Kudos Korner | Cira Mathis
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New Position
Cira Mathis, CRA, PMP
Manager, Internal Programs
University of Sponsored Research
Khalifa University
SRAI member since 2010
Cira (Cheer-ah) Mathis has recently accepted a new position as Manager, Internal Programs at Khalifa University, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In this position, she is responsible for managing all pre-award aspects of the internal grant portfolio. The University Sponsored Research office has a role similar to a sponsoring agency within the wider university. As such, Cira is responsible for development of funding programs, leading internal and external review processes, and placing subaward agreements for internally funded projects.
Cira has nearly 14 years in the research administration profession. She has managed every stage of the funding lifecycle for research grants and other sponsored programs, in various contexts, including hospitals, universities, and non-profits. She has multifaceted expertise in project management and funding stewardship best practices, having worked across the US and Middle East. Her most recently held positions in the US include Research Business Manager of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Hospital in Washington DC, and before this, Associate Director of Sponsored Programs at University of Northern Colorado. Prior, she spent almost 4 years in Saudi Arabia at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) where she was a member of the Competitive Research Funding unit and Research Services Pre-Award team.
Cira has been an active member of SRAI since 2010. She was President-Elect of the Southern Section from 2012 to 2013, presently serves as Membership Committee Co-Chair, and has been an Ad Hoc Board Member since 2017. She has also served on the Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC) Board since 2018.
Authored by Heather Brown, Grants and Contracts Administrator
Duke Human Vaccine Institute
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