Our Staff

Paul Murphy
Director
(617) 636-3819 or (617) 627-3886
paul.murphy@tufts.edu

• Manages and directs Tufts University Office of Research Administration (ORA).
  
• Chair of the Committee on the Conflict of Interest in Research (CCIR).
• Contact for questions concerning Tufts financial conflict of interest.
  
• Facilitates the internal review process for limited submissions.
• Provides temporary services to some departments in the School of Medicine (including Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences), School of Dental Medicine and Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Please click here for the complete list of assigned departments.
  

Zoya Hamilton
Senior Associate Director
(617) 636-6709
zoya.hamilton@tufts.edu

• Provides services to some departments in the School of Medicine (including Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences), Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA). Please click here for the complete list of assigned departments.
  

Elizabeth Brady
Staff Assistant
(617) 636-6550
elizabeth.brady@tufts.edu

• Contact for NIH eRA Commons and NSF FastLane account registration for the Health Sciences Campus.
• Assists with the limited submissions process.
• Contact for status of proposals and subcontracts, as well as funding opportunities elists.
  
• Distributes notices of awards for the Health Sciences Campus.
  

Christine Woodroffe
Senior Associate Director
(617) 627-3696
christine.woodroffe@tufts.edu

• Provides services to some departments in the Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering, Feinstein International Center, Tisch Library and University Information Technology (UIT). Please click here for the complete list of assigned departments.

Maria Harlow
Associate Director
(617) 627-5187
maria.harlow@tufts.edu

• Provides services to some departments in the Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering, Lincoln Filene Center, Massachusetts Campus Compact, Central Administration, Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), and Women's Center. Please click here for the complete list of assigned departments.

Kim Pachetti
Associate Director
(617) 627-4274
kim.pachetti@tufts.edu

• Provides services to some departments in the Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Institute for Global Leadership, Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE), Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, and the Fletcher School. Please click here for the complete list of assigned departments.

Suzanne Rocha
Research Administration Coordinator
(617) 627-3683
suzanne.rocha@tufts.edu

• Contact for NIH eRA Commons and NSF FastLane account registration for the Medford/Somerville Campus.
• Assists with proposal budget preparations.
  
• Assists with drafting subcontracts and amendments.
• Processes and coordinates no-cost extensions and rebudgeting approval documentation following specific sponsor policies and Tufts internal procedures.