{"id":43744,"date":"2025-07-23T16:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/?page_id=43744"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:31:36","slug":"research-concierge-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/research-concierge-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Concierge Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Research Concierge Team serves as a bridge between PIs and administrative offices, and provides advising on available resources to help navigate the various stages of a sponsored project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Concierges<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Laura Bellavia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Research Concierge and Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4528<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:lbellavia@uri.edu\">lbellavia@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Santina Horowitz<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Research Concierge and Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2199<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:santina.horowitz@uri.edu\">santina.horowitz@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of the Research Concierge services include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigating URI\u2019s research enterprise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecting with research resources across the University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying cores and shared research facilities relevant to your research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing guidance on the appropriate research support office to help you with specific proposal or award&nbsp;questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressing questions about who you may contact about a certain policy or procedure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arranging a meet and greet for college faculty&nbsp;and staff with the central research offices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community of Research Administrators (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/community-of-research-administrators-cora\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/community-of-research-administrators-cora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CoRA<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am new at URI. Can you provide me with an overview of the research landscape here&nbsp;at URI?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The research concierge team is here to meet with new faculty&nbsp;and staff to provide an overview of our offices and their responsibilities. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I need an eRA Commons account. How can I create one?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>eRA Commons accounts need to be created by the central OSP pre-award specialist who is assigned to your college. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/people\/sponsored-projects\/#pre-award\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/people\/sponsored-projects\/#pre-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">find your OSP pre-award specialist\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the status of my award? Can I start spending?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can find the status of your award under the \u2018Status History\u2019 tab in InfoEd. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.its.uri.edu\/research-office-files\/InfoEdSecure\/Quick-Reference-Guide-to-the-Status-History-Tab.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.its.uri.edu\/research-office-files\/InfoEdSecure\/Quick-Reference-Guide-to-the-Status-History-Tab.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">find a step-by-step guide\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0or reach out to the research concierges and they are happy to assist you.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am a PI and will be transferring to another institution. What do I need to consider when transferring out of URI?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is important to start the process early when a faculty member leaves URI. You can follow the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/922\/Departing-PI-Checklist-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Departing PI Checklist&nbsp;<\/a>to ensure all aspects of your research are transferred or closed out. The Research Concierge team is available&nbsp;to assist and can help connect you with the individual offices who need to be notified.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am applying to a training grant that requires a lot of institutional data and information. Can you help with this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes, the research concierge team can help with contacting the appropriate offices at URI to collect any institutional information needed for a proposal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I have an idea for the&nbsp;research concierges. Who do I contact?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:researchconcierges@uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">researchconcierges@uri.edu<\/a>. We welcome any idea or input to help make the research processes more efficient and effective for faculty and staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I have a question that isn\u2019t listed here. Who do I contact?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:researchconcierges@uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">researchconcierges@uri.edu<\/a> and we are happy to assist in answering your question\/s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note that the Research Concierges do not replace the functions of existing administrative groups; instead they serve as a key connection point and provide guidance and advocacy for faculty and staff.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Research Concierge Team serves as a bridge between PIs and administrative offices, and provides advising on available resources to help navigate the various stages of a sponsored project. Research Concierges Examples of the Research Concierge services include: Common Questions I am new at URI. 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