Beth Cammarn serves as the Senior Research Operations Manager in the Center for Addiction Research (CAR). She manages all research efforts for CAR, provides general oversight for programs and activities, and assists with strategic planning and research development. Prior to joining CAR in August 2022, she spent 21 years in the UTMB School Health Professions (SHP) serving in various roles - Research Operations Manager in the SHP Office of Research, Administrator of the Center for Recovery, Physical Activity and Nutrition, and Sr. Administrative Manager for the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences. Beth has more than 20 years of experience in academic and research administration including the management of several major programs (PhD and postdoctoral training, junior faculty career development, and a program focused on large database research and data archiving). She has extensive experience and expertise in grants preparation, award management, and research development, with a specific emphasis on federal awards (NIH).

Beth is a Certified Research Administrator, received from the Research Administrators Certification Council in 2013 and renewed in 2018. She is a member of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) and the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAi). She currently serves on SRAi’s Education and Professional Development Committee, Administration/Management working group (co-chair) and on NCURA’s Nominating Committee. Past service includes planning committees for annual/regional meetings (SRAi/NCURA), speaker (SRAi/NCURA), and NCURA Executive and Publications committees).