ODP Staff

• David M. Murray, Ph.D. – Associate Director for Prevention and
  Director of the Office of Disease Prevention
• Wilma Peterman Cross, M.S. – Senior Public Health Advisor
• Wanda Davis – Secretary
• Tammy Dickinson – Chief Administrative Officer
• Jody Engel, M.A., R.D. – Director of Communications
• John Gohagan, Ph.D. – Senior Scientific Officer
• Deborah Langer, M.P.H. – Senior Communications Advisor
• Saranda Maske – Administrative Officer
• Elizabeth Neilson, M.S.N., M.P.H. – Senior Communications Advisor
• Lata S. Nerurkar, Ph.D. – Health Scientist Administrator
• Susanne Olkkola, M.Ed., M.P.A. – Senior Advisor
• Barry Portnoy, Ph.D. – Senior Advisor for Disease Prevention
• Denise Stredrick, Ph.D. – Health Science Policy Analyst
• Paris A. Watson – Senior Advisor
• Linda Witt – Program Assistant
• Jessica Wu, Ph.D. – AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow

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The Office of Dietary Supplements

The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), within ODP, promotes scientific research in the area of dietary supplements. Learn more about ODS including ODS programs, educational materials, and staff.

The Office of Disease Prevention Has Recently Absorbed the Office of Medical Applications of Research

As of January 10, 2012, the resources, staff, and key activities of the Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR) were combined with ODP, its parent office. This strategic organizational change will help to strengthen ODP’s leadership and coordination of the NIH disease prevention research activities, while realizing considerable operational efficiencies. NIH Consensus Development Conferences are expected to be held less frequently and when held will focus on topics of highest impact and public health importance. Please see About the ODP Reorganization for further information. If you have any questions, please Contact Us.