Organization | NIDCD

Office of the Director

The Office of the Director (OD) plans and directs NIDCD's scientific and administrative programs.

  • Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., Director
  • Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D., Deputy Director
  • Cendrine D. Robinson, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director of Workforce Development and Community Health

Office of Administration

The Office of Administration (OA) provides administrative, personnel, financial, and information systems management, as well as policy and management analyses. 

  • Mark D. Stevens, D.P.A., Executive Officer/Director, Office of Administration 

  • Lynne Penn, M.S., M.B.A., PMP, Deputy Executive Officer 

Division of Intramural Research

The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) conducts basic and clinical research on deafness and other communication disorders, with a primary interest in hearing and balance.

  • Lisa L. Cunningham, Ph.D., Scientific Director
  • Elyssa Monzack, Ph.D., Deputy Scientific Director

Office of the Clinical Director

The Office of the Clinical Director supports translational, preclinical, and clinical studies aimed at developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for disorders affecting hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language.

  • Joshua M. Levy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Clinical Director

Division of Extramural Activities

The Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) coordinates a broad range of activities and functions to ensure sound and efficient review and management of NIDCD's extramural program activities.

  • Becky Wagenaar-Miller, Ph.D., Director
  • Brooke Sydnor, Program Analyst
  • Nanette Stephenson, M.P.H., Program Specialist
  • Grants Management Branch
    Samantha Tempchin, M.L.S., Chief
  • Hoai Doan, Grants Management Specialist
  • Maria Garcia, Grants Management Specialist
  • Amy Glasser, Grants Management Specialist
  • Natalie Linear, Grants Management Specialist

  • Edward Myrbeck, Lead Grants Management Specialist

    Training Branch

  • Melissa Stick, Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief
    Portfolio: Career Development Mechanisms (K01, K08, K18, K23, K24, K25, K99)
  • Cendrine Robinson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
    Portfolio: Loan Repayment Program
  • Jaclyn Schurman, Au.D., Ph.D.
    Portfolio: Institutional Training (R25, T32, T35), F32, F99/K00, AuD/PhD K01
  • Katherine Shim, Ph.D.
    Portfolio: F30 and F31

Division of Scientific Programs

The Division of Scientific Programs (DSP) manages research and research training grants and contracts funded by NIDCD and conducted at public and private institutions throughout the United States and abroad.

  • Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D., Director
  • Kelly King, Au.D., Ph.D., Deputy Director