The NIH Disability Research Coordinating Committee (DRCC) provides an NIH-wide forum for discussing the diverse health issues facing disability communities and how NIH research can help address those needs. It serves as a catalyst for developing research, research training, and career development initiatives focused on people with disabilities.
DRCC Responsibilities
- Participating in the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Research;
- Facilitating and coordinating collaborations and other activities related to disability research across the NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs), as well as with other federal agencies; and
- Developing potential research and research training activities for NIH and ICO leadership to consider.
Member Roster
| Name | NIH Institute/Center/Office |
|---|---|
| Janeth Sanchez | All of Us Research Program |
| Jean Shin | Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity Office |
| Adam Politis* | Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives |
| Cheryl Jacobs | Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives |
| Clay Mash | Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program |
| Theresa Cruz* | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| Meghan O’Neill | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| Rebecca Ferrer | National Cancer Institute |
| Rachelle Brick | National Cancer Institute |
| Alice Chen | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences |
| Jessica Walrath | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences |
| Christina Brackna | National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health |
| Mary Beth Kester | National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health |
| Cheri Wiggs | National Eye Institute |
| Anna Han | National Eye Institute |
| Kristin Burns | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| Aroos Shafi | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| Christopher Donohue | National Human Genome Research Institute |
| Chris Gunter | National Human Genome Research Institute |
| Elena Fazio | National Institute on Aging |
| Lyndon Joseph | National Institute on Aging |
| Brett Hagman | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| Devin Plote | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| Ginny Schmit | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| Sarah Hijaz | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| Emily Carifi | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
| Isaah Vincent | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
| Moria Bittmann | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering |
| Dave Gutekunst | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering |
| Lisa Kopf | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
| Laura Cole | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
| William Elwood | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
| Joy Postell | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
| Eric Brunskill | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| Nishadi Rajapakse | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| Heather Kimmel | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| Tiffany Bowen | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| Sammy Katta | National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| Susan Daniels | National Institute of Mental Health |
| Beshaun Davis | National Institute of Mental Health |
| Larissa Avilés-Santa* | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| Lynne Padgett | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| Adele Doperalski | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| Lumy Sawaki-Adams | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| Rebecca Hawes | National Institute of Nursing Research |
| Dina Paltoo | National Library of Medicine |
| Javier Chavez | National Library of Medicine |
| Elizabeth Rasch | NIH Clinical Center |
| Donna Gregory | NIH Clinical Center |
| Coretté Byrd | Office of AIDS Research |
| Mary Glenshaw | Office of AIDS Research |
| Lauren Fordyce | Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research |
| Jessica Gowda | Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research |
| Shu Hui Chen | Office of Data Science Strategy |
| Stephanie George | Office of Dietary Supplements |
| Anna Kharmats | Office of Disease Prevention |
| Valerie Robinson | Office of Disease Prevention |
| Nancy Praskievicz | Office of Extramural Research |
| Daniel Raiten | Office of Nutrition Research |
| Hashi Wijayatilake | Office of Portfolio Analysis |
| Vivian Ota Wang | Office of Research on Women’s Health |
| Michelle Culp | Office of Science Policy |
| Laurel Kuxhaus | Office of Strategic Coordination |
| Antonio Haileselassie | Office of the Chief Information Officer |
| Karen Parker | Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office |
| Christopher Foster | Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office |
| Kayla Davis | Tribal Health Research Office |
Co-chairs of the committee are denoted by an asterisk (*).