NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee

The NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee (BSSR-CC) was established to enhance information exchange, communication, integration, and coordination of behavioral and social sciences research/training activities at the NIH. The NIH Institute/Center Directors (ICDs) participate in the Coordinating Committee through their appointment of a member and an alternate.

BSSR-CC meetings are held monthly. For information about upcoming meetings, see the events page.

For additional information about the BSSR-CC, please contact:

Kathryn Morris, MPH
BSSR-CC Executive Secretary
Health Science Policy Analyst
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

NIH BSSR-CC Members and Alternates

• Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
  Miriam Mintzer, Ph.D.
  Scientific Review Officer
  Risk, Preventions & Health Behavior     

  Stacey FitzSimmons, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Scientific Review Officer
  Risk, Prevention & Health Behavior
  Division of AIDS, Behavioral & Population Sciences

• Fogarty International Center (FIC)
  Marya Levintova
  Program Officer
  Division of International Training and Research     

  Laura Povlich, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Program Officer
  Division of International Training and Research

• National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
  Patricia Jones, Dr.P.H., MPH
  Program Director
  Division of Clinical Innovation
  
• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
  Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Extramural Research
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  William Klein, Ph.D.
  Associate Director
  Behavioral Research Program

  Susan Czajkowski, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Chief
  Health Behaviors Research

  Paige Green, Ph.D., MPH (Alternate)
  Chief
  Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch
  

• National Eye Institute (NEI)
  Cheri Wiggs, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Perception & Psychophysics, Myopia & Refractive Errors
  Low Vision & Blindness Rehabilitation
• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
  Laura Koehly, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Social and Behavioral Research Branch

  Dave Kaufman, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Program Director
  Division of Genomics and Society

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  Catherine Stoney, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Prevention and Population Sciences

  Sonia Arteaga, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Program Director
  Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch

  Rebecca Campo, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Program Officer
  Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch

• National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  Lisbeth Nielsen, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Individual Behavioral Processes Branch

  Georgeanne Patmios, MA (Alternate)
  Acting Chief
  Population and Social Processes Branch

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  Marcia Scott, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research

  Anita Bechtholt, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Program Director
  Division of Treatment and Recovery Research

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)
  Edith Swann, Ph.D.
  Medical Officer/Nurse Consultant
  Vaccine Clinical Research Branch

  Sheryl Zwerski, MSN, CRNP (Alternate)
  Acting Director
  Prevention Sciences Program

• National Institute on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
  James Witter, M.D., Ph.D.
  Medical Officer
  Rheumatic Diseases Clinical Program
• National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  James Griffin, Ph.D.
  Deputy Chief
  Child Development and Behavior Branch

  Rosalind King, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Population Dynamics Branch

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  Moira O’Brien, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Epidemiology Research Branch

  Shelley Su, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Program Officer
  Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
  Lana Shekim, Ph.D.
  Director
  Voice and Speech Programs

  Amy Poremba, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Director
  Central Pathways for Hearing & Balance Program

• National Institute on of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  Melissa Riddle, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Branch
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK)
  Luke E Stoeckel, Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

  Pamela Thornton, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Program Director

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  Symma Finn, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator
  Population Health Branch
• National Institute of General Medical Services (NIGMS)
  Susan Gregurick, Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Biomedical Technology, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  Janine M. Simmons, M.D., Ph.D.
  Program Chief
  Affect, Social Behav & Social Cognition
• National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
  Courtney Aklin, Ph.D.
  Chief of Staff

  Adelaida Rosario, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Health Specialist

  Meryl Sufian, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Health Scientist Administrator

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  Debra Babcock, M.D., Ph.D.
  Program Director
  Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
  Augie Diana, Ph.D.
  Team Lead
  Technology including Small Business Research
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  Barbara Rapp, Ph.D.
  Chief
  Office of Planning and Analysis
• Office of Aids Research (OAR/OD)
  Paul Gaist Ph.D., MPH
  Coordinator and Health Scientist Administrator
  Behavioral and Social Science Research
• Office of Disease Prevention (ODP/OD)
  Dionne Godette, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator

  David Tilley, MPH, MS, CPH (Alternate)
  Program Analyst

• Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH/OD)
  Katrina Serrano, Ph.D.
  Health Scientist Administrator

  Denise Stredrick, Ph.D. (Alternate)
  Health Scientist Administrator