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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.
Public Health Advisor
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 Missy Jamison Jamison, Missy - M.P.H.
Epidemiologist
Cancer Surveillance Data
Quality Control of Cancer Data
Informatics
missy.jamison@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 Trish Murphy Murphy, Trish - LCPC
Program Analyst

Strategic Planning
Coordination
Evaluation
Communications
Program Support
Group Facilitation

murphypat@mail.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 Joanne Chang Chang, Joanne - M.P.H.
Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellow

Cancer Data Quality and Improvement
Cancer Data Trends
Data Completeness
Health Disparities

changjt2@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 Alicia Rolin Rolin, Alicia
Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellow
Geospatial Analysis of Population-Based Cancer Data
Cancer Rates & Trends
rolinai@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 Jonathan Kish Kish, Jonathan
Cancer Prevention Fellow
Contextual Determinants of Cancer Disparities
Patterns of Care/Outcomes Research
Hierarchical Modeling
Community-Based Participatory Research
kishjk@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.S.
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 & Social Determinants of Health
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Epidemiology
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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Administrative Support
Photo Name Phone # E-mail
Photo of Diane Barrett Barrett, Diane
Administrative Support Assistant
301-402-5333 barretthd@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Anastasia Nosiri Nosiri, Anastasia
Administrative Support Assistant
301-435-4972 olumbaa@mail.nih.gov
Photo of Phyllis Steele Steele, Phyllis
Administrative Support Assistant
301-594-6569 steelepd@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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