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
- Dr. Gina Roussos, Social and Behavioral Science Administrator
- Dr. Luca Calzoni, Biostatistician
- Dr. Gniesha Y. Dinwiddie, Health Scientist Administrator
- Elizabeth Garofalo, Staff Assistant
- Hope A. Mabry, Executive Assistant
- Dr. Vanessa Marshall, Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator Program Officer
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
Administrative Services Branch
- Julie Anderson, Chief Administrative Officer
- Ruth Bonnerjee
- Floyd Crawford
- Elena Dominguez
- Ranae Johnson
- Krystale Lyons
- Kirt Phillip
- Gabrielle Rodgers
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
- Briana Young
Epidemiology and Genetics Branch
- Dr. Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez, Acting Chief, Epidemiology and Genetics Branch
- Dr. Yong Ju Cho
- Dr. Jessica Fernandez
- Dr. Allana Forde
- Koya Ferrell
- Ruth Hailemeskel
- Anjali Purohit
- Dr. Erik Rodriquez
- Whitney Teagle
Population and Community Health Sciences Branch
- Briana Adjei
- Dr. Rahel Dawit
- Yangyang Deng
- Dr. Sherine El-Toukhy
- Maryam Elhabashy
- Philip Hegeman
- Dr. Jinani Jayasekera Devadoss
- Dr. Kelly Jones
- Jamie Ko
- Randy Le
- Erin Liedtke
- Dr. Amalia Londono Tobon
- Shirley Lopez De Leon
- Ana Maldonado
- Mohammad Moniruzzaman
- Stephanie Quintero
- Breanna Rogers
- Dr. Xiao Shi
- Dr. Rupsha Singh
- Dr. Amanda Small
- Laney Smith
- Melanie Sona
- Gauri Sood
- Dr. Paula Strassle
- Charlotte Talham
- Dr. Kosuke Tamura
- Kevin Villalobos
- Miciah Wilkerson
- Dr. Faustine Williams
- Oliver Wilson
- Kaitlyn Wojcik
- Rahaf Zaza
- Dr. Shannon Zenk
- Julia Zhang
Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch
- Dr. Kelvin Choi, Acting Chief, Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch
- Ayesha Azeem
- Kayleigh Fenton
- Soma Freeman
- Dr. Kristen Hamilton-Moseley
- Bambi Jewett
- Dr. Kasra Zarei
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. Angela Fernandez
- Dr. Jarrett A. Johnson
- Dr. Nancy Jones
- 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 Nov. 16, 2023
