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. Deborah Duran — Senior Advisor
- Dr. Natasha Williams — Legislative Liaison
- Angela Bates — Special Assistant
- Luca Calzoni — Biostatistician
- Aaron Credle — Program Specialist
- Tricia Goldburn – Ethics Program Specialist
- Dr. Vanessa Marshall – Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator Program Officer
- Dr. Gina Roussos — American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
- Renita Saltibus — Operations Coordinator
Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL):
- Kelli Carrington — Director of Communications
- Corinne Baker
- Edgar Dews
- Douglas Dluzen
- Bethany Hoffman
- Janki Patel
- Shelly Pollard
- Sheleka Turnbull
Office of Science Policy, Planning, Evaluation, and Reporting (OSPPER):
- Dr. Tilda Farhat — Director
- Ekram Ali
- Dr. Assen Assenov
- Dr. Marcia Gomez
- Dr. Aaron Ogletree
- Tammy Reddick
- Dr. Kester Williams-Parry
Office of Administrative Management (OAM):
- Kimberly Allen — Executive Officer
- Julie Anderson
- Martin Aroutunov
- Sharita Brown
- Floyd Crawford
- Elizabeth Garofalo
- Lemel Johnson
- Ranae Johnson
- Jeanne Jones
- Ana Kuchilla
- 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. Yujing Liu — Chief, Scientific Review Branch
- Crystal Davis
- Dr. Deborah Ismond
- Dr. Maryline Laude-Sharp
- Dr. Xinli Nan
- Dr. Richard Palmer
- Malaika Staff
Division of Intramural Research (DIR):
- Dr. Anna María Nápoles — Scientific Director
- Aniruddh Ajith
- Alia Alhomsi
- Isaiah Brown
- Dr. Julia Cen Chen-Sankey
- Dr. Kelvin Choi
- Saida Coreas
- Dr. Sherine El-Toukhy
- Jessica Fernandez
- Koya Ferrell
- Dr. Allana Forde
- Kiana Hacker
- Dr. Sharon Jackson
- Bambi Jewett
- Dr. Xiaohui Liu
- Diana Lopez
- Ana Maldonado
- Dr. Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez
- Dr. Francisco “Alex” Montiel-Ishino
- Dr. Harold “Woody” Neighbors
- Stephanie Nisson
- Dr. Janette Norrington
- Dr. Lilianna Phan
- Anjali Purohit
- Stephanie Quintero
- Sana Rahman
- Dr. Erik Rodriquez
- Charlotte Talham
- Kevin Villalobos
- 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
- Dr. Fabienne Santel
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
Page updated February 15, 2021
