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
- Luca Calzoni — Biostatistician
- Tricia Goldburn – Ethics Program Specialist
- Dr. Vanessa Marshall – Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator Program Officer
- Dr. Stephanie Land
- Dr. Gina Roussos — Health Policy Analyst
- Renita Saltibus — Operations Coordinator
Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL):
- Kelli Carrington — Director of Communications
- Corinne Berkseth 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
- Dr. Antoinette Percy-Laurry
- Tammy Reddick
- Dr. Natasha Williams
- Dr. Kester Williams-Parry
Office of Administrative Management (OAM):
- Kimberly Allen — Executive Officer
- Julie Anderson
- Martin Aroutunov
- Sharita Brown
- Tamika Carney
- 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 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
- Malaika Staff
Division of Intramural Research (DIR):
- Dr. Anna María Nápoles — Scientific Director
- Alia Alhomsi
- Jackie Bonilla
- 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
- Dami Kim
- Diana Lopez
- Ana Maldonado
- Dr. Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez
- Dr. Francisco “Alex” Montiel-Ishino
- Dr. Janette Norrington
- Dr. Lilianna Phan
- Anjali Purohit
- Stephanie Quintero
- Sana Rahman
- Dr. Erik Rodriquez
- Shari Sawney
- Charlotte Talham
- Kevin Villalobos
- Miciah Wilkerson
- Dr. Faustine Williams
- Kasra Zarei (Predoc fellow)
- Gabrielle Zuckerman
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. Fabienne Santel
- Simrann Sidhu
DSP, Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences
- Dr. Michael Sayre — Director
- Dr. Rina Das
- Phuong-Tu Le
- Dr. Deborah Linares
- Dr. Nishadi Rajapakse
- CDR Dr. Nadra Tyus
DSP, Community Health and Population Sciences
Page updated June 15, 2021
