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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Agurs-Collins | Tanya | Program Director | Lifestyle factors; Biomarkers and cancer risk in ethnic/minority populations; Gene-behavior interactions; Obesity and cancer risk; Health Disparities | HBRB, BBPSB |
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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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Czajkowski | Susan | Chief, HBRB | Psychosocial and behavioral risk factors and interventions; Behavioral treatment development; Adherence to medical and behavioral regimens; Obesity; Health-related quality of life | HBRB |
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D'Angelo | Heather | Program Director | Cancer health disparities; Multilevel health communication research and interventions; Place and health; Implementation science; Obesity prevention; Tobacco control | HCIRB, HBRB |
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Dean | Chipper | Program Director | HBRB | |
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Dwyer | Laura | Contractor - Cape Fox Facilities Services | OAD, HBRB | |
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Ezeani | Adaora | iCURE Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Obesity; Prostate cancer risk, progression, and treatment; Lifestyle interventions; Health Disparities | HBRB |
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Ferrer | Rebecca | Program Director | Emotion/affective science; Judgment and decision making; Risk perception; Social psychology | BBPSB, HBRB |
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Greene | Naomi | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Alcohol epidemiology and control; Breast cancer; Cancer risk factors; Health disparities; Intersectionality theory; LGBT health | HBRB |
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Hall | Kara | Program Director | Science of team science; Health behavior theory; Implementation science; System science approaches; Research methods; Intervention development; Sleep; Climate change | HBRB |
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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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Kueppers | George | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Cancer-related, communication-based behavioral interventions; Communicating emerging cancer risk factors (behavioral and psychological, substance use, obesity); Communication and information sharing between cancer research, media, and clinical settings; Public awareness and knowledge about cancer prevention and control; Communication technology and health disparities | HCIRB, HBRB |
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Perna | Frank | Program Director | Physical activity; School policy; Skin cancer prevention; Sport psychology; Cancer survivorship; Biopsychosocial mechanisms and theories of behavior change | HBRB, IS |
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Pichardo | Catherine | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | OAD, HBRB | |
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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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Small | Amanda | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Environmental Influences on Health; Temporal Dynamics; Everyday Psychological Stress; Chronic Stress Environments; Worry and Risk Perception; Cancer Survivorship | HBRB |
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Woodhouse | Kimberly | Program Specialist | HBRB | |
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Zink | Jennifer | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Pediatric Energy Balance Behaviors; Childhood Obesity; Primary Cancer Prevention | HBRB |