HSR&D Scientific Merit Review Board
The HSR&D Scientific Merit Review Board is made up of several panels organized by HSR&D research portfolio. Please note that review panel membership and assignments may change for each review and will be updated after the most recent review is completed.
March 2012 Review Panel Membership Lists:
* All files are in PDF format.
CREATE
- HCR 1 - PTSD
- HCR 2 - SUD
- HCR 3 - Rehab/Rural
- HCR 4 - Women's Health
- HCR 5 - Pain
- HCR 6 - Long Term Care
- HCR 7 - Diabetes
- HCR 8 - Safety HIT
Health Services Research
- HSR 1 – Medical Care and Clinical Management
- HSR-2 - Determinants of Patient Response to Care
- HSR-3 - Informatics and Research Methods Development
- HSR-4 - Mental and Behavioral Health
- HSR 5 - Health Care System Organization and Delivery
- HSR 6 - Post-acute and Long-term Care
- NRI Nursing Research Initiative (ORD program, managed by HSR&D)
IMPORTANT: This list is for information purposes only. Under no circumstances should an investigator communicate directly with any review board member about an application either before or after the review. Please direct all questions about reviews to the Scientific Program Manager who oversees the relevant review committee.
Scientific Review Administrators (SRAs)
| Review Group | SRA | Phone | Description | |
| HSR 1 – Medical Care and Clinical Management | Patricia Watts Kelley, PhD, RN | (202) 443-5748 | patricia.kelley2@va.gov | Medical care; medical/surgical management; provider preferences and behaviors; diagnosis; prognosis; pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics |
| HSR 2 – Determinants of Patient Response to Care | Linda Lipson, MA | (202) 443-5747 | linda.lipson@va.gov | Patient preferences, perceptions and self care; illness response, coping, personal, sociodemographic and cultural factors; decision-making; adherence, family and support structures; patient-provider interactions and communication; contextual and community factors |
| HSR 3 – Informatics and Research Methods Development | Merry Ward, PhD, MS | (202) 443-5746 | merry.ward@va.gov | Informatics; technology research and development; research methods; research instrumentation; predictive modeling; surveillance |
| HSR 4 – Mental and Behavioral Health | Robert William O'Brien, PhD, MA | (202) 443-5741 | robert.obrien7@va.gov | Mental and behavioral health; SMI, substance use disorders; suicide; post-deployment health |
| HSR 5 – Health Care System Organization and Delivery | Ranjana Banerjea, PhD, MBA | (202) 443-5727 | ranjana.banerjea@va.gov | Organization and delivery; system-level factors; patient safety; quality improvement and measurement; resource utilization and cost; guideline implementation |
| HSR 6 – Post-acute and Long-term Care | John P. Holden, PhD | (202) 443-5735 | john.holden3@va.gov | Rehabilitation; functional outcomes; Geriatrics; community based care; care giving; long-term care; end of life care |
| NRI - Nursing Research Initiative | Patricia Watts Kelley, PhD, RN | (202) 443-5748 | patricia.kelley2@va.gov | NRI (ORD-wide, managed by HSR&D) solicits proposals from VA nurse investigators who are in the early stages of their research careers for a mentored research project, leading to independence in the PI role. Within an interdisciplinary context, VA nursing research focuses on identifying, testing and/or implementing nursing interventions that enhance health and prevent disease in Veterans across the care continuum. Across VHA, these nursing interventions are patient-centered, culturally congruent, cost-effective and outcome-driven. Proposals submitted under this initiative should be designed to maximize the eventual application of findings and conclusions to the care of Veterans. Interdisciplinary research, multi-site research projects, and pilot studies are encouraged. |