Chief, Scientific Development and Coordination Section, OBSSR
Brief Biography
Rosalind King, Ph.D., joined OBSSR to supervise scientific development and coordination activities. In this role, she supports the OBSSR mission to enhance the impact of health-related behavioral and social sciences research and coordinate and integrate these sciences throughout the National Institutes of Health. Prior to coming to OBSSR, she was the Associate Director for Prevention at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) for 5 years and a Program Director in NICHD’s Population Dynamics Branch for 20 years. As Associate Director for Prevention, she coordinated NICHD activities related to the prevention of health problems of mothers and children and represented NIH to the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters. As Program Director, Dr. King guided interdisciplinary initiatives and coordinating committees, such as the Science and Ecology of Early Development program, the Work, Family, and Health Network, and the Population Dynamics Scientist Development Award (K01).
