An official website of the United States governmentDivision of Extramural Research Program Directors
You may find it helpful to discuss your proposed research with an NCCIH program director (program officer) prior to submitting a grant application. Each program director is responsible for coordinating different scientific research portfolios.
- Contact the Division of Extramural Research
- When should I contact a program director?
- See an alphabetical list of all program directors.
- If you have general questions about NCCIH, please contact the NCCIH Clearinghouse at info@nccih.nih.gov.
On this page:
- Program Directors Listed By Scientific Areas
- Program Directors Listed By Specific Funding Mechanism
Please contact only one program director.
Program Directors Listed By Scientific Areas
| Mind and Body Approaches | Contact Person(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Basic and Mechanistic | Clinical | |
| Acupuncture | Alex H. Tuttle, Ph.D. Wen G. Chen, Ph.D. | Beda Jean-Francois, Ph.D. |
| Hypnosis | Erin Burke Quinlan, Ph.D. | Elizabeth Ginexi, Ph.D. |
| Manual Therapies | Alex H. Tuttle, Ph.D. | Pete Murray, Ph.D. Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D. |
| Meditation | Erin Burke Quinlan, Ph.D. | Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D. Elizabeth Ginexi, Ph.D. |
| Movement | Inna Belfer, M.D., Ph.D. | Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D. |
| Music and Art | Wen G. Chen, Ph.D. | Sekai Chideya, M.D. |
| Other Body Therapies | Alex H. Tuttle, Ph.D. Wen G. Chen, Ph.D. | Pete Murray, Ph.D. |
| Natural Products | Contact Person(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Basic and Mechanistic | Clinical | |
| Ethnomedicine | Patrick Still, Ph.D. | Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. |
| Herbal/Botanicals | Patrick Still, Ph.D. | Sekai Chideya, M.D. |
| Probiotics/Prebiotics/Microbiome | Hye-Sook Kim, Ph.D. | Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. |
| Vitamins and Minerals and Other Supplements | Hye-Sook Kim, Ph.D. | Sekai Chideya, M.D. |
| Other Areas | Contact Person(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Basic and Mechanistic | Clinical | |
| Healthy Lifestyle and Behaviors | Erin Burke Quinlan, Ph.D. | Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D. Beda Jean-Francois, Ph.D. |
| Multimodal Interventions | Emrin Horgusluoglu, Ph.D. Wen G. Chen, Ph.D. | Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Elizabeth Ginexi, Ph.D. |
| Military and Veteran Studies | Alex H. Tuttle, Ph.D. | Pete Murray, Ph.D. |
| Health Disparities | Inna Belfer, M.D., Ph.D. | Sekai Chideya, M.D. Beda Jean-Francois, Ph.D. |
| Prevention Research | Erin Burke Quinlan, Ph.D. Hye-Sook Kim, Ph.D. | Elizabeth Ginexi, Ph.D. Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D. |
| Dissemination and Implementation Research | N/A | Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D. |
Program Directors Listed By Specific Funding Mechanism1
| Funding Mechanism | Contact Person(s) |
|---|---|
| Conference Grants (R13) | Inna Belfer, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Supplements (Diversity, Re-entry) | |
| Small Business | Emrin Horgusluoglu, Ph.D. |
| Career Development Awards (K's) | Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D. |
| Loan Repayment Program | Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D. |
| Training and Career (F's and T's) | |
| Research Program Projects (P01) | Craig Hopp, Ph.D. |
1 For descriptions of all award mechanisms, see Types of Grants and Contracts.
Still have a question? Contact the Division of Extramural Research