Laura Sheehan
Laura Wennstrom Sheehan serves as Manager of Research Administration at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Family Medicine. She has over 23 years of experience in academic research administration: 10 years in Family Medicine (UCLA), 10 years in Pediatric Infectious Diseases (UCLA), and three years in Civil and Environmental Engineering (at University of Southern California). She is well-versed in several areas of research administration, including pre- and post-award management, management of research staff, divisional/departmental financial management, purchasing, and fellowship administration. She currently supervises Family Medicine Research Unit staff and manages approximately $10M annually in extramural contract and grant funding. UCLA Family Medicine is consistently ranked in the top ten Family Medicine research departments nationwide for federal research funding.
Mrs. Sheehan graduated from the University of Southern California in 2003 with a B.A. in Communication with an Emphasis on Health Communication, and a minor in Performing Arts Studies. She lives in Tarzana, CA with her husband, daughter, and their rescue dog.