APPENDICES

A-1 - Meeting Agenda

Meeting Objectives

• Bring together subject matter experts (SMEs) to review recommendations that emerged from the first Federal Partners Meeting held on May 24, 2006
• Expand the top four priorities from the May 24 meeting to include a focus on identification, translation, and dissemination of population-based research and interventions
• Gain consensus on the most promising areas in health disparities research
• Consider potential opportunities and steps needed to create joint funding opportunity announcements in these areas (Obesity, Co-morbidities, Mental Health-Care, and Built Environment)

Proposed Meeting Outcomes

• Identification and agreement on most useful Starter List of translation, dissemination of research approaches for each topic area
• Development of initial research descriptions for potential research concepts
• Identification of support, advocacy, collaboration and funding strategies
• Consideration of short-term strategies for continuing and sustaining effort
• Generation of ideas for long-term sustainability
• Consideration of linkages with Health and Human Services( HHS ) Health Disparities Initiatives

December 5 – Agenda

7:30 AM Registration

8:30 AM Welcome and Importance of Collaboration on Health Disparities Research

• Dr. Robert Spengler, Director, Office of Public Health Research (OPHR), Office of Chief Science Officer (OCSO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Dr. Walter W. Williams, Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Office of Strategy and Innovation, CDC
• Dr. John Ruffin, Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

9:15 AM Meeting Overview and Charge to Participants

• Overview and Charge
• Meeting Facilitator: Michael Wilkinson , Leadership Strategies
• Overview of HHS Health Disparities Initiatives and the HHS Disparities Council
• Meeting Coordinator: Dr. Jamila Rashid , OPHR, OCSO,CDC

9:30 AM Review of Prior Results

• Overview of May 2006 Meeting: Collaboration on Health Disparities Research
• Comments, Questions and Answers about May Meeting Outcomes
• Acknowledgment of December meeting parameters: Focus on four priority topic areas (Obesity, Co-morbidities, Mental health-care, Built Environment)
• Highlights of Successful Collaborations: Snapshot Overview
• Overview of Break Out Session I

10:30 AM Break

10:45 AM Break Out Session – Part I

• Work in groups by priority topic area
• Expand starter research list
• Refine and select top research priorities
• Report back results and learning (Large Group)

12:30 PM Working Lunch: Research to Practice Presentation

• Overview Remarks, Dr. Robin Wagner, Associate Director for Research Planning and Evaluation, OPHR, OCSO, CDC
• Dr. David Chambers, Associate Director, Dissemination and Implementation Research, National Institute for Mental Health, NIH
• Question and answer session
• Overview of Break Out Session II
• End of day announcements

1:45 PM Break Out Session – Part II

• Work in groups by priority topic area
• Develop brief research overviews and descriptions

5:00 PM Informal Close – Day 1

• Groups disperse once break-out work is completed

5:30 PM Optional Networking Dinner

• LeGiverny, 1641 Clifton Road (Across from CDC)

December 6 - Agenda

8:00 AM Partnership and Sustainability

• Day 2 Opening Remarks , Dr. Rochelle Rollins, Acting Director of Division of Policy and Data, Office of Minority Health, HHS
• Linkage with other HHS Health Disparities Initiatives

8:30 AM Review of Prior Day / Charge of the Day

• Meeting Facilitator: Michael Wilkinson, Leadership Strategies
• Meeting Coordinator: Dr. Jamila Rashid , OPHR, OCSO,CDC
• Report back Breakout II results and learning (Large Group)

9:00 AM Break Out Session – Part III

• Work in groups by priority topic area
• Discuss short term sustainability
• Describe work, roles, potential funding strategies, and opportunities for early wins
• What are we missing? Other health disparities research priorities for future collaboration
• Report back results and learning (Large Group)

11:40 AM Working Lunch: Interagency Funding Collaborations: The NIOSH Experience

• Overview Remarks, Dr. Robin Wagner, OPHR, OCSO,CDC
• Dr. Roy Fleming, Senior Science Advisor, Office of Extramural Programs; Dr. Sherry Baron, Coordinator for Occupational Health Disparities; Dr. Jim Newhall, Program Lead, Office of Extramural Programs, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,

•  Question and answer session

1:10 PM Setting a Sustainable Structure for Future Collaboration

• Identify key characteristics needed for sustainability
• Present a potential structure concept for discussion
• Discuss issues and recommendations
• Define a preliminary structure
• Discuss leadership, coordination, frequency of interaction, and infrastructure resources

3:30 PM Next Steps

• Review accomplishments
• Define immediate next steps
• Evaluate the session
• Closing Remarks, Dr. Robert Spengler, OPHR, OCSO,CDC

4:00 PM Adjourn

A-2 - Meeting Participants

Diane Adger-Johnson, BS
Minority Health Program Manager
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 2102
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-402-8969
da15a@NIH.gov

John Araujo, PhD, MHSA
Public Health Informatics Fellow
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS D72
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-639-7266
JAraujo@cdc.gov

Sherry Baron, MD, MPH
Coordinator
Occupational Health Disparities
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Phone: 513-458-7159
SBaron@cdc.gov

David Berrigan, PhD, MPH
Biologist
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services
6130 Executive Blvd
Room 4095B
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-451-4301
berrigad@mail.NIH.gov

Audriene Bishop-Cline, MS, APRN, BC
Public Health Advisor
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS E07
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-639-1878
ABishopCline@cdc.gov

Ebony Bookman, MS, PhD
Chief of Staff
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
111 TW Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919-541-7758
bookmane@mail.NIH.gov

Karen Bouye, PhD, MPH, MS
Senior Advisor for Research
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd., NE, MS D67
Atlanta, GA 30024
Phone: 404-498-2325
keh2@cdc.gov

Richard Bragg, PhD
Coordinator
Minority Health Services Research
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop C3-19-07
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Phone: 410-786-7250
Richard.Bragg@cms.hhs.gov

David Chambers, PhD
Associate Director Dissemination and Implementation Research
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6001 Executive Blvd.
Room 7133
Bethesda, MD 20892-9631
Phone: 301-443-3747
dchamber@mail.NIH.gov

Zhuo Chen, PhD
Economist and Preventive Effectiveness Fellow
Office of Workforce and Career Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
2400 Century Center, MS95
Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone: 404-498-6317
fov7@cdc.gov

Francis Chesley, MD
Director
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road, Room 2034
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-427-1521
francis.chesley@ahrg.hhs.gov

Charmen Crawford
Minority Health Program Specialist
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS E67
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-498-2320
CNC9@cdc.gov

Cecilia Curry, PhD
Health Scientist
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-7303
ccurry@cdc.gov

David Davis, PhD
Health Communications Specialist
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd., MS E59
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-629-0938
dad5@cdc.gov

Nickolas DeLuca, PhD
Team Chief
Education, Training, and Behavioral Studies Team
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd NE,
MS E10
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-8988
ncd4@cdc.gov

Diane Dennis-Stephens, BA, MPH
Health Disparities Officer
Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd. E-28
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-498-0762
dbd8@cdc.gov

Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, MD
Program Director
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-7940
Phone: 301-435-0497
desvignp@mail.NIH.gov

Richard Dixon, MD
Distinguished Consultant
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road; MS E73
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-498-1128
red3@cdc.gov

Paul Dornan, BA, MA
Social Science Analyst
Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th St., SW
Washington, DC 20410
Phone: 202-708-0574
paul_dornan@hud.gov

Frances Ferguson, MD, MPH
Program Director
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
2 Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 648A
Bethesda, MD 20874
Phone: 301-594-9652
ff54t@NIH.gov

Bruce Finke, MD
Director
Chronic Disease Management Initiative
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
45 Vernon Street
Northampton, MA 1060
Phone: 413-584-0790
bruce.finke@ihs.gov

Roy Fleming, ScD
Senior Science Advisor
Office of Extramural Programs
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS E74
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-498-2537
Rfleming@cdc.gov

David Freedman, PhD
Epidemiologist
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Hwy, MS K26
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-6016
dxf1@cdc.gov

Roosevelt Freeman, JD
Regional Manager
Office for Civil Rights
Department of Health and Human Services
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, Suite 3B70
Atlanta, GA 30323
Phone: 404- 562-7859
roosevelt.freeman@hhs.gov

Fred Fridinger, DrPH, CHES
Health Communication Specialist
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd MS E69
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-498-2431
ffridinger@cdc.gov

Janet Fulton, PhD
Epidemiologist
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Hwy MS K46
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-5430
jkf2@cdc.gov

Deb Galuska, MPH, PhD
Associate Director for Science
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Highway NE
MS K24
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-6017
dgaluska@cdc.gov

Peter Gergen, MD, MPH
Medical Officer
Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6610 Rockledge Drive
Room 3067
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-451-3233
pgergen@NIAID.NIH.gov

Andrew Goldberg, MA
Social Science Analyst
National Institute of Justice
Department of Justice
810 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202-307-1135
andrew.goldberg@usdoj.gov

Maurine F. Goodman, MA, MPH
Health Scientist
Office of Public Health Research
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Contro and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS D72
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-639-4737
MGoodman@cdc.gov

Carol Gotway Crawford, PhD
Science Officer
Office of Workforce and Career Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road NE MS E94
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-498-6023
cdg7@cdc.gov

Yvonne Green, BSN, MSN
Director
Office of Women's Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, N.E.
MS E89
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-498-2366
ygreen@cdc.gov

Sarah Gregory, BA
Branch Chief
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Buford Hwy
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 404-498-0960
sgregory@cdc.gov

Jo Anne Grunbaum, EdD
Health Scientist
Division of Adult and Community Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
MS K45
Atlanta, GA 30341
770-488-5542
JGrunbaum@cdc.gov

Robin Hamre, MPH, RD
Lead Public Health Analyst
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
MS K24
Atlanta, GA 30341
770-488-6050
Rhamre@cdc.gov

J Taylor Harden, RN, PhD,
FAAN
Assistant to the Director for Special Populations
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
31 Center Drive, Bldg. 31, Rm. 5C35, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-0765
hardent@31.nia.NIH.gov

David Homa, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F40
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-908-0486
dgh3@cdc.gov

Jessie Hood, MPH
Health Policy Scientist
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS E87
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-498-4031
jvr4@cdc.gov

Larke Huang, PhD
Senior Advisor
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
1 Choke Cherry Rd. Rm 8-1051
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 240-276-2000
Larke.huang@samhsa.hhs.gov

Van Hubbard, MD, PhD
Director
Division of Nutrition Research
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6707 Democracy Blvd MSC 5461, Two Democracy Plaza, Rm 631
Bethesda, MD 20892-5461
Phone: 301-594-8827
van.hubbard@hhs.gov

R. Andrew Hunt, MSW
Public Health Advisor
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
1 Choke Cherry Road
Room 6-1054
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 240-276-1926
andrew.hunt@samhsa.hhs.gov

Dan Hutch, MA
Economist
Office of Policy,
Economics and Innovation
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue. N.W. (1807-T)
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-566-2844
Hutch.dan@epa.gov

Sonja Hutchins, MD, MPH, DrPH
Senior Medical Officer/Epidemiologist
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30087
Phone: 404-639-8760
ssh1@cdc.gov

Ma Mareasa Isaacs, MSW, PhD
E Executive Director
The National Alliance of Multi-Ethnic Behavioral Health
1875 Eye Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 410-925-2210
misaacs5548@comcast.net

Wendy Johnson-Taylor, PhD, MPH
Public Health Nutrition and Health Policy Advisor
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
2 Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Room 640 MSC 5461
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-594-7440
wj50v@NIH.gov

Camara Jones, MD, MPH, PhD
Research Director on Social Determinants of Health
Division of Adult and Community Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Highway NE
MS K67
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-5268
cdj9@cdc.gov

Dolly Katz, PhD
Senior Epidemiologist
Division of TB Elimination
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd NE MS E10
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-6062
ddk4@cdc.gov

Amy Kilbourne, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
VA Pittsburgh Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Veterans Health Administration
(151C-U), University Drive C
Pittsburgh, PA 15240
Phone: 412-688-6477
Amy.Kilbourne@va.gov

Rajen Koshy, PhD
Program Officer
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6610 Rockledge Drive
Room 4009
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-402-8550
rkoshy@NIAID.NIH.gov

Robert Mays, PhD, MSW
Program Director
Minority Research Infrastructure
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6001 Executive Blvd
Rm 8125 MSC 9659
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-443-2847
rmays@mail.NIH.gov

Ron McCuan, DMD, JD
Public Health Analyst
National Institute of Corrections
Department of Justice
320 First Street, NW, Suite 5007
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202- 307-0147
RMcCuan@bop.gov

Marian McDonald, DrPH
Associate Director for Minority and Women's Health
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road NE
MS D62
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-7921
zzm0@cdc.gov

Kathleen McDuffie, PHD, MPH
Associate Director for Science
National Center for Health Marketing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd MS E21
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 770-498-1114
kfm9@cdc.gov

Phyllis McGuire
Health Communications Specialist
National Center for Public Health Informatics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MD E85
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-498-2409
PMcGuire@cdc.gov

Cindi Melanson, MPH, CHES
Health Scientist
Office of Public Health Research
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS D72
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-4854
CMelanson@cdc.gov

Bobby Milstein, MPH
Coordinator
Syndemics Prevention Network
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Hwy, NE,
MS K67
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 770-488-5528
bmilstein@cdc.gov

Helena Mishoe, PhD, MPH
Associate Director of Minority Health Affairs
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-451-5078
mishoeh@NHLBI.NIH.gov

Daphne Moffett, PhD
Deputy Associate Director for Science
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd, MS K63
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 770-488-4019
zzc0@cdc.gov

Matthew Murguia, MPH
Director
Office of Program Operations
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6700B Rockledge Drive, Room 4140
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: 301-496-0545
mmurguia@NIAID.NIH.gov

Linda Nebeling, PhD, MPH, RD, FADA
Chief
Health Promotion Research Branch
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6130 Executive Blvd, EPN 4060
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-435-2841
nebelinl@mail.NIH.gov

Jim Newhall, PhD
Health Scientist
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS E74
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-498-2562
JNewhall@cdc.gov

Cynthia Ogden, PhD
Epidemiologist
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: 301-458-4405
cogden@cdc.gov

Ruth Perou, PhD
Team Leader
Child Development Studies
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS E88
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-498-3005
rzp4@cdc.gov

Lauretta Pinckney, PhD, MAT
Public Health Analyst
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, NE,
MS E07
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-8019
ldp1@cdc.gov

Constance Pledger, EdD
Executive Director
Interagency Committee on Disability Research
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW, PCP-Rm. 6039
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: 202-245-7480
connie.pledger@ed.gov

Roberto Hugh Potter, PhD
Goal Team Leader
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, NE
MS D21
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-8011
hpotter@cdc.gov

Charlotte Pratt, PhD
Program Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6701 Rockledge Drive
Rm 8134, MSC 7936
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-435-0382
prattc@NHLBI.NIH.gov

Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH
Team Leader
Research Agenda and Promotion
Office of Public Health Research
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-639-4658
jjr5@cdc.gov

Merlyn Rodrigues, MD, PhD
Director
Office of Extramural Research
National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6707 Democracy Blvd. #800
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-402-1366
rodrigm1@mail.NIH.gov

Rochelle Rollins, PhD, MPH
Acting Director
Division of Policy and Data
Office of Public Health and Science
Office of Minority Health
Department of Health and Human Services
1101 Wootton Parkway
Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 240-453-6177
rochelle.rollins@hhs.gov

John Ruffin, PhD
Director
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6707 Democracy Blvd. #800
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-402-1366
jr157o@nih.GOV

Marc Safran, MD, MPA
Senior Medical Officer and Psychiatrist
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-3130
MSafran@cdc.gov

Eduardo Simoes, MD, DLSHTM, MSc, MPH
Director
Prevention Research Centers Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Highway NE MS K45
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-5586
ejs0@cdc.gov

Denise Simons-Morton, MD, PhD
Chief
Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-435-0384
simonsd@NHLBI.NIH.gov

Elizabeth Skillen, PhD, MS
Health Scientist
Office of Public Health Research
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS D72
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-4784
eskillen@cdc.gov

Phillip Smith, MD, MPH
Director
Division of Planning, Evaluation and Research
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 450 -TMP
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-443-1549
psmith@hqe.ihs.gov

Robert Spengler, ScD
Director
Office of Public Health Research
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd MS D72
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-4899
rys2@cdc.gov

Karen Stern, PhD
Program Manager
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Department of Justice
810 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202-514-9395
karen.stern@usdoj.gov

Lander Stoddard, CPF
Scientific Information Officer
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS G38
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-639-3791
LStoddard@cdc.gov

Madeline Sutton, MD, MPH
Team Lead
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS G38
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-639-1814
Zxa3@cdc.gov

Monica Swahn, PhD, MPH
Dixie E Snider Fellow
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-4789
mswahn@cdc.gov

Francisco Sy, MD, DrPH
Chief
Office of Community-Based Participatory Research and Outreach
Program Director
Loan Repayment Program
National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6707 Democracy Blvd
Suite 800 MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Phone: 301-496-7074
syf@mail.NIH.gov

JoAnn Thierry, PhD, MSW
Behavioral Scientist
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS E88
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-498-3022
jxt4@cdc.gov

Patricia Thompson-Reid,
MAT, MPH
Training Coordinator
Division of Diabetes Translation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS K10
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-5017
pet0@cdc.gov

April Vance, MPH
Public Health Advisor
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
4770 Buford Hwy., NE
MS K63
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-1244
avance@cdc.gov

Nadarajen Vydelingum, PhD
Deputy Director
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
6116 Executive Blvd., Ste. 602
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-402-6837
vydelinn@mail.NIH.gov

Robin Wagner, PhD, MS
Associate Director for Research Planning and Evaluation
Office of Public Health Research
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd., NE
MS D72
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-4898
RWagner@cdc.gov

Susan Wang, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MS G37
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-718-8541
sjw8@cdc.gov

Merry Ward, PhD
Health Services Research Portfolio Manager
Office of Research
Veterans Health Administration
810 Vermont Avenue, NW, VHA/ORD/HSRD 12G
Washington, DC 20420
Phone: 202-422-0232
merry.ward@va.gov

Jill Wasserman, MPH
Health Scientist
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, NE
MS E02
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-8266
JWasserman@cdc.gov

Michael Wilkinson
Certified Master Facilitator
Leadership Strategies
56 Perimeter Center East #103
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
770-454-1440
www.leadstrat.com

Samantha Williams, PhD
Research Psychologist
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd., MS E44
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-1825
stw8@cdc.gov

Walter W. Williams, MD, MPH
Director
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Rd, MS E67
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-498-2310
www1@cdc.gov

Wilbur Woodis, MA
Management Analyst
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-443-6581
wwoodis@hqe.ihs.gov

Rosemary Yancik, PhD
Health Scientist Administrator
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Gateway Bldg, Suite 3C307
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205
Phone: 301-496-5278
yancikr@nia.NIH.gov

Trevor Woollery, PhD
Team Leader
Strategy and Evaluation Team
Office of Public Health Research
Office of the Chief Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
1600 Clifton Road, MD D72
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-639-4663
TWoollery@cdc.gov

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