- About
- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Engage
- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- News & Events
- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- Giving
- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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About VIMS & the Batten School

Professional Staff/Other Faculty

Riley Parker

Sponsored Programs Administrator

Email: [[v|rparker]]
Unit: Office of Sponsored Programs

Education

B.A., Strategic Communication, Washington and Lee University
M.S., Research Administration, Johns Hopkins University

Biography

Riley Parker is a Sponsored Programs Administrator in the Office of Sponsored Programs at VIMS. He joined VIMS in December 2025.

Riley holds a Master of Science in Research Administration from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communication from Washington and Lee University. He earned a Research Law Certificate from the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI) in 2025 and completed SRAI's Research Contract Review and Negotiation Intensive.

Prior to joining VIMS, Riley served as a Senior Grants Specialist at James Madison University, where he supported faculty and staff across the university with proposal and budget development, interpretation of sponsor guidelines and federal regulations, and submission of proposals to external sponsors. He also served on JMU’s Institutional Biosafety Committee.

Outside of VIMS, Riley serves as the Head Varsity Wrestling Coach at Rocktown High School and is an avid golfer.