Working Group Coordinators: 

Rina Das, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D.
Chief
Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Charlene Le Fauve, Ph.D.
Office of Scientific Workforce Diversity
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Charlotte Pratt, Ph.D., R.D.
Health Scientist Administrator 
Division Cardiovascular Sciences
Program in Prevention and Population Sciences/Clinical
Applications and Prevention Branch 
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Nadra Tyus, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Commander, U.S. Public Health Service, Health Scientist Administrator
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director

Sanya A. Springfield, Ph.D.
Director
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Gina Roussos, Ph.D.
Health Policy Analyst
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Common Fund Program Leader:

Patricia (Trish) Labosky, Ph.D.
Program Leader
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director

Points of Contact:

Angela Ambrosi, M.P.A.
Business Operations and Analysis Contact
Program/Management Analyst
Office of Strategic Coordination
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Director

Michael Brown
Program Analyst
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Dionne Burt 
Program Analyst
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Jessica Calzola, Ph.D., P.M.P. 
Program Director
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 

Brian Davis
Communications Specialist
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Priscilla Grant, J.D.
Chief Grants Management Officer
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Janice Jeter 
Program Analyst
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Crystal Wolfrey
Chief Grants Administrator
Office of Grants Administration 
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Members:

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

Members: 

Lawrence Agodoa, M.D.
Director
Office of Minority Health Research Coordination
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Ishmael Amarreh, Ph.D. M.P.H.
Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Hugh Auchincloss, M.D.
Deputy Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Albert Avila, Ph.D.
Office of Diversity and Health Disparities (ODHD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D.
Acting Deputy Director
NIH Brain Initiative
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Luca Calzoni, Ph.D.
Data Scientist
Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Janet Cyr, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Zeynep Erim, Ph.D.
Program Division of Interdisciplinary Training
Division of Genome Sciences
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Jessica M. Faupel-Badger, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Chief, Education Branch
Office of Policy, Communications and Education
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Lucia Hindorff, Ph.D.
Program Director
Division of Genome Sciences
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Lauren Hill, Ph.D.
Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Lynn King, Ph.D.
Chief Research Training and Career Development Branch 
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Karen Parker, Ph.D.
Director Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO)
Office of the Director (OD)

Liz Perruccio, PhD
Health Disparities; Training
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Katrina Serrano, Ph.D.
Program Director
Office of Minority Health Research Coordination
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Reiko Toyama, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Developmental Biology and Structural Variation Branch
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Fred Tyson, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Project Scientists:

Ishmael Amarreh, Ph.D. M.P.H.
Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Marciela DeGrace, Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Conrad Mallia, Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Desiree Salazar, Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Melissa Smarr, Ph.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Lauren Ullrich, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)