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Alicia Adelman

Research Development Officer & Prestigious Nominations Manager
听 alicia.adelman@colorado.edu
听 303-492-2436

Alicia (pronunciation: a-li-cia) is the point of contact for RIO and helps resolve your questions centered on the research enterprise and faculty development. With over 11 years of experience in research development, Alicia鈥檚 passion lies in helping faculty achieve their scholarship goals. She manages the PI Academy, center authorizations and听reauthorizations, prestigious nominations, and all research development webinars and workshops. As a first-generation master's graduate and member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Alicia is a safe space to reach out to with any of your research questions, big or small.

Donna Axel

Proposal Editor & Writing Coach听
donna.axel@colorado.edu

Donna is a proposal writer and editor, supporting arts, humanities, social sciences and education faculty draft the narrative portions of proposals. She runs RIO鈥檚 annual faculty Writing & Peer Editing Programs: NEH Fellowship Peer Editing Workshop Series and Fall Fellowship Writing & Peer Editing Program. As a research development specialist, she offers funding strategy sessions to faculty, staff and students across campus. Trained as a public interest lawyer, Donna has worked in the U.N. arena and published in the areas of the International Crim