Sabrina Heisey

(she/her)

Director of Pre-Award Administration

  • MS in Management and Research Administration, Emmanuel College 
  • BS in Computer Science, Wentworth Institute of Technology 

Sabrina Heisey is a pre-award director in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Boston.

Heisey leads a team of three pre-award research administrators that oversees grants across the college, stewarding faculty proposals from preparation through negotiation, acceptance, and execution. She serves as the college’s compliance expert for federal grant regulations, sponsor terms, and internal policy, offering support and insight to faculty and leadership. Heisey feels fulfilled by helping passionate faculty members to get meaningful research funded, and she enjoys Khoury College’s collaborative working environment.

Heisey spent around 20 years in research administration roles before joining Khoury College in 2026. Since joining, she has begun a doctorate in professional studies at Northeastern, where her dissertation focuses on pre-award research administrator portfolio metrics.

In her free time, Heisey enjoys spending time with her nine kids and blogging about local politics in her hometown of Dracut, Massachusetts.