Staff Directory
NIMHD’s offices and divisions support the Institute’s mission to lead scientific research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. Learn more about NIMHD’s expertise by clicking on staff members below.
Office of the Director (OD)
- Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, Director
- Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director
- Dr. Dorothy Castille, Training Coordinator and Senior Program Official
- Dr. Gniesha Y. Dinwiddie, Health Scientist Administrator
- Dr. Deborah Duran, Senior Advisor
- Dr. Triesta Fowler, Scientific Diversity Officer
- Elizabeth Garofalo, Staff Assistant
- Hope A. Mabry, Executive Assistant
- Amanada Ribas Rietti Souto, Program Analyst
- Dr. Gina Roussos, Social and Behavioral Science Administrator
Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)
- Kelli Carrington, Director of Communications
- Dr. Jackie Barnes
- Corinne Berkseth Baker
- Edgar Dews
- Andrew Eron
- Dr. Eloho Ese Basikoro
- Thoko Kachipande
- Melanie Martinez Santos
- Shelly Pollard
- Sheleka Turnbull
Office of Science Policy, Planning, Evaluation, and Reporting (OSPPER)
- Dr. Tilda Farhat, Director
- Ekram Ali
- Dr. Assen Assenov
- Josué Lemus
- Essence Motley
- Dr. Aaron Ogletree
- Dr. Antoinette Percy-Laurry
- Pooja Sangha
- Dr. Kester Williams-Parry
- Nora Wong
Office of Administrative Management (OAM)
- Kimberly Allen, Executive Officer
- Tim Kerns, Chief Information Officer
- Caitlin Allick
- Martin Aroutunov
- Jaime Cheman
- Desiree Conway
- Michelle Feaster
- Errin Frahm
- Tyler Gutman
- Jeanne Jones
- Carlene Neil-Allman
- Brentnol Nicholls
- Dr. Juan Romero
- Briana Young
Administrative Services Branch
- Julie Anderson, Chief Administrative Officer
- Floyd Crawford
- Elena Dominguez
- Ranae Johnson
- Krystale Lyons
- Kirt Phillip
Financial Management Branch
- Kenneth Sonnenberg, Budget Officer
- Sharita Brown
- Lemel Johnson
- Sophary Wong
Office of Extramural Research Activities (OERA)
- Dr. Paul Cotton, Director
- Dr. David Banks
- Angela Richardson
- Shawn Stocking
Grants Management Branch
- Priscilla Grant, Grants Management Officer
- Janet Mfon
- Dr. Michelle Phillips
- Sy Shackleford
- Chantell Stevenson Brown
Scientific Review Branch
- Dr. Yujing Liu, Chief, Scientific Review Branch
- Crystal Davis
- Dr. Deborah Ismond
- Dr. Maryline Laude-Sharp
- Dr. Xinli Nan
- Dr. Ivan Navarro
- Dr. Karen Nieves-Lugo
- Malaika Staff
- Dr. Jingsheng Tuo
Division of Intramural Research (DIR)
- Dr. Kelvin Choi, Acting Scientific Director
- Dr. Amro Abdelrasoul
- Vincent Agboto
- Kennedy Bowen
- Dr. Anthony Johnson
- Dami Kim
- Dr. Erik Rodriquez
- Dr. Paula Strassle
Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch
Health Equity and Decision Sciences Lab
- Dr. Jinani Jayasekera Devadoss, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- Dayla Kamil
- Oliver Wilson
- Kaitlyn Wojcik
Tobacco Related Disparities and Control Lab
- Dr. Kelvin Choi, Acting Chief, Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch; Senior Investigator
- Ayesha Azeem
- Dr. Kristen Hamilton-Moseley
- Bambi Jewett
- Kasra Zarei
Population and Community Health Sciences Branch
Digital Health and Health Disparities Lab
- Dr. Sherine El-Toukhy, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- Lydia Tesfaye
- Michael Wakeman
Immigrant Health and Health Disparities Lab
- Dr. Faustine Williams, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- David Adzrago
- Maryam Elhabashy
Neighborhoods and Health Lab
- Dr. Shannon Zenk, Director, NINR; Adjunct Investigator
- Dr. Kelly Jones
- Erin Liedtke
- Lea Marineau
- Dr. Amanda Small
- Melanie Sona
Socio-Spatial Determinants of Health Lab
- Dr. Kosuke Tamura, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- Yangyang Deng
- Mohammad Moniruzzaman
- Breanna Rogers
Epidemiology and Genetics Branch
Genomics for Health Equity Lab
- Dr. Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez, Acting Chief, Epidemiology and Genetics Branch; Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- Juan Esteban Gallo
- Sonali Gupta
- Nur Shahir
- Vincent Lam
Race-Related Stressors and Health Disparities Lab
- Dr. Allana Forde, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- Sydney Barlow
- Ruth Hailemeskel
- Dr. Yong Ju Cho
Division of Community Health and Population Science (DCHPS)
- Dr. Nathaniel Stinson Jr., Director
- Ligia Artiles
- LCDR Michael J. Banyas
- Dr. Crystal L. Barksdale
- Dr. Luca Calzoni
- Aaron Credle
- Dr. Angela Fernandez
- Dr. Jarrett A. Johnson
- Dr. Nancy Jones
- Dr. Vanessa Marshall
- Dr. Priscah Mujuru
Division of Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences (DIBBS)
- Dr. Rina Das, Director
- Dr. Utibe Bickham-Wright
- Michael Brown
- Dr. Seema Desai
- Dr. Carlos O. Garrido
- Dr. Arielle Gillman
- Dr. Arundhati Gogineni
- Dr. Olga M. Herren
- Dr. Gabriel Y. Lai
- Phuong-Tu Le
- Dr. Deborah Linares
- Katherine Ramirez
Page updated March 7, 2024