Brief Biography
Ms. Alyssa Dolge is a Health Science Policy Analyst in the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the NIH. In this role, she manages and executes the OBSSR budget and serves as the contracts lead. In addition, she coordinates OBSSR’s co-funding program to support behavioral and social sciences research across NIH, manages many of OBSSR’s operational activities, and serves on planning committees for the annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival and other office-supported activities. Prior to joining OBSSR, Alyssa spent 14 years at the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences. During her time at NCI, she led budget, contracts, and communications efforts in the Applied Research Program and supported the formation of the Healthcare Delivery Research Program (HDRP), which was established in 2015. She was a member of the HDRP leadership team and managed program operations while also serving as the administrative Program Director on two large cooperative agreement grants. Alyssa received her Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Michigan.