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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Acevedo | Amanda | Cancer Research Training Award | Psychophysiology; Emotion; Pain; Culture; Latino Health | BBPSB, HBRB |
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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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Akif | Kaitlin | Presidential Management Fellow | Social Determinants of Health/Health Equity; Epidemiology; Cancer; Infectious Disease | OAD |
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Becker | Joan | Program Analyst | OAD | |
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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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Bloch | Michele | Chief, TCRB | Women's tobacco use; Global tobacco control research; Tobacco control policy research | TCRB |
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Boutté | Alycia | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Health communication; Health disparities; Mental health; Built environment; Diet quality; Maternal and child health | OAD |
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Boyd | Pat | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | HBRB | |
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Budenz | Alexandra | Cancer Prevention Fellow | TCRB | |
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Chou | Wen-Ying Sylvia | Program Director | Social media; Palliative care and goals of care communication; Patient-provider communication; Qualitative and mixed methods health research; Health literacy; Global cancer control research; Health-related misinformation | HCIRB, HSIRB |
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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 |
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Dwyer | Laura | Contractor - Cape Fox Facilities Services | OAD, HBRB | |
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Eck | Raimee | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | 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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Fisher | Michele | Program Specialist | OAD | |
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Gaysynsky | Anna | Contractor, ICF International | HCIRB | |
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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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Grady | Meredith | Public Health Advisor | TCRB, OAD | |
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Grana Mayne | Rachel | Program Director | Behavioral factors associated with smoking and cessation; Phenomena of dual and polyuse of tobacco products, including novel products such as electronic cigarettes | TCRB |
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Green | Paige | Chief, BBPSB | Stress-mediated effects on cancer biology; Stress measurement and methodology; Psychoneuroimmunology | BBPSB |
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Greenberg | Debbie | Program Analyst | OAD | |
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Guida | Jennifer | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Social networks; Stress-mediated effects on cancer outcomes; Accelerated aging; Cancer survivorship; Global health | BBPSB |
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Hall | Kara | Program Director | Science of team science; Health behavior theory; Dissemination and implementation science; System science approaches; Research methods; Intervention development; Sleep | HBRB, BBPSB |
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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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Herren | Olga | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Lifestyle factors; Biomarkers and cancer risk in ethnic/minority populations; Health disparities; Cognitive-Behavioral interactions in health; Obesity and cancer risk | HBRB |
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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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Iles | Irina | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Health communication; Decision-making; Risk perception; Tobacco; Nutrition | OAD |
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Jones | Riante | Program Support Assistant | HCIRB | |
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Julian | Anne | Cancer Prevention Fellow | UV exposure and protection; Sunscreen use; Survey measurement; Health information/misinformation on social media | HBRB |
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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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Klein | William | Associate Director, BRP | Social psychology; Risk perception; Decision-making | OAD |
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Land | Stephanie | Program Director | Tobacco use and cessation among cancer patients; Tobacco use and cancer chemoprevention and screening; Clinical trials | TCRB |
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Lising | Mimi | Technical Writer-Editor | OAD | |
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Lowry | Mark | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | HBRB | |
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Mangold | Kristen | Public Health Advisor | TCRB, OAD | |
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Mayer | Margaret | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | TCRB | |
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McKoy | Tommie | Program Analyst | OAD | |
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Moser | Richard | Training Director and Research Methods Coordinator | Statistical methodology; Survey methodology; Data harmonization; Health cognitions; End-of-life | OAD |
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Murray | Ashley | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Public Use Datasets; Data Harmonization; Health Behavior Promotion; Affective Associations | OAD |
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Nebeling | Linda | Deputy Associate Director | Nutrition; Energy balance; Health promotion; Cancer prevention | OAD |
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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 treatment | BBPSB, HCIRB |
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O'Connell | Mary | Scientific Program Manager | OAD | |
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O'Connor | Sydney | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Sleep and circadian rhythms; Temporal eating patterns; Obesity and weight control; Psychosocial determinants of health behaviors; mHealth and EMA methodology | 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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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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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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Rising | Camella | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Family health and cancer communication across the life span; Communication and uncertainty management; Nutrition and physical activity behavior; Digital health; Social support | HCIRB |
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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 | |
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Tesauro | Gina | Public Health Advisor | OAD | |
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Trevino | Melissa | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Attention; Memory; Medical imaging interpretation; Cancer survivorship | BBPSB |
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Trivedi | Neha | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Health disparities; Social media; Patient-provider communication; Health information technology; Electronic health records | HCIRB |
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Vanderpool | Robin | Branch Chief, HCIRB | Rural cancer control; HPV vaccination; Cancer screening; Cancer survivorship; Implementation science; Patient-provider communication; Community outreach and engagement | HCIRB |
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Vollinger | Bob | Program Director | State and community interventions; Tobacco control policy; Media | TCRB, IS |
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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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Woodhouse | Kimberly | Program Specialist | HBRB |