Research Office Leadership

Ming Lei
Interim Vice President of WVU Research
Dr. Lei is the Sr. Associate Vice President, Office of Research and Graduate Education and Vice Dean of Research, School of Medicine
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Melanie Page
Associate Vice President for Creative and Scholarly Activities
Dr. Page works with faculty in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
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Sheena Murphy
Associate Vice President for Research Development
Dr. Murphy works predominantly with the STEM portfolio at WVU and also is the principal research point of engagement for state, industrial, federal and international partnerships.
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Katie Stores
Associate Vice President for Finance, Operations, and Research Administration
Dr. Stores oversees OSP, the Office of Research Systems and Operational Data, Research Administration Data and Data Analytics, and provides finance support for the WVU Research Office.
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