Taiesha Smith serves as the Senior Program Manager for HBCU & MSI Research Partnerships. She supports Georgia Tech faculty in building mutually beneficial relationships with HBCUs and MSIs with the hopes of leading to strong research partnerships. Through this effort, Taiesha increases collaboration and funding between GT and HBCUs/MSIs, develops effective systems to track and support research collaboration between institutions, and advocates for inclusive research. She provides administrative support to George White and is responsible for leading outreach initiatives to increase and foster enduring research collaboration between Georgia Tech and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). Her background includes teaching K-12 History and serving as a teacher leader for new teacher development. She received her B.A. in History from Georgia State University, her M.A.T. in History from Mercer University, and her PhD. from Capella University.

Dr. Rob Kadel is a Senior Research Scientist and Executive Director of Research Program Administration in the Office of the Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His experience spans more than two decades including research and faculty appointments at Penn State, Johns Hopkins, the University of Colorado Denver, and Georgia Tech. In his current role, Dr. Kadel supports faculty and staff across Georgia Tech’s ten Interdisciplinary Research Institutes, which research topics ranging from bioengineering to clean energy to advanced manufacturing. Dr. Kadel is also an established expert in virtual learning strategies and has developed and taught engaging online courses including Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, and the Sociology of Education. His courses are highly popular with students for their incorporation of multimodal learning and collaborative opportunities. Dr. Kadel holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Emory University (1998).

Provides administrative support to Julia Kubanek, Rob Kadel and George White, manages the TTGL PWS, plans events for IRI+ and other meeting coordination for the VPIR, IR Spotlight Award & Research Faculty Teaching Fellows program coordination and administration, provides administrative support to the Research Faculty Advisory Council & Research Staff Advisory Council.

Tuttle's primary responsibilities include administrative support to the EVPR's office, event support and meeting coordination.

K. Brandon Strickland, an engineer and attorney by training, brings a wealth of experience from his previous role as executive director of the Office of Research Administration at the University of Miami, where he managed a dynamic research enterprise with an annual portfolio of more than $700 million in expenditures. His expertise streamlining research administration processes, providing strong service to faculty, and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations are invaluable to Georgia Tech.

As associate vice president, Nolan leads the office that serves as the nexus for the Institute’s entire partner relationship and activity portfolios. The office is also tasked with facilitating collaboration efforts across various partner units within Georgia Tech, including the Enterprise Innovation Institute, Technology Licensing, Economic Development, Institute Relations, and Corporate Contracting, among others.

Nolan joined the team on January 1, 2022. His appointment follows a national search and is part of a larger Institute effort for more strategic and complementary initiatives between its corporate relations and industry collaboration units. Under this structure, Nolan will jointly report to the executive vice president for research and the vice president for development.

Nolan comes to Georgia Tech with more than 20 years of higher education expertise in economic development and corporate relations engagement.

At Carnegie Mellon, Nolan nearly doubled the university’s industry sponsored research spending between 2016 and 2020. During his tenure, the university’s executive education revenue increased by nearly 190% and several of its corporate partners, including Facebook, Honeywell Robotics, and Philips, opened new facilities near the campus.

Prior to Carnegie Mellon, Nolan spent nearly 15 years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was appointed assistant director of economic development/private sector partners program at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in 2001 and then associate director of information technology and economic development in 2006 for the UIUC campus. He was named director in 2013. In those roles, he authored the economic development and industry engagement portion of a National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal for the Blue Waters Petascale Supercomputer, bringing in a $208 million award.

Myles leads the Office of Research Integrity Assurance, which includes the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), Institutional Animal Care & Use (IACUC), Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), and the Animal Care Program. She also serves as the Research Integrity Officer (RIO).

Kathleen T. Gosden serves as the executive chief of staff for the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR). In the role, she advises the EVPR and the Office of the EVPR on administrative and institutional matters. She develops action plans on policies and procedures, operational effectiveness, and communications on issues that advance Georgia Tech’s priorities, goals, and outcomes outlined in the Institute’s strategic plan. She collaborates with campus partners on executive initiatives, promotes research-related matters and objectives, acts as a liaison and representative on campus committees, and provides strategic oversight to administrative staff within the Office of the EVPR.

Gosden joined Georgia Tech in 2011 and has served in varying roles, including interim general counsel and vice president for Ethics and Compliance, acting deputy general counsel, and chief counsel, roles she held concurrently during 2022. Before that, she served as assistant chief counsel and senior attorney in employment and litigation. Before joining Georgia Tech, she practiced law in private and public service roles, including serving as a senior assistant attorney general in the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, where she represented and advised state agencies, including the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.