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Surveillance Research Program Staff

Office of the Associate Director (OAD) - Phone: 301-496-8506 / Fax: 301-480-4077
Photos Name Areas of Expertise E-mail
Photo of Kathy Cronin Cronin, Kathy - Ph.D.
Acting Associate Director,
SRP		 Developing Population Survival Measures
Modeling the Impact of Risk Factors, Screening & Treatment on Breast Cancer Incidence & Mortality		 cronink@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Rachel Benkeser Benkeser, Rachel - M.Sc.
Presidential Management Fellow		 Strategic Planning
Coordination
Evaluation
Communications 		rachel.benkeser@nih.gov
Photo of Betsy Flagg Flagg, Betsy - B.A.
Program Analyst		 Maintain Branch Budget, Contracts & Interagency Agreements
Manage Video Conferences & Equipment
Organize & Manage Annual SEER Meeting		 eflagg@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Amy Garson Garson, Amy - B.S.
Program Analyst		 In-House & Extramural Budget Administration
SEER Program Budget Administration
Meeting Support Contract Management		 garsona@mail.nih.gov
Photo Placeholder Harshman, Terri
Program Analyst		 Editing (including Annual Report to the Nation) harshmat@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Hillary Hoffman Hoffman, Hillary - Ph.D.
Health Communications Fellow		 Science Journalism
Science Writing & Editing		 hillary.hoffman@nih.gov
Photo of Lawrence Hwang Hwang, Lawrence - M.P.H.
Communication Editor, Scientific		 Health Communications & Health Education
Science Writing & Editing		 lawrenceh@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Carol Kosary Kosary, Carol - D.Mgt.
Program Coordinator,
SEER		 SEER Program Management
SEER Data Management System
Cancer Rates & Trends
Electronic Data Capture		 kosaryc@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Heather Lasseter Lasseter, Heather - Ph.D.
Health Communications Fellow		 Behavioral Neuroscience Research on Drug Addiction
Science Writing & Editing		 heather.lasseter@nih.gov
Photo of Lynn Ries Ries, Lynn - M.S.
Health Statistician		 Childhood, Adolescent, & Young Adult Cancers
Cancer Survival Analyses
Cancer Incidence Trends by Stage and Cancer Type
Cancer Survival for Older Aged Americans		 rieslynn@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Judith Swan Swan, Judith - M.H.S.
Public Health Advisor		 Scientific Writing
Communications
Native American Cancer Surveillance		 swanj@mail.nih.gov
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Surveillance Systems Branch (SSB) - Phone: 301-496-8510 / Fax: 301-496-9949
Photos Name Areas of Expertise E-mail
Photo of Zaria Tatalovich Tatalovich, Zaria - Ph.D.
Acting Chief, SSB		 Geospatial Analysis and Visualization of Population-Based Cancer Data
Environmental Exposure Modeling		 tatalovichzp@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Peggy Adamo Adamo, Peggy - B.S., RHIT, CTR
Team Lead, Quality Improvement Team		 Cancer Data Collection, Classification, Quality, Completeness, Timeliness
Cancer Registrar Training		 adamom@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Lois Dickie Dickie, Lois - CTR
Public Health Analyst		 Cancer Registry Operations
QC/QI
American Indian/Alaskan Native Data Collection		 dickielo@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Missy Jamison Jamison, Missy - M.P.H.
Epidemiologist		 Cancer Surveillance Data
Quality Control of Cancer Data
Informatics		 missy.jamison@nih.gov
Photo of Carol Johnson Johnson, Carol - B.S., CTR
Senior Consultant,
Quality Improvement		 Multiple Primary and Histology Coding for Hematopoietic Neoplasms and Solid Tumors
Data Quality Improvement Methodology
Requirements for Reporting Malignancies		 johnsoca@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Jennifer Ruhl Ruhl, Jennifer - BBA, RHIT, CTR
Public Health Analyst		 Cancer Registry Surveillance ruhlj@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Leon Sun Sun, Leon - M.D., Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician		 Medical Data Management, Analysis & Modeling
Medical Database Design & Development
Integration of Medicine, Molecular Biology, Statistics & Information Technology 		sunll@mail.nih.gov
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Statistical Methodology & Applications Branch (SMAB) - Phone: 301-435-7739 / Fax: 301-480-2046
Photos Name Areas of Expertise E-mail
Photo of Eric Feuer Feuer, Rocky - Ph.D.
Chief, SMAB		 Cancer Control Modeling
Statistical Methods for the Analysis, Interpretation, and Presentation of Population-based Cancer Statistics
Development of New Cancer Progress Measures
Survival Analysis		 feuerr@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Huann-Sheng Chen Chen, Huann-Sheng - Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician		 Statistical Genetics
Genetic Epidemiology
Biostatistics		 chenh6@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Benmei Liu Liu, Benmei - Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician		 Sample Survey Design & Analysis
Small Area Estimation
Imputation for Missing Data		 liub2@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Miquel Sample-Jubilee Sample-Jubilee, Miquel - B.A.
Program Specialist		 Administrative Program Support
Conference/Meeting Planning		 samplejubileem@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Li Zhu Zhu, Li - Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician		 Spatial Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Hierarchical Modeling
Geographic Information Systems
Disease Mapping		 li.zhu@nih.gov
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Data Analysis & Interpretation Branch (DAIB) - Phone: 301-435-7739 / Fax: 301-480-2046
Photos Name Areas of Expertise E-mail
Photo of Kathy Cronin Cronin, Kathy - Ph.D.
Chief, DAIB		 Developing Population Survival Measures
Modeling the Impact of Risk Factors, Screening & Treatment on Breast Cancer Incidence & Mortality		 cronink@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Sean Altekruse Altekruse, Sean - D.V.M., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Epidemiologist		 Cancer Trends
Tumor Biomarkers
Socioeconomic & Racial Disparities in Cancer		 altekrusesf@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Milton Eisner Eisner, Milton - Ph.D.
Health Statistician		 Data Analysis
Trend Analysis		 eisnerm@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Nadia Howlader Howlader, Nadia - M.S.
Mathematical Statistician		 Statistical Methods for the Estimation of Population-Based Cancer Statistics
Survival Analysis
Missing Data		 howladern@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Denise Lewis Lewis, Denise - Ph.D., M.P.H.
Epidemiologist		 Cancer Rates and Trends
Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancers
Geospatial Analysis
Determinants of Health Disparities		 lewisde@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Anne-Michelle Noone Noone, Anne-Michelle - M.A.
Mathematical Statistician		 Longitudinal Data Analysis
Population-Based Cancer Statistics
Cancer Trends		 noonea@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Antoinette Percy-Laurry Percy-Laurry, Antoinette - M.S.P.H.
Public Health Analyst		 Cancer Control in Public Health
Health Disparities
Health Behavior & Health Education		 percyl@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Mandi Yum Yu, Mandi- Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician		 Disclosure Risk Assessment
Statistical Disclosure Control
Missing Data Analysis
Statistical Analysis of Complex Survey Data		 yum3@mail.nih.gov
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Data Modeling Branch (DMB) - Phone: 301-435-7739 / Fax: 301-480-2046
Photos Name Areas of Expertise E-mail
Photo of Angela Mariotto Mariotto, Angela - Ph.D.
Chief, DMB		 Development, Evaluation & Dissemination of Cancer Progress Measures
Development and Application of Models to Predict Cancer Incidence and Prevalence
Models for Survival Projections		 mariotta@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Hyunsoon Cho Cho, Hyunsoon - Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician		 Population-Based Cancer Survival Measures and Models
Bayesian Modeling and Influence Diagnostic Methods
Categorical Data Analysis		 choh3@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Michelle Dunn Dunn, Michelle - Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician		 Sequential Monte Carlo Methods
Statistical Software		 dunnm3@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Rose Fredua Fredua, Rose - B.S.
Program Analyst		 Grants Policy & Management
Program Evaluation
Contracts amp; Budget Management
Interagency Agreements		 freduar@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Margaret Stedman Stedman, Margaret - M.P.H., Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician		 Comparative Effectiveness Research
Multilevel Modeling
Survival Analysis		 stedmanmr@mail.nih.gov
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Division of Extramural Activities Support (DEAS)
Name Title Phone # E-mail
Tate, Tequika DEAS Task Leader 301-402-1264 tequika.tate@nih.gov
Barrett, Hazel (Diane) Extramural Support Assistant 301-402-5333 barretthd@mail.nih.gov
Burguillo, Issa Extramural Support Assistant 301-594-6571 burguilloil@mail.nih.gov
Nosiri, Anastasia Extramural Support Assistant 301-435-4972 olumbaa@mail.nih.gov
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Administrative Resource Center (ARC) - Phone: 301-451-9470 / Fax: 301-435-5071
Name Title Phone # E-mail
Kashanchi, Mary Deputy ARC Manager 301-451-9470 kashancm@mail.nih.gov
Curington, Christina Administrative Officer 301-435-6150 curingtc@mail.nih.gov
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