AHRQ Staff Contacts

AHRQ welcomes inquiries regarding the Agency's current areas of research interest. Direct your questions regarding program matters to the AHRQ staff listed below.

AHRQ Portfolios of Research

Comparative Effectiveness

Yen-pin Chiang Center for Outcomes and Evidence Phone: (301) 427-1493 E-Mail: Yen-pin.Chiang@ahrq.hhs.gov

Prevention and Care Management

Therese Miller, Dr.P.H. Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships Phone: (301) 427-1585 E-Mail: Therese.Miller@ahrq.hhs.gov

Value

Michael Hagan Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets Phone: (301) 427-1409 E-Mail: Michael.Hagan@ahrq.hhs.gov

Health Information Technology

Angela Lavanderos Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships Phone: (301) 427-1505 E-Mail: Angela.Lavanderos@ahrq.hhs.gov

Innovations/Emerging Issues

Francis Chesley, M.D. Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations Phone: (301) 427-1524 E-Mail: Francis.Chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov

Patient Safety

Jeff Brady, M.D. Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Phone: (301) 427-1322 E-Mail: Jeff.Brady@ahrq.hhs.gov

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AHRQ Priority Populations

Minority Health

Cecilia Rivera Casale, Ph.D. Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations Phone: (301) 427-1547 E-Mail: Cecilia.Casale@ahrq.hhs.gov

Children's Health

Denise Dougherty, Ph.D. Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations Phone: (301) 427-1868 E-Mail: Denise.Dougherty@ahrq.hhs.gov

Populations with Disabilities

Harvey Schwartz, Ph.D. Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations Phone: (301) 427-1552 E-Mail: Harvey.Schwartz@ahrq.hhs.gov

Women's Health, Men's Health, and Gender Research

Beth Collins Sharp, Ph.D. Center for Outcomes and Evidence Phone: (301) 427-1503 E-Mail: Beth.Collinssharp@ahrq.hhs.gov

Inner City and Low Income Populations Health

Francis Chesley, M.D. Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations Phone: (301) 427-1524 E-Mail: Francis.Chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov

Older Adult Health

William Spector, Ph.D. Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets Phone: (301) 427-1446 E-Mail: William.Spector@ahrq.hhs.gov

Populations Needing End-of-Life Care

Ronda Hughes, Ph.D. Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships Phone: (301) 427-1578 E-Mail: Ronda.Hughes@ahrq.hhs.gov

Rural Health

Erin Grace, M.H.A. Center for Primary Care, Prevention and Clinical Partnerships Phone: (301) 427-1580 E-Mail: Erin.Grace@ahrq.hhs.gov

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Selected AHRQ Areas of Research Interest

Translating Research into Practice and Policy

Mary Nix Center for Outcomes and Evidence Phone: (301) 427-1624 E-Mail: Mary.Nix@ahrq.hhs.gov or Michael I. Harrison, Ph.D. Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets Phone: (301) 427-1434 E-Mail: Michael.Harrison@ahrq.hhs.gov

Patient Safety and Quality

Jeff Brady, M.D. Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Phone: (301) 427-1322 E-Mail: Jeff.Brady@ahrq.hhs.gov

Patient-Centered Care

Ronda Hughes, Ph.D. Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships Phone: (301) 427-1578 E-Mail: Ronda.Hughes@ahrq.hhs.gov

Payment and Organization

Ryan Mutter Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets Phone: (301) 427-1415 E-Mail: Ryan.Mutter@ahrq.hhs.gov or Joel W. Cohen, Ph.D. Director, Division of Social and Economic Research Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends Phone: (301) 427-1659 E-Mail: Joel.Cohen@ahrq.hhs.gov

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AHRQ Data Sources

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component

Doris Lefkowitz, Ph.D. Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends Phone: (301) 427-1477 E-Mail: Doris.Lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Nursing Home Component

Jeffrey Rhoades, Ph.D. Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends Phone: (301) 427-1471 E-Mail: Jeffrey.Rhoades@ahrq.hhs.gov

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)

HCUP User Support Phone: 1-866-290-HCUP (4287) E-Mail: hcup@ahrq.hhs.gov

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AHRQ Extramural Research

Extramural Research

Debbie Rothstein, Ph.D. Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations Phone: (301) 427-1525 E-Mail: Debbie.Rothstein@ahrq.hhs.gov

Receipt and Referral

Gerald Calderone, Ph.D. Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations Phone: (301) 427-1548 E-Mail: Gerald.Calderone@ahrq.hhs.gov

Business/Fiscal Matters

George Gardner Grants Management Officer Phone: (301) 427-1450 E-Mail: George.Gardner@ahrq.hhs.gov

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Address for General Correspondence

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

John M. Eisenberg Building 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850

Current as of May 2011

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Internet Citation:

AHRQ Research Agenda: Staff Contacts. May 2011. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/staffcon.htm

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