Lisa Mosley

Lisa Mosley is the Executive Director of the Office of Sponsored Projects at Yale University. In this role, she provides oversight and leadership to pre-award, administrative and financial post-award, as well as industry and clinical contracting teams. Prior to joining Yale in 2017, she served as the Assistant Vice President of Research Operations at Arizona State University. Lisa has over 25 years of experience in research administration and has worked in a variety of positions in both central administration and the department.

Reducing Administrative Burden in Federal Research Grants to Universities

The authors focus on the financial and programmatic compliance requirements of managing grants at universities, with the understanding that at a foundational level, the ethical conduct and integrity of conducting research is critical to the success of the U.S. federal government’s $40 billion annual research and development investment with universities. However, the emphasis on procedural accountability is increasingly undermining the ability of academic researchers to focus their attention on conducting the research itself.

Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
Yale University
United States
(203) 785-3680

Lisa Mosley is the Executive Director of the Office of Sponsored Projects at Yale University. In this role, she provides oversight and leadership to pre-award, administrative and financial post-award, as well as industry and clinical contracting teams. Prior to joining Yale in 2017, she served as the Assistant Vice President of Research Operations at Arizona State University. Lisa has over 25 years of experience in research administration and has worked in a variety of positions in both central administration and the department.

She earned her Certificate in Research Administration (CRA) in 2002 and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English (1992) from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (1997) from Arizona State University. She is a member of the Research Compliance & Administration committee for Council on Governmental Relations, is active on several working groups with the FDP, and has served in various leadership roles with the National Council of Research Administrators. She is also a Co-Director of the Cohort for Efficiencies in Research Administration (CERA).