Contact Us (2020 Points of Contact)

2020 Points of Contact for NIH at the USASEF
(listed by Institute, Center, and Office)

Co-Chairs: Jon Lorsch, Director, NIGMS and Jennifer Gorman Wright, Communications Director, DPCPSI, OD

 

Clinical Center (CC)

Office of Communications and Public Liaison 
Lester Basilio Davis, Health Communications Specialist
lester.davis@nih.gov

Center for Information Technology (CIT)

Office of Administrative Management
Sharon Abdullah, Supervisory Management Analyst
willis@mail.nih.gov

Center for Scientific Research (CSR)

Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience Integrated Review Group
Kristin Kramer, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer
kramerkm@csr.nih.gov

Fogarty Interantional Center (FIC)

Division of International Science Policy Planning and Evaluation
Amit Mistry, Ph.D., Senior Scientist
amit.mistry@nih.gov

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Office of Policy, Communications, and Education
Penny Burgoon, Ph.D., Director of Policy, Communications, and Education 
penny.burgoon@nih.gov

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Center for Research Strategy
Diane Palmieri, Ph.D., Deputy Director
Diane.Palmieri@nih.gov

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Office of Communications and Public Liaison
Catherine Law, Communications Director 
claw@mail.nih.gov 

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Office of Science Communications, Public Liaison, and Education
Maria Zacharias, Communications Director 
maria.zacharias@nih.gov

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Education and Community Involvement Branch
Carla Easter, Ph.D., Branch Chief
easterc@mail.nih.gov

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Office of Communications and Public Liaison 
Cindy McConnell, Communications Director
mcconnellc@mail.nih.gov

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Office of the Director, NIAAA
Aaron White, Ph.D., Health Scientist Administrator 
whitea4@mail.nih.gov 

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Communications Services Branch
Julie Marquardt, Public Affairs Specialist
marquarj@niaid.nih.gov

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Career Development and Outreach Branch 
Robert Walker, Ph.D., Chief
robert.walker2@nih.gov

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison 
Kate Egan, Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist 
kegan@mail.nih.gov

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Office of Communications
Meredith Daly, Senior Media Relations Officer
dalym@mail.nih.gov

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Science Policy Branch
Emily Einstein, Ph.D., Deputy Branch Chief
emily.einstein@nih.gov

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Division of Scientific Programs
Roger Miller, Ph.D., Program Officer
millerr@nidcd.nih.gov

National Institute of Dental and Cranofacial Research (NIDCR)

Science Communication & Digital Outreach Branch 
Vicki Conti, Chief 
vicki.contie@nih.gov

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 
David Saslowsky, Ph.D., Deputy Director 
david.saslowsky@nih.gov

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Office of the Director
Aubrey Miller, M.D., Senior Medical Advisor 
miller.aubrey@nih.gov

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Office of the Director
Stephanie Older, Communications Director 
stephanie.older@nih.gov

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Science Writing, Press, and Dissemination Branch
Toni Boswell, Health Communications Specialist 
aboswel1@mail.nih.gov

National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Office of the Director
Courtney Aklin, Ph.D., Chief of Staff 
courtney.aklin@nih.gov

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Office of Scientific Liaison 
Samantha White, Ph.D., Science Communication and Coordinating Specialist 
samantha.white2@nih.gov

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Office of Extramural Programs  
Augie Diana, Ph.D., Program Director 
dianaa@mail.nih.gov

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Science Policy Coordination, Collaboration, and Reporting Division, Office of the Director
Maryam Zaringhalam, Ph.D., AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
maryam.zaringhalam@nih.gov

Office of the Director (OD)

Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Jennifer Gorman Wright, Communications Director
gormanj@od.nih.gov

Immediate Office of the Director (IMOD)
Anna Mazzucco, Ph.D., Special Assistant 
anna.mazzucco@nih.gov

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Erica Spotts, Ph.D., Health Scientist Administrator 
spottse@od.nih.gov

Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)
John Burklow, NIH Associate Director for Communications and Public Liaison 
burklowj@od.nih.gov

This page last reviewed on January 27, 2020