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 I
nstitutes, 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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