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The Vice Chancellor for Research Human Resources Office is responsible for providing a high level of customer service to the centers, institutes, and offices within the Division of Research. Our purpose is to provide counsel and guidance on HR matters including but not limited to recruitment and hiring, classification and compensation, performance management, and employee relations. We serve as an adviser to HR policies and procedures and as the liaison between the Division and various central offices around campus such as the Office of Human Resources (OHR) and University Compliance Office.


HR Service Center Contacts

Portrait of Christine Ackley

Christine Ackley, MS, SPHR, PHR, SHRM-CP

HR Director

Christine_Ackley@unc.edu


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Jordan Todd, MA, PHR

Associate Director, HR

(919) 445-1725
jltodd@email.unc.edu

Departments:

Campus Postdocs • Office of Postdoctoral Affairs


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Christina Terminello

Human Resources Consultant

christina_terminello@unc.edu

Departments:

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research • Highway Safety Research Center • Office of Research Development • Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation


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Vilmarie Williams

Human Resources Consultant

vilmarie@email.unc.edu

Departments:

Office of Sponsored Programs


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Tiffany Worthen, MBA

Human Resources Consultant

(919) 843-9503
worthen@email.unc.edu

Departments:

Division of Comparative Medicine


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Trent Hopper

Human Resources Consultant

trent_hopper@unc.edu

Departments:

Office of Research Information Systems • Injury Prevention Research Center • Clinical Research Compliance • Office of Human Research Ethics • Office of Animal Care and Use • Office of Research Communications


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Shelton Holley

Human Resources Consultant

sholley@unc.edu

Departments:

Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention • Institute for the Environment


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Kim Thompson

Human Resources Specialist

ktho@unc.edu

Departments:

Nutrition Research Institute • Odum Institute • Research Data Management Core


Jamie Strickland

Human Resources Specialist

linens@email.unc.edu

Departments:

Comparative Medicine • Coastal Resilience Center • Center for Galapagos Studies


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Misty Parrish

Human Resources Specialist

Misty.Parrish@unc.edu

Departments:

Renaissance Computing Institute


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Diana deProphetis

Human Resources Specialist

dianadep@email.unc.edu

Departments:

Cecil G. Sheps Center • Office of Sponsored Programs


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Dianca Sutton

Human Resources Coordinator

dianca@unc.edu

Serves as the Hosting Unit Contact for initiating requests in the ISSS Portal on behalf of the VC for Research UBC Human Resources for international scholars. • Primary contact for Form I-9 preparation and completion


Carolina Population Center

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Dawn Andres

Human Resources Specialist

(919) 962-4933
dsandres@email.unc.edu


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Annette Cytryn-Smith

Manager of HR & Administration

(919) 445-0436
annette_cytryn-smith@unc.edu


Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

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Natalie Nelson

Human Resources Specialist

(919) 966-2691
natalie.nelson@unc.edu


Lauren Vandemark

Human Resources Specialist

(919) 843-0864
laurenbv@email.unc.edu