SGM Research Coordinating Committee

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
Erica Landis	All of Us Research Program	erica.landis@nih.gov
Maria Lopez-Class	All of Us Research Program	maria.lopez-class@nih.gov
Sheri Schully	All of Us Research Program	schullys@mail.nih.gov
Tom Beres	Center for Scientific Review	thomas.beres@nih.gov
Mark Rubert	Center for Scientific Review	rubertm@csr.nih.gov
Mark Vosvick	Center for Scientific Review	mark.vosvick@nih.gov
Jean Shin	Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity Office	jean.shin@nih.gov
Yukiko Asada	NIH Clinical Center	yukiko.asada@nih.gov
Lisa Evans	Division of Biomedical Research Workforce/Office of the Director	evansl@od.nih.gov
Parisa Parsafar	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	parisa.parsafar@nih.gov
Ronna Popkin	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	ronna.popkin@nih.gov
Ranjan Gupta	Fogarty International Center	ranjan.gupta@nih.gov
Brad Newsome	Fogarty International Center	brad.newsome@nih.gov
LeeAnn Bailey	National Cancer Institute	leeann.bailey@nih.gov
Whitney Barfield Steward	National Cancer Institute	whitney.barfield@nih.gov
Shauna Clark	National Cancer Institute	shauna.clark@nih.gov
Chipper Dean	National Cancer Institute	chipper.dean@nih.gov
Leila Jamal	National Cancer Institute	leila.jamal@nih.gov
Amy Kennedy	National Cancer Institute	amy.kennedy@nih.gov
Guadalupe Aquino	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences	lupe.aquino@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 Rodriquez	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	erik.rodriquez@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
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
Asha Storm	National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering	asha.storm@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
Mark Miller	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	mark.miller2@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
Beshaun Davis	National Institute of Mental Health	beshaun.davis@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
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
Janetta Lun	National Institute on Aging	janetta.lun@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
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
David Saeger	NIH Clinical Center	david.saeger@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
Roz King	Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research/Office of the Director	kingros@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
Bonny Harbinger	Office of Intramural Research/Office of the Director	harbingb@mail.nih.gov
Amanda Field	Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis	amanda.field@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