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AHRQ Staff Contacts

AHRQ welcomes inquiries regarding the Agency's current areas of research interest. Direct your questions regarding program matters to the AHRQ staff listed below.

AHRQ Portfolios of Research

AHRQ Priority Populations

Selected AHRQ Areas of Research Interest

AHRQ Data Sources

AHRQ Extramural Research

Address for General Correspondence

AHRQ Portfolios of Research

Comparative Effectiveness

Lia Hotchkiss
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Phone: (301) 427-1620
E-Mail: Lia.Hotchkiss@ahrq.hhs.gov

Cost, Organization, and Socio-Economics

Claudia Steiner, M.D.
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Phone: (301) 427-1407
E-Mail: Claudia.Steiner@ahrq.hhs.gov

Joel Cohen, Ph.D.
Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends
Phone: (301) 427-1659
E-Mail: Joel.Cohen@ahrq.hhs.gov

Data Development

Doris Lefkowitz, Ph.D.
Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends
Phone: (301) 427-1477
E-Mail: Doris.Lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov

Health Information Technology

Angela Lavanderos
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
Phone: (301) 427-1505
E-Mail: Angela.Lavanderos@ahrq.hhs.gov

Long-term Care

D.E.B. Potter, M.S.
Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends
Phone: (301) 427-1564
E-Mail: D.E.B.Potter@ahrq.hhs.gov

William Spector, Ph.D.
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Phone: (301) 427-1446
E-Mail: William.Spector@ahrq.hhs.gov

Patient Safety

Marge Keyes
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Phone: (301) 427-1333
E-Mail: Marge.Keyes@ahrq.hhs.gov

Pharmaceutical Outcomes

Scott R. Smith, R.Ph., Ph.D.
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Phone: (301) 427-1511
E-Mail: Scott.Smith@ahrq.hhs.gov

Prevention & Care Management

Therese Miller, Dr.Ph.

Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
Phone: (301) 427-1585
E-Mail: Therese.Miller@ahrq.hhs.gov

System Capacity and Emergency Preparedness

Sally Phillips, R.N., Ph.D.
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
Phone: (301) 427-1571
E-Mail: Sally.Phillips@ahrq.hhs.gov

Training and Career Development

Karen Rudzinski, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Phone: (301) 427-1529
E-Mail: Karen.Rudzinski@ahrq.hhs.gov

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AHRQ Priority Populations

Minority Health

Cecilia Rivera Casale, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Phone: (301) 427-1547
E-Mail: Cecilia.Casale@ahrq.hhs.gov

Children's Health

Denise Dougherty, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations
Phone: (301) 427-1868
E-Mail: Denise.Dougherty@ahrq.hhs.gov

Populations with Disabilities

Harvey Schwartz, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Phone: (301) 427-1552
E-Mail: Harvey.Schwartz@ahrq.hhs.gov

Women's Health, Men's Health, and Gender Research

Jackie Shakeh Kaftarian, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Phone: (301) 427-1550
E-Mail: Jackie.Kaftarian@ahrq.hhs.gov

Inner City and Low Income Populations Health

Francis Chesley, M.D.
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Phone: (301) 427-1449
E-Mail: Francis.Chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov

Older Adult Health

William Spector, Ph.D.
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Phone: (301) 427-1446
E-Mail: William.Spector@ahrq.hhs.gov

Populations Needing End-of-Life Care

Ronda Hughes, Ph.D.
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
Phone: (301) 427-1578
E-Mail: Ronda.Hughes@ahrq.hhs.gov

Rural Health

Erin Grace, M.H.A.
Center for Primary Care, Prevention and Clinical Partnerships
Phone: (301) 427-1580
E-Mail: Erin.Grace@ahrq.hhs.gov

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Selected AHRQ Areas of Research Interest

Translating Research into Practice and Policy

Margaret Coopey, R.N., M.G.A., M.P.S.
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Phone: (301) 427-1488
E-Mail: Margaret.Coopey@ahrq.hhs.gov

Michael I. Harrison, Ph.D.
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Phone: (301) 427-1419
E-Mail: Michael.Harrison@ahrq.hhs.gov

Patient Safety and Quality

Eileen M. Hogan, M.P.A.
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Phone: (301) 427-1307
E-Mail: PSImplement@ahrq.hhs.gov

Deborah Queenan, M.S.W.
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Phone: (301) 427-1330
E-Mail: PSImplement@ahrq.hhs.gov

Patient-Centered Care

Ronda Hughes, Ph.D.
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
Phone: (301) 427-1578
E-Mail: Ronda.Hughes@ahrq.hhs.gov

Payment and Organization

Ryan Mutter
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Phone: (301) 427-1419
E-Mail: Ryan.Mutter@ahrq.hhs.gov

Joel W. Cohen, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Social and Economic Research
Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends
Phone: (301) 427-1659
E-Mail: Joel.Cohen@ahrq.hhs.gov

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AHRQ Data Sources

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component

Doris Lefkowitz, Ph.D.
Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends
Phone: (301) 427-1477
E-Mail: Doris.Lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Nursing Home Component

Jeffrey Rhoades, Ph.D.
Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends
Phone: (301) 427-1471
E-Mail: Jeffrey.Rhoades@ahrq.hhs.gov

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)

HCUP User Support
Phone: 1-866-290-HCUP (4287)
E-Mail: hcup@ahrq.hhs.gov

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AHRQ Extramural Research

Extramural Research

Debbie Rothstein, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations
Phone: (301) 427-1525
E-Mail: Debbie.Rothstein@ahrq.hhs.gov

Receipt and Referral

Gerald Calderone, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations
Phone: (301) 427-1548
E-Mail: Gerald.Calderone@ahrq.hhs.gov

Business/Fiscal Matters

Joan Metcalfe
Grants Management Officer
Phone: (301) 427-1450
E-Mail: Joan.Metcalfe@ahrq.hhs.gov

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Address for General Correspondence

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

John M. Eisenberg Building
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850

Current as of January 2008

Internet Citation:

AHRQ Research Agenda: Staff Contacts. January 2008. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/staffcon.htm