School Point of Contact (SPOC) and Guides

All schools and colleges have designated a school point of contact (SPOC) who is responsible for working with their faculty and staff on the appointment/reappointment process. This individual has been trained by OPA and should be your first point of contact. Once a school/college recruits and selects a postdoctoral appointee, it is the responsibility of the SPOC to work with you to complete the required documents and processes before forwarding the appointment request to the OPA.

Below is a list of SPOCs organized by school/college. Policies and procedures, including approved postdoctoral appointee classifications and codes, can be found in the Appointment and Reappointment Guide for Faculty and Staff Administrators (University credentials, VUnetID required).

All school/college administrative guides are located in the Postdoctoral Administrators Microsoft Teams Channel. New administrators should contact OPA@vanderbilt.edu for access and training.

College of Arts and Science
Zoe Canales
Administrative Specialist
615-343-0459

Peabody College of Education and Human Development
Scott Gubala
Assistant to the Dean
615-322-8264

School of Engineering
Brittany Champion
Senior Administrative Officer to the Dean
615-936-3160

School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
Aaron Howard
Grants and Contract Coordinator
615-875-9050

School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Aaron Howard
Grants and Contract Coordinator
615-875-9050

School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Aaron Howard
Grants and Contract Coordinator
615-875-9050

School of Nursing
Daien Sanchez
Program Manager
615-875-8931

Divinity School
Victoria Dorward
Assistant to the Deans, Office of the Dean
615-343-3966

Law School
Dominique Millen
Chief of Staff
615-343-6245

Owen Graduate School of Management
Morgan Leeson
Program Coordinator
615-343-0834

Blair School of Music
Tania Carter
Administrative Manager
615-322-7660