Research Development

Lisa Kinzel

Lisa has been with Colorado School of Mines and the Office of Research since 2006. As director of research development, she creates and implements strategies that help increase institutional competitiveness and raise awareness of our research strengths. She also develops strategies that support our faculty, providing them with funding opportunities and facilitating research events that promote collaboration and foster team connections.

In her role in the Office of Industry Relations Lisa works directly with the Colorado School of Mines Foundation as a liaison to initiate and nurture relationships between faculty and industry partners.

Alyssa Von Lehman Lopez

Alyssa supports proposal development for the Mines research community. In this role, she provides proposal project management and writing support, analyzes and communicates funding opportunities, arranges professional learning for faculty, and manages the internal competition process. Prior to joining the Office of Research team at Mines in 2022, Alyssa worked for nearly a decade as a grants officer at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and in the office of sponsored research and programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver prior to that. She received an MA in English and Communication Development from Colorado State University and a BA in English from Western Washington University.

Jenny Crawford

As the Research Grant Developer for the Office of Research, Jenny draws from a background in social science research and writing, the arts, and education to support faculty in the pursuit of research development excellence. Her diverse experiences brings a creative and inclusive perspective to proposal support, reflecting a commitment to fostering academia advancement through continuous learning.

She earned her Ed.D. at the University of Denver, with a research focus in critical arts-based methods. She hopes to make an important contribution to the research field using an innovative methodological approach that leverages the strength of the arts, education, activism, and research methods. Before joining the Office of Research, Jenny was the Associate Director of Communications for Mines Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She also holds an MA in Art & Design and an MA in Education Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Northern Colorado.