Central Office Contacts

For questions on any of the topic areas below, please contact the listed individual. Contact information details are available on the intranet at vaww.hsrd.research.va.gov/co-contacts.cfm (copy and paste URL into your browser if you have VA network access).

• Administrative Issues
• Portfolio Questions and Assignments
• Program Contacts

Administrative Issues

Administration, Handbooks and Budget Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA Career Development Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA Clinical Trials (CT) Christine Nguyen, MHA, BS Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Christine Nguyen, MHA, BS Eligibility Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA Final Reports Judy L. McMaster Letters of Agreement Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Surveys email: vhahsrdomb@va.gov Project Funding Distribution Eric Enone, MPH, BA

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) Eric Enone, MPH, BA QUERI Kara Beck, PhD QUERI Funding Kara Beck, PhD Research Career Scientist Sarah Fodero Research Project Progress Reporting (RPPR) email: vhacohsrrppr@va.gov Scientific Merit Review (SMRB) Tiffin Ross-Shepard, MS, BS 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 and Community Care
Lolita Blair, MPH, BS

Brain, Behavior and Mental Health Research
Samantha M Hack, PhD

COVID-19 Research
Katharine J Babcock, PhD, MS

Capacity Building
Sarah Fodero

Care of Complex Chronic Conditions
Cathie Plouzek, PhD

Care of Gulf War Veterans
Crystal Henderson, EdD

Career Development
Bonnie J. BootsMiller, PhD

Complementary and Integrative Health
Crystal Henderson, EdD

Education
Anna V Kasdan, PhD

Equity
Crystal Henderson, EdD

Genomics
Cathie Plouzek, PhD

Health Care Organization and Implementation
Anna V Kasdan, PhD

Health Systems Mental Health
Samantha M Hack, PhD

Health Systems Research
Cathie Plouzek, PhD

Healthcare Informatics
Lolita Blair, MPH, BS

Long Term Care and Aging
Amelia Schlak, PhD, RN

Mental and Behavioral Health
Samantha M Hack, PhD

Mobility, Activity, and Function
Amelia Schlak, PhD, RN

Post-Deployment Health
Crystal Henderson, EdD

QUERI
Kara Beck, PhD

Quality Measurement Development
Cathie Plouzek, PhD

Randomized Program Evaluations
Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA

Research Methods Development
Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA

Suicide Prevention Research
Samantha M Hack, PhD

Systems Modeling, Design, and Delivery
Anna V Kasdan, PhD

Traumatic Brain Injury
Crystal Henderson, EdD

Women's Health
Anna V Kasdan, PhD

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Program Contacts

Career Development and Mentored Research
Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA

Centers of Innovation (COINs)
Sarah Fodero

Consortia of Research (COREs)
Sarah Fodero

Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP)
Jessica Barth, PhD

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

Just in Time Post Award Compliance
Samantha M Hamilton

Office of Academic Affiliations Training (OAA) Program
Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA

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

Research Career Scientist
Sarah Fodero

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

Short-term Health Services Projects (SHP)
Liza M. Catucci, MPH, BA

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

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