The NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Coordinating Committee (SGM RCC) provides a trans-NIH forum for discussing the diverse health research issues of SGM communities and serves as a catalyst for developing additional research and research training initiatives in these areas across the agency.

SGM RCC Responsibilities

  • Facilitate and coordinate collaborations and other activities related to SGM health research across the NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, as well as with other federal agencies  
  • Develop potential research and research training activities for NIH and ICO leadership to consider as a result of recommendations from the Institute of Medicine report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender health
  • Provide advice to the SGMRO on implementation and evaluation of the NIH SGM Research Strategic Plan

Member Roster

Name NIH Institute/Center/Office Email Address
Maria Lopez-Class All of Us Research Program maria.lopez-class@nih.gov
Sheri Schully All of Us Research Program schullys@mail.nih.gov
Janetta Lun Center for Scientific Review janetta.lun@nih.gov
Mark Rubert  Center for Scientific Review rubertm@csr.nih.gov
Mark Vosvick Center for Scientific Review mark.vosvick@nih.gov
Lisa Evans Division of Biomedical Research Workforce/Office of the Director evansl@od.nih.gov
Ronna Popkin Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ronna.popkin@nih.gov
Ranjan Gupta Fogarty International Center guptar@niaid.nih.gov
Kathy Michels Fogarty International Center michelsk@ficod.fic.nih.gov
Brad Newsome Fogarty International Center brad.newsome@nih.gov
LeeAnn Bailey National Cancer Institute leeann.bailey@nih,gov
Whitney Barfield National Cancer Institute taylorem@mail.nih.gov
Shauna Clark National Cancer Institute shauna.clark@nih.gov
Chipper Dean National Cancer Institute chipper.dean@nih.gov
Amy Kennedy National Cancer Institute amy.kennedy@nih.gov
Shobha Srinivasan National Cancer Institute sriniva2@mail.nih.gov
Guadalupe Aquino National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences lupe.aquino@nih.gov
Mercedes Rubio National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences rubiome@mail.nih.gov
Beda Jean-Francois National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health beda.jean-francois@nih.gov
Melissa Trevino National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health melissa.trevino@nih.gov
Emily Chew National Eye Institute echew@nei.nih.gov
Shefa Gordon National Eye Institute shefa@nei.nih.gov
Bryan Ampey National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute bryan.ampey@nih.gov
DaRel Barksdale National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute darel.barksdale@nih.gov
Erik Rodriguez National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute erik.rodriguez@nih.gov
Zo Bly National Human Genome Research Institute zo.bly@nih.gov
Vence Bonham National Human Genome Research Institute bonhamv@mail.nih.gov
Erin Ramos National Human Genome Research Institute ramoser@mail.nih.gov
Jamil Scott National Human Genome Research Institute jamil.scott@nih.gov
Keith Crawford National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases keith.crawford@nih.gov
Thomas Jackson National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases thomas.jackson@nih.gov
Daphne Robinson  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases daphne.robinson@nih.gov
Stephanie Burrows National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases stephanie.burrows@nih.gov
Heiyoung Park National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases heiyoung.park@nih.gov
Dena Fischer National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research dena.fischer@nih.gov
Jenna Norton National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases jenna.norton@nih.gov
Bonnie Burgess-Beusse National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases bonnie.burgess-beusse@nih.gov
Maureen Monaghan Center National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases maureen.center@nih.gov
Julie Wallace National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases wallaceja@niddk.nih.gov
Vanessa White National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases vanessa.white@nih.gov
Edgardo Falcon Morales National Institute of General Medical Sciences  edgardo.falcon@nih.gov
Susannah Allison National Institute of Mental Health allisonsu@mail.nih.gov
Tamara Lewis-Johnson National Institute of Mental Health tl247e@nih.gov
Richard Benson National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke richard.benson@nih.gov
Naomi Booker National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke naomi.booker@nih.gov
Stacey Chambers National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke sc395c@nih.gov
Sara Dodson National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke sara.dodson@nih.gov
Erica Littlejohn National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke erica.littlejohn@nih.gov
Shalanda Bynum National Institute of Nursing Research shalanda.bynum@nih.gov
Eddie Byrnes National Institute of Nursing Research edmond.byrnes@nih.gov
Melissa Gerald National Institute on Aging melissa.gerald@nih.gov
Rajasri Roy National Institute on Aging royr2@mail.nih.gov
Alyssa Tonsing-Carter National Institute on Aging alyssa.tonsing-carter@nih.gov
Robert Freeman National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism rfreeman@mail.nih.gov
Janet Cyr National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders cyrj@nidcd.nih.gov
Lana Shekim National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders shekiml@nidcd.nih.gov
Carol Hubner National Institute on Drug Abuse chubner@nida.nih.gov
Rich Jenkins National Institute on Drug Abuse jenkinsri@nida.nih.gov
Crystal Barksdale  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities crystal.barksdale@nih.gov
Rada Dagher National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities rada.dagher@nih.gov
Lisa Lang National Library of Medicine langl@mail.nlm.nih.gov
Marion Danis NIH Clinical Center mdanis@cc.nih.gov
Leila Jamal NIH Clinical Center leila.jamal@nih.gov
Paul Gaist Office of AIDS Research/Office of the Director gaistp@od31em1.od.nih.gov
Melissa Mera Office of AIDS Research/Office of the Director melissa.mera@nih.gov
Amber Wilson Office of AIDS Research/Office of the Director amber.wilson@nih.gov
Michelle Boyle Office of Budget/Office of the Director michelle.boyle@nih.gov
Bill Elwood Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research/Office of the Director elwoodwi@od.nih.gov
Katie Morris Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research/Office of the Director kathryn.morris@nih.gov
Jennifer Alvidrez Office of Disease Prevention/Office of the Director alvidrezjl@mail.nih.gov
Libby Walton Office of Disease Prevention/Office of the Director liberty.walton@nih.gov
Kate Winseck Office of Disease Prevention/Office of the Director winseckk@mail.nih.gov
Tamara Bruce Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion tamara.bruce@nih.gov
Bali White Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion bali.white@nih.gov
Bonny Harbinger Office of Intramural Research/Office of the Director harbingb@mail.nih.gov
Jenn Wiggins Office of Intramural Training and Education/Office of the Director jennifer.wiggins@nih.gov
Elizabeth Barr Office of Research on Women’s Health/Office of the Director elizabeth.barr@nih.gov
Dever Powell Office of Research Services/Office of the Director dever.powell@nih.gov
Stephanie Courchesne Office of Strategic Coordination/ Office of the Director stephanie.courchesne@nih.gov
Charlene Le Fauve Scientific Workforce Diversity/Office of the Director charlene.lefauve@nih.gov
Juliana Blome Tribal Health Research Office/Office of the Director juliana.blome@nih.gov
Mose Herne Tribal Health Research Office/Office of the Director hernema@od.nih.gov

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