Charlene Jordan Appointed Assistant Director, Health Systems Grants Administration and Development

Charlene Jordan was recently appointed assistant director of Health Systems Grants Administration and Development at the University of South Alabama. Jordan has more than 20 years of experience in grant administration and budget development, including large multi-project programs and institutional training grants.

In her new position, Jordan will work with faculty and staff within the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Allied Health and the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute in both grant submissions and post-award grant management.

Prior to her appointment as assistant director, Jordan served as financial operations specialist for the USA Center for Lung Biology, where she provided grant management assistance and coordinated grant processing activities for the director of the Center, chairs of participating departments, and faculty members. In addition to serving as financial operations specialist, she also served as the director of Percipio Art in Science Program for the USA Center for Lung Biology.

Jordan earned a certificate in research administration from the Research Administration Certification Council and a certificate in financial management from the Society of Research Administration.

She is currently a member of the Society of Research Administrators International and the USA Research Operations Council.