United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Central Office Contacts


For questions on any of the topic areas below, please contact the listed individual.


Administrative Issues

Administration and Handbooks
Rita Lysik, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5739
email: rita.lysik@va.gov

Career Development
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Clinical Trials (CT)
Rita Lysik, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5739
email: rita.lysik@va.gov

Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB)
Josh Robinson, BA, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5664
email: Joshua.Robinson@va.gov

Eligibility
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Final Reports
Carmen Corsetti, MA, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5730
email: carmen.corsetti@va.gov

Letters of Agreement
Georgette Njemanze, BS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9F
phone: (202) 443-5630
email: georgette.njemanze@va.gov

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Surveys
Linda Lipson, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5747
email: linda.lipson@va.gov

Project Funding Distribution
Mary Jones, MBA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9F
phone: (202) 443-5628
email: mary.jones@va.gov

 

Project Modifications
email:  vhacohsrdprojectmodifications@va.gov
Project Modifications are reviewed by Scientific Program Managers. Please contact your assigned Manager or call 202-443-5790 for Administrative Support.

Promotions (Field Investigators GS-14/15)
Carmen Corsetti, MA, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5730
email: carmen.corsetti@va.gov 

QUERI
Amy M. Kilbourne, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (734) 845-3643
email: amy.kilbourne@va.gov 

Linda McIvor, MHS, MS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5740
email: linda.mcivor@va.gov 

QUERI Funding
Georgette Njemanze, BS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9F
phone: (202) 443-5630
email: georgette.njemanze@va.gov 

Scientific Merit Review (SMRB)
Kristy Benton-Grover, BFA, CAE
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5728
email: Kristy.Benton-Grover@va.gov 

Scientific Merit Review Intent to Submit (ITS)
Kristy Benton-Grover, BFA, CAE
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5728
email: Kristy.Benton-Grover@va.gov 

Scientific Merit Review Proposal Submission
Kristy Benton-Grover, BFA, CAE
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5728
email: Kristy.Benton-Grover@va.gov 

Research Career Scientist
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov 

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Portfolio Questions and Assignments

Access
Linda Lipson, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5747
email: linda.lipson@va.gov

Care of Complex Chronic Conditions
Patricia Watts Kelley, PhD, RN
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5748
email: patricia.kelley2@va.gov

Career Development
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Ranjana Banerjea, PhD, MBA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5727
email: ranjana.banerjea@va.gov

Education
Merry Ward, PhD, MS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5746
email: merry.ward@va.gov

Equity
Linda Lipson, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5747
email: linda.lipson@va.gov

Genomics
Pauline Sieverding, MPA, JD, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5742
email: pauline.sieverding@va.gov

Healthcare Informatics
Merry Ward, PhD, MS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5746
email: merry.ward@va.gov

Implementation
Ranjana Banerjea, PhD, MBA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5727
email: ranjana.banerjea@va.gov

Long Term Care & Aging
Pauline Sieverding, MPA, JD, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5742
email: pauline.sieverding@va.gov

Mental and Behavioral Health
Robert William O'Brien, PhD, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5741
email: robert.obrien7@va.gov

Mobility, Activity, and Function
John P. Holden, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5735
email: john.holden3@va.gov

Post-Deployment Health
John P. Holden, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5735
email: john.holden3@va.gov

QUERI Implementation
Linda McIvor, MHS, MS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5740
email: linda.mcivor@va.gov

Quality Measurement Development
John P. Holden, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5735
email: john.holden3@va.gov

Research Methods Development
Merry Ward, PhD, MS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5746
email: merry.ward@va.gov

Systems Modeling, Design, and Delivery
Ranjana Banerjea, PhD, MBA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5727
email: ranjana.banerjea@va.gov

Traumatic Brain Injury
Pauline Sieverding, MPA, JD, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5742
email: pauline.sieverding@va.gov

Women's Health
Linda Lipson, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5747
email: linda.lipson@va.gov

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Program Contacts

Career Development
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP)
David Atkins, MD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5726
email: david.atkins@va.gov

HSR&D Research and Resource Centers
Sara J. Knight, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 1099H
phone: (202) 443-5734
email: sara.knight@va.gov

Investigator-Initiated Research (IIR)
Sara J. Knight, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 1099H
phone: (202) 443-5734
email: sara.knight@va.gov

Nursing Research Initiative (NRI) Program
Patricia Watts Kelley, PhD, RN
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5748
email: patricia.kelley2@va.gov

Office of Academic Affiliations Training (OAA) Program
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

QUERI Implementation Projects
Linda McIvor, MHS, MS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5740
email: linda.mcivor@va.gov

Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
Amy M. Kilbourne, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (734) 845-3643
email: amy.kilbourne@va.gov

Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
Linda McIvor, MHS, MS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5740
email: linda.mcivor@va.gov

Service Directed Research (SDR)
Sara J. Knight, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 1099H
phone: (202) 443-5734
email: sara.knight@va.gov

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