New Grant Development Specialist for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mercedes Ward as a new Grant Development
Specialist in the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR). Dr. Ward will support
research strategic planning and grant development in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
(EDI) at the University of Utah, effective July 1, 2021.
Dr. Ward joins the VPR Office with a wealth of knowledge in strategic research grant
management and development. She earned a B.S. in Biology from the University of the
South and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Utah. From 2015-2020
she was a member of the project management team for the University of Utah’s USAID-funded
U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, first as Monitoring and Evaluation
Specialist and later as Institutional Development Advisor. During her tenure with
this project, she facilitated strategic partnerships, advanced institutional reforms,
and led a research team to deliver policy recommendations for improving equity under
participatory irrigation management. Dr. Ward has also served as an educator at the
U and was one of the co-developers of the U’s Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate
in Sustainability. She has served on the board of the Utah Fulbright Association and
as a planning sub-committee member for the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference.
She currently is a volunteer grant writer at The INN Between, a local nonprofit.
Dr. Ward looks forward to partnering with researchers, key stakeholders, and collaborative
teams on campus to identify, lead, and develop research and institutional proposals.
She will play a pivotal role in nurturing alliances between and among faculty at the
U, funding agencies, and communities to develop goals and implementation plans for
the institutional EDI research portfolio. Dr. Ward’s commitment and experience in
building and developing relationships will allow her to identify synergies across
disciplines and facilitate collaborations throughout our community.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ward. We look forward to partnering with her as we
continue to fulfill the critical missions of the Office of the Vice President for
Research and the University of Utah.
Sincerely,
Andy Weyrich, Vice President for Research
Diane Pataki, Associate Vice President for Research
Erin Rothwell, Associate Vice President for Research Integrity & Compliance
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