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. Courtney Ferrell Aklin — Chief of Staff
- Dr. Joyce Hunter — Senior Advisor
- Dr. Natasha Williams — Legislative Liaison
- Angela Bates — Special Assistant
- Aaron Credle — Program Specialist
- Estae Lawrence — Ethics Management Analyst
- 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. Deborah Duran — Director, OSPLSP
- Dr. Patrice Armstrong
- Dr. Assen Assenvo
- Dr. Nancy Breen
- Dr. Tilda Farhat
- Dr. Marcia Gomez
- Megan A. Hoffmann
- Tammy Reddick
- Dr. María Isabel Roldós
- Kester Williams
Office of Administrative Management (OAM):
- Kimberly Allen — Executive Officer
- Sharita Brown
- Nathaniel Davis
- 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
- Zahra Ansari
- Jackie Bonilla
- Aaron Broun
- Isaiah Brown
- Dr. Jung Byun
- Charmaine Chan
- Dr. Julia Cen Chen-Sankey
- Dr. Kelvin Choi
- Saida Coreas
- Danielle Duarte
- Dr. Sherine El-Toukhy
- Koya Ferrell
- Jeremy Huckleby
- Dr. Sharon Jackson
- Bambi Jewett
- Dr. Kristyn Kamke
- Sean Lee
- Dr. Xiaohui Liu
- Dr. Francisco “Alex” Montiel-Ishino
- Stephanie Nisson
- Toluwa Omole
- Collin Perryman
- Sana Rahman
- Dr. Rose Ramos
- Dr. Erik Rodriquez
- Bonita Salmeron
- 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
- Kesi Williams
DSP, Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences
- Dr. Michael Sayre — Director
- Dr. Rina Das
- Dr. DeLoris Hunter
- Phuong-Tu Le
- Dr. Nishadi Rajapakse
- Dr. Derrick Tabor
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
- Dr. Adelaida Rosario
- Vincent Thomas
