinez

Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship

(305) 243-7565
Dr. Alberto Caban-Martinez is a board-certified physician-scientist, Professor (tenured) of Public Health Sciences, Deputy Director of the MD-MPH Program, and Associate Provost for Regulatory Affairs, Assessment and Research Integrity at the University of Miami. He has over 10 years of domestic and international research expertise in...

Tony Carna

Assoc. VP, Research Administration

Tony has 15 years of executive leadership experience in higher education and research, managing complex portfolios that exceed $1 billion in annual revenue. He is known for driving operational excellence by optimizing sponsored program operations and supporting strategic research development initiatives. Throughout his career, Tony has led...

Kenia Francis Viamonte

Interim Assistant Vice President, 2RISE

(305) 243-9672
Kenia Viamonte serves as the Interim, Assistant Vice President forResearch Regulation, Integrity, Security & Evaluation (2RISE).  Formerly the Director for the Human Subject Research Office (HSRO), she currently oversees the review of human subject and animal research studies, the regulatory teams that conduct HSR...

Whitney Hough

Director, Technology Transfer

Whitney Hough has PhD in Chemistry and MBA in Strategy from The University of Alabama. During her time as an undergraduate researcher, she synthesized a new class of ionic liquid compounds that resulted in her first patent application, which was later granted as a patent and was licensed to a Fortune 50 company. Experiencing the transition of...

Jenne Reed

Sr. Business Officer 2 - Schools/Colleges (Central Budget) (A)

Jenne Reed serves as the Senior Business Officer in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (OVPRS). With a passion for addressing strategic challenges and fostering customer-centric operations, she brings over 20 years of experience in enhancing business operations. Her expertise lies in boosting productivity, efficiency,...

Deborah Jones

Professor

(305) 243-2041
I am a Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UM), co-Director of the Center for HIV Research on Mental Health (CHARM), co-Director of the HIV & Women Program of the UM Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), and PI/MPI of the MACS/WIHS...

Suhrud M Rajguru

Assistant Vice Provost for Workforce Development and USTAAR

(305) 243-7946
Suhrud Rajguru, Ph.D., is a Professor at the University of Miami, Research Health Scientist at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and founder and Chief Scientific Officer of RestorEar Devices, LLC. The NeuroTherapeutics group led by Dr. Rajguru carries out research with translational focus on characterization, diagnosis and treatment of hearing...

Joshua Rivera

Director, Research Intelligence & Capacity

(305) 284-4610
Joshua Rivera has over 20 years of IT Infrastructure Support experience. He holds a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Florida International University. He has served in multiple technology support roles including software development, project management, network infrastructure support and operations. In addition to his...


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