Contact Us
The Office of Research Affairs is located in the SOM Dean's Office Executive Offices, on the 14th floor of Bressler Research Building.
You can reach our office by phone at (410) 706-5485 or by email at SOM-ORA@som.umaryland.edu.
Or use the contact information for an individual below. We are here to assist you!

Joni Prasad, PhD
Assistant Dean for Research Affairs
Conflict of Interest Officer
Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
jprasad@som.umaryland.edu
410-706-6353

Grace (Man) Zhang, PhD
Research Administrator
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health
mzhang@som.umaryland.edu
410-706-2330

Katherine Kight, PhD
Research Administrator
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
kkight@som.umaryland.edu
410-706-5149

Lora Stepan, BS
Research Administrator, Office of Research Affairs
410-706-8727
lstepan@som.umaryland.edu