About Us

Research & Academic IT provides a broad range of IT services including: desktop support, application development, systems administration, server and web hosting, IT consulting, and project management for the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and other affiliated organizations. Our leadership is committed to meeting the technology needs of the University of Rochester community today, and planning for secure, dependable IT systems and devices in the future. 

Departmental Leadership

Steven Wormsley, PhD
Director, Research and Academic Information Technology
Senior Associate, Research Informatics

Mike Conklin
Assistant Director, Research and Academic Information Technology
Project Director, Biostats Computational Biology

Yvonne Watson
Portfolio Manager, Research and Academic Information Technology

Justin Grigg
Manager, Support Services, Research and Academic Information Technology

Departmental Administration

Gail Marriott
Department Administrator

System Administration and Infrastructure

Peter Kostraba
System Administrator, Research and Academic Information Technology

William Redman
System Administrator, Research and Academic Information Technology

Research Programming 

Amanda Davin
Analyst/Programmer, Research and Academic Information Technology

Education Programming 

Joanne Janciuras
Analyst/Programmer, Research and Academic Information Technology
Analyst/Programmer, Biostats Computational Biology

Technical Support

Adrec Derue
IT Support Specialist II, Research and Academic Information Technology

Daniel Lacy
IT Support Specialist II, Research and Academic Information Technology