Meet the Team

Antje Harnisch
Assistant Vice Provost for Research
Antje is the Assistant Vice Provost for Research and in this capacity, she supports the university’s research and technology commercialization enterprises. ... View Profile

Sujatha P. Koduvayur
Research Development Manager
Sujatha P. Koduvayur manages the research development activities of the Institute by supporting, coordinating and expanding multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary and multi-center collaborative programs that enhance WPI’s research portfolio. Prior to her current role at WPI, Sujatha led the research development activities of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Penn State College of Medicine. ... View Profile

Benjamin Nephew
Assistant Research Professor-Biology & Biotechnology
I work with Dean Jean King, where our research is broadly focused on identifying and studying neurobehavioral mechanisms of mental illness and developing effective interventions. We currently use functional MRI (fMRI) to identify the neural correlates of mindfulness based stress reduction as part of a stage IIa randomized clinical trial, and fMRI data combined with related clinical measures to develop machine learning based early predictors of severe depression and suicidality. ... View Profile

Ellen Grant Piccioli
Director of Mfg Innovation
Ellen Grant Piccioli is directing the engagement and expansion of WPIs Manufacturing USA multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional and multi-center collaborative programs, and the development of new initiatives in the area of manufacturing innovation. Prior to WPI, Ellen consulted in the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) Program, and previously held leadership positions at Intel Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, and Digital Equipment Corporation. ... View Profile

Priscilla Vazquez
Research and Development Specialist
A certified proposal management professional, Priscilla aids PIs in navigating the research proposal lifecycle. Combining her experience -- as an academic administrator, a graphic designer, and a budget development specialist – she assists PIs in developing competitive proposals using academic and industry best practices. ... View Profile