Joanne joined the Research Development and Support team in May 2021. She is developing and leading a team in support of faculty research submissions to both Federal and Foundation sponsors, with an emphasis on Foundation and other private support.
Before joining Vanderbilt, Joanne served for five years as the Senior Director of Grant Initiatives, Corporate and Foundation Relations, at Baylor University resulting in a significant increase of Foundation and other private support for faculty researchers.
Prior to joining Baylor, Joanne worked for 32 years in research development and administration at Washington University in St. Louis in multiple departments and schools, including Neuroscience, Biology, and the Olin Business School. While at Olin, Joanne worked for 11 years as the administrator of an interdisciplinary research network sponsored by The MacArthur Foundation. Joanne also was instrumental in the establishment of a new grants program for the Olin School and served as its first Grant Development Manager.
Joanne is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA), holds a BA in English from St. Louis University and a master’s in liberal arts from Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to her career in research development and administration she worked as a freelance academic editor for over 15 years.
Contact Joanne at joanne.m.spitz@vanderbilt.edu or by phone at (615)343-8949