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Lead Program Coordinators (LPC)
The LPCs and Co-LPCs work closely with SPO Chief, SPO staff, the Researchers and Scholars Work Group Chairs and the extramural community to identify research gaps and opportunities to promote and conduct health disparities research. They serve as a lead NIDA program official to engage Workgroup Chairs and members, along with SPO, other program staff, the NIDA Director and the Deputy Director to implement scientific strategic plans and initiatives.
Roster
American Indian and Alaskan Native Research and Scholars Workgroup LPCs
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Kathy Etz, Ph.D. (LPC)
Social Science Analyst
Expertise: Clinical epidemiology in adolescents and early adults; cultural and other factors re: to drug abuse among American Indians and Alaska Natives -
Carmen Rosa, M.S. (Co-LPC)
Clinical Trials Network, Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Expertise: Clinical research, clinical trials; regulatory affairs; health disparities; minority populations
Additional Language: Spanish
African-American Research and Scholars Workgroup LPCs
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Dionne Jones, Ph.D. (LPC)
Services Research Branch, Deputy Branch Chief
Expertise: Treatment and intervention services for HIV/AIDS; gender differences; health disparities and African American populations -
Belinda Sims, Ph.D. (Co-LPC)
Prevention Research Branch, Health Scientist Administrator
Expertise: Prevention; interventions for prenatal and infancy, and early childhood through preadolescence; family-based prevention services; research training
Asian-American/Pacific Islander Research and Scholars Workgroup LPC’s
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Betty Tai, Ph.D. (LPC)
Director, Center for the Clinical Trials Network
Expertise: Clinical pharmacology; clinical trials relevant to clinical practice; Asian populations -
Woody Lin, Ph.D. (Co-LPC)
Clinical Neuroscience Program Director
Expertise: Clinical neuroscience; HIV/AIDS; pain and analgesia; Asian populations
National Hispanic Science Network LPCs
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Iván Montoya, M.D., M.P.H. (LPC)
Deputy Director, Division of Pharmacotherapies and Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse
Expertise: Medications development for treatment of substance abuse disorders; epidemiology; Hispanic/Latino populations
Additional Language: Spanish
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Joseph Frascella, Ph.D. (Co-LPC)
Director, Division of Clinical Neurosciences & Behavioral Research
Expertise: Clinical neurobiology; human neuroscience; Hispanic/Latino populations
NIDA Review LPC
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Nadine Rogers, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer, Grants Review Branch, Office of Extramural Affairs
Expertise: HIV/AIDS prevention; sexual risk-taking; international program implementation; minority populations
This page was last updated June 5, 2012.
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