Centers and Training Working Group Roster

Updated: January 2024

Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (DEPR)

Promotes and supports applied, translational, and methodological research on the epidemiology and prevention of hazardous alcohol consumption and related behaviors, alcohol-related mortality and morbidity, and other alcohol-related problems and consequences.

Tatiana Balachova, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-5726
Email: tatiana.balachova@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/tatiana-balachova-phd

Gregory Bloss, M.A.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-3865
Email: Gregory.Bloss@nih.gov

Robert Freeman, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Phone: 301-443-8820
Email: rfreeman@mail.nih.gov

I-Jen Castle, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-827-4406
Email: i-jen.castle@nih.gov

Division of Metabolism and Health Effects (DMHE)

DMHE

Supports basic and clinical research studies to identify the molecular pathways through which alcohol causes organ and tissue damage, with the goal of identifying targets for drug discovery to prevent or treat alcohol-related disorders.

Bill Dunty, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-7351
Email: Willliam.Dunty@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/bill-dunty-phd

Peter Gao, M.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-6106
Email: gaozh@mail.nih.gov

Kathy Jung, Ph.D.
Director
Phone: 301-443-8744
Email: Kathy.Jung@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/kathy-jung-phd

Li Lin, Ph.D.
Program Director, Co-Chair NIAAA Centers and Training Working Group
Phone: 301-827-7749
Email: Li.Lin@nih.gov
Web: https://content.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/li-lin-phd

Gary Murray, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-9940
Email: murrayg@mail.nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/gary-murray-phd

Svetlana Radaeva, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Phone: 301-443-1189
Email: Svetlana.Radaeva@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/svetlana-radaeva-phd

Joe Wang, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-451-0747
Email: Joe.Wang1@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/h-joe-wang-phd

Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)

DNB

Promotes research on ways in which neuronal and behavioral systems are influenced by genetic, developmental, and environmental factors in conjunction with alcohol exposure to engender alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Mohammed Akbar, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-6009
Email: mohammed.akbar@nih.gov

Nagaraia Sethu Balakathiresan, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-1192
Email: balakathiresan2 @nih.gov

Changhai Cui, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-1678
Email: Changhai.Cui@nih.gov

Mark Egli, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Phone: 301-594-6382
Email: megli@willco.niaaa.nih.gov

Ivana Grakalic, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-7600
Email: igrakalic@mail.nih.gov

Shailesh Kumar, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-827-0722
Email: shailesh.kumar2@nih.gov

Qi-Ying Liu, Ph.D.
Program Director, Co-Chair NIAAA Centers and Training Working Group
Phone: 301-443-2678
Email: liuqiy@mail.nih.gov

Dominique Lorang-Leins, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-594-6228
Email: lorangd@mail.nih.gov

John Matochik, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-451-7319
Email: jmatochi@mail.nih.gov

Antonio Noronha, Ph.D.
Director
Phone: 301-443-7722
Email: anoronha@willco.niaaa.nih.gov

Abbas Parsian, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-5733
Email: parsiana@mail.nih.gov

Elizabeth Powell, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-0786
Email: elizabeth.powell3@nih.gov

Division of Treatment and Recovery (DTR)

DTR

Focuses on developing treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD), increasing their use in real-word settings, and understanding the process of recovery as individuals make progress in overcoming AUD. The Division is comprised of two branches: the Medications Development Branch (MDB) and the Treatment, Health Services, and Recovery Branch (THSRB).

Dan Falk, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-0788
Email: falkde@mail.nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/daniel-falk-phd

Brett Hagman, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-0638
Email: brett.hagman@nih.gov

Laura Kwako, Ph.D.
Chief, Treatment, Health Services and Recovery Branch
Phone: 301-451-8507
Email: Laura.Kwako@nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/laura-e-kwako-phd

Raye Litten, Ph.D.
Director
Phone: 301-443-0636
Email: rlitten@willco.niaaa.nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/raye-z-litten-phd

Sarah Maggio, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-451-3355
Email: maggiose@mail.nih.gov

Deidra Roach, MD
Program Director
Phone: 301-443-5820
Email: droach@mail.nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/deidra-roach-md

Mariela Shirley, Ph.D.
Program Director
Phone: 301-402-9389
Email: shirleym@mail.nih.gov
Web: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-staff/mariela-c-shirley-phd

Office of Extramural Activities (OEA)

Responsible for extramural grant and contract review, the management of chartered initial review groups and special emphasis panels, and all grants management activities. OEA also manages the Committee Management Office—responsible for advisory council activities and nominations to advisory and review panels—and provides advice to the Institute's senior leadership on matters that concern FACA (Federal Advisory Committee Act) and non-FACA meetings.

Office of the Director (OD-OEA)

Philippe Marmillot, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Office of Extramural Activities
Phone: 301-443-2861
Email: marmillotp@mail.nih.gov

Extramural Project Review Branch (EPRB): Responsible for the review of grant applications, cooperative agreements and contract proposals.

Luis Espinoza, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer (AA-3, Fellowship, Institutional Training Grants)
Office: (301) 443-8599
E-mail: espinozala@nih.gov

Anna Ghambaryan, M.D., Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer (AA-2)
Phone: 301-443-4032
Email: Anna.Ghambaryan@nih.gov

Philippe Marmillot, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Office of Extramural Activities
Phone: 301-443-2861
Email: marmillotp@mail.nih.gov

R V Srinivas, Ph.D.
Chief
Phone: 301-451-2067
Email: srinivar@mail.nih.gov

Grants Management Branch (GMB): Responsible for fiscal, business management, and administrative issues relating to specific grants and grant programs, federal regulations, and NIH policies.

Lauren Early
Grants Management Specialist
Phone: 301-443-2434
Email: Lauren.Early@nih.gov

Judy Fox
Chief Grants Management Officer
Phone: 301-443-4704
Email: jfox@mail.nih.gov

Sarah Nelson
Grants Management Specialist
Phone: 301-402-1785
Email: sarah.nelson@nih.gov

Heather Olusoga
Grants Management Specialist
Phone: 301-443-8767
Email: Heather.Olusoga@nih.gov

Jeff Thurston
Lead Grants Management Specialist, Grants Management Officer
Phone: 301-443-3891
Email: jeffrey.thurston@nih.gov

Office of the Director (OD)

Dawn Wayman, M.H.S.
Scientific Diversity Officer
Phone: 301-480-1595
E-mail: waymandm@mail.nih.gov

Communications and Public Liaison Branch (CPLB)
OSPC is organized into two branches - the Science Policy Branch (SPB) and the Communications and Public Liaison Branch (CPLB). SPB monitors, analyzes, and reports on information and issues impacting the federal alcohol research agenda, and helps policy makers, researchers, and the public understand how alcohol research improves public health. CPLB disseminates unbiased evidence-based science and health information in an appropriate and efficient way to a wide range of audiences and builds and cultivates relationships to amplify NIAAA’s messaging.

Cara Anjos Breeden
Technical Writer Editor
Phone: 301-443-0596
E-mail: cara.breeden@nih.gov

Office of Resource Management, Financial Management Branch

Linh Nguyen
Phone: 301-402-9404
Email: lnguyen1@mail.nih.gov

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