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Office of Extramural Programs (OEP)
OEP Organizational Chart (PDF)
OEP provides leadership and expertise in science program management, including program and policy development, interpretation, coordination, oversight, evaluation, training and outreach, for the extramural research community and NIH extramural staff, to promote the highest quality and sustained capability of research and training programs in order to improve public health.
- Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program
- Support for Conferences and Scientific meetings (R13/U13)
- Extramural Scientist Administrator Training
- NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
- NIH Loan Repayment Programs
- Research Involving Human Subjects
- Peer Review Policies and Practices
- Program Policy
- Research Training and Research Career Development
- SBIR/STTR
- Scientific Workforce Diversity
- Biomedical Workforce Modeling and Labor Economics
Director: Sherry Mills, MD, MPH
Special Assistant: Paula Goodwin, PhD
Contact: Sarah Shane - Executive Assistant
Staff:
- Erica Brown, PhD - Director, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
- Shawn Richmond*, PhD - Instructional Designer, Extramural Staff Training Office
- Vacant - NIH Guide Program Analyst
- Vacant - Clinical Trials Specialist
- Patricia Valdez, PhD - Research Integrity Officer
Division of Loan Repayment (DLR)
Administers all aspects of the NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) for scientists conducting nonprofit research outside of NIH, and supports application and payment activities for the NIH Intramural Loan Repayment Programs for NIH employee researchers.
Director: Ericka Boone, PhD
Staff:
LRP Information Center:
Phone: 866-849-4047 and
Email: lrp@nih.gov
- Stephen Boehlert, MBA - Director of Operations
- Patricia Chappell-West - Program Analyst
- Andru Ciosek* - Project Manager
- Carla de la Cruz* - Participant Servicing/Payments
- Angie Deynes - Administrative Support Assistant
- Omar McCrimmon - Communications Specialist
- Ernesto Gomez - Financial Analyst
- Irene Kamau-Kanyingi* - Terminations
- Vacant - Financial Analyst
- Jill Mattia, PhD - Sr. Program Evaluation Specialist
- Matthew Lockhart, MBA- Sr. Program Analyst
- James Schoene - Program Support Clerk
- Maria Gomez - Program Analyst
- Vacant - Financial Analyst
- Vacant - Financial Analyst
National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Payback Service Center
Implements NIH-wide service agreements and administers payback requirements for National Research Service Awards.
Staff:
- Steve Boehlert - Director of Operations
- Barbara Bowie - NRSA Payback Specialist
- Michelle Freese - NRSA Payback Specialist
- Beverly Venable - NRSA Payback Specialist
Division of Scientific Programs (DScP)
Provides leadership, expertise, coordination, and oversight for NIH policies related to peer review, the protection of human research participants in NIH supported grants, and the promulgation of a vibrant pipeline of biomedical researchers.
Director: (Vacant)
Contact: Vacant - Secretary
Staff:
- Sally Amero, PhD - NIH Review Policy Officer
- Ann Hardy, DrPH - NIH Extramural Human Research Protection Officer
- Petrice Brown-Longenecker, PhD - NIH Extramural Human Research Protection Officer
- Kemi Adetayo* - Human Subjects Specialist
- Gargi Shastri* - Human Subjects Specialist
Division of Special Programs (DSpP)
Provides scientific program management and oversight of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program, and Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13/U13). Ensures that NIH extramural staff are trained to meet the ever-changing demands of their job. Communicates funding opportunities and critical information concerning NIH's programs, policies, and procedures to the biomedical research training community through the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.
Director: Matthew Portnoy, PhD - SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator
Staff:
- Kimberly Barch*, Program Analyst, Extramural Staff Training Office
- Julie Beaver, SBIR Mathematical Statistician
- J.P. Kim, J.D., M.B.A., M.Sc., M.A.L.S. - SBIR/STTR Program Analyst; NIH Data Sharing Policy Officer
- Shawn Richmond*, Ph.D. Instructional Designer, Extramural Staff Training Office
- Patricia Swayne*, SBIR Communications Specialist
- Rosalina Bray, MS - NIH Extramural Staff Training Officer
- Michelle Timmerman, PhD - Director, AREA Program; NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
- Robert Vinson, SBIR/STTR Program Analyst
Division of Biomedical Research Workforce (DBRW)
Provides ongoing analysis of the biomedical research workforce and evaluation of NIH policies to enable NIH to sustain and grow the biomedical research workforce at all levels to assure the most productive biomedical research endeavor and most effective use of taxpayer dollars. Provides leadership and expertise on program and policy aspects of research training and research career development. Oversees the implementation of and adherence to the NIH diversity policy for extramural programs. Visit the Training and Career Development Website .
Director: Kay Lund, PhD
Contact: Kristen Kirkham - Program Specialist
Staff:
- Lisa Evans, JD - Scientific Workforce Diversity Specialist
- Vacant - Labor Economist
- Henry Khachaturian, PhD - Training Program Policy Officer
- Vacant - Labor Economist
- Jennifer Sutton, MS - Training Program Policy and Evaluation Officer
* Contractor