Working Group Members

Co-Chairs

• Richard Hodes, M.D.
  Director
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  
  
• Philip Sung-En Wang, M.D., Dr.P.H.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Working Group Coordinators

• Sarah Duffy, Ph.D.
  Health Economist
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  
  
• John Haaga, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Behavioral and Social Research Program
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  
  

Members

• Colin S. Baker, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  
  
• April Bennett
  Office of the Director
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  
  
• Marie A. Bernard, M.D.
  Deputy Director
  Office of the Director
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  
  
• Partha Bhattacharyya, Ph.D.
  Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  
  
• Gregory Bloss, M.A.
  Public Health Analyst
  Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  
  
• Alex Blum, M.D.
  Office of Science Policy
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Nancy Breen, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Health Services and Economics Branch
  Applied Research Program
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  
  
• Martin L. Brown, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Health Services and Economics Branch
  Applied Research Program
  Division of Cancer Control and Population Science
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  
  
• Regina M. Bures, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch, Center for Population Research
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  
  
• Robert H. Carter, M.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  
  
• David Chambers, D.Phil.
  Chief
  Services Research and Clinical Epidemiology Branch
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  
  
• David B. Clark, Dr.P.H.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Branch
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  
  
• Nakela Cook, M.D., M.P.H.
  Medical Officer
  Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  
  
• Milton Corn, MD, FACP, FACMI
  Deputy Director for Research and Education
  National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  
  
• Lesley DeRenzo, JD
  Health Science Policy Advisor & Congressional Liaison
  Science Policy and Planning Branch
  National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
  
  
• Leslie K. Derr, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Paul W. Eggers, Ph.D.,
  Program Director
  Kidney and Urology Epidemiology
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  
  
• Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., M.P.H.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  
  
• Deborah Hirtz, M.D.
  Program Director
  Office of Clinical Research
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  
  
• Karen Huss, Ph.D., R.N., A.P.R.N.-B.C.
  Program Director
  Cardiopulmonary Health and Critical Care
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
  
  
• Thomas Insel, M.D.
  Director
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  
  
• Indira Jevaji, M.D., M.S.L.
  Senior Medical Officer
  Office of Research on Women´s Health
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Chandra Keller-Allen, M.P.P., Ed.D.
  Project Coordinator
  Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  
  
• Walter Koroshetz, M.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  
  
• Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D.
  Director
  National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  
  
• Barbara Linder, M.D., Ph.D.
  Senior Advisor for Childhood Diabetes Research
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  
  
• Xingzhu Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
  FIRCA-BSS Program Officer
  Division of International Training and Research
  John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)
  
  
• Catherine Meyers, M.D.
  Director
  Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
  
  
• Aubrey K. Miller, M.D., M.P.H.
  Senior Medical Advisor
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  
  
• Nancy E. Miller, Ph.D.
  Senior Science Policy Analyst
  Office of Science Policy
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Wendy Nilsen, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Steven Oversby, Psy.D.
  Program Director
  National Eye Institute (NEI)
  
  
• Stephane Philogene, Ph.D.
  Assistant Director for Policy and Planning
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Carl Roth, Ph.D., LL.M.
  Acting Deputy Director and
  Associate Director for Scientific Program Operation
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  
  
• Agnes Rupp, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Financing and Managed Care Research Program
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  
  
• James Schuttinga, Ph.D.
  Economist
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  
  
• Mary Smolskis, R.N., M.A.
  Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  
  
• Richard Suzman, Ph.D.
  Associate Director
  Behavioral and Social Research Program
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  
  

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