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 | Acting Branch Chief, Program Director | Lifestyle factors; Biomarkers and cancer risk in ethnic/minority populations; Gene-behavior interactions; Obesity and cancer risk; Health Disparities | HBRB |
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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 | Senior Advisor, OAD | Women's tobacco use; Global tobacco control research; Tobacco control policy research | OAD |
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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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Caplon | Amy | Public Health Advisor | OAD | |
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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, IS |
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Ciccolo | Joseph | Program Director | Cigarette Smoking Cessation, Addiction, Mental illness, Health Disparities, High-risk Populations | TCRB |
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Czajkowski | Susan | Special Volunteer | 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 | Place and health; Climate change; Health equity; Multilevel interventions; Public health policy; Health behavior change; Communication inequalities | HCIRB, HBRB |
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Dean | David | Program Director | HBRB | |
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Dwyer | Laura | Contractor - Cape Fox Facilities Services | OAD, 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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Frauenholz | Molly | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | Health outcomes and disparities among vulnerable populations; Quality of life of cancer survivors; Physical activity | HBRB |
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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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Gaysynsky | Anna | Contractor, ICF International | HCIRB | |
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Gibson | Laurel | Cancer Prevention Fellow | LGBT Health; Tobacco prevention and control; Cannabis and cancer outcomes; Concurrent use of tobacco and cannabis; Applied social psychology; Health behavior theory | TCRB |
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Goergen | Andrea | Health Scientist Administrator | Leveraging communication to promote health behavior change; Personalized medicine and nutrition; Access to care for vulnerable populations | OAD |
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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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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 | Program Director | Cancer survivorship; Aging; Treatment-related effects; Quality of life; Social relationships and health; Sleep and circadian rhythms | BBPSB |
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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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Han | Paul | Senior Scientist | Medical uncertainty; Shared decision making; Risk communication; Predictive modeling; Cancer screening; Cancer genomics; Palliative and end-of-life care | OAD |
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Heley | Katie | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Health communication; Visual communication; Stigma; Media; Ethics | HCIRB |
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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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Huelsnitz | Chloe | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Social Relationships; Risk Perception and Risk Communication; Dyadic Processes; Health Beliefs and Health Behavior | OAD |
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Iles | Irina | Program Director | Communication of science; Message effects; Health behavior change; Health-related misinformation; Survey and experimental designs | HCIRB, BBPSB |
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Jesch | Emma | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Health communication; Conflicting or uncertain health information; Media effects; Campaign development; Decision making | OAD |
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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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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 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, HCIRB |
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Mangold | Kristen | Public Health Advisor | TCRB, OAD | |
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Mayer | Margaret | Program Director | 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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Muro | Abigail | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | HCIRB | |
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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 and cancer treatment | BBPSB, HCIRB |
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O'Connell | Mary | Scientific Program Manager | OAD | |
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Payne | Jackelyn | Cancer Prevention Fellow | Medical decision making; Reproductive health; Psychosocial oncology; Medical uncertainty | OAD |
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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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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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Rincon | Maria | Cancer Research Training Award Fellow | eHealth; Health literacy; Health information technology; Cancer outcomes; Behavioral measurement | OAD |
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Roditis | Maria | Program Director | Youth tobacco use; Health communication; Addiction; Tobacco control policy | TCRB, HCIRB |
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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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Teague | Alesa | Program Specialist | TCRB | |
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Tesauro | Gina | Public Health Advisor | OAD | |
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Vanderpool | Robin | Branch Chief, HCIRB | Rural cancer control; HPV vaccination; Digital health; Patient-provider communication; Community outreach and engagement; Cancer control across the continuum of care | HCIRB |
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Woodhouse | Kimberly | Program Specialist | HBRB |