NIH Working Group

This is the trans-NIH Working Group that oversees the development, implementation, communication, and assessment of the Common Fund program.

Co-Chairs:

Co-Chairs are Institute or Center (IC) directors or IC senior staff who lead the Working Group and have the authority to approve major activities and funding actions.

• Richard Hodes, M.D.
  Director
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Leadership Team & Points of Contact:

Coordinators, Program Leaders, and Project Team Leaders serve as the day to day leadership for the program and the Working Group. Also included here are points of contact for areas of program management.

Working Group Coordinators: 

• Jonathan King, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Melissa Riddle, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Branch
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Common Fund Program Leader:

• Mary Ellen Perry, 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)

Points of Contact:

• Chandra Keller, M.P.P., Ed.D.
  Working Group Point of Contact
  Social Science Analyst
  Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Nicholas A. Leake, MS
  Business Operations and Analysis Contact
  Program/Management Analyst
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Sonynka Ngosso, M.S., M.B.A
  Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
  Scientific Program Manager
  Office of Strategic Coordination
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Members:

The Working Group Members are staff from multiple NIH Institutes and Centers who provide input from their Institute or Center’s perspective.

• Will M. Aklin, Ph.D.
  Director, Behavioral Therapy Development Program
  Clinical Research Grants Branch
  Division of Therapeutics & Medical Consequences
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• S. Sonia Arteaga, Ph.D. 
  Program Director
  Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch
  Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Debra Babcock, M.D., Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Extramural Research Program
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS)
• Juliana Blome, Ph.D., M.P.H 
  Chief of Staff
  Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Rebecca Campo, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch
  Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Dave Clark, Dr.P.H.
  Program Director
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Elaine Collier, M.D.
  Senior Advisor to Director
  Immediate Office of Director
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Susan Czajkowski, Ph.D.
  Chief, Health Behaviors Research Branch
  Behavioral Research Program
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Bethany Deeds, Ph.D.
  Deputy Branch Chief
  Epidemiology Research Branch
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• William Elwood, Ph.D.
  OppNet Facilitator
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Layla Esposito, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Child Development and Behavior Branch
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Daniel E. Falk, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Division of Treatment and Recovery Research
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Rebecca Ferrer, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
  Behavioral Research Program
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Paige Green, Ph.D., M.P.H., FABMR
  Chief
  Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
  Behavioral Research Program
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Brett T. Hagman, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Division of Treatment and Recovery Research
  National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Bob Huebner, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Christine Hunter, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Patricia Jones, DrPH, MPH
  Program Director
  Division of Clinical Innovation
  National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• Karen A. Kehl, Ph.D., RN, FPCN
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Office of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research
  Division of Extramural Science Programs
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
• Rosalind King, Ph.D. 
  Program Director
  Population Dynamics Branch
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Jim I. Koenig, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Stroke Program in the Neural Environment
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• A. Roger Little, Ph.D.
  Deputy Director
  Division of Basic Neuroscience & Behavioral Research
  ​National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Nicole C. Lockhart, Ph.D.
  Health Sciences Administrator
  Division of Genomics and Society
  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• Kathy Mann Koepke, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Child Development and Behavior Branch
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Dawn A. Morales Ph.D.
  Health Specialist
  Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Branch
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Lisbeth Nielsen, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Individual Behavioral Processes Branch
  Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Lisa Onken, Ph.D.
  Program Director, Behavior Change and Behavioral Interventions
  Individual Behavioral Processes Branch
  Division of Behavioral and Social Research
  National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Elise Rice, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Branch
  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• William Riley, Ph.D.
  Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
  Office of the Director
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Judith Rumsey, Ph.D.
  Brain Imaging Clinical Research
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Merav Sabri, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Extramural Research
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Usha Sharma 
  Health Specialist Prevention Research Branch
  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Lana Shekim, Ph.D.
  Program Director 
  Voice & Speech Programs
  National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• Joel Sherrill, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Division of Services and Intervention Research
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Janine Simmons, M.D., Ph.D.
  Program Chief
  Affect, Social Behavior, and Social Cognition Program
  National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH)
• Philip Smith, Ph.D 
  Deputy Director
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Erica Spotts, 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)
• Luke E. Stoeckel, Ph.D.
  Director, Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience of Obesity and Diabetes Program
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
  ​National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Catherine Stoney, Ph.D.
  Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Shelley Su, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Research Branch
  Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Meryl Sufian, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences
  Division of Scientific Programs
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
• Lois Tully, Ph.D.
  Program Officer 
  Section on Neuroscience, Genetics & Symptom Management
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
• Wendy Weber, Ph.D.
  Program Officer
  National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)