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The CDC Leadership and Expert Bio section provides information for journalists on CDC experts who often speak to the press. While this is not an exhaustive list of the CDC employees available for interviews, this page provides an opportunity to learn more about our leaders and experts.

  • Biographies for CDC leaders are located on the About CDC page here.
  • For a biography of the CDC Director, Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, click here.

To request an interview with one of these experts, or, if you would like to learn more about someone from CDC who is not on this list, call the Division of Media Relations at 404-639-3286, or e-mail us and in.the.news@cdc.gov, and a media relations representative will work with you.

Francisco Alvarado-Ramy
Commander Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, MD
Supervisory Medical Officer, Quarantine and Border Health Services Branch, NCPDCID
Commander Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, MD, serves in the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) at the National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID). He oversees medical and epidemiologic support for the quarantine system in the eastern half of the United States.
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Ann Albright
Ann Albright, PhD, RD
Director, Division of Diabetes Translation, NCCDPHP
Ann Albright, PhD, RD, assumed the post of Director, Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) in January 2007. As director, Dr. Albright leads a team of professionals who strive to eliminate the preventable burden of diabetes.
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Lynda Anderson PhD
Director, Healthy Aging Program, Division of Adult and Community Health, NCCDPHP
Lynda Anderson PhD, is the Director of the Healthy Aging Program in the Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
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Ileana Arias
Ileana Arias, PhD
Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, NCIPC
Before her appointment as director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) in July 2005, Ileana Arias, PhD, had served as acting director of the Center since June 2004. Prior to that, she was the chief of the Etiology and Surveillance Branch in the Division of Violence Prevention in CDC's Injury Center.
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Hani Atrash
Hani K. Atrash, MD, MPH
Director, Division of Blood Disorders, NCBDDD
Hani K. Atrash, MD, MPH, became Director, Division of Blood Disorders, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in June 2008.
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Rachel Nonkin Avchen
Commander Rachel Nonkin Avchen, MS, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Developmental Disabilities Branch, NCBDDD
Commander Rachel Nonkin Avchen, MS, PhD, joined CDC in 2000 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer (EISO). Dr. Avchen has focused her research interests on developmental outcomes of at-risk infant/child populations. Since coming to CDC, she has worked on promoting safer, healthier people through her work on outcomes associated with autism, hyperbilirubinemia/kernicterus, mental retardation, and prematurity.
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William Bailey
Captain William Bailey, DDS, MPH
Acting Team Leader, Program Services Branch, Division of Oral Health, NCCDPHP
Captain William Bailey, DDS, MPH, joined CDC in 2004 as a dental officer, where he is an expert on the health effects of fluoride. He currently serves as the Acting Team Leader for the Program Services Team in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), supervising a team of eight public health professionals and providing oversight to the National Fluoridation Program and the State-Based Oral Disease Prevention Cooperative Agreement Program.
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Michael Bell
Michael Bell, MD
Associate Director for Infection Control, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCPDCID
Michael Bell, MD, is Associate Director for Infection Control at CDC′s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. The division promotes the protection of patients and healthcare personnel, and improvements in safety and quality of healthcare.
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William Callaghan, MD, MPH
Senior Scientist, Maternal and Infant Health Branch, Division of Reproductive Health, NCCDPHP
William Callaghan, MD, MPH, is the Senior Scientist for the Maternal and Infant Health Branch in the Division of Reproductive Health at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). In this position he has scientific oversight of a group dedicated to research and public health surveillance in the areas of maternal morbidity and mortality, infant morbidity and mortality, and preterm delivery.
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Ralph S. Caraballo
Ralph S. Caraballo, PhD, MPH
Branch Chief, Epidemiology Branch, Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP
Ralph S. Caraballo, MPH, PhD, is the branch chief of the Epidemiology Branch in the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at CDC.
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Kenneth Castro
Rear Admiral Kenneth Castro, MD
Director, Division of Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination, NCHHSTP
Rear Admiral Kenneth Castro, MD is the director of Division of Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination in the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention. In this role, Dr. Castro leads the team of experts devoted to TB elimination, prevention, control, and research activities in the US and throughout the world. Castro began his CDC career in 1983 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer with the AIDS Program.
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Michael Bell
Martin Cetron, MD
Director, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, NCPDCID
Martin Cetron, MD, is currently the Director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) at the National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The DGMQ mission is to prevent introduction and spread of infectious diseases in the U.S. and to prevent morbidity and mortality among immigrants, refugees, migrant workers, and international travelers.
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Adolfo Correa
Adolfo Correa, MD, MPH
Medical Officer, Leader of the Birth Defects Surveillance Team, NCBDDD
Adolfo Correa, MD, MPH, is a Medical Officer at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), where he serves as the leader of the Birth Defects Surveillance Team, providing oversight to birth defects surveillance and research activities and supervision of staff and trainees.
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John Crews
John E. Crews, DPA
Lead Epidemiologist, Disability and Health Branch, NCBDDD
John E. Crews, DPA, is the Lead Epidemiologist with the Disability and Health Branch in the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Crews′ specialties are vision impairment and aging and caregiving and disability; his research interests also include health disparities among people with disabilities and aging with a disability.
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Ann M. Dellinger
Ann M. Dellinger, PhD, MPH
Team Lead, Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Team, NCIPC
Ann M. Dellinger, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist and the team leader for the Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Team at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). Dr. Dellinger and her team conduct studies in the area of motor vehicle safety focusing on older drivers, child occupant and pedestrian injury, and injury risk behavior.
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William H. Dietz
William H. Dietz, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, NCCDPHP
William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, is the Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the CDC.
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Kenneth L. Dominguez
Commander Kenneth L. Dominguez, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Surveillance and Epidemiology, NCHHSTP
Commander Kenneth L. Dominguez, MD, MPH, has dedicated his professional career to the pursuit of describing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in infants, children and their mothers with the goal of decreasing mother-to-child HIV transmission and improving the quality of life and survival of HIV-infected children. He is a member of the clinical epidemiology team at CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Surveillance and Epidemiology in the National Center for HIV/Viral Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention (NCHHSTP).
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John Eichwald
John Eichwald, MA
Team Lead, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program, NCBDDD
John Eichwald, MA, is presently the Team Lead for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program within the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. In this position he oversees various EHDI activities including collaboration with federal, national, and state agencies and organizations in assisting states and territories to develop and implement newborn hearing screening programs.
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R. Louise Floyd
Alina Flores, MPH
Health Education Specialist, Prevention Research team, NCBDDD
Alina Flores, MPH, is a Health Education Specialist on the Prevention Research team in the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. During her time at the CDC, Alina has assisted in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a national Spanish-language folic acid campaign, as well as assisting with other national and international neural tube defects prevention programs and development of educational materials.
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R. Louise Floyd
R. Louise Floyd, RN, DSN
Team Lead, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Prevention Team, NCBDDD
R. Louise Floyd, RN, DSN, is a Supervisory Behavioral Scientist and Team Leader of the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Prevention Team, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
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Commander Julie Gilchrist, MD
Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, NCIPC
Commander Julie Gilchrist, MD, is a pediatrician and medical epidemiologist responsible for research and programs in drowning prevention and water safety promotion, sports and recreation-related injury prevention, and other issues that primarily affect children, including choking, suffocation, ingestions, dog bites and playground injuries.
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Wayne H. Giles
Wayne H. Giles, MD, MS
Director, Division of Adult and Community Health, NCCDPHP
Wayne H. Giles, MD, MS, joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in July 1992. He is currently the Director of the Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Corinne Graffunder
Corinne Graffunder, DrPH, MPH
Chief, Program Implementation and Dissemination Branch, Division of Violence Prevention, NCIPC
Corinne Graffunder, DrPH, MPH, serves as the chief of the Program Implementation and Dissemination Branch within the Division of Violence Prevention in the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). She is an expert in the application of evidence and research to practice and programs. Her work includes efforts to prevent violence against women, child maltreatment, youth violence and suicide.
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Yvonne T. Green
Yvonne T. Green, RN, CNM, MSN
Director, Office of Women′s Health, Associate Director for Women′s Health
Yvonne T. Green, RN, CNM, MSN, is the Director of the Office of Women′s Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In her role, Ms. Green works to promote the health and safety of women throughout every stage of life with a focus on wellness and prevention. She has held this position since October 1999. She is a registered nurse and certified nurse midwife.
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Arlene Greenspan
Arlene Greenspan, DrPH, MS, MPH
Senior Scientist, Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Team, NCIPC
Arlene Greenspan, DrPH, MS, MPH, conducts research in the area of motor vehicle safety focusing on child occupant and teen driver and occupant injuries. She is currently serving as a member of the agency-wide Adolescent Health Goal Team at CDC.
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Diane Hall, PhD, MSED
Behavioral Scientist, Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch, Division of Violence Prevention, NCIPC
Diane Hall, PhD, MSED, is a behavioral scientist at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). Dr. Hall′s research interests include teen dating violence and intimate partner violence. In addition, she also works with two of the Academic Centers of Excellence on Youth Violence Prevention.
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Jeffrey E. Hall, PhD, MSPH
Behavioral Scientist, Etiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of Violence Prevention, NCIPC
Jeffrey E. Hall, PhD, MSPH, is a behavioral scientist in the Etiology and Surveillance Branch of the Division of Violence Prevention at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). He is a Youth Violence subject matter expert and chair of the Education and Training Subcommittee of the CDC Aging and Health Work Group. His research focuses on infant homicide, youth and young adult violence, self-neglect and elder maltreatment.
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Charles Helmick
Charles Helmick, MD
Medical Epidemiologist, Arthritis Program, Division of Adult and Community Health, NCCDPHP
Charles (Chad) Helmick, MD, a medical epidemiologist, is the scientific lead for the Arthritis Program at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. His responsibilities include directing the team's scientific staff and resources to implement the surveillance, epidemiology, and prevention research strategies laid out in the National Arthritis Action Plan and help reach Healthy People 2010 objectives for arthritis.
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Richard C. Hunt
Richard C. Hunt, MD
Director, Division of Injury Response, NCIPC
With twenty years of experience in emergency medicine and acute injury care research, Richard C. Hunt, MD, has been instrumental in leading an effort to identify gaps that exist in the area of acute injury care. Since his appointment, he has guided research and preparedness activities in disaster and terrorism response as it relates to injuries and fostered partnerships with the acute injury care community that will be crucial in a mass casualty event.
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Ali S. Khan
Rear Admiral Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH
Assistant Surgeon General and Deputy Director, NCZVED
Rear Admiral Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, is currently an Assistant Surgeon General and the Deputy Director of the National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases, at CDC.
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Darwin R. Labarthe
Darwin R. Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD, FAHA
Director, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, NCCDPHP
Darwin R. Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD, FAHA, is Director of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The Division works with funded states and partners, conducts public health research, develops resources, and evaluates programs to help advance prevention and early detection efforts throughout the nation.
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Rebecca T. Leeb, PhD
Epidemiologist, Division of Violence Prevention, NCIPC
Rebecca T. Leeb, PhD, is an epidemiologist in the Division of Violence Prevention at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). Her area of focus is research related to child maltreatment.
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María Sofía Lioce-Mata
María Sofía Lioce-Mata, MD, MPH
Assistant Coordinator, Global Collaborations Program, NIOSH
María Lioce-Mata, MD, MPH is Assistant Coordinator for the Global Collaborations Program working at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and also works with the Regional Advisor on Workers' Health at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). Her CDC responsibilities include collaborating on projects involving Hispanic workers in the United States.
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Nina Marano
Nina Marano, DVM
Branch Chief, Geographic Medicine and Health Promotion Branch, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, NCPDCID
Nina Marano, DVM, Branch Chief for the Geographic Medicine and Health Promotion Branch within the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, whose focus is to promote travelers′ health and to prevent introduction of zoonotic diseases related to animal importation to the US.
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Cliff McDonald
Cliff McDonald, MD
Chief, Prevention and Response Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCPDCID
Cliff McDonald, MD, is a former officer in the Epidemic Intelligence Service and is currently the Chief of the Prevention and Response Branch in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the CDC. This division seeks to protect patients and healthcare personnel and promotes safety and quality in healthcare delivery systems.
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Captain Matthew McKenna
Captain Matthew McKenna, MD, MPH
Director, Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP
Captain Matthew McKenna, MD, MPH, is the director of the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), and a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service. As director, he supervises more than 100 scientists and administrative personnel who are responsible for leading federal activities in tobacco control.
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Commander Jacqueline W. Miller
Commander Jacqueline W. Miller, MD, FACS
Medical Officer, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, NCCDPHP
Commander Jacqueline W. Miller, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon and a Commander with the U.S. Public Health Service. She is a Medical Officer who focuses on breast cancer epidemiology, prevention, and early detection.
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María Sofía Lioce-Mata
Glen Nowak, PhD
Director, Division of Media Relations, Office of Enterprise Communication
Glen Nowak is the Director of Media Relations in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention′s Office of the Director. As such, he manages CDC′s Division of Media Relations and serves as the senior media advisory to the CDC director and senior agency managers.
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Leonard J. Paulozzi, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, NCIPC
Leonard J. Paulozzi, MD, MPH, is a medical epidemiologist in the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. His area of concentration is drug overdoses, especially those due to prescription drugs.
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Terry Pechacek
Terry Pechacek, PhD
Associate Director of Science, Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP
Terry Pechacek, PhD, is the Associate Director for Science for the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). He is responsible for monitoring all scientific work within the office including the preparation of Surgeon General Reports on the health consequences of tobacco use.
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Ruth Perou
Ruth Perou, PhD
Child Development Studies Team Leader, NCBDDD
Ruth Perou, PhD, is the Child Development Studies Team Leader at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at CDC. Dr. Perou is working on implementing CDC′s public health agendas on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette′s Syndrome and related comorbidities.
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Sonja A. Rasmussen
Sonja A. Rasmussen, MD, MS
Senior Scientist, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, NCBDDD
Sonja A. Rasmussen, MD, MS, joined CDC in 1998 and currently serves as Senior Scientist for CDC′s Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Her research interests include the identification of genetic and environmental risk factors for birth defects, mortality associated with genetic conditions, and the impact of infections on the pregnant woman and her fetus.
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Betsy Rodriguez
Betsy Rodriguez
Public Health Advisor, National Diabetes Education Program, Division of Diabetes Translation, NCCDPHP
Betsy Rodríguez works as a public health advisor in the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) in the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT). She has worked at CDC since 2001. Ms. Rodriguez is the project officer for the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, and is also one of the project leaders of the Latino Initiative in DDT. She has been the driving force behind NDEP’s efforts to work with the entertainment industry and with international diabetes organizations.
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Raul A. Romaguera
Raul A. Romaguera, DMD, MPH
National Chlamydia Screening Coordinator, Division of STD Prevention, NCHHSTP
Raul A. Romaguera, DMD, MPH, is the National Chlamydia Screening Coordinator in the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) at National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Dr. Romaguera has over 25 years of experience in the Public Health Service at the Health Resources and Services Administration and at CDC in the Divisions of Reproductive Health, Oral Health, and Public Health Surveillance and Informatics. He also has broad experience working on key preventive health issues with variety of health care settings in the public and private sector.
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Jeanne M. Santoli, MD, MPH
Deputy Director, Immunization Services Division, National Immunization Program, NCIRD
 Jeanne M. Santoli, MD, MPH, is the Deputy Director of the Immunization Services Division in the National Immunization Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  This division administers the Vaccines for Children Program and a grants program to state and urban area health departments; conducts health services research; provides training and education to health professionals; provides for measurement of state and national level vaccination coverage via the National Immunization Survey; and supports the development of immunization information systems.
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Mona Saraiya
Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH
Medical Officer, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, NCCDPHP
Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH, joined the CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer in the Division of Reproductive Health in 1995, and is currently a medical officer in the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.The majority of her CDC tenure has been spent with the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control focusing extensively in two subject areas: skin cancer epidemiology and cervical cancer screening.
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Janet Saul, PhD
Chief, Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch, Division of Violence Prevention, NCIPC
Janet Saul, PhD, is a research psychologist and chief of the Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch of the Division of Violence Prevention at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). Her areas of interest include several violence prevention topics including child maltreatment, youth violence, suicide, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence.
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Abigail Shefer, MD, FACP
Associate Director for Science, Immunization Services Division, NCIRD
Abigail Shefer, MD, FACP, is currently Associate Director for Science in the Immunization Services Division (ISD) of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She has been a medical epidemiologist in the National Immunization Program for the last 14 years.
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Ruth Shults, PhD, MPH
Senior Epidemiologist, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, NCIPC
Ruth Shults, PhD, MPH, has led CDC′s research and program activities in the areas of alcohol-impaired driving, safety belt use, and teen driving during her 11-year tenure on the Motor Vehicle Team. In this role, she coordinates systematic reviews of interventions to increase seat belt use and reduce alcohol-impaired driving for the Guide to Community Preventive Services.
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Arjun Srinivasan
Arjun Srinivasan, MD
Response Team Leader, Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion, NCPDCID
Arjun Srinivasan, MD, is an epidemiologist in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at CDC. This division seeks to protect patients and healthcare personnel and promotes safety and quality in healthcare delivery systems.
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Judy A. Stevens
Judy A. Stevens, PhD
Senior Epidemiologist, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, NCIPC
Judy A. Stevens, PhD, a national expert on older adult falls and fall prevention, conducts epidemiologic research on fatal and nonfatal fall-related injuries among older adults, and provides technical assistance and oversight to studies that develop, implement, and evaluate senior fall prevention programs.
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Susanna Visser
Susanna Visser, MS
Lead Epidemiologist, Child Development Studies Team, NCBDDD
Susanna Visser, MS, is the lead Epidemiologist for the Child Development Studies team in the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD). Ms. Visser′s areas of expertise include the epidemiologic study of neurobehavioral and mental health conditions of children, including ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, and autism. She is also an expert in analyzing longitudinal survey data, which is data covering developmental trends across the life span, and population-based survey data.
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Marlena M. Wald, MPH, MLS
Epidemiologist, Division of Injury Response, NCIPC
Marlena M. Wald, MPH, MLS, is an epidemiologist in the Division of Injury Response in the National Center for Injury Control and Prevention. Her areas of research include acute care, traumatic brain injury, and substance issues related to both of these topics.
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Howell Wechsler
Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH
Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health, NCCDPHP
Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH, serves as director of the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH). He supervises the management of DASH′s three surveillance systems -- Youth Risk Behavior System, School Health Policies and Programs Study, and School Health Profiles; research and evaluation studies; development and dissemination of tools to help schools implement evidence-based policies and practices; and the funding of and technical assistance to state and local education agencies and national, non-governmental organizations.
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Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp
Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD
Chief, Developmental Disabilities Branch, NCBDDD
Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist and Chief of the Developmental Disabilities Branch. Since coming to CDC, she designed and implemented the first U.S. population-based study of developmental disabilities in school-age children, which laid the foundation for the current methods employed by the ADDM network.
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