Central Office Contacts

For questions on any of the topic areas below, please contact the listed individual.

• Administrative Issues
• Portfolio Questions and Assignments
• Program Contacts

Primary mailing address for HSR&D Central Office:

HSR&D Central Office
1100 1st Street NE, Suite 6
Washington, DC, 20002

Administrative Issues

Administration, Handbooks and Budget Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5797 email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov Career Development Robert Small HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5743 email: robert.small@va.gov Clinical Trials (CT) Emily L. Evans, PhD, MPH HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5755 email: Emily.Evans1@va.gov Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Emily L. Evans, PhD, MPH HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5755 email: Emily.Evans1@va.gov Eligibility Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5797 email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov Final Reports Judy L. McMaster HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5603 email: Judy.McMaster@va.gov Letters of Agreement Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5797 email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Surveys Emily L. Evans, PhD, MPH HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5755 email: Emily.Evans1@va.gov Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Surveys Linda Lipson, MA HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2 phone: (202) 443-5747 email: linda.lipson@va.gov

Project Funding Distribution Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5797 email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov  Project Modifications email:  vhacohsrdpm@va.gov Project Modifications are reviewed by Scientific Program Managers. Please contact your assigned Manager or call 202-443-5790 for Administrative Support. Promotions (Field Investigators GS-14/15) Robert Small HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5743 email: robert.small@va.gov  QUERI Melissa M. Braganza, MPH HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5818 email: Melissa.Braganza@va.gov  QUERI Funding Melissa M. Braganza, MPH HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5818 email: Melissa.Braganza@va.gov  Research Career Scientist Robert Small HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5743 email: robert.small@va.gov  Research Project Progress Reporting (RPPR) email:  vhacohsrrppr@va.gov Scientific Merit Review (SMRB) Tiffin Ross-Shepard, BS HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H phone: (202) 443-5776 email: tiffin.ross-shepard@va.gov  Scientific Merit Review Intent to Submit (ITS) email:  vhacoscirev@va.gov Scientific Merit Review Proposal Submission email:  vhacoscirev@va.gov

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Portfolio Questions and Assignments

Access
Stephen E. Marcus, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5723
email: stephen.marcus@va.gov

Care of Complex Chronic Conditions
Cathie Plouzek, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5753
email: Cathie.Plouzek@va.gov

Care of Gulf War Veterans
George Fitzelle, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 266-4674
email: george.fitzelle@va.gov

Career Development
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Complementary and Integrative Health
Stephen E. Marcus, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5723
email: stephen.marcus@va.gov

Education
Miho Tanaka, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5759
email: Miho.Tanaka@va.gov

Equity
Nsini Umoh, PhD, BS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5790
email: Nsini.Umoh@va.gov

Genomics
Miho Tanaka, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5759
email: Miho.Tanaka@va.gov

Health Care Organization and Implementation
Stephen E. Marcus, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5723
email: stephen.marcus@va.gov

Healthcare Informatics
Miho Tanaka, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5759
email: Miho.Tanaka@va.gov

Long Term Care and Aging
George Fitzelle, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 266-4674
email: george.fitzelle@va.gov

Mental and Behavioral Health
Robert William O'Brien, PhD, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5741
email: robert.obrien7@va.gov

Mobility, Activity, and Function
George Fitzelle, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 266-4674
email: george.fitzelle@va.gov

Post-Deployment Health
George Fitzelle, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 266-4674
email: george.fitzelle@va.gov

QUERI
Melissa M. Braganza, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5818
email: Melissa.Braganza@va.gov

Quality Measurement Development
Cathie Plouzek, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5753
email: Cathie.Plouzek@va.gov

Randomized Program Evaluations
Stephen E. Marcus, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5723
email: stephen.marcus@va.gov

Research Methods Development
Miho Tanaka, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5759
email: Miho.Tanaka@va.gov

Systems Modeling, Design, and Delivery
Stephen E. Marcus, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5723
email: stephen.marcus@va.gov

Traumatic Brain Injury
Robert William O'Brien, PhD, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5741
email: robert.obrien7@va.gov

Women's Health
Nsini Umoh, PhD, BS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5790
email: Nsini.Umoh@va.gov

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Program Contacts

Career Development and Mentored Research
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP)
Amy M. Kilbourne, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5754
email: amy.kilbourne@va.gov

Investigator-Initiated Research (IIR)
email: vhacoscirev@va.gov

Just in Time Post Award Compliance
Tiffin Ross-Shepard, BS
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5776
email: tiffin.ross-shepard@va.gov

Nursing Research Initiative (NRI) Program
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Office of Academic Affiliations Training (OAA) Program
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10X2H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
email: vacoqueri@va.gov

Service Directed Research (SDR)
email: vhacoscirev@va.gov

Waivers (PI Eligibility, IPA, Exceed Budget Cap, Off-Site)
email: VHACOHSRDWaiverRequests@va.gov

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