Who We Are
Charlotte Bacon
Assistant Vice Provost for Research Development and Alliances
Director, GrantGPS
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Grant Support
Charlotte.M.Bacon@dartmouth.edu
Charlotte Bacon, Director, has worked with GrantGPS since 2017. Charlotte works primarily with faculty and postgraduates in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts, but welcomes collaboration across all disciplines. She has a particular passion for supporting new scholars in their careers and aims to foster equity and inclusion in all of her work. She has helped Dartmouth's faculty secure funding from the NSF, the NEH, the ACLS, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Archives, among other sources. A graduate of Harvard College and Columbia University, she was tenured in the English Department of the University of New Hampshire and served as Executive Director of the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Charlotte has also published five works of fiction and has won the PEN/Hemingway Prize, as well as awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the NEA, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library.
Allan Bieber
Engineering, Life Sciences, and Medicine Grant Support
Senior Associate Director, GrantGPS
Allan.J.Bieber@dartmouth.edu
Allan Bieber, Ph.D. joined GrantGPS in the summer of 2019, bringing over 30 years of experience in research, teaching and administration at institutions including the Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School, University of California at Berkley, Stanford and Purdue. He has held grants from NSF, NIH and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and has served on study sections at the NIH, Department of Defense and the National MS Society. Allan provides research and grant-writing support to faculty of all rank, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in the sciences, with a particular focus on NSF and NIH proposals.
Angelika Hofmann
Environmental and Physical Sciences Grant Support
Senior Associate Director
GrantGPS and the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society
Angelika.H.Hofmann@dartmouth.edu
Angie Hofmann works to identify, coordinate, and supervise novel opportunities for research support in the engineering, environmental, chemical/physical and related disciplines and in areas of interest to the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society and to GrantGPS. Prior to joining GrantGPS and the Irving Institute, Angie was Senior Associate Director and Interim Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations at Dartmouth, where she was responsible for fundraising from national and international corporations and foundations. Before joining Dartmouth in 2021, Angie was Strategic Projects Advisor to Yale University’s Vice Provost for Research and Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations for Science and International Initiatives in Yale’s Office of Development. She holds a Ph.D. in Mol. Biology and Biochemistry from the UC, Irvine and was a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, Germany. She is the founder of SciWri Services, a venture providing training and consulting services on scientific communication worldwide, and the author of two books that are standards in the field: Scientific Writing and Communication – Papers, Proposals, and Presentation and Writing in the Biological Sciences (Oxford University Press.)
Hailey LaVoy
Humanities & Interdisciplinary Studies Grant Support
Assistant Director, GrantGPS
Hailey.LaVoy@dartmouth.edu
With a strong alignment to faculty priorities and Dartmouth's overarching mission, Hailey LaVoy is dedicated to helping Dartmouth scholars think strategically about their research plans, their professional goals, and their long-term and immediate intellectual impacts.
In her role as Assistant Director, Hailey works closely with Dartmouth's faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students in the Arts & Humanities and Interdisciplinary Divisions to identify and secure internal and external funding that will advance their research agendas. Additionally she aids Dartmouth scholars in pinpointing suitable publishers and refining their book proposals for scholarly presses. Hailey also serves as the primary resource for Dartmouth's faculty, postdocs, and administrators applying to the Fulbright U.S. Scholars Program.
Since 2016, Hailey has contributed her expertise to various campus divisions, including the Offices of the Board of Trustees, the Dean of Faculty, and the Advancement Division. She holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from the University of Notre Dame.
Miguel A. Morales
Engineering Grant Support
Senior Associate Director, GrantGPS & Thayer School of Engineering
Miguel.A.Morales@dartmouth.edu
Miguel Morales joined GrantGPS in November 2023 as Senior Associate Director (Engineering Grant Support). He catalyzes major strategic research initiatives to bolster extramurally funded scholarship, with a focus on areas of expertise at the Thayer School of Engineering. Prior to joining GrantGPS, Miguel served as the Sr Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Dartmouth where he developed and executed a robust corporate engagement program and deepened relationships with foundations. Miguel holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology and biochemistry and was a postdoctoral fellow at NYU, a senior scientist at the Pasteur Institute, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame. Miguel brings over 20 years of experience in higher education as a faculty, collaborative researcher, fundraiser, and strategic leader. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications and two book chapters.
Holly Roy
Grant Operations
Assistant Director, GrantGPS
Holly.Roy@dartmouth.edu
Holly Roy, Assistant Director for Grant Operations, joined GrantGPS in December 2023. Working closely with GrantGPS senior directors, she coordinates team operations to ensure excellent service for all grantseekers. Holly also supports efforts to strengthen connections to campus offices and the broader community. With a degree in psychology from Corban University and over 20 years of experience providing high-level administrative, financial, and project support, she brings a wide array of skills and experiences to the team.