About BSR and Staff Listing

Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR)

Director: Lis Nielsen, Ph.D.

Deputy Director: Dana J. Plude, Ph.D.

The Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) supports social, behavioral, psychological, and economic research and research training on the processes of aging at both the individual and societal level. BSR fosters cross-disciplinary research, at multiple levels from genetics to cross-national comparative research, and at stages from basic through translational.

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In memoriam: Richard M. Suzman, Ph.D.

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Division of Behavioral and Social Research Staff
Name	Title	Email
Sylvana Alharmoosh	Program Analyst	sylvana.alharmoosh@nih.gov
Irim Azam	Health Specialist	irim.azam@nih.gov
Frank Bandiera	Program Official	frank.bandiera@nih.gov
Partha Bhattacharyya	Director, Office of Data Resources and Analytics	partha.bhattacharyya@nih.gov
Jessica Boten	Lead Social Science Analyst	jessica.boten@nih.gov
Minki Chatterji	Program Official	minki.chatterji@nih.gov
Ama Donkor	Health Specialist	ama.donkor@nih.gov
Elena Fazio	Director, Office of AD/ADRD Strategic Coordination	elena.fazio@nih.gov
Melissa Gerald	Program Official	melissa.gerald@nih.gov
Janey Hsiao	Deputy Director, Office of Data Resources and Analytics	janey.hsiao@nih.gov
Petra Jacobs	Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Clinical Trials	petra.jacobs@nih.gov
Dinesh John	Program Official	dinesh.john@nih.gov
Amelia Karraker	Program Official	amelia.karraker@nih.gov
Chandra Keller	Lead Social Science Analyst	chandra.keller@nih.gov
Nicole Kidwiler	Program Analyst	nicole.kidwiler@nih.gov
Theresa Kim	Program Official	theresa.kim@nih.gov
Jonathan King	Senior Scientific Advisor to the Division Director	jonathan.king@nih.gov
Rebecca Krupenevich	AAAS Fellow	rebecca.krupenevich@nih.gov
Charlie Le	Social Science Analyst	charlie.le@nih.gov
Kaitlyn Lee	Health Specialist	kaitlyn.lee@nih.gov
Laura Major	Senior Health Specialist	laura.major@nih.gov
Liz Necka	Program Official	liz.necka@nih.gov
Emerald Nguyen	Program Official	emerald.nguyen@nih.gov
Lis Nielsen	Division Director	lisbeth.nielsen@nih.gov
Priscilla Novak	Program Official	priscilla.novak@nih.gov
Dennis Ongubo	Clinical Trials Coordinator	dennis.ongubo@nih.gov
Lisa Onken	Program Official	lisa.onken@nih.gov
Georgeanne Patmios	Senior Scientific Administrator	georgeanne.patmios@nih.gov
John Phillips	Chief, Population and Social Processes Branch	john.phillips@nih.gov
Dana Plude	Deputy Director	dana.plude@nih.gov
Andy Reinheimer	Pathways Intern	andy.reinheimer@nih.gov
Elise Rice	Program Official	elise.rice@nih.gov
Roxanne Semple	Program Specialist	roxanne.semple@nih.gov
Janine Simmons	Chief, Individual Behavioral Processes Branch	janine.simmons@nih.gov
Joni Snyder	Clinical Trials Coordinator	joni.snyder@nih.gov
Luke Stoeckel	Program Official	luke.stoeckel@nih.gov
Dory Sullivan	Pathways Intern	dory.sullivan@nih.gov
Melissa Treviño	Program Official	melissa.trevino@nih.gov
Allie Walker	Social Science Analyst	allie.walker@nih.gov
Cassie Wheeles	Program Support Assistant	cassie.wheeles@nih.gov
Liza Zeinert	Clinical Trials Specialist	liza.zeinert@nih.gov

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