Members of the Women & Sex/Gender Research Group

The membership of the WGRG includes representation from each branch of NIDA's program divisions as well as representation from all of NIDA's Offices.

Name	Areas of Expertise	E-mail/Phone
Cora Lee Wetherington, Ph.D. (Chair) Behavioral and Cognitive Science Research Branch Division of Basic Neuroscience & Behavioral Research (DBNBR)	Basic Behavioral Laboratory Research (Animals and Humans); Prenatal Drug Exposure; Sex/Gender Differences; Vulnerability	cwetheri@nida.nih.gov (301) 435-1319
Samia Noursi, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) Behavioral and Cognitive Science Research Branch Division of Basic Neuroscience & Behavioral Research (DBNBR)	Sex/Gender Differences; Women's Health; Children's Social and Emotional Development; Child Maltreatment; Domestic Violence	snoursi@mail.nih.gov (301) 594-5622
Ana Anders Office on Special Populations Office of the Director	Ethnic populations Populations (Hispanic-Latino and Asian American and Pacific Islander)	aanders@mail.nih.gov (301) 443-0441
Beth Babecki, M.A. Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (DBNBR)	Training and career development.	mb128t@nih.gov (301) 435-0899
Ericka M. Boone, Ph.D. Science Policy Branch Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC)	Social Neuroscience; Psychopharmacology; Basic Behavioral Laboratory Research; Research Training	boonee@mail.nih.gov (301) 443-6036
Nicolette Borek, Ph.D. Behavioral and Brain Development Branch Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (DCNBR)	Pediatric HIV/AIDS; Prenatal Exposure to Drugs; Environmental Influence; Development	nborek@nida.nih.gov (301) 402-0866
Jessica Campbell Chambers, Ph.D. Behavioral and Integrative Treatment Branch Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (DCNBR)	Adolescent and Family Behavioral Treatment	jcampbel@mail.nih.gov (301) 443-2237
Redonna K. Chandler, Ph.D. Services Research Branch Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research (DESPR)	Criminal Justice; Gender Differences; Co-Occurring Disorders	rchandle@nida.nih.gov (301) 443-6504
Allison Chausmer, Ph.D. Behavioral and Cognitive Science Research Branch Division of Basic Neuroscience & Behavioral Research (DBNBR)	Smoking; Tobacco; Human Psycho-pharmacology	achausme@nida.nih.gov (301) 402-5088
Katherine Davenny, M.P.H. AIDS Research Program Office of the Director	HIV/AIDS & Other Infectious Diseases; Medical Consequences; Medical/Prevention Interventions; Mother-Infant Transmission; Cross-NIH Collaborations	kd25h@nih.gov (301) 443-2146
Elizabeth Davis, M.P.H. Science Policy Branch Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC)	Adolescent Behavior; Community-Based Research; Public Health	davise2@nida.nih.gov (301) 594-6317
Jennifer Elcano, M.A. Science Policy Branch Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC)	Science Writing; Prescription Drugs; Gender Differences; Pharmacotherapies	elcanoj@nida.nih.gov (301) 594-6314
Lynda Erinoff, Ph.D. AIDS Research Program Office of the Director	Pharmacology; Neuroscience; AIDS	le30q@nih.gov (301) 402-1972
Jerry Frankenheim, Ph.D. Functional Neuroscience Research Branch Division of Basic Neuroscience & Behavioral Research (DBNBR)	Neuroplasticity and Neurotoxicology; Methamphetamine and MDMA; Marijuana; Hallucinogens	jfranken@nida.nih.gov (301) 435-1312
Joe Frascella, Ph.D. Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (DCNBR)	Clinical Neurobiology; Human Neuroscience	jf80t@nih.gov (301) 443-4877
Debbie Grossman, M.A. Behavioral and Integrative Treatment Branch Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (DCNBR)	Smoking Cessation Treatment for Adults and Adolescent; Marijuana Dependence Treatment for Adults; Treatment for Cognitively Impaired Drug Users	Dg79a@nih.gov (301) 443-0107
Petra Jacobs, M.D. Center for the Clinical Trials Network (CTN)	Clinical Research and Substance Abuse Treatment	pjacobs@nida.nih.gov (301) 496-8974
Dionne J. Jones, Ph.D. Services Research Branch Division of Epidemiology, Serves and Prevention Research (DESPR)	Interventions and Treatment Services for HIV/AIDS; Gender Differences; Co-occurring Disorders; Ethnic Populations (African American)	djones1@nida.nih.gov (301) 402-1984
Jag H. Khalsa, Ph.D. Medical Consequences Branch Division of Pharmacotherapies and Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse (DPMC)	Medical Consequences of Drugs of Abuse and Co-occurring Infections including HIV, Hepatitis C, STDs, TB and others	jk98p@nih.gov (301) 443-2159
Carol Krause, M.A. Information and Liaison Branch Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC)	Public education and outreach; media; Web content; social marketing	krausec@nida.nih.gov (301) 594-6148
Elizabeth Lambert, M.Sc. Epidemiology Research Branch Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research (DESPR)	Natural History and Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among Drug Users; HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse; Clinical Epidemiology and HIV Disease	el46i@nih.gov (301) 402-1933
Teri Levitin, Ph.D. Office of Extramural Affairs	NIH and NIDA Extramural Policies and Procedure; Including Grant Review	tl25u@nih.gov (301) 443-2755
Jacqueline Lloyd, Ph.D. Prevention Research Branch Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research (DESPR)	Drug Abuse Prevention Interventions; HIV Prevention in at Risk Populations; Peer and Social Network Prevention Interventions; Role of Family and Peer Factors on Adolescent Drug Use	lloydj2@nida.nih.gov (301) 443-8892
Marsha Lopez, Ph.D. Epidemiology Research Branch Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research (DESPR)	Epidemiology of drug use and disorder; comorbidity of drug and other psychiatric disorders; national studies examining the patterns of drug use and disorder across the life course; research training.	lopezmar@nida.nih.gov (301) 443-6504
Cece McNamara Spitznas, Ph.D. Behavioral Integrated Treatment Branch Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Development, & Behavioral Treatment (DCNBR)	Treatment for Stimulant & Opioid Abuse; Integrating Technology with Treatment; Therapist Training and Clinical Supervision; Behavioral, Interpersonal, and Psychotherapeutic Approaches to change; HIV Risk Reduction	spitznasc@mail.nih.gov (301) 402-1488
Ro Nemeth-Coslett, Ph.D. Clinical Neurobiology Branch Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Development, & Behavioral Treatment	Clinical neurobiology; AIDS Related Dementia (ARD); National NeuroAIDS Tissue Collection	rn29e@nih.gov (301) 402-1746
Lisa Onken, Ph.D. Behavioral and Integrative Treatment Branch Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (DCNBR)	Combined Behavioral and Pharmacological TX; Stages of Behavioral treatment TX) Research; Treatment of Co Morbid Psychiatric Disorders & Drug Abuse; Mechanism of Action of Behavioral Treatment	lo10n@nih.gov (301) 443-2235
Amrat P. Patel, Ph.D. Chemistry and Pharmaceutics Branch Division of Pharmacotherapies & Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse (DPMCDA)	Molecular Pharmacology; Medications Development; Pharmacokinetics	ap79g@nih.gov (301) 443-8476
Denise Pintello, Ph.D., M.S.W. Office of the Director	Gender Differences; Sexual Abuse and Trauma; Child Maltreatment; Child and Adolescent Development	dpintell@nida.nih.gov (301) 594-6316
Vishnudutt Purohit, DVM, Ph.D. Chemistry and Physiological Systems Research Branch Division of Basic Neuroscience & Behavioral Research (DBNBR)	Prenatal and perinatal exposure of drugs; HIV/AIDS and HCV basic research; Cardiovascular and hepatotoxicity; Oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis; Epithelial and endothelial barriers, including blood brain barrierÊ	vpurohit@nida.nih.gov (301) 594-5753
Carmen L. Rosa, M.S. Center for the Clinical Trials Network	Clinical Research/Clinical Trials; Regulatory Affairs; Health Disparities/Ethnic Populations; Women's Health; and Criminal Justice	crosa@nida.nih.gov (301) 443-9830
Joni Rutter, Ph.D. Office of the Director Division of Basic Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (DBNBR)	Genetics	jrutter@nida.nih.gov (301) 443-1887
Betty Tai, M.D. Center for the Clinical Trials Network	Clinical Pharmacology; Clinical Trials Relevant to Clinical Practice	btai@mail.nih.gov (301) 443-6697
Dale Weiss International Program Office of the Director	International Research Collaboration; International Research Training; International Research Funding	dweiss@nida.nih.gov (301) 443-6036
Susan Weiss, Ph.D. Science Policy Branch Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC)	Science Policy and Research; Training	sweiss@nida.nih.gov (301) 443-6071