{"id":445,"date":"2009-10-30T14:17:56","date_gmt":"2009-10-30T18:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/?page_id=445"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:49:54","slug":"centers-and-institutes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/centers-and-institutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Centers and Institutes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Center \/ Institute Name<\/th>\nDate Established<\/th>\nContact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nBrandon Dennison, Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development
\ndennison9@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Appalachian Transportation Institute<\/a><\/td>\n 1998 <\/td>\n Brie Salmons, Associate Director, Brianne.Salmons@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER)<\/a><\/td>\n 1994 <\/td>\n Kent Sowards, Director
\nsowards10@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center for Clinical Research<\/a><\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences (CEGAS)<\/a><\/td>\n1993 <\/td>\nGeorge Carico, Director of West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall University
\ncarico@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center for Teaching and Learning<\/a><\/td>\n1999 <\/td>\n April Fugett, Ph.D., Executive Director
\nfugett5@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia<\/a><\/td>\n 1996 <\/td>\n Jessica Lowman, University Libraries, CSEGA Director
\nlowman@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center of Biomedical Research Excellence<\/a><\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center of Excellence for Recovery<\/a><\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n Amy Saunders, Managing Director and Assocate VP
\nsaunde22@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environmental Management Incubator<\/a><\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n George Carico, Director of West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall University
\ncarico@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forensic Science Center<\/a><\/td>\n 1992 <\/td>\n Lauren Waugh, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Program
\nrichards18@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glenwood Center for Scholarship in the Humanities<\/a><\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n Dr. Luke Eric Lassiter, Center Co-Director
\nDr. Billy Joe Peyton, Center Co-Director
\nlassiter@marshall.edu\u00a0 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Deaver Drinko Academy<\/a><\/td>\n1994 <\/td>\n Dr. Montserrat Miller, Executive Director
\nmillerm@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development<\/a><\/td>\n 2000 <\/td>\n Dr. Tarabeth Heineman, Executive Director
\ntarabeth.heineman@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR)<\/a><\/td>\n2008 <\/td>\n Sandrine Pierre, Ph.D., Associate Scientific Director\/Interim Director
\npierres@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marshall\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC)<\/a><\/td>\n 1990 <\/td>\n Derek Scarbro, Director
\nderek.scarbro@mfg.marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health<\/a><\/td>\n1999 <\/td>\n Jennifer T. Plymale, Associate Dean of the Center for Rural Health
\nplymale@marshall.edu
\nAmber Vance, Grant Program Coordinator
\nelkins34@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia Autism Training Center<\/a><\/td>\n 1984 <\/td>\n Jackie Clark, Associate Director
\nluton1@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center<\/a><\/td>\n2005 <\/td>\n George Carico, Director of West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall University
\ncarico@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network<\/a><\/td>\n2018<\/td>\n Susie Mullens, Project Director (WVCRN)
\nmullens20@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia EDA University Center<\/a><\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n Deacon Stone, Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
\ndeacon.stone@mfg.marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence<\/a><\/td>\n 2004 <\/td>\n James Denvir, PhD., Data Science Core Director
\ndenvir@marshall.edu <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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