Staff
Jenny Claire Carey
Post Award Operations Manager
jccarey@uga.edu
252B Brooks Hall | 706-542-6027
As Post Award Operations Manager, Jenny Claire’s primary responsibilities include oversight of a complex grant management caseload, overseeing departmental operating budgets, annual budget development, internally funded seed grants, and pilot grants, as well as serving on the OIBR Management Team.
Jenny Claire graduated from Emmanuel College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She joined OIBR in April 2018, and she has been with UGA since September 2015.
Kimberly Silvis Cherewick
Assistant Director
ksilvis@uga.edu
255D Brooks Hall | 706-542-6078
Kim is the Assistant Director of the Owens Institute for Behavioral Research and a Decentralized Limited Signatory Authority for the University of Georgia Research Foundation. Kim is responsible for assisting the Director in overseeing all operations of the Institute: Research, Personnel, Financial, Strategic Planning, and Faculty Development Programs. Kim supervises both pre- and post-award activities, working closely with the OIBR Grants Coordinator and Business Managers, and she remains proactively involved throughout the life of the research projects.
Kim takes great pleasure and pride in the opportunity to provide extensive service to University of Georgia faculty, both emerging and eminent scholars, in pursuing their goals of inquiry. She enjoys leading the OIBR team as we implement new ideas to increase interdisciplinary collaboration and outreach across the University of Georgia and beyond.
Andrea Horsman
Outreach and Communications Manager
ahorsman@uga.edu
255C Brooks Hall | 706-542-6074
Andrea leads outreach and communications efforts at OIBR, where she is dedicated to promoting the institute and showcasing the work of its social and behavioral science faculty. She has responsibilities in multiple areas, including: News writing and website content management; Producing digital newsletters, annual reports and managing social media platforms; and Creating marketing materials and producing photo/video content.
Collaborating closely with OIBR Directors, Andrea focuses on elevating the institute’s visibility across campus and developing innovative strategies to foster interdisciplinary research opportunities. She plays a key role in promoting faculty research.
In addition to her communications duties, Andrea manages the administrative, technical, and logistical aspects of OIBR’s events, meetings, and activities that encourage research collaboration.
Andrea joined OIBR in October 2016 and has been part of the university community since 2010, bringing extensive experience in higher education communications and events.
Stacie Isbell
Grants Manager
sisbell@uga.edu
252F Brooks Hall | 706-542-6100
Stacie has been a member of the UGA community since 2002 and joined OIBR in November 2021. In her role, she oversees restricted accounts for Distinguished Scholars and Affiliates of the Institute, serving as the primary contact for Principal Investigators (PIs). Her responsibilities include ensuring project personnel are paid according to project budgets, sponsors, and state guidelines, as well as monitoring accounts and project spending to maintain audit-ready records.
She also ensures all grant spending complies with UGA and funding agency guidelines. Stacie provides monthly project status reports, oversees budget updates, and utilizes UGA systems—including UGA Jobs, UGA Financial Management System, UGA Budget Management System, and UGAmart—to manage and approve all grant expenditures.
Rodrigo Medina
Senior Accountant
rm39648@uga.edu
252C Brooks Hall | 706-542-2841
Rodrigo joined the Center for Continuing Education & Hotel at UGA in 2018, beginning his career in business and finance. He holds an associate degree in accounting and has specialized training in governmental accounting. Currently, he is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in technology management, which combines accounting principles with data analytics.
He joined OIBR in January 2025 as a Senior Accountant. Rodrigo’s primary responsibilities include managing grant-related post-award functions, coordinating payroll for OIBR, initiating payment and purchase requests, and monitoring sub-award and consultant agreements. Additionally, he serves as the departmental p-card holder and petty cash coordinator for both external and internal funded projects.
L. Renee Moore
Grants Manager
reneemoore1@uga.edu
252E Brooks Hall | 706-542-7202
Renee joined OIBR in June 2019. As Grants Manager, she monitors project spending to ensure that it complies with UGA policy; ensures personnel changes are reflected in the budget; and provides monthly project status reports to Principal Investigators.
Renee has many years of accounting experience and has been with UGA since 2016.
Shradha Patel
Grants Manager
shradha.patel@uga.edu
252D Brooks Hall | 706-542-2841
Shradha has many years of accounting experience from various financial institutions and has been with UGA since 2021.
She worked in the central Sponsored Projects Administration office prior to joining OIBR in December of 2022. She has experience in post-award research administration duties including interpreting and checking for completeness of award documents, ensuring proper set up of awards and chart strings in the Financial Management System, identifying invoicing and financial reporting requirements, and calculating and reconciling amounts to be drawn from Federal agencies.
Chris Thornton
Grants Coordinator III
csthor@uga.edu
255B Brooks Hall | 706-542-2983
Chris has been with UGA since 2020 where he worked in the central Sponsored Projects Administration office. He joined OIBR in August of 2022 with experience in pre-award research administration duties including assisting Principal Investigators with the development and submission of proposals for external funding. Chris is a Decentralized Limited Signatory Authority for the University of Georgia Research Foundation.
He also has experience in writing grants and searching for funding opportunities as gained during his time working with Wounded Veterans organization and the Charleston County School District.