Staff

Bea Cusin is part of the grant support team in ISSR. She comes most recently from Five Colleges, incorporated, where she supported Development and Sponsored Programs.

Sue Falcetti is the Administrative Assistant and office support for ISSR in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She has been on campus since 2013.

Francis Lo is part of the grant support team in ISSR. They provide pre- and post-award grant administration for faculty and graduate students in the Colleges of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Humanities & Fine Arts.

Christina Hotalen supports the Institute for Social Science Research in planning and publicizing ISSR-supported events and the work of social science research at UMass Amherst.

Jason Kamilar is the Director of ISSR, Professor of Anthropology, and Director of the Comparative Primatology Lab.

Jessica Pearlman joined ISSR in September 2016 and serves as ISSR's Director of Research Methods Programs.

Carrie Morrison Penland is part of the grant support team in ISSR. As a Grant & Contract Coordinator, her primary focus is to provide pre-award budget administration and work on special projects.

Elizabeth Sharrow (they/she) is the Director of Faculty Research for ISSR and Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and the Department of History.

Katie Smith is ISSR's Associate Director of Research Administration and Operations. Dr. Smith manages grant and budget development and pre-award services.