DESPR Staff Listings

Office of the DESPR Director (OD)
Name Title/General Duties Phone
Blanco, Carlos Ph.D. Director (301) 443-8768
Deeds, Bethany Ph.D. Deputy Director (301) 443-9982
Vizcaino-Riveros, Jorge Andres MPH Health Specialist (301) 402-1817
DeChabert, Brandin Program Analyst (301) 443-6504
Walls, Karen Administrative Technician (301) 443-8662
Epidemiology Research Branch (ERB)
Name Title/General Duties Phone
Lopez, Marsha Ph.D., MHS Branch Chief (301) 402-1846
Creamer, MeLisa  Ph.D., MPH. Deputy Branch Chief (301) 402-1933
Etz, Kathy Ph.D. Social Science Analyst (301) 402-1749
Hartsock, Peter Ph.D. Scientist Officer (301) 402-1964
Kimmel, Heather Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-6504
Kuramoto-Crawford, Janet Ph.D., MHS Social Behavioral Scientist Administrator (301) 443-8856
Dunston, Sheba EdD, MPH, CHES Social Behavioral Scientist Administrator (301) 402-1526
Collier Kidemu, Keva  M.D., MBA, MPH Medical Officer (301) 402-1881
Weinberg, Naimah M.D. Special Volunteer (301) 402-1908
Grossman, Elyse R. Ph.D., JD, MPP  Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator (301) 480-1928
Oudekerk, Barbara Ph.D. Social Behavioral Scientist Administrator (301) 827-0641
Smith, Jaclyn Ph.D. Social Behavioral Scientist Administrator (301) 443-7478
Parker, Erin Ph.D., CDR USPHS Social Behavioral Scientist Administrator (301) 451-8506
Walden, Angela Ph.D. Social Behavioral Scientist Administrator (301) 480-8358
Services Research Branch (SRB)
Name Title/General Duties Phone
Wiley, Tisha Ph.D. Branch Chief (301) 594-4381
Mulford, Carrie Ph.D. Deputy Branch Chief (301) 451-4998
Duffy, Sarah Ph.D. Associate Director for Economics Research (301) 451-4998
Ducharme, Lori Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 827-6331
Flournoy Floyd, Minnjuan Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 827-6474
Highsmith, Keisher Ph.D Health Scientist Administrator (301) 402-1984
Su, Shelley Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 402-3869
Zur, Julia Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-2261
Fitz-Randolph, Marcy DO MPH Medical Officer (301) 443-9800
Haegerich, Tamara Ph.D. Social and Behavioral Health Scientist Administrator  (301) 443-1185
Lynch, Sean Ph.D., LCSW Program Officer (301) 594-4596
Mao, Rebecca Ph.D. Social and Behavioral Health Scientist Administrator  (301) 827-4746
Lee-Winn, Angela Ph.D., MA Program Officer (301) 451-7206
Prevention Research Branch (PRB)
Name Title/General Duties Phone
Goldstein, Amy Ph.D. Branch Chief (301) 827-4124
Romberg, Alexa Ph.D. Deputy Branch Chief (301) 435-0264
Jenkins, Richard Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator (301) 443-1923
Lee-Winn, Angela Ph.D., MA Program Officer (301) 451-7206
Steverman, Sarah Ph.D. MSW Social Behavioral Scientist Administrator (301) 827-5435
Van Voorhees, Courte Ph.D. Social Behavioral Scientist Administrator (301) 496-8101