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

Melanie Page

Associate Vice President for Creative and Scholarly Activities

Dr. Page works with faculty in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

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.

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.