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BRP Staff

  1. Behavioral Research Program
  2. About BRP
  3. Staff

Our team of accomplished scientists, research associates, fellows, and administrators is dedicated to advancing cancer-related behavioral science research. This staff directory can help you:

  • find the appropriate contact for a research project.
  • learn more about our network of mentorship and collaboration.
  • browse our program staff's range of talents and professional backgrounds.

You are welcome to contact our staff to learn more about behavioral research at the National Cancer Institute.

William M. Klein, PhD Headshot

William M. Klein, PhD

Associate Director

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program
 

kleinwm@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6972

Linda Nebeling Headshot

Linda Nebeling, PhD, MPH, RD, FAND

Deputy Associate Director

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program
 

nebelinl@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6855

Amanda Acevedo Headshot

Amanda M. Acevedo, PhD

Program Director

Organization:
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
Behavioral Research Program

amanda.acevedo@nih.gov
240-276-5896

Tanya Agurs-Collins, PhD, RD Headshot

Tanya Agurs-Collins, PhD, RD

Acting Branch Chief, Program Director

Organization:
Health Behaviors Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
 

collinsta@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6956

David Berrigan, PhD, MPH Headshot

David Berrigan, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Health Behaviors Research Branch
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

berrigad@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6752

Imani Canton Headshot

Imani Canton, PhD, MPH

Cancer Prevention Fellow

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

imani.canton@nih.gov

Amy J. Caplon, MPH Headshot

Amy J. Caplon, MPH

Public Health Advisor

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program
 

amy.caplon@nih.gov
240-276-5694

Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou, PhD, MPH Headshot

Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Implementation Science
Behavioral Research Program

chouws@mail.nih.gov

Joseph T. Ciccolo, PhD Headshot

Joseph T. Ciccolo, PhD

Program Director

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
 
 

joseph.ciccolo@nih.gov
301-639-0943

Heather D'Angelo, PhD, MHS Headshot

Heather D'Angelo, PhD, MHS

Program Director

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Health Behaviors Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

heather.dangelo@nih.gov
240-276-6597

Michelle Doose

Michelle Doose, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

michelle.doose@nih.gov
 

David Dean Jr., PhD, MS Headshot

David Dean Jr., PhD, MS

Program Director

Organization:
Health Behaviors Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

chipper.dean@nih.gov
301-768-1879

Rebecca Ferrer, PhD Headshot

Rebecca Ferrer, PhD

Program Director

Organization:
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
Health Behaviors Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

rebecca.ferrer@nih.gov
301-852-1167

Michele Fisher Headshot

Michele Fisher

Program Specialist

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program
 
 

fishermm@od.nih.gov
240-276-6879

Neal D. Freedman, PhD, MPH Headshot

Neal D. Freedman, PhD, MPH

Chief, TCRB

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
 

neal.freedman@nih.gov
240-276-7195

Anna Gaysynsky, MPH Headshot

Anna Gaysynsky, MPH

Contractor, ICF International

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

anna.gaysynsky@nih.gov
240-276-5284

Meredith Grady, M.P.H. Headshot

Meredith Grady, M.P.H.

Public Health Advisor

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program

gradym@mail.nih.gov
301-821-3244

Rachel Grana Mayne, PhD, MPH Headshot

Rachel Grana Mayne, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
 

rachel.mayne@nih.gov
240-551-9102

No Photo Available Headshot

Paige Green, PhD, MPH, FABMR, FAPS

Chief

Organization:
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
Behavioral Research Program

paige.green@nih.gov
240-276-6899

Debbie Greenberg, MS Headshot

Debbie Greenberg, MS

Program Director

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program
 

greenbergd@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6754

Kara L. Hall, PhD Headshot

Kara L. Hall, PhD

Program Director

Organization:
Health Behaviors Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

hallka@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6831

Paul Han, MD, MA, MPH Headshot

Paul Han, MD, MA, MPH

Senior Scientist

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program

paul.han@nih.gov
240-276-7281

Katie M. Heley, PhD, MPH Headshot

Katie M. Heley, PhD, MPH

Cancer Prevention Fellow

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

katie.heley@nih.gov
240-620-0752

Donna Hopkins, BA Headshot

Donna Hopkins, BA

Program Specialist

Organization:
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
Behavioral Research Program

hopkinsd@od.nih.gov
240-276-6762

Jacqueline (Jacky) Hua, PhD, MPH Headshot

Jacqueline (Jacky) Hua, PhD, MPH

Cancer Prevention Fellow

Organization:
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
Behavioral Research Program
 

jacky.hua@nih.gov
240-276-5508

Irina A. Iles, PhD, MPHHeadshot

Irina A. Iles, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
Behavioral Research Program

irina.iles@nih.gov

Emma A. Jesch Headshot

Emma A. Jesch

Cancer Prevention Fellow

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program
 

emma.jesch@nih.gov
240-276-7111

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Annette Kaufman, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program

kaufmana@mail.nih.gov
301-467-8521

No Photo Avaiable

Stephanie Land, PhD

Program Director, Statistician

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

 

stephanie.land@nih.gov
240-276-6946

Youn Ok Lee, PhD Headshot

Youn Ok Lee, PhD

Program Director

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

younoki.lee@nih.gov
202-815-9823

Kristen Mangold, MSW Headshot

Kristen Mangold, MSW

Program Director, Statistician

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program

kristen.mangold@nih.gov
240-276-7052

Margaret E. Mayer Sutherland, PhD, MPH Headshot

Margaret E. Mayer Sutherland, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

margaret.mayer@nih.gov
202-815-5515

Tommie McKoy, BS Headshot

Tommie McKoy, BS

Program Analyst
 

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program

mckoytw@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6964

Richard P. Moser, PhD Headshot

Richard P. Moser, PhD

Training Director and Research Methods Coordinator

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program

moserr@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6915

Mary O'Connell, MA Headshot

Mary O'Connell, MA

Scientific Program Manager

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program
 

oconnellm@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6873

Jackelyn B. Payne, PhD, MPH, MA Headshot

Jackelyn B. Payne, PhD, MPH, MA

Cancer Prevention Fellow

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program
 

jackelyn.payne@nih.gov
240-276-7501

Francis Perna, EdD, PhD Headshot

Francis Perna, EdD, PhD

Program Director

Organization:
Health Behaviors Research Branch
Implementation Science
Behavioral Research Program

pernafm@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6782

Keegan Peterson Headshot

Keegan Peterson, PhD, MPH

Cancer Prevention Fellow

Organization:
Health Behaviors Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
 

keegan.peterson@nih.gov

Yvonne M. Prutzman, PhD, MPH Headshot

Yvonne M. Prutzman, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Health Behaviors Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

huntym@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6975

No Photo Available

Carolyn Reyes-Guzman, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
 

carolyn.reyes-guzman@nih.gov
240-276-7244

Maria A. Rincon, PhD, MPH Headshot

Maria A. Rincon, PhD, MPH

Cancer Research Training Award Fellow

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program
 
 

maria.rincon@nih.gov
2240-276-6814

Maria L. Roditis, PhD, MPH Headshot

Maria L. Roditis, PhD, MPH

Program Director

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

maria.roditis@nih.gov
240-753-2381

Eduardo J. Santiago-Rodríguez

Eduardo J. Santiago-Rodríguez, PhD, MPH

Cancer Prevention Fellow

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
 

eduardo.santiago-rodriguez@nih.gov
 

Nicole Senft Everson, PhD Headshot

Nicole Senft Everson, PhD

Program Director

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
Behavioral Research Program

nicole.everson@nih.gov
240-234-0773

Alesa K. Teague Headshot

Alesa K. Teague

Program Specialist

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

ateague@mail.nih.gov
240-276-6128

Gina Tesauro, MSW Headshot

Gina Tesauro, MSW

Social and Behavioral Scientist

Organization:
Office of the Associate Director
Behavioral Research Program

gina.tesauro@nih.gov
240-276-6786

Catherine Wilsnack headshot

Catherine Wilsnack, PhD

Cancer Prevention Fellow

Organization:
Tobacco Control Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

catherine.wilsnack@nih.gov

Robin C. Vanderpool, DrPH

Robin C. Vanderpool, DrPH

Branch Chief

Organization:
Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program

robin.vanderpool@nih.gov