NIH Policy on Inclusion of Women and Minorities in Clinical Research
NIH Institute and Center Contacts for Inclusion Policy
NIH Institute/Center
Office of Extramural Research
Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
(NCATS)
Inclusion Policy Contact
Meredith D. Temple-O’Connor, Ph.D.
NIH Inclusion Policy Officer
Office of Extramural Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health/DHHS
6705 Rockledge Dr, Suite 5040
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 435-7124
Email: meredith.temple-o’connor@nih.gov
Fungai Chanetsa, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Scientific Review Officer
Population Sciences and Epidemiology IRG
Center for Scientific Review
6701 Rockledge Dr., Room 3144
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 408-9436
Email: fungai.chanetsa@nih.hhs.gov
Xingzhu Liu, M.D., Ph.D
Program Officer
31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room B2C39
Division of International Training and Research
(DITR)
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Phone: (301) 496-1653
Email: liuxing@mail.nih.gov
Gail Pitts, M.S.
Lead Biologist
Chair, NCI Accrual Working Group
Division of Extramural Activities
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Boulevard, Room 8023
Bethesda, MD 20892-8327
Phone: (301) 594-1292
Email: pittsg@mail.nih.gov
Bonnie B. Dunn, Ph.D.
Program Officer, Therapeutics Discovery Program
National Center for Advancing Translational
Sciences
National Institutes of Health
6701 Democracy Blvd, Room 990
Bethesda, MD 20892-4874
Phone: (301) 435-0824
Email: dunnbo@mail.nih.gov
National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and
Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Jennifer N. Kraszewski, M.P.H.
Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
National Center for Complementary & Alternative
Medicine
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 401
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 496-2744
Email: Jennifer.kraszewski@nih.gov
Donald Everett, M.A.
Program Officer, Clinical Trials
National Eye Institute
Suite 1300, 5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9300
Bethesda, MD, 20892-9300
Phone: (301) 451-2020
Email: dfe@nei.nih.gov
Sharry Palagi
NHLBI Inclusion Policy Coordinator
National Heart, Long, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 5A07
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 402-3424
Email: palagis@mail.nih.gov
Rongling Li, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Office of Population Genomics (OPG)
National Human Genome Research Institute
(NHGRI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 3058, MSC 9305
Bethesda, MD 20892-9305
Phone: (301) 594-6524
Email: lir2@mail.nih.gov
Anna L. Ramsey-Ewing, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Extramural Science Policy
Office of the Director, Division of Extramural
Activities
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases
6700B Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: (301) 435-8536
Email: ar15o@nih.gov
Shahnaz Khan, M.P.H.
Clinical Coordinator, Extramural Program
The National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
One Democracy Plaza
6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 451-9893
Email: Shahnaz.Khan@nih.gov
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and
Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
(NIDCR)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Marie Gill, B.S.
Biomedical Engineer
Division of Applied Science & Technology
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and
Engineering
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Suite 200
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 451-1324
Email: gillml@mail.nih.gov
Eugene G. Hayunga, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Extramural Policy
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institutes of Health
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 2C01
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7510
(courier use: Rockville, MD 20852)
Phone: (301) 435-6856
Email: ehayunga@mail.nih.gov
Alicia Dombroski, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research
6701 Democracy Blvd.
Room 660, MSC 4878
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 594-4805
Email: adombroski@mail.nih.gov
Karl Malik, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Blvd, Room 718
Bethesda, MD 20892-5456
Phone: (301) 594-4757
Email: malikk@niddk.nih.gov
J. Patrick Mastin, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Division of Extramural Research and Training
NIEHS
530 Davis Drive
PO 12233, Mail Drop K3-05
Morrisville, NC 27560
Phone: 919-541-3289
Email: mastin@niehs.nih.gov
Sarah E. Dunsmore, Ph.D.
Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
Pharmacology, Physiology and
Biological Chemistry Division
NIGMS, NIH
45 Center Drive, Room 2As.49C
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Minority Health and Health
Disparities (NIMHD)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(NINDS)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA)
National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Phone: (301) 594-3827
Email: dunsmores@nigms.nih.gov
Robert Mays, Ph.D.
Chief, Rural Mental Health Research and Deputy
Director for Administration
Office for Research on Disparities & Global Mental
Health
6001 Executive Blvd, Suite 8125
Bethesda, MD 20892.
Phone: (301) 443-2847
Email: robert.mays@nih.gov
Francisco S. Sy, M.D., Dr.PH
Director
Office of Extramural Research Administration
National Institute on Minority Health and Health
Disparities
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Phone: (301) 402-1366
E-mail: syf@mail.nih.gov
Salina Waddy, M.D.
Program Director
Office of Clinical Research
NINDS, NIH
Phone: (301) 496-9135
Email: waddysp@ninds.nih.gov
Paul A. Cotton, Ph. D., RD
Program Director
Office of Extramural Programs
National Institute of Nursing Research
Phone: (301) 402-6423
Email: cottonp@mail.nih.gov
Robin Barr, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Room 2C218
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 496-9322
Email: BarrR@nia.nih.gov
Patricia Powell, Ph.D.
Chief, Science Policy Branch
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism
5635 Fishers Lane, Rm 3109
Bethesda, MD 20892-1705
Phone: (301) 443-5106
Email: ppowell@mail.nih.gov
Castilla F. McNamara, Ph.D., M.P.A., C.I.P.
NIDCD Population Tracking Officer
Human Subjects Inclusion & Tracking for Division
of Scientific Programs Specialist, Grants
Management Branch
National Institute on Deafness and Other
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
NIH Clinical Center (CC)
Communication Disorders
EPS 400B
6120 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 402-0909
Email: McNamara@Exchange.NIH.Gov
Mark Swieter, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Office of Extramural Affairs
National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS
6001 Executive Blvd., Room 4235, MSC 9550
Bethesda, MD 20892-9550
Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier service)
Phone: (301) 435-1389
Email: mswieter@nida.nih.gov
Hua-Chuan Sim, M.D.
Chief Program Officer, Extramural Programs
National Library of Medicine, NIH, DHHS
6705 Rockledge Drive, Rockledge 1, Ste. 301
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 594-4882
Email: simh@mail.nih.gov
Kim Mitchell, RHIA, CIM
Director, Office of Protocol Services
NIH Clinical Center
Phone: (301) 435-2401
Email: kim.mitchell@nih.gov