
CEHD RESEARCH
The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) supports CEHD students, faculty and staff with pre-award and post-award activities and grant activities. Our pre-award staff serves as the initial point of contact for faculty when they are submitting proposals. Our post-award contacts serve as the primary contact for award management.
Support educational researchers through the strengthening of internal and external relationships.
Support educational researchers’ post-award activities, including financial administration and research support.
Support educational researchers’ pre-award activities, including grant searching and proposal development.
Pre-Award Grants and Contracts Officers
- Review RFPs
- Provide timelines for proposal development
- Work with faculty to create budgets and budget justifications that meet sponsor and institutional requirements, include correct rates for salaries, fringe benefits, and indirect costs
- Assist faculty with cost-share arrangements
- Review required proposal documents for adherence to the RFP and upload documents into sponsor systems
- Route proposals for required signatures before submission
Post-Award Grants and Contracts Officers
- Track project spending and perform monthly expenditure reviews on all sponsored projects in their portfolios
- Track faculty effort across projects
- Request cost transfers, re-budgets, no-cost extensions and so forth
- Initiate sub-award requests
- Approve grant-related expenditures in Georgia State systems
The ORSP Team

Jaiwan Harris
Director

Mi’Yata Johnson-Foreman
Research Associate II

Stacy Ringo
Grants and Contracts Officer II

Letitia Williams
Grants and Contracts Officer II

Shaila Philpot
Grants and Contracts Officer III

Tiffini Johnson
Grants and Contracts Officer I

Rannisha Tanksley
Grants and Contracts Officer II

Erin Whitney
Administrative Assistant

Jacqueline Ferrell
Grants and Contracts Officer II

Autumn Eberhart
Grants and Contracts Officer I

Jiaojiao Chen
Grants and Contracts Officer I
Resources
- College of Education & Human Development
- Georgia State University
- External Resources
- Sponsor Resources
RESEARCH NEWS AND EVENTS
Research Snapshot: Integrating Technology in Early Childhood Classrooms
Assistant Professor Ju Lim co-authored a study in Teachers and Teaching on how college students preparing to become early childhood and elementary teachers use technology in classrooms. read more ❯
Contact Us
The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects supports students, faculty and staff in the College of Education & Human Development with pre-award and post-award activities.
Suite 330 on the third floor of the College of Education & Human Development building
30 Pryor St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303