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.
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Acevedo | Amanda | Program Director | Psychophysiological influences on cancer control; Emotions and facial expressions; Stress and resilience; Pain and health disparities; Latino culture and health | BBPSB, HCIRB |
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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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Antoni | Michael | BBPSB | ||
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Applebaum | Allison | BBPSB | ||
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Ben-Eliyahu | Shamgar | BBPSB | ||
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Berkman | Elliot | BBPSB | ||
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Bower | Julienne | BBPSB | ||
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Bowers | Jennifer | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Cancer Prevention; Social Influence; Risk Perceptions; Decision Making; Adolescent Health Behavior | BBPSB |
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Brick | Rachelle | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Accelerated aging; Cancer rehabilitation; Survivorship; Stakeholder engagement; Disability | BBPSB |
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Canter | Kimberly | BBPSB | ||
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Carroll | Judith | BBPSB | ||
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Chao | Herta | BBPSB | ||
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Costanzo | Erin | BBPSB | ||
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Duffy | Korrina | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | BBPSB | |
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Ehlers | Diane | BBPSB | ||
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Ellis | Erin | Cancer Prevention Fellow | BBPSB | |
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Elmore | Joann | BBPSB | ||
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Fang | Carolyn | BBPSB | ||
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Feldman Barrett | Lisa | BBPSB | ||
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Ferguson | Robert | BBPSB | ||
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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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Figueiro | Mariana | BBPSB | ||
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Fredrickson | Barbara | BBPSB | ||
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Ganz | Patricia | BBPSB | ||
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Gillman | Arielle | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Cognitive, affective, and social psychological processes in health behavior promotion; Health motivation, judgment, and decision making | BBPSB |
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Goldner | Tracey | Fellow - Health Communications Intern | OAD, BBPSB | |
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Gooch | Ingrid | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | BBPSB | |
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Graboyes | Evan | BBPSB | ||
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Green | Paige | Chief, BBPSB | Stress-mediated effects on cancer biology; Stress measurement and methodology; Psychoneuroimmunology | BBPSB |
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Guida | Jennifer | Program Director | Cancer survivorship; Aging; Treatment-related effects; Quality of life; Social relationships and health; Sleep and circadian rhythms | BBPSB |
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Hamilton | Jada | BBPSB | ||
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Hocking | Matthew | BBPSB | ||
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Hopkins | Donna | Program Specialist | BBPSB | |
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Horowitz | Todd | Program Director | Attention; Visual perception; Sleep and circadian rhythms | BBPSB |
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Hua | Jacqueline (Jacky) | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Psychological processes; Decision making; Cancer preventive behavior; Racial disparities in cancer | BBPSB |
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Hughes-Halbert | Chanita | BBPSB | ||
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Irwin | Michael | BBPSB | ||
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James | Peter | BBPSB | ||
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Janusek | Linda | BBPSB | ||
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Johnson | Jarrett | Cancer Prevention Fellow | BBPSB | |
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Kiecolt-Glaser | Janice | BBPSB | ||
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Kinney | Anita | BBPSB | ||
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Krull | Kevin | BBPSB | ||
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Landau | Mark | BBPSB | ||
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Langer | Shelby | BBPSB | ||
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Laudenslager | Mark | BBPSB | ||
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Litzelman | Kristin | Fellow - Cancer Prevention Fellow | BBPSB | |
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Lutgendorf | Susan | BBPSB | ||
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Mack | Jennifer | BBPSB, ORB-HDRP | ||
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Mandelblatt | Jeanne | BBPSB | ||
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Mathews | Herbert | BBPSB | ||
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McDonald | Brenna | BBPSB | ||
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McGregor | Bonnie | Clinical Psychologist and Behavioral Scientist | BBPSB | |
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Mennin | Douglas | BBPSB | ||
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Miller | Kimberly | BBPSB | ||
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Nelson | Wendy | Program Director | Decision making/behavioral economics; Bioethics; Adherence; Adherence to new cancer therapies; Communicating genetic risk; Cognitive effects of cancer and cancer treatment | BBPSB, HCIRB |
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Penedo | Frank | BBPSB | ||
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Persoskie | Alexander | Fellow - Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | BBPSB | |
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Pietromonaco | Paula | BBPSB | ||
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Poghosyan | Hermine | BBPSB | ||
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Porter | Laura | BBPSB | ||
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RW | Romy | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Health communication; Health disparities; Doctor-patient communication; Intergroup/intercultural contact; Cultural identity; Technology-mediated communication; Health misinformation; Social scientific methodologies | BBPSB, HCIRB |
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Rebbeck | Timothy | BBPSB | ||
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Rees | Judy | Physician Epidemiologist | BBPSB | |
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Sayette | Michael | BBPSB | ||
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Schultz | Susan | BBPSB | ||
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Schweppe | Catherine | Presidential Management Fellow | BBPSB | |
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Senft Everson | Nicole | Program Director | Interpersonal health communication; Intergroup Interactions; Technology-mediated communication; Affective experience and behavior; eHealth and mHealth disparities; Survey and experimental research methods | HCIRB, BBPSB |
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Sood | Anil | BBPSB | ||
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Spiegel | David | BBPSB | ||
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Streck | Brennan | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Mind-body Connection; Psychological Stress; Cancer Survivorship; Aging; Psychoneuroimmunology | BBPSB |
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Trevino | Melissa | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Attention; Memory; Medical imaging interpretation; Cancer survivorship | BBPSB |
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Ulrich | Connie | BBPSB | ||
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Wallace | Mark | Neuroscientist | BBPSB | |
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Waters | Erika | BBPSB | ||
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Welch | Jessica | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | BBPSB |