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, the public, and internal communication activities. News releases, Brochures & Fact Sheets, videos, social media, web pages, and exhibits are some of the services available from OCPL.
Key services provided:
- Audiovisual Production
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
- Monthly Newsletter Environmental Factor
- Public Information
- Brochures & Fact Sheets
- Public Inquiries
- Report Publication
- Science Photography, Arts and Graphics
- Science Writing and Editing
- Social Media
- Christine Flowers, M.P.A.
Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison - Tel (919) 541-3665
Fax (301) 480-2978
bruskec@niehs.nih.gov - P.O. Box 12233
Mail Drop B2-05
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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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
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Robin L. Arnette, Ph.D.
Science Editor -
Tel (919) 541-5143
arnetter@niehs.nih.gov
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Virginia T. Guidry, Ph.D.
Technical Writer -
Tel (919) 541-1993
virginia.guidry@nih.gov
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Shevon E. Johnson, M.S.
FOIA Coordinator -
Tel (919) 541-3411
Fax (301) 451-5479
shevon.johnson@nih.gov
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Kelly L. Lenox, M.F.A.
Newsletter Editor in Chief -
Tel (919) 541-0222
kelly.lenox@nih.gov
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Joseph D. Poccia
Digital Design Manager -
Tel (919) 541-7860
joseph.poccia@nih.gov
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Devlin Sawyer
Administrative Technician -
Tel (919) 541-0378
devlin.sawyer@nih.gov
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Regina J. Stabile, J.D.
FOIA Public Liaison and Privacy Act Coordinator -
Tel (919) 541-3365
regina.stabile@nih.gov
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Pat Stockton
Freedom of Information Act Coordinator -
Tel (919) 541-4816
stockton@niehs.nih.gov
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Ian V. Thomas
Public Information Officer, Social Media -
Tel (919) 541-4794
ian.thomas@nih.gov
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Cheryl R. Thompson, MBA
Website Manager -
Tel (919) 541-1072
Fax (301) 480-3250
thompsonc2@niehs.nih.gov
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Anne M. Thompson
Copy Editor, Print Graphics Coordinator -
Tel (919) 316-4517
thomps13@niehs.nih.gov