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Bailey, Caitlin, PhD, MS
Cancer Prevention Fellow
Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program

240-276-5626
caitlin.bailey@nih.gov

Bedsaul-Fryer, Jacquelyn, PhD, MPH
Cancer Prevention Fellow
Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program

240-276-7450
jacquelyn.bedsaul@nih.gov

Behm, Madison, MPH
Cancer Research Training Award Fellow
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

240-276-7184
madison.behm@nih.gov

Burnett-Hartman, Andrea, PhD, MPH
Program Director
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch

andrea.burnett-hartman@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Molecular/genetic epidemiology
  • Risk prediction
  • Precision oncology

Caga-anan, Charlisse, JD
Program Director
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6738
charlisse.caga-anan@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Bioethics
  • Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI)
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Hematologic Cancers
  • Genomic Data Sharing Policy
  • Data Management and Sharing Policy

Carrick, Danielle Mercatante, PhD, MHS
Program Director
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6749
carrick@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Molecular epidemiology
  • Biospecimens
  • Cancer epidemiology cohorts

Carter, Daniel
Program Analyst
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6747
carterdr@mail.nih.gov

Chenjo, Charmeeka
Program Specialist
Genomic Epidemiology Branch
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6739
charmeeka.chenjo@nih.gov

Collier, Julie
Program Analyst
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-7380
collierjl@mail.nih.gov

Cook, Allison
Program Specialist
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6687
cookal@mail.nih.gov

Daee, Danielle, PhD
Program Director
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

240-276-5744
danielle.daee@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Pediatric and young adult cancers
  • Prostate cancer

DellaValle, Curt, PhD, MPH
Program Director
Environmental Epidemiology Branch

240-276-7225
curt.dellavalle@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Environmental health
  • Exposure assessment and cancer risk

Divi, Rao L., PhD
Program Director
Methods and Technologies Branch

240-276-6913
divir@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Methods and technologies
  • Technologies for low-resource areas
  • Assessment methods of immune function
  • Technologies to characterize natural anti-tumor immunity at population scale

Dold, Georgia
Program Specialist
Environmental Epidemiology Branch
Methods and Technology Branch

240-276-6784
georgiadold@mail.nih.gov

Elena, Joanne, PhD, MPH
Special Volunteer
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch

elenajw@mail.nih.gov

Filipski, Kelly K., PhD, MPH
Program Director
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6841
filipskikk@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Cancer survivorship
  • Treatment-related adverse events
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Adolescent and young adult cancer
  • Cannabis use in cancer patients

Freedman, Andrew N., PhD, FISPE
Branch Chief
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6697
freedmaa@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Prediction models for cancer outcomes
  • Benefit/risk indices for oncology drugs
  • Clinical, epidemiologic, and pharmacogenomic factors related to cancer treatment outcomes
  • Cannabis and cancer outcomes

Gallicchio, Lisa, PhD
Senior Scientist and Program Director
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch

240-276-5741
lisa.gallicchio@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Cancer survivorship
  • Cancer and aging
  • Rare cancers
  • Epidemiologic methods

Gillanders, Elizabeth M., PhD
Branch Chief
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6764
lgilland@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Genetic epidemiology of cancer
  • Innovative methods for genetic epidemiology
  • Genetic architecture of cancer across populations
  • Genetic heterogeneity of high-risk cancer families
  • Secondary analyses of genetic data
  • Patient engagement and Cancer Genome Sequencing

Goldbaum, Audrey, PhD, MPH
Cancer Prevention Fellow
Risk Factor Assessment Branch

240-276-7374
audrey.goldbaum@nih.gov

Harris, Joan A.
Program Specialist
Risk Factor Assessment Branch

240-276-6816
harrisjoan@mail.nih.gov

Herrick, Kirsten A., PhD, MSc
Program Director
Risk Factor Assesment Branch

240-276-5734
herrickka@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Dietary assessment
  • Dietary measurement error
  • Automated Self-administered Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24)
  • Dietary surveillance

Ishibe, Naoko, ScD
Program Director
Environmental Epidemiology Branch

301-825-4579
naoko.simonds@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Modifiable risk factors
  • Cancer etiology and outcomes
  • Childhood and early-onset cancers
  • Environment-gene interactions

Kaefer, Christie, MBA
Lead Writer/Editor
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6743
kaeferc@mail.nih.gov

Kalia, Sarah, PhD, SM, ScM
Program Director
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

sarah.kalia@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Variants of unknown significance and curation
  • Polygenic risk scores and genetic risk prediction
  • Statistical genetics, informatics
  • Genetic counseling
  • Rare cancers (biliary tract (cholangiocarcinoma), bladder, esophageal, eye/retinoblastoma, head and neck, kidney/renal, liver/hepatocellular cancers, nasopharyngeal, oral cavity, stomach, testicular, thyroid)

Kortokrax, Katie, MEd
Public Affairs Specialist
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6928
katie.kortokrax@nih.gov

Kunszt, Andrew
Cancer Research Training Award Fellow
Office of the Associate Director

andrew.kunszt@nih.gov

Lam, Tram K., PhD, MPH
Branch Chief
Environmental Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6967
lamt@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Infectious agents
  • Lifestyle factors
  • Environmental exposures

Lane, Crystal, MS, MPH
Scientific Program Manager
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6176
crystal.lane@nih.gov

Lerman, Jennifer, PhD, MPH, RDN
Program Management Analyst (Contractor)
Risk Factor Assessment Branch

240-276-6883
lermanjl@mail.nih.gov

Mahabir, Somdat, PhD, MPH
Program Director
Environmental Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6941
mahabir@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Early-life factors
  • Environmental exposures
  • Lifestyle factors

Mechanic, Leah E., PhD, MPH
Program Director
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6847
mechanil@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Gene-environment interaction
  • Complex phenotypes
  • Multi-omics
  • Polygenic risk score
  • Participant engagement

Miller, Rachel , MS
Genomic Data Sharing Analyst (Contractor)
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

rachel.miller4@nih.gov

Momin, Behnoosh, DrPH, MS, MPH
Program Director
Environmental Epidemiology Branch

240-789-3981
behnoosh.momin@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Community-engaged research and social determinants of health
  • Environmental exposures and cancer research
  • Translational epidemiology

Nelson, Stefanie A., PhD
Program Director
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

240-276-6944
nelsons@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Functional genomics
  • Hormone related cancers
  • Integration of germline and somatic information
  • Mammographic breast density
  • Rare cancers

Perpall, Lauryn, MPH
Special Volunteer
Environmental Epidemiology Branch

lauryn.perpall@nih.gov

Reedy, Jill, PhD, MPH, RDN
Branch Chief
Risk Factor Assesment Branch

240-276-6812
reedyj@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Dietary patterns, guidance, and surveillance
  • Assessment of modifiable risk factors
  • Food environment and food/nutrition insecurity
  • Obesity and policy research
  • Time-sensitive opportunities for health research

Rogers, Adrienne, MPA
Program Analyst
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6682
overtona@mail.nih.gov

Rogers, Scott D., MPH
Public Health Advisor
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6932
rogerssc@mail.nih.gov

Rosenfield, Sonia, PhD
Health Science Administrator
Office of the Associate Director

240-781-3443
sonia.rosenfield@nih.gov

Rotunno, Melissa, PhD
Program Director
Genomic Epidemiology Branch

240-276-7245
rotunnom@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Statistical genetics, informatics, and application of new statistical methods including for multi-omics
  • Genetic pleiotropic effects, heritability, and risk prediction
  • Secondary analyses of genetic and epidemiology data
  • Genetic epidemiology of brain, pancreatic, and head and neck cancers
  • Enhancing accuracy in cancer genetic epidemiology studies
  • The NCI Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) Program

Sandquist, Melanie, MPH
Special Volunteer
Environmental Epidemiology Branch

melanie.sandquist@nih.gov

Shams-White, Marissa, PhD, MSTOM, MS, MPH
Special Volunteer
Risk Factor Assessment Branch

marissa.shams-white@nih.gov

Shelburne, Nonniekaye F., CRNP, MS, AOCN
Program Director
Clinical and Translational Branch

240-276-6897
nshelburne@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Cancer survivorship
  • Clinical cancer genetics
  • Risk prediction and risk stratification models
  • Dissemination and implementation

Siegel, Erin M., PhD, MPH
Associate Director
Office of the Associate Director

erin.siegel@nih.gov

Srinivas, Pothur R., PhD, MPH
Deputy Associate Director
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-7620
pothur.srinivas@nih.gov

Starks, Vaurice
Program Director
Environmental Epidemiology Branch

301-624-1299
starksv@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Infectious agents

Thompson, Marta
Program Specialist
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6872
thompsonma@mail.nih.gov

Uy, Annabelle, MS
Program Analyst
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6703
uya@mail.nih.gov

Verma, Mukesh, PhD
Branch Chief
Methods and Technologies Branch

240-276-6889
vermam@mail.nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Assays for biomarkers of risk
  • Epigenetics and epidemiology methods
  • High throughput technologies in epidemiology
  • Carcinoma-associated infectious agents
  • Multi-Omics technologies (proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, microbiome)

Wellons, Audrey, MPH
Communications Specialist
Office of the Associate Director

240-276-6716
audrey.wellons@nih.gov

Willits-Smith, Amelia, PhD
Cancer Research Training Award Fellow
Risk Factor Assessment Branch

amelia.willits-smith@nih.gov

Wolff-Hughes, Dana, PhD
Program Director
Risk Factor Assesment Branch

240-620-0673
dana.wolff@nih.gov
Contact for questions about:
  • Digital health technologies and systems (e.g., sensors, apps, medical devices)
  • Digital and artificial intelligence biomarkers
  • New data science technologies such as artificial intelligence/machine learning, computer vision, digital twins, and multimodal data fusion
  • Novel data sources such as real world data (RWD), Internet of Things data (IoT), patient generated data, or consumer data
Last Updated: 21 Feb, 2025