Working Group Members

Co-Chairs:

• Gary H. Gibbons, M.D.
  Director
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Roderic I. Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D.
  Director
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
  Acting NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity
   
• Nathan Stinson, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H.
  Acting Director
  Division of Scientific Programs
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
   

Working Group Coordinators:

• Joyce Hunter, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
   
• Helena O. Mishoe, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Director
  Office of Research Training and Minority Health
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   

Members:

• Lawrence Agodoa, M.D.
  Director
  Office of Minority Health Research Coordination
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK)
   
• Nelson Aguila, DVM
  Deputy Director
  Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   
• Jennifer Alvidrez, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Scientific Programs
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
   
• Judith Arroyo, Ph.D.
  Coordinator
  Minority Health and Health Disparities
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
   
• Albert Avila, Ph.D.
  Acting Director
  Office of Diversity and Health Disparities
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• David Banks, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN
  Program Director for Training
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
   
• L. Michelle Bennett, Ph.D.
  Deputy Scientific Director
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Ebony Bookman, Ph.D.
  Epidemiologist
  Office of Population Genomics
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
   
• Cheryl Anne Boyce, Ph.D.
  Chief, Behavioral and Brain Development Branch
  and Associate Director for Child and Adolescent Research
  Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   
• Josephine Boyington, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Claudette Brooks, M.D.
  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)
   
• Robin Broughton, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
   
• Maribeth Champoux, Ph.D.
  Scientific Review Officer
  Biobehavioral and Behavioral Processes IRG
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• Janine Austin Clayton, M.D.
  Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health
  Director, Office of Research on Women's Health
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Sandra Colombini-Hatch, M.D.
  Medical Officer
  Division of Lung Diseases
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Milton Corn, M.D.
  Deputy Director for Research and Education
  National Library of Medicine (NLM)
   
• Melissa C. Green Parker, Ph.D.
  Health Specialist
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Astrid Haugen (Alternate)
  Program Analyst
  Division of Extramural Science and Training
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
   
• Carl V. Hill, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Director
  Office of Special Populations
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
   
• Rosemary Hunziker, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Discovery Science and Technology
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
   
• Regina James, M.D.
  Director
  Office of Health Equity
  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
   
• Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS)
   
• Lynn King, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Research Training and Career Development Branch
  Division of Extramural Activities
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
   
• Patricia (Trish) Labosky, Ph.D.
  Program Leader
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Tiffani Bailey Lash, Ph.D.
  Health Science Administrator
  Division of Extramural Research Activities
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Cindy Lawler, Ph.D.
  Acting Branch Chief
  Cellular, Organs, and Systems Pathobiology
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
   
• Hector Lopez, Sc.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Applied Science and Technology
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
   
• Joan Nagel, M.D.
  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)
   
• Delia Olufokunbi Sam, Ph.D.
  Scientific Review Officer
  Healthcare Delivery and Methodologies IRG
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• 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)
   
• Edward Ramos, Ph.D.
  Special Assistant to the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
• Anna Ramsey-Ewing, Ph.D.
  Associate Director
  Extramural Science Policy
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
   
• Toya V. Randolph, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
  Program Officer
  Common Fund Diversity Initiatives
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
   
• Alberto Rivera-Rentas, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
   
• Michael Sayre, Ph.D.
  Acting Chief
  Office of Research Innovation and Program Coordination
  Division of Scientific Programs
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
   
• Vanessa Sink
  Communications Editor (Contractor)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
   
• Sanya Springfield, Ph.D.
  Director
  Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
   
• Karyl Swartz, Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of AIDS, Behavioral and Population Sciences
  Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
   
• Pamela L. Thornton, Ph.D., M.S.W.
  Program Officer
  Common Fund Diversity Initiatives
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
   
• Rihab Yassin, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Cancer Cell Biology Branch
  Division of Cancer Biology
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)