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Central Office Contacts


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


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, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5797
email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov

Career Development
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Clinical Trials (CT)
Liza M. Catucci, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5797
email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov

Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB)
Liza M. Catucci, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5797
email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov

Eligibility
Liza M. Catucci, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5797
email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov

Final Reports
Liza M. Catucci, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5797
email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov

Letters of Agreement
Liza M. Catucci, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5797
email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Surveys
Linda Lipson, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5747
email: linda.lipson@va.gov

Project Funding Distribution
Mary Jones, MBA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9F
phone: (202) 443-5628
email: mary.jones@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: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov 

QUERI
Melissa M. Braganza, MBBS
phone: (202) 443-5818
email: Melissa.Braganza@va.gov 

QUERI Funding
Melissa M. Braganza, MBBS
phone: (202) 443-5818
email: Melissa.Braganza@va.gov 

Research Career Scientist
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov 

Scientific Merit Review (SMRB)
Liza M. Catucci, BA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5797
email: Liza.Catucci@va.gov 

Scientific Merit Review Intent to Submit (ITS)
Shannon M. Jordan, MPH, BS
phone: (202) 443-5744
email: Shannon.Jordan2@va.gov 

Scientific Merit Review Proposal Submission
Shannon M. Jordan, MPH, BS
phone: (202) 443-5744
email: Shannon.Jordan2@va.gov 

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Portfolio Questions and Assignments

Access
Linda Lipson, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5747
email: linda.lipson@va.gov

Care of Complex Chronic Conditions
Cathie Plouzek, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5753
email: Cathie.Plouzek@va.gov

Care of Gulf War Veterans
George Fitzelle, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 266-4674
email: george.fitzelle@va.gov

Career Development
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Complementary and Integrative Health
Courtney Paolicelli, DrPH, MPH, BS
HSR&D Mail Code:
phone: (202) 382-2343
email: Courtney.Paolicelli@va.gov

Education
Miho Tanaka, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5759
email: Miho.Tanaka@va.gov

Equity
Linda Lipson, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5747
email: linda.lipson@va.gov

Genomics
Miho Tanaka, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5759
email: Miho.Tanaka@va.gov

Health Care Organization and Implementation
Stephen E. Marcus, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5723
email: stephen.marcus@va.gov

Healthcare Informatics
Miho Tanaka, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5759
email: Miho.Tanaka@va.gov

Long Term Care & Aging
George Fitzelle, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 266-4674
email: george.fitzelle@va.gov

Mental and Behavioral Health
Robert William O'Brien, PhD, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5741
email: robert.obrien7@va.gov

Mobility, Activity, and Function
George Fitzelle, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 266-4674
email: george.fitzelle@va.gov

Post-Deployment Health
George Fitzelle, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 266-4674
email: george.fitzelle@va.gov

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

Quality Measurement Development
Cathie Plouzek, PhD
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5753
email: Cathie.Plouzek@va.gov

Randomized Program Evaluations
Melissa M. Braganza, MBBS
HSR&D Mail Code:
phone: (202) 443-5818
email: Melissa.Braganza@va.gov

Research Methods Development
Miho Tanaka, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5759
email: Miho.Tanaka@va.gov

Systems Modeling, Design, and Delivery
Stephen E. Marcus, PhD, MPH
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5723
email: stephen.marcus@va.gov

Traumatic Brain Injury
Robert William O'Brien, PhD, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5741
email: robert.obrien7@va.gov

Women's Health
Linda Lipson, MA
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5747
email: linda.lipson@va.gov

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Program Contacts

Career Development and Mentored Research
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
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
Shannon M. Jordan, MPH, BS
HSR&D Mail Code:
phone: (202) 443-5744
email: Shannon.Jordan2@va.gov

Nursing Research Initiative (NRI) Program
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
phone: (202) 443-5743
email: robert.small@va.gov

Office of Academic Affiliations Training (OAA) Program
Robert Small
HSR&D Mail Code: 10P9H
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: vhacoscirev@va.gov

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