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. Dorothy Castille, Training Coordinator and Senior Program Official
- Dr. Deborah Duran, Senior Advisor
- Dr. Triesta Fowler, Scientific Diversity Officer
- Dr. Gina Roussos, Special Assistant to the Director
- Luca Calzoni, Biostatistician
- Dr. Gniesha Y. Dinwiddie, Health Scientist Administrator
- Elizabeth Garofalo, Staff 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
- Dr. Jackie Barnes
- Edgar Dews
- Andrew Eron
- Dr. Eloho Ese Basikoro
- Bethany Hoffman
- Thoko Kachipande
- Melanie Martinez Santos
- 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. Kester Williams-Parry
- Nora Wong
Office of Administrative Management (OAM)
- Kimberly Allen, Executive Officer
- Tim Kerns, Chief Information Officer
- Caitlin Allick
- Desiree Conway
- Michelle Feaster
- Errin Frahm
- Jeanne Jones
- Carlene Neil-Allman
Administrative Services Branch
- Julie Anderson, Chief Administrative Officer
- Martin Aroutunov
- Ruth Bonnerjee
- Tamika Carney
- Floyd Crawford
- Elena Dominguez
- Ranae Johnson
- Krystale Lyons
- Gabrielle Rodgers
- Dr. Juan Romero
Financial Management Branch
- Kenneth Sonnenberg, Budget Officer
- Sharita Brown
- Lemel Johnson
- Sophary Wong
Office of Extramural Research Activities (OERA)
- Dr. Paul Cotton, Director
- Dr. David Banks
- Angela Richardson
- Shawn Stocking
Grants Management Branch
- Priscilla Grant, Grants Management Officer
- Karen Barnes
- Janet Mfon
- Dr. Michelle Phillips
- Sy Shackleford
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)
- Dr. Kelvin Choi, Acting Scientific Director
- Kennedy Bowen
- Dr. Anthony Johnson
- Dami Kim
Epidemiology and Genetics Branch
- Dr. Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez, Acting Chief, Epidemiology and Genetics Branch
- Dr. Yong Ju Cho
- Dr. Jessica Fernandez
- Dr. Allana Forde
- Koya Ferrell
- Dr. Sharon Jackson
- Anjali Purohit
- Dr. Erik Rodriquez
- Whitney Teagle
Population and Community Health Sciences Branch
- Sophie Alphonso
- Dr. Rahel Dawit
- Dr. Sherine El-Toukhy
- Philip Hegeman
- Dr. Jinani Jayasekera Devadoss
- Dr. Kelly Jones
- Jamie Ko
- Randy Le
- Dr. Amalia Londono Tobon
- Ana Maldonado
- Cameron Ormiston
- Stephanie Ponce
- Stephanie Quintero
- Dr. Xiao Shi
- Dr. Rupsha Singh
- 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, Acting Chief, Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch
- Kiana Hacker
- Dr. Kristen Hamilton-Moseley
- Bambi Jewett
- Dr. Lilianna Phan
- Dr. Kasra Zarei
Division of Clinical and Health Services Research (DCHSR)
- Dr. Larissa Avilés-Santa, Director
- Dr. Rada Dagher
- Dr. Yewande A. Oladeinde
- Dr. Dolly Penn White
- Simrann Sidhu
- Dr. Carolina Solis Sanabria
- Dr. Sundania Wonnum
Division of Community Health and Population Science (DCHPS)
- Dr. Nathaniel Stinson, Jr., Director
- Ligia Artiles
- LCDR Michael J. Banyas
- Dr. Crystal L. Barksdale
- Aaron Credle
- Dr. Jarrett A. Johnson
- Dr. Nancy Jones
- Dr. Priscah Mujuru
Division of Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences (DIBBS)
- Dr. Rina Das, Director
- Dr. Utibe Bickham-Wright
- Dr. Seema Desai
- Dr. Carlos O. Garrido
- Dr. Arielle Gillman
- Dr. Arundhati Gogineni
- Dr. Olga M. Herren
- Phuong-Tu Le
- Dr. Deborah Linares
- Katherine Ramirez
Page updated March 20, 2023
