Staff Bios
 Kevin P. Kearns, Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies & Research
Dr. Kevin P. Kearns brings more than 25 years of service in graduate-level education, administration and research to SUNY Fredonia as the new Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research. As head of research on the campus, Dr. Kearns serves as the Research Foundation Campus Operations Manager. The RF operations manager (OM) at each campus is responsible for Research Foundation activity at the campus. The OM is appointed by the RF’s board on the recommendation of the respective campus president.
Prior to joining SUNY Fredonia, Dr. Kearns was affiliated with MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston. Other positions held concurrently included faculty affiliate at Harvard-MIT’s division of health sciences and technology and senior research associate in the autism language program at Children’s Hospital of Boston. Previously, Dr. Kearns was chairman and associate professor in the Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Department at Northeastern University, Boston, for 10 years. He was also Chief of audiology and pathology at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, North Chicago, and adjunct associate professor at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., and Chicago Medical School. Additionally, he was a supervisor in speech pathology at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and clinical assistant professor at Louisiana State University Medical Center, both in New Orleans. His inaugural teaching appointment was at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City.
Dr. Kearns earned his doctorate in speech-language pathology from the University of Kansas, a master’s in communication disorders from Saint Louis University, and a bachelor’s in speech-language pathology at SUNY Buffalo.
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 Maggie Bryan-Peterson, CRA, Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
E230A Thompson Hall
(716) 673-3528
FAX (716) 673-3802
E-mail: petersmb@fredonia.edu
Primary responsibilities: The Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs provides campus-wide leadership and administrative support in the development, administration and compliance for grants and contracts funded by internal and external sources.
Maggie Bryan-Peterson, CRA, Director, Maggie came to Fredonia in June of 1989 as Associate Director of Research Services. Maggie holds a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts English from SUNY Potsdam and a Master’s degree in Creative Arts/Theatre from Purdue University. In 1995, with a combination of her education and experience, she passed the national research administrators certifying exam and attained certification as a Research Administrator (CRA). She was re-certified in 2000 and that year was also the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service. In 2003, she earned her Certificate of Compliance from the Society of Research Administrators (SRA). Active in her profession, Maggie is a member of the SRA and National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) and Chair of the statewide University Colleges Research Council. She is a member of the Chautauqua Leadership Network (Class of 2000), and serves on the state-wide Human Subjects Forum and the Export Control Team. Maggie is Secretary of the FSA Board, Chairs the Faculty and Professional Affairs Committee and the Research and Creativity Committee, and is the Human Subjects Administrator on campus. In 2006, Maggie was selected and attended Harvard University Graduate School of Education Management Leadership in Education. Popular as a seminar instructor in grant writing, faculty motivation and public speaking, Maggie has presented at national, state-wide and on and off-campus venues. She is co-author of three studies: Out of Sync?: SUNY Priorities and the Research Foundation Assessment Process, A Discussion of Central Office Campus Assessment Costs in the Context of the Current SUNY Research and Sponsored Program Growth Plan, February 2006; Revisiting Research Administration Functions: Campus Comparisons, An Update to the 1995 Study in the Oracle Environment, Spring 2005; and Research Administration Functions: Campus Comparisons, Fall 1995. In 2006, Maggie was appointed as Associate Editor in Pre-Award, Society of Research Administrators International, Body of Knowledge.
*Certified Research Administrator
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 Cathe Kilpatrick, Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
E230D Thompson Hall
(716) 673-3528
FAX (716) 673-3802
E-mail: Catherine.Kilpatrick@Fredonia.edu
Primary responsibilities: Under the general direction of Director, the Associate Director manages and facilitates functions within the office with specific focus on Personnel and Payroll.
Cathe came to the Sponsored Programs Office in 1994 as a part-time Research Assistant and is now Associate Director. She holds degrees in English from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and in Elementary Education from SUNY Fredonia. In 2003 Cathe passed the national Research Administrators certifying exam that, along with education and experience, earned her the Certified Research Administrator (CRA) professional designation. In 2004 she earned the Certificate of Compliance from the Society of Research Administrators (SRA). Cathe is a member of SRA, the SUNY-wide University Colleges Research Council (UCRC), the Chautauqua Leadership Network Class of 2005, and is chair of Fredonia’s College Review Panel. Her responsibilities include Research Foundation (RF) new employee and other personnel elements, RF liaison and account establishment, and administrative support for the Human Subjects Review Committee and the Scholarly Incentive Award program.
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 Paul J. Benson, Ph.D., Grants Development Specialist
Office of Sponsored Programs
E230B Thompson Hall
(716) 673-3528
FAX (716) 673-3802
E-mail: paul.benson@fredonia.edu
Primary responsibilities: Supports the beginning of the grants life-cycle model. Works with faculty, staff, project directors and greater community on the development and submission of research, program, public service and institutional grant proposals, assures compliance with legal and sponsor regulations as well as appropriate institutional mission support, focuses on proposal development, funding sources, and proposal submissions.
Paul joined the Sponsored Programs Office in September of 2012 as the new Grants Development Specialist. A native of Jamestown, he graduated with a B.A. in English Writing Arts and Anthropology from SUNY Oswego and earned a Masters and Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. His 2012 dissertation in Anthropology was on how ideology is exchanged in the process of philanthropic development at the Chautauqua Institution. Paul has worked in the grants development for over 20 years, with nine of those managing the three US Department of Education, Teaching American History Grants at the Jamestown Public Schools. Through those grants he designed and implemented the formation of the Western Southern Tier Council for the Social Studies, a nonprofit with the mission of serving the needs of teachers across 69 New York school districts. He has most recently worked as an independent consultant for the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, the Arts Council for Chautauqua County, Citizen's Opportunity for Development & Equality, Inc., Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation and Jamestown Community College and the Internationella Engelska Skolan a school dedicated to English proficiency in Sweden. Paul Benson is versed in grant writing, project management and philanthropic development with over 20 years of outcome-based experience in the areas of local, state and federal funding research; program improvement, and strategic planning for educational and non-profit organizations. Over the years he has developed his communication and presentation skills through extensive professional writing, editing, teaching and publishing experience. Paul is proficient in the administrative responsibilities of budgeting, policy development, program facilitation, records management and web-based online educational and social media environments.
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 Heidi Marie Moldenhauer, Grants Management Specialist
Office of Sponsored Programs
E230C Thompson Hall
(716) 673-3528
FAX (716) 673-3802
E-mail: Heidi.Moldenhauer@fredonia.edu
Primary responsibilities: To assist in the administration of sponsored projects in accordance with federal, sponsor, Research Foundation, SUNY and campus guidelines, support investigators and others on campus in the administration and reporting of research projects funded from extramural sources from account establishment phase of a project through project close-out and required records retention support, focusing on Purchasing and Accounts Payable.
Heidi joined the Sponsored Programs Office in June of 2007 as the new Grants Management Specialist. A native of Fredonia, she graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Business Administration from SUNY Fredonia and earned an M.B.A. with a concentration in Accounting and Finance from St. Bonaventure University. Heidi has worked in the accounting profession for the past fourteen years, with twelve of those years spent working in certified public accounting firms. She has most recently worked for Bahgat & Laurito-Bahgat, a CPA firm in Fredonia. Previous positions include working as an audit manager with the CPA firm of R.A. Mercer & Co. in Cattaraugus, New York and as an audit manager with the CPA firm of Johnson, Mackowiak, Moore & Myott, LLP in Fredonia for nine years, specializing in grant audits for governmental and nonprofit entities. Prior work experience also includes working as an assistant accounting supervisor for a local bank and as a financial accountant for a long-term health care facility. Her experience includes project administration, financial analysis and reporting as well as budgeting. Her responsibilities include the administration of sponsored projects in accordance with federal, sponsor, Research Foundation, SUNY and campus guidelines. In addition, Heidi supports investigators and others on campus in the administration and reporting of research projects funded from extramural sources from the account establishment phase of a project through project close-out and required records retention support.
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