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Authorized Dean’s Signature Designees

Sponsored research applications and forms often require the signature of the investigator’s dean. However, deans may not be available on short notice, so many schools and divisions at USC have designated at least one other individual who is authorized to sign on behalf of the dean.

Note that these individuals are authorized to sign on behalf of the dean for sponsored research forms only, and not necessarily for any other type of form or policy.

The following schools have designated authorized dean’s representatives:

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

  • Sarah Banet-Weiser, Director, Communication
  • Debra Lawler, Associate Dean for Research
  • Andrea Hollingshead, Associate Dean for Research
  • Dave Racewicz, Associate Dean for Finance

USC Davis School of Gerontology

  • Pinchas Cohen, Dean
  • Dominic Alpuche, Business Officer
  • Kelvin Davies, Vice Dean
  • Maria Henke, Associate Dean

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

  • Amber Miller, Dean
  • Stephen Bradforth, Divisional Dean, Natural Sciences
  • Steve Mackey, Vice Dean, Administration and Finance
  • Eric Ponce, Executive Director, Research Administration
  • Mike Godinez, Assistant Director, Research Administration and Compliance

USC Gould School of Law

  • Andrew T. Guzman, Dean
  • Donald Scotten, Vice Dean

USC Keck School of Medicine

  • Janet Stoeckert, Director of Research Administration
  • Marie Choi, Associate Director, Research Administration
  • Caroline Sakai, Research Administrator
  • Andy Lee, Assistant Research Administrator
  • Thomas Buchanan, M.D., Interim Vice Dean of Research, Director, SC CTSI, Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Keck School of Medicine

USC Leventhal School of Accounting

  • Nandini Rajagopalan, Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs and Joseph A. DeBell, Chair in Business Administration
  • Sunny Donenfeld, Sr. Associate Dean of Finance & Administration and CFO

USC Libraries

  • Catherine Quinlan, Dean of USC Libraries
  • William Dotson, Director of Grants and Research Communications
  • Gretchen Lees, Senior Financial Accounting Manager, USC Libraries, Office of the Provost

USC Marshall School of Business

  • Nandini Rajagopalan, Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs and Joseph A. DeBell, Chair in Business Administration
  • Sunny Donenfeld, Sr. Associate Dean of Finance & Administration and CFO

USC Ostrow School of Dentistry

  • Yang Chai, Associate Dean of Research
  • Dan Cheock, Chief Financial Offier

USC Roski School of Art and Design

  • Raul Petris, Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration

USC Rossier School of Education

  • Larry Picus, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs
  • Teri Adams, Assistant Dean for Administration and Finance
  • Kathy Stowe, Associate Dean for Academic Programs (back-up signatory)
  • Karen Symms Gallagher, Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean (back-up signatory)

USC School of Architecture

  • Milton Curry, Dean
  • Vittoria Di Palma, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

USC School of Cinematic Arts

  • Scott Fisher, Associate Dean of Research
  • Akira Lippit, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (FY 2015-2016)
  • Candice Jacobs, Senior Business Officer

USC School of Pharmacy

  • Jeffrey Shapiro, Chief Operating Officer
  • Annie Wong-Beringer, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education

USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

  • Jack Knott, Dean
  • Neeraj Sood, Vice Dean for Research
  • Regina Nordahl, Associate Dean

USC Suzanne-Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

  • Sarah Gehlert, Dean
  • Rosine Sarafian, Director of Research Administration
  • Ludwig Munevar, Senior Business Officer

USC Thornton School of Music

  • Susan Lopez, Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
  • Jeffrey deCaen, Associate Dean for Operations

USC Viterbi School of Engineering

  • Maja Mataric, Vice Dean for Research
  • Lauren Ferrell, Associate Director of Research Administration
  • Linda Rock, Dean of Administration
  • Nichole Phillips, Director of Research
  • Aleessa Atienza, Research Administration Coordinator (signing authority on proposals up to $1,000,000)

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