Leadership
Robert Twilley
Vice President
225-578-7696
rtwilley@lsu.edu
Stephen D. Beck
Associate Vice President
225-578-0873
sdbeck@lsu.edu
Janna Oetting
Associate Vice President
225-578-3932
cdjanna@lsu.edu
Andrew Maas
Associate Vice President
LSU Innovation
225-578-2599
andrewm@lsu.edu
Greg Trahan
Director
Economic Development
225-578-6764
gtrahan1@lsu.edu
William Shelton
Special Assistant to the Vice President
225-578-3069
wshelton@lsu.edu
Graca Vicente
Special Assistant to the Vice President
225-578-7405
vicente@lsu.edu
Darya Courville
Executive Director
Sponsored Programs
225-578-4765
ddcourv@lsu.edu
Staff
Administrative Support
Holly Carruth
Executive Assistant to the Vice President & Assistant to the Associate Vice Presidents
225-578-7696
hcarruth@lsu.edu
Business Affairs
Andrew Cox
Director
225-578-6939
acox8@lsu.edu
Melissa Esnault
Business Officer
225-578-5320
mesnau1@lsu.edu
Research Advancement
Kelly Robertson
Director
225-578-0054
krobe@lsu.edu
Catherine Davis
Coordinator
225-578-5833
cdav215@lsu.edu
Research Communication
Research Compliance
Debra Keppler
Director
225-578-8910
debrak@lsu.edu
Douglas Villien
Assistant Director
IRB Coordinator
225-578-5093
dvilli1@lsu.edu
Kristin Dennis
Compliance Coordinator
225-578-4876
kristinsmith@lsu.edu
Research Engagement