Office of Extramural Programs (OEP)

OEP Organizational Chart

OEP provides leadership and expertise in science program management, including program and policy development, interpretation, coordination, oversight, evaluation, training and outreach, for the extramural research community and NIH extramural staff, to promote the highest quality and sustained capability of research and training programs in order to improve public health.

• Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program
• Support for Conferences and Scientific meetings (R13/U13)
• Extramural Scientist Administrator Training
• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
• NIH Loan Repayment Programs
• Research Involving Human Subjects
• Peer Review Policies and Practices
• Program Policy
• Research Training and Research Career Development
• SBIR/STTR
• Scientific Workforce Diversity

Director: Sherry Mills, MD, MPH
Contact: Sarah Shane - Executive Assistant
Staff:

• Lisa Evans, JD - Scientific Workforce Diversity Specialist
• Gwynne Jenkins, PhD, MPH - Special Assistant to the Director, OEP
• Yvonne Lau - Research Integrity Officer

Division of Loan Repayment (DLR)
Administers all aspects of the NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) for scientists conducting nonprofit research outside of NIH, and supports application and payment activities for the NIH Intramural Loan Repayment Programs for NIH employee researchers.

Director: Sherry Mills (Acting), MD, MPH
Staff:

• Stephen Boehlert - Director of Operations
• Patricia Chappell-West - Program Analyst
• Andru Ciosek* - Program Manager
• Carla de la Cruz* - Participant Servicing/Payments
• Angie Deynes - Administrative Support Assistant
• (Vacant) - Communications/Outreach
• Forrest Fisanich* - Information Center
• Ernesto Gomez - Financial Analyst
• Irene Kamau-Kanyingi* - Terminations
• Henry Khachaturian, PhD - Director of Policy and Liaison Activities
• Deepak Mathur - Financial Analyst
• Jill Mattia, PhD - Sr. Program Evaluation Specialist
• Victor Milano - Sr. Program Analyst
• Peggy Reed* - Project Manager
• James Schoene - Program Support Clerk
• Maria Turner - Program Analyst

Division of Scientific Programs (DScP)
Provides leadership, expertise, coordination, and oversight for NIH policies related to peer review, the protection of human research participants in NIH supported grants, and the promulgation of a vibrant pipeline of biomedical researchers.

Director: (Vacant)
Contact: Jacqueline Hall - Secretary - Executive Assistant
Staff:

• Sally Amero, PhD - NIH Review Policy Officer
• Ann Hardy, DrPH - NIH Extramural Human Research Protection Officer
• Maria Stagnitto, RN, MSN - NIH Extramural Human Research Protection Officer
• Jennifer Sutton - Research Training Coordinator

Division of Special Programs (DSpP)
Provides scientific program management and oversight of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program, and Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13/U13). Ensures that NIH extramural staff are trained to meet the ever-changing demands of their job. Communicates funding opportunities and critical information concerning NIH's programs, policies, and procedures to the biomedical research training community through the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.

Director: Matthew Portnoy, PhD - SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator

• Erica Brown, PhD - NIH Extramural Policy Coordination Officer
              Director, AREA Program
• Lenka Fedorkova, PhD - SBIR/STTR Program Analyst
• Susan Grove - NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts Coordinator
• Chuck Selden, PhD - NIH Extramural Staff Training Officer
• Robert Vinson - SBIR/STTR Program Analyst

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* Contractor