Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity
Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity
NIH Working Group
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.
- Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO
Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health
Director
Office of Research on Women’s Health
Office of the Director
National Intitutes of Health (NIH) - Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) - Shannon N. Zenk, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN, FAAN
Director
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
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:
- Crystal L. Barksdale, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Chief
Minority Mental Health Research Program
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) - Alison Brown, MS, Ph.D., RDN
Program Director
Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Shalanda A. Bynum, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Director
Wellness, Technology, and Training Branch
Division of Extramural Science Programs
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - Vanessa Marshall, Ph.D., CCRP
Program Officer
Division of Community Health and Population Science
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) - Nathan Stinson Jr., Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Common Fund Program Staff:
- Sara Amolegbe, M.S.P.H.
Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Contact
Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Michelle R.J. Hamlet, Ph.D.
Re-engineering the Research Enterprise
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Willie Jackson, M.S., R.N.
Re-engineering the Research Enterprise
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Margaret Ochocinska, Ph.D.
Re-engineering the Research Enterprise
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Jason Shockey, Ph.D.
Business Operations and Analysis Contact
Management/Program Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Common Fund Leader:
- Susan Shero, M.S., R.N.
Program Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Project Scientists:
- Alison Brown, Ph.D., M.S., R.D.N.
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Shalanda A. Bynum, Ph.D., M.P.H.
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - Juanita J. Chinn, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) - Minnjuan W. Flournoy Floyd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Michelle Heacock, Ph.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Jarrett Johnson, Dr.P.H.
National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) - Kelly King, Au.D., Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) - Rosalind King, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Collene Lawhorn, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Lindsey Ann Martin, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Dawn Morales, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Liam O'Fallon, M.A.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Ronna Popkin, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Mauricio Rangel-Gomez, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Nathan Stinson, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H.
National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Members:
The Working Group Members are staff from multiple NIH Institutes and Centers who provide input from their Institute or Center’s perspective.
- Amanda M. Acevedo, Ph.D.
Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator/ Program Director
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Behavior Research Program
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Brenda A. Adjei, M.P.A, Ed.D
Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator/ Program Director
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Healthcare Delivery Research Program
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Jennifer Alvidrez, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor for Health Disparities
Program Director, ADVANCE
Office of Disease Prevention
Office of the Director (OD/NIH) - Jessica Bellinger, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
Center for Scientific Review (CSR) - Richard T. Benson, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Office of Global Health and Health Disparities
Division of Clinical Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Dara R. Blachman-Demner, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Extramural Science Programs
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - Juanita J. Chinn, Ph.D.
Program Director
Population Dynamics Branch
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Sara Dodson, Ph.D.
Senior Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Science Policy & Planning
National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - Stephanie George, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A.
Program Director
Division of Extramural Research
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Rebecca Goodwin, J.D.
Policy Analyst and Open Science Specialist
Office of Strategic Initiatives
National Library of Medicine (NLM) - Christopher Gordon, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Division of AIDS Research
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Raquel Greer, M.D., M.H.S. (Alternate)
Program Director
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - Hiroko Iida, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Program Director
Oral Health Disparities and Inequities
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - Patricia Jones, Dr.P.H, M.P.H, M.S
Director
Office of Special Populations
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - Collene Lawhorn, Ph.D.
Lead, COVID and Mental Health Impact
Co-Lead, Global Mental Health Team
Division of Translational Research
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Jimmy Le, Sc.D., M.A.
Program Director for Collaborative Clinical Research
National Eye Institute (NEI) - Jacqueline Lloyd, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Senior Advisor for Disease Prevention
Office of Disease Prevention
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director (OD/NIH) - Ebony B. Madden, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Genomic Medicine
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - David M. Murray, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Office of Disease Prevention
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director (OD/NIH) - Joan D. Nagel, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Officer
Division of Clinical Innovation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) - Lisbeth Nielsen, Ph.D.
Division Director
Division of Behavioral and Social Research
National Institute on Aging (NIA) - April Oh, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Senior Advisor for Implementation Science and Health Equity
Division of Cancer Control and Population Studies
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Balkissa Ouattara, M.D., Ph.D., MPH
Research Medical Officer
Office of Research on Women's Health
Office of the Director - Jonathan Pollock, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Karen L. Parker, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Director
Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director (OD/NIH) - Asif Rizwan, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Molecular Cellular and Systems Blood Science
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Deidra Roach, M.D.
Program Director
Division of Treatment and Recovery
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - Cendrine Robinson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Chief Diversity Officer
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) - Janeth Sanchez, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Program Director for Health Equity
Division of Medical and Scientific Research
All of Us Research Program
Office of the Director (OD/NIH) - Melissa M. Smarr, Ph.D. (Alternate)
Health Scientist Administrator
Population Health Branch
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Frederick (Fred) L. Tyson, Ph.D.
Program Director
Genes, Environment, and Health Branch
Division of Extramural Research and Training
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Tiffany Wallace, Ph.D.
Program Director
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Miya Whitaker, Psy.D., M.A.
Health Scientist Administrator
Office of Research on Women's Health
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director (OD/NIH) - Xinzhi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Officer
Health Inequities and Global Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Julia Zur, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
