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| EA Program MissionThe mission of the EA Program is to facilitate the entry and participation of underrepresented minority and women’s academic institutions and institutions in developing countries into biomedical and behavioral research and research training. EA Program History and LeadershipThe EA Program was established in the Office of Education Resources, within the NIH Office of the Director in 1978 to provide training for scientific faculty and academic science administrators from eligible institutions about the NIH’s EA Program. In 1994, the EA Program expanded through the development of the Extramural Associates Research Development Award (EARDA) grant program. In 2007, the EA Program broadened its outreach to train research administrators in countries with limited resources. The International I-EARDA was established to facilitate the development or expansion of administrative infrastructure in their home institution for the implementation of a rigorous research program. The current acting director of the EA Program is Regina Smith James, M.D. Previous directors of the EA Program include: - Jean Oliver
- Frank Cady
- Percy Thomas
- Joan Jacobs
- Matthew Kinnard
EA Program Advisory BoardThe Advisory Board of the EA Program provides advice to the director of the Program on the achievement of goals and objectives. Its functions are to: - Make recommendations to the EA Program director, to the director of the NICHD, and to the deputy director of the NICHD;
- Serve as preceptors to Extramural Associates during the training period, with formal and informal roles as advisors, counselors, teachers, and guides; and
- Participate in Program-related meetings, such as the quarterly Advisory Board meetings, conferences, workshops, and annual retreats, and serve as faculty for the core curriculum.
The Board consists of senior-level professional staff from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) who are approved by the sitting Board and by the NICHD director, with advice from the EA Program director and from the nomination committee of the EA Advisory Board. The members serve three-year terms; a board member may occasionally be asked to remain for an additional year. Board members are expected to have broad experience within the Public Health Service and to be familiar with extramural research goals. Other selection factors include knowledge of and interest in the goals of the EA Program, demonstrated capability for leadership, good interpersonal skills, and a willingness to expend the necessary effort to fully participate in preceptorship, and board activities. In the selection of Board nominees, consideration is given to factors such as NICHD Institutes and Centers (ICs) representation, gender, ethnicity, organizational roles, experience, special skills, etc. Meetings are held quarterly on the third Monday of the selected month, beginning in January; however, other meetings may be called as deemed necessary by the chair and by the EA Program director. Back to the top Advisory Board Retreat- This annual event is usually held in July and includes a comprehensive agenda jointly planned by the EA Program staff and EA Program Board Members.
- Retreat attendees include the Advisory Board, the EA Program staff, the individual to whom the EA Program director reports, and former EA residents/EARDA grant recipients (called EA Alumni).
- The purposes of the retreat are to:
- Address the agenda items and formulate recommendations, if appropriate;
- Hear and comment on the EA Program director's annual report;
- Gain a better appreciation of the successes and experiences that the Extramural Associates encounter at their institutions following receipt of the EARDA grant; and
- Hear and respond to the vision of the NICHD director and/or deputy director regarding the future of the EA Program.
- After the retreat, recommendations are reviewed by the EA Program staff, prioritized according to relevancy and feasibility of accomplishment, and presented to the NICHD director for consideration.
- The relevant recommendations may then be implemented.
Back to the top Advisory Board Members (Tenure date in parentheses)Angela Bates Program Analyst Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) One Center Drive, Building 1, Room 201 Bethesda, MD 20892-0161 Phone: (301) 402-1770 Fax: (301) 402-1798 E-mail: batesa@od.nih.gov Vence L. Bonham, Jr., J.D., Vice Chair (2004-2007) Chief, Education & Community Involvement Branch National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 4B-09 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 402-7229 Fax: (301) 402-4831 E-mail: bonhamv@mail.nih.gov Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D., Vice Chair (2005-2008) Health Scientist Administrator National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 6610 Rockledge Drive, Room 6103 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 451-3238 Fax: (301) 480-4528 E-mail: sdaniels@niaid.nih.gov Jovier D. Evans, Ph.D. Chief, Geriatric Translational Neuroscience and Geriatric Psychopharmacologic Intervention Programs National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Neuroscience Center, Room 7218 6001 Executive Boulevard, MSC 9634 Phone: (301) 443-1369 Fax: (301) 443-1424 E-mail: je180t@nih.gov J. Taylor Harden, Ph.D. Assistant to the Director for Special Populations National Institute on Aging (NIA) 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 5C35, MSC 2292 Bethesda, MD 20892-2292 Phone: (301) 496-0765 Fax: (301) 496-2525 E-mail: hardent@exmur.nia.nih.gov Jared B. Jobe, Ph.D., Vice Chair (2005-2008) Health Scientist Administrator National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 8020/MSC 7936 Bethesda, MD 20817 Phone: (301) 435-0407 Fax: (301) 480-1773 E-mail: jobej@mail.nih.gov | Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D. Program Director, Office of Minority Health Research Office of the Director, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS) Neuroscience Center, Room 2149 6001 Executive Boulevard , MSC 9535 Bethesda, MD 20892-9535 Phone: (301) 451-7966 E-mail: jonesmiche@ninds.nih.gov Alfonso Latoni, Ph.D. Scientific Review Administrator Biobehavioral and Behavioral Processes (BBBP) Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging (APDA) Center for Scientific Review (CSR) 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3182 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 435-0913 E-mail: Latonia@csr.nih.gov LeShawndra Price, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator Division of Epidemiology Services, and Prevention Research Branch National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5142 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 402-1850 E-mail: lprice@nida.nih.gov Carla Walls, Ph.D. Scientific Review Administrator Division of Scientific Review (DSR) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5B01C, MSC 7510 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 435-6898 E-mail: wallsc@mail.nih.gov Hinda Zlotnick, Ph.D. Program Administrator National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 45 Center Drive, Suite 2AS37K Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 594-3900 Fax: (301) 480-2753 E-mail: zlotnikh@nigms.nih.gov |
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