Staff
Our team of accomplished scientists, research associates, fellows, and administrators is dedicated to advancing cancer-related behavioral science research. This staff directory can help you:
- find the appropriate contact for a research project.
- learn more about our network of mentorship and collaboration.
- browse our program staff's range of talents and professional backgrounds.
You are welcome to contact our staff to learn more about behavioral research at the National Cancer Institute.
| Photo | Last Name | First Name | Title | Research Areas | Branch/ Office |
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Antin | Tamar | TCRB | ||
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Bailey | Steffani | TCRB | ||
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Beach | Annie | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | TCRB | |
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Berrigan | David | Program Director | Physical activity and the built environment; Energy balance and carcinogenesis; Geospatial approaches to cancer prevention and control | HBRB, TCRB |
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Blake | Kelly | Program Director | Media effects; Social epidemiology; Communication inequality; Public health policy; Tobacco control; Survey research methods; Rural cancer control | HCIRB, TCRB |
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Bricker | Jonathan | TCRB | ||
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Budenz | Alexandra | Cancer Prevention Fellow | TCRB | |
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Calhoun | Patrick | TCRB | ||
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Ciccolo | Joseph | Program Director | Cigarette Smoking Cessation, Addiction, Mental illness, Health Disparities, High-risk Populations | TCRB |
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Cordova | Jamie | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | TCRB | |
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Cornacchione Ross | Jennifer | TCRB | ||
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Cupertino | Ana-Paula | TCRB | ||
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Cwalina | Samantha | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Tobacco product characteristics; Tobacco-related health disparities; Mental health; Young adult and military populations | TCRB |
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Dahne | Jennifer | TCRB | ||
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Djordjevic | Mirjana | Program Director | Tobacco products chemical composition and design; Novel tobacco products; Use behavior and smoking topography; Methods for chemical and toxicological testing; Biomarkers of exposure to nicotine and other tobacco and smoke toxicants | TCRB |
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Dunbar | Michael | TCRB | ||
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Fallin-Bennett | Amanda | TCRB | ||
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Fleischer | Nancy | TCRB | ||
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Freedman | Neal | Chief, TCRB | Non-daily and low-intensity tobacco use; Emerging tobacco and cannabis products; Descriptive epidemiology of cancer and mortality trends | TCRB |
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Grady | Meredith | Public Health Advisor | TCRB, OAD | |
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Grana Mayne | Rachel | Program Director | Behavioral factors associated with e-cigarette and other novel tobacco product use; Dual and polyuse of tobacco products; Dual and polyuse of tobacco products and cannabis; Tobacco cessation, particularly among youth and young adults | TCRB |
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Hartman | Anne | Program Director | Tobacco use surveillance and epidemiology; Impacts of tobacco use policy, attitudes, and social norms; Evaluation of tobacco interventions; Innovative assessment methods; Sun exposure behaviors, biological and environmental contexts, and policy | TCRB, HBRB |
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Hays | J | TCRB | ||
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Helweg-Larsen | Marie | TCRB | ||
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Hitsman | Brian | Behavioral Scientist | TCRB | |
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Johnson | Andrea | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Decision making; Risk perceptions; Risk communication; Tobacco control and prevention; Smoking cessation | TCRB |
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Kaufman | Annette | Program Director | Tobacco control; Policy; Applied social psychology; Risk perception; Multiple health behavior change; Health behavior theory; Health communication | TCRB, OAD |
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Kelley | Dannielle | Cancer Prevention Fellow | TCRB | |
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Kendzor | Darla | TCRB | ||
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Land | Stephanie | Program Director | Tobacco use and cessation among cancer patients; Tobacco use and cancer prevention and screening; Clinical trials | TCRB |
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Lee | Youn Ok | Program Director | Tobacco control policy; Concurrent use of multiple tobacco products; Tobacco-Related Health Disparities; Emerging tobacco and cannabis products | TCRB |
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Lerman | Caryn | TCRB | ||
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Mangold | Kristen | Public Health Advisor | TCRB, OAD | |
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Mayer | Margaret | Program Director | TCRB | |
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McClure | Erin | TCRB | ||
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Mistry | Ritesh | TCRB | ||
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Parascandola | Mark | Program Director | Global health; Smokeless tobacco; Epidemiologic methods; Evaluation of tobacco control policies | TCRB |
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Perry | Cheryl | TCRB | ||
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Platter | Heather | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Decision-making; Risk perception and risk communication; Health literacy; Lung cancer screening; Tobacco control and prevention, smoking cessation | OAD, TCRB |
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Plunk | Andrew | TCRB | ||
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Powers | Terry | Extramural Support Assistant | TCRB | |
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Prutzman | Yvonne | Program Director | Smoking cessation; Co-morbid conditions; Emerging technologies for cessation; Youth smoking | TCRB, HBRB |
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Reyes-Guzman | Carolyn | Program Director | Low-dose/infrequent cigarette smoking; Concurrent use of multiple tobacco products; Behavioral epidemiology (tobacco use and its impact on other behaviors such as alcohol use, sleep health and mental health); Tobacco biomarkers of exposure and harm | TCRB |
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Robinson | Cendrine | Cancer Prevention Fellow | TCRB | |
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Roditis | Maria | Program Director | Youth tobacco use; Health communication; Addiction; Tobacco control policy | TCRB |
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Rogers | Erin | TCRB | ||
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Rojewski | Alana | TCRB | ||
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Rose | Shyanika | TCRB | ||
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Sadasivam | Rajani | TCRB | ||
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Seaman | Elizabeth | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | TCRB | |
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Seidenberg | Andrew | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Tobacco Control; Skin Cancer Prevention; Alcohol | OAD, TCRB |
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Siegel | Leeann | Cancer Research Training Award Postdoctoral Fellow | Tobacco Control and Cessation, Health Communication, Health Disparities | TCRB |
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Sorgen | Lia | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | TCRB | |
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Spears | Claire | TCRB | ||
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Stepanov | Irina | Analytical Biochemist and Cancer Researcher | TCRB | |
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Stoyneva | Iva | Fellow - Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | TCRB | |
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Taylor | Kathryn | TCRB | ||
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Teague | Alesa | Program Specialist | TCRB | |
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Thrul | Johannes | TCRB | ||
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Vijayaraghavan | Maya | TCRB | ||
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Vollinger | Bob | Program Director | State and community interventions; Tobacco control policy; Media | TCRB, IS |
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Wackowski | Olivia | TCRB | ||
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Willis | Gordon | Program Director | Survey methods; Questionnaires design; Pretesting; Physician surveys; Human subjects protection; Cancer risk factor epidemiology | TCRB, HCIRB |
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Wilson | Karen | Pediatric Clinical Tobacco Researcher | TCRB | |
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Wiseman | Kara | Cancer Prevention Fellow | TCRB |