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. Courtney Ferrell Aklin — Chief of Staff
- Dr. Joyce Hunter — Senior Advisor
- Dr. Deborah Duran — Senior Advisor - Data Science, Analytics and Systems
- Dr. Natasha Williams — Legislative Liaison
- Angela Bates — Special Assistant
- Luca Calzoni — Biostatistician
- Aaron Credle — Program Specialist
- Katherine Ramirez — Assistant to the Director
- Dr. Gina Roussos — American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL):
- Kelli Carrington — Director of Communications
- Edgar Dews
- Janki Patel
- Shelly Pollard
- Mohor B. Sengupta
- D. Wesley Thorn
Office of Strategic Planning, Legislation, and Scientific Policy (OSPLSP):
- Dr. Tilda Farhat — Acting Director, OSPLSP
- Dr. Assen Assenvo
- Dr. Tilda Farhat
- Dr. Marcia Gomez
- Tammy Reddick
- Dr. María Isabel Roldós
- Kester Williams-Parry
Office of Administrative Management (OAM):
- Kimberly Allen — Executive Officer
- Sharita Brown
- Floyd Crawford
- Ranae Johnson
- Jeanne Jones
- Ana Kuchilla
- Soon Moon
- Carlene Neil-Allman
- Brenda Parker
- Dr. Juan Romero
- Kenneth Sonnenberg
- Matthew Wise
- Sophary Wong
Office of Extramural Research Administration (OERA):
- Dr. Thomas Vollberg — Director
- Angela Richardson
Grants Management Branch:
Scientific Review Branch
- Dr. Maryline Laude-Sharp — Acting Chief, Scientific Review Branch
- Crystal Davis
- Dr. Deborah Ismond
- Dr. Xinli Nan
- Dr. Richard Palmer
- Malaika Staff
Division of Intramural Research (DIR):
- Dr. Anna María Nápoles — Scientific Director
- Aniruddh Ajith
- Alia Alhomsi
- Zahra Ansari
- Aaron Broun
- Isaiah Brown
- Dr. Jung Byun
- Dr. Julia Cen Chen-Sankey
- Dr. Kelvin Choi
- Saida Coreas
- Danielle Duarte
- Dr. Sherine El-Toukhy
- Koya Ferrell
- Dr. Allana Forde
- Dr. Sharon Jackson
- Bambi Jewett
- Dr. Xiaohui Liu
- Dr. Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez
- Dr. Francisco “Alex” Montiel-Ishino
- Dr. Harold “Woody” Neighbors
- Stephanie Nisson
- Toluwa Omole
- Sana Rahman
- Dr. Rose Ramos
- Dr. Erik Rodriquez
- Dr. Faustine Williams
Division of Scientific Programs (DSP):
DSP, Clinical and Health Services Research
- Dr. Larissa Avilés-Santa — Director
- Dr. Rick Berzon
- Dr. Rada Dagher
- Dr. Beda Jean-Francois
- Dr. Benyam Hailu
DSP, Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences
- Dr. Michael Sayre — Director
- Dr. Rina Das
- Phuong-Tu Le
- Dr. Deborah Linares
- Dr. Nishadi Rajapakse
- Dr. Derrick Tabor
- CDR Dr. Nadra Tyus
DSP, Community Health and Population Sciences
- Dr. Nathaniel Stinson, Jr. — Director
- Dr. Jennifer Alvidrez
- Ligia Artiles
- Dr. Dorothy Castille
- Dr. Nancy Jones
- Dr. Priscah Mujuru
