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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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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Ciccolo | Joseph | Program Director | Cigarette Smoking Cessation, Addiction, Mental illness, Health Disparities, High-risk Populations | 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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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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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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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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Mangold | Kristen | Public Health Advisor | TCRB, OAD | |
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Mayer | Margaret | Program Director | 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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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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Roditis | Maria | Program Director | Youth tobacco use; Health communication; Addiction; Tobacco control policy | TCRB |
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Teague | Alesa | Program Specialist | TCRB |