Introduction:
The Diversity Inclusion Group was formed to increase and improve opportunities for diversity and inclusion within, and in initiatives overseen by, the Division of Neuroscience and Behavior.
Mission:
The overarching mission of the Diversity and Inclusion Group (DIG) is to increase and improve the inclusion and representation of all people in the biomedical research community supported by the NIDA Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB). DIG’s specific goals are to:
- Enhance the diversity of, and promote health equity through, neuroscience and behavioral research
- Increase the diversity of the scientific workforce
- Bring more diversity and inclusion to DNB, in our interactions with each other and our investigators.
Addressing Health Disparities with Neuroscience Seminar Series
- Postponed - Indigenous Knowledge and Psychedelic Neuroscience
- March 20, 2023 - Structural Factors Influencing Health Disparities and Brain Health
- November 4, 2021 - The Science of Bias: Impact on Health
- July 23, 2021 - Social Environment and the Developing Brain
- April 15, 2021 - At the Crossroads of Social Determinants of Health and Biology: Identifying Implications for Future Research
Members:
Co-Chairs:
- Holly Moore, Ph.D, Program Officer, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch (BCN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Janani Prabhakar, Ph.D., Program Officer, HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch (BCN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
Members:
- Sam Ananthan, Ph.D. Chief, Chemistry Pharmacology Physiology Systems Branch (CPPSB), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Beth Babecki, MA, Program Officer, Coordinator, Training Hub, Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Nic Johnston, MS, Scientific Program Specialist (Neuroscience), Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Mary Kautz, Ph.D, Program Officer, Director, NIDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Program, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch (BCN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Yu (Woody) Lin, MD, Ph.D., Program Director, Integrative Neuroscience Branch (IN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Flair Lindsey, Program Analyst, Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Amy Lossie, Ph.D, Health Scientist Administrator, Genetics, Epigenetics, and Developmental Neuroscience Branch (GEDN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Lizette Nkongho, MPH, Scientific Program Manager (Contractor), Tobacco Regulatory Science Program, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Branch (BCN), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Shang-Yi Anne Tsai, Ph.D, MSPH, Program Director, Integrative Neuroscience Branch (INB), Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
DNB Senior Leadership:
- Rita Valentino, Ph.D, Director, Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA
- Roger Little, Ph.D, Deputy Director, Office of the Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB), NIDA