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. Judith (Judy) Arroyo, Special Assistant to the Director
- Dr. Stephanie Land, Special Assistant to the Director
- Dr. Gina Roussos, Special Assistant to the Director
- Luca Calzoni, Biostatistician
- Dr. Gniesha Y. Dinwiddie, Health Scientist Administrator
- Elizabeth Garofalo, Executive Assistant
- Dr. Vanessa Marshall, Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator Program Officer
- Renita Saltibus, Operations Coordinator
Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)
- Kelli Carrington, Director of Communications
- Corinne Berkseth Baker
- Edgar Dews
- Andrew Eron
- Bethany Hoffman
- Thoko Kachipande
- Shelly Pollard
- Melanie Martinez Santos
- Sheleka Turnbull
Office of Science Policy, Planning, Evaluation, and Reporting (OSPPER)
- Dr. Tilda Farhat, Director
- Ekram Ali
- Dr. Assen Assenov
- Dr. Marcia Gomez
- Essence Motley
- Dr. Aaron Ogletree
- Dr. Antoinette Percy-Laurry
- Tammy Reddick
- Dr. Kester Williams-Parry
Office of Administrative Management (OAM)
- Kimberly Allen, Executive Officer
- Julie Anderson
- Martin Aroutunov
- Sharita Brown
- Tamika Carney
- Floyd Crawford
- Lemel Johnson
- Ranae Johnson
- Jeanne Jones
- Ana Kuchilla
- Krystale Lyons
- Carlene Neil-Allman
- Gabrielle Rodgers
- Dr. Juan Romero
- Kenneth Sonnenberg
- Sophary Wong
Office of Extramural Research Activities (OERA)
- Dr. Paul Cotton, Director
- Angela Bates
- 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. Ivan Navarro
- Dr. Karen Nieves-Lugo
- Malaika Staff
- Dr. Jingsheng Tuo
Division of Intramural Research (DIR)
Epidemiology and Genetics Branch
- Dr. Yong Ju Cho
- Jessica Fernandez
- Dr. Allana Forde
- Koya Ferrell
- Dr. Sharon Jackson
- Dr. Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez
- Judy Nanaw
- Anjali Purohit
- Dr. Erik Rodriquez
- Whitney Teagle
Population and Community Health Sciences Branch
- Dr. Rahel Dawit
- Dr. Sherine El-Toukhy
- Philip Hegeman
- Dr. Kelly Jones
- Jamie Ko
- Dr. Amalia Londono Tobon
- Ana Maldonado
- Dr. Gargya Malla
- Dr. Francisco “Alex” Montiel-Ishino
- Nia Moses
- Cameron Ormiston
- Stephanie Ponce
- Stephanie Quintero
- Dr. Lauren Reid
- Dr. Xiao Shi
- Dr. Paula Strassle
- Charlotte Talham
- Dr. Kosuke Tamura
- Kevin Villalobos
- Miciah Wilkerson
- Dr. Faustine Williams
- Dr. Shannon Zenk
- Gabrielle Zuckerman
Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch
- Dr. Kelvin Choi
- Kiana Hacker
- Bambi Jewett
- Dr. Kristen Hamilton-Moseley
- Dr. Lilianna Phan
- 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
- Dr. Dorothy Castille
- Aaron Credle
- Dr. Jarrett A. Johnson
- Dr. Nancy Jones
- Dr. Priscah Mujuru
Page updated May 24, 2022
