Research Office Support Team
Research Office
Tanis Garcia
Central Administration
Tanis has been with the U since 2013 and has been working in research accounting since 2015; she started in the Engineering Department prior to coming to DFPM. She has been with DFPM since November 2020. Her responsibilities are ensuring post-award processes and procedures are being done correctly within DFPM, she is responsible for post-award support to PI's and divisions, working with pre-award as assigned, and other financial responsibility.
Jesse Cormier-Adams
Central Administration
Jesse provides post-award financial and administrative support for externally funded research projects, ensuring compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements. He manages grant budgets, monitors expenditures, and prepares financial reports, working closely with faculty and staff to ensure efficient award management. Jesse also supports effort reporting, subaward administration, and financial reconciliations, helping researchers navigate funding complexities.
Additionally, Jesse maintains databases tracking DFPM researchers’ publications, presentations, and accolades and provides administrative support for Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and renewals. He also manages the research section of DFPM’s website.
Jesse graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a BA in English (Comparative Literature). His interests include reading, writing, playing tabletop roleplaying games and chess, running, strength training, and he is an avid beach volleyball player.
Anne Randall
Central Administration
Anne joined the University of Utah in 1995 working in Oncology on the PLCO study. She was then part of the SPRINT high blood pressure study in Nephrology. She joined DFPM, Division of Public Health, in 2016 as an Administrative Assistant. In 2002, she joined Central Admin as a post-award officer. She is responsible for ensuring post-award processes and procedures are being done correctly within the department. Anne enjoys traveling with family, cooking for the family, and spending time with her family, especially the grandkids.
Maude Romney
Central Administration
Maude's role in the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (DFPM) focuses on managing various programs including REACH-U2, HSF, and DFPM Research Mentor Training. They also oversee pre-award grants and contracts for DFPM. In their free time Maude enjoys reading, running, and spending time with loved ones.
Eliza Taylor
Central Administration
Eliza is dedicated to expanding the research footprint in the department. She supports faculty with IRB, REDCap, Qualtrics, manuscript writing, publications, and problem-solving specific to the scholarly needs of clinicians. Eliza supervises research staff and is available for one-on-one research question consultations. Eliza received her MPH degree from the University of Utah and has a background in women and refugee health.