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. Deborah Duran, Senior Advisor
- Dr. Triesta Fowler, Scientific Diversity Officer
- Elizabeth Garofalo, Staff Assistant
- Amanada Ribas Rietti Souto, Program Analyst
Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)
- Kelli Carrington, Director
- Dr. Jackie Barnes
- Dr. Emily Capolongo
- Edgar Dews
- Dr. Eloho Ese Basikoro
- Thoko Kachipande
- Melanie Martinez Santos
- Sheleka Turnbull
Office of Science Policy, Planning, Evaluation, and Reporting (OSPPER)
- Dr. Rebekah Corlew, Acting Director
- Dr. Assen Assenov
- Dr. Mohammed Elfaramawi
- Dr. Robert García
- Dr. Gulam Kibria
- Dr. Kimberly Leeks
- Josué Lemus
- Essence Motley
- Christina Samuel
- Pooja Sangha
- Dr. Wioletta Szeszel-Fedorowicz
- Nora Wong
Office of Administrative Management (OAM)
- Kimberly Allen, Associate Director for Administration
- Tim Kerns, Chief Information Officer
- Caitlin Allick
- Martin Aroutunov
- Jaime Cheman
- Michelle Feaster
- Errin Frahm
- Pete Greenwood
- Sunny Grimes
- Jeanne Jones
- Carlene Neil-Allman
- Dr. Juan Romero
- Briana Young
Administrative Services Branch
- Julie Anderson, Deputy Executive Officer
- Floyd Crawford
- Elena Dominguez
- Reon Holloway
- Danny Housier
- Ranae Johnson
- Krystale Lyons
- Kirt Phillip
Financial Management Branch
- Jimmy Do, Chief
- Kenneth Sonnenberg, Budget Officer
- Sharita Brown
- Lemel Johnson
- Sophary Wong
Office of Extramural Research Activities (OERA)
- Dr. Paul Cotton, Director
- Dr. David Banks
- Adrienne Carter
- 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
- Crystal Davis
- Dr. Deborah Ismond
- Dr. Maryline Laude
- Dr. Xinli Nan
- Dr. Ivan Navarro
- Dr. Karen Nieves-Lugo
- Malaika Staff
- Dr. Jingsheng Tuo
Division of Intramural Research (DIR)
- Dr. Kelvin Choi, Scientific Director
- Dr. Christian S. Alvarez
- Kennedy Bowen
- Dr. Anthony Johnson
- Dami Kim
- Dr. Erik Rodriquez
Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch
Health Equity and Decision Sciences Lab
- Dr. Jinani Jayasekera Devadoss, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- Jacob Schneider
- Emma Tian
- Oliver Wilson
- Kaitlyn Wojcik
Tobacco Related Disparities and Control Lab
- Dr. Kelvin Choi, Acting Chief, Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch; Senior Investigator
- Dr. Kristen Hamilton-Moseley
- Bambi Jewett
- Joyce Malindu
- Kasra Zarei
Population and Community Health Sciences Branch
Digital Health and Health Disparities Lab
- Dr. Sherine El-Toukhy, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- Katherine Salko
- Lydia Tesfaye
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
- Dr. Hyungkyung Kim
- Dr. Lea Marineau
- Dr. Amanda Small
Socio-Spatial Determinants of Health Lab
- Dr. Kosuke Tamura, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- Yangyang Deng
- Dr. 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
- Sarah Hoover
- Manoj Kambara
- Vincent Lam
- Nur Shahir
Race-Related Stressors and Health Disparities Lab
- Dr. Allana Forde, Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
- Roma Dhingra
Division of Clinical and Health Services Research (DCHSR)
- Dr. Larissa Avilés-Santa, Director
- Dr. Rada Dagher
- Dr. Chloe Huelsnitz
- Dr. Yewande A. Oladeinde
- Dr. Lynne S. Padgett
- Dr. Anuradha D. Patel
- Dr. Dolly C. Penn
- Simrann Sidhu
- Dr. Carolina Solis Sanabria
Division of Community Health and Population Science (DCHPS)
- Dr. Nathaniel Stinson Jr., Director
- Ligia Artiles
- LCDR Michael J. Banyas
- Dr. Crystal L. Barksdale
- Aaron Credle
- Dr. Elif Dede Yildirim
- Dr. Angela Fernandez
- Dr. Jarrett A. Johnson
- Dr. Nancy Jones
- Dr. Susan K. Joseph
- Dr. Vanessa Marshall
- Dr. Priscah Mujuru
Division of Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences (DIBBS)
- Dr. Rina Das, Director
- Dr. Utibe Bickham-Wright
- Dr. Paul A. Burns
- Dr. Carlos O. Garrido
- Dr. Arielle Gillman
- Dr. Arundhati Gogineni
- Dr. Olga M. Herren
- Dr. Gabriel Y. Lai
- Phuong-Tu Le
- Dr. Deborah Linares
- Dr. Iman Martin
- Dr. Jorge G. Muñiz Ortiz
- Dr. Catherine M. Pichardo
- Dr. Gina Roussos
- Dr. Kayla Titialii-Torres
Page updated Feb. 28, 2025
