Communications & Public Liaison
The Office of Communications & Public Liaison is the first source of news and information about the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the Institute's important biomedical research and funding programs. The communications team handles media requests, inquiries from the scientific community, as well as internal communication activities. News releases, Brochures & Fact Sheets and science education materials, videos, web pages, exhibits, tours and presentations are available from the OCPL resources and staff.
Key services provided:
- News Media Relations
- Public Information, Education and Outreach
- Public Inquiries
- Web Site Development
- Report Publication
- Science Writing and Editing
- Science Photography, Arts and Graphics
- Audiovisual Production
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
- Social Media
- Monthly Newsletter Environmental Factor
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Christine Bruske Flowers, M.P.A.
Director, Office of Communications & Public Liaison -
Tel (919) 541-3665
Fax (919) 541-2260
bruskec@niehs.nih.gov -
P.O. Box 12233
Mail Drop B2-02
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Delivery Instructions
Christine Bruske Flowers joined the NIEHS in 2004. Previously she led communications and outreach activities for other federal government programs including the U.S. Department of the Interior International Affairs Program, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers environmental restoration programs. Flowers also served as Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs for the North Carolina House of Representatives, and Director of Public Relations for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina's Fourth Congressional District. Flowers is a veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Specialty Corps. She holds an M.A. in Public Affairs Journalism from Regent University and a B.S. in Biology from North Carolina State University.
Communications and Public Liaison Staff
News Media Relations
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Robin Mackar, M.P.H.
News Director -
Tel (919) 541-0073
Fax (301) 480-3226
rmackar@niehs.nih.gov
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Edward Kang
Public Affairs Specialist -
Tel (919) 541-1993
kanges@niehs.nih.gov
Public Information, Education and Outreach
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Ian Thomas
Writer/Editor -
Tel (919) 541-4794
thomasiv@niehs.nih.gov
Web Manager
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Cheryl Thompson, M.B.A.
Web Manager -
Tel (919) 541-1072
Fax (301) 480-3250
thompsonc2@niehs.nih.gov
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Joseph D. Poccia
Web Information Development Specialist -
Tel (919) 541-7860
joseph.poccia@nih.gov
Newsletter Editor
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Ralph (Eddy) Ball, Ph.D.
Newsletter Editor -
Tel (919) 541-4816
ballr@niehs.nih.gov
Science Writer/Editor
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Robin Arnette, Ph.D.
Science Editor -
Tel (919) 541-5143
arnetter@niehs.nih.gov
Program Support
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Anne M. Thompson
Program Support -
Tel (919) 316-4517
thomps13@niehs.nih.gov
Program Specialist
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Allison Eason
Program Specialist -
Tel (919) 541-0378
allison.eason@nih.gov
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act
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Kim Minneman
Freedom of Information Act Coordinator -
Tel (919) 541-3411
minneman@niehs.nih.gov
Written Inquiries
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
P.O. Box 12233, MD K3-16
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2233
Fax (919) 541-4395