About Us

The Office of Research 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 research community today, and planning for secure, dependable IT systems and devices in the future. 

Departmental Leadership

Mike Conklin
Co-Director, Technical Services

Yvonne M. Watson
Co-Director, Strategy Operations

Departmental Administration

Gail Marriott
Department Administrator

Programming Services

Research Programming

Amanda Davin
Lead Software Developer, Office of Research IT

Kim Kaukeinen
Analyst/Programmer Sr., Office of Research IT
Analyst/Programmer Sr., Biostatistics and Computational Biology

Taylor Muenzberg
Analyst/Programmer, Office of Research IT

Joanne Janciuras
Analyst/Programmer Sr., Office of Research IT
Analyst/Programmer Sr., Biostatistics and Computational Biology

Melissa Trayhan
Lead Technical Programmer, CTSI & Research IT

Desktop and Technical Support Services

Desktop Support

Andrew Onofrey
Manager, Support Services, Office of Research IT

Adrec Derue
Lead Desktop Support Specialist

Daniel Lacy
Desktop Support Specialist II

Tatiana Avangelista
Desktop Support Specialist II

Joaquin Figueora
Desktop Support Specialist II (Contractor)

Steve Robida
Desktop Support Specialist II - Neuroscience & Research IT

System Administration and Infrastructure

Evi Vanoost
Project Director, Information Systems - Neuroscience & Research IT

Peter Kostraba
System Administrator, Office of Research IT

William Redman
System Administrator, Office of Research IT

Angel Rosario
System Administrator - Neuroscience & Research IT