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ENGAGE Working Group

As part of this effort, NIH brought together patients, advocates, researchers, clinicians, and non-profit representatives with expert knowledge of public engagement in clinical research. This passionate group represents a wide range of communities, perspectives, and disease areas. A full Working Group roster is available here.

Suzanne Bakken
Co-Chair
Researcher, Clinician

Christin Veasley
Co-Chair
Patient Advocate
Jessica Ancker
Researcher
María Aranda
Researcher
Cinnamon Bloss
Researcher
Karen Caindec
Non-Profit

Kristin Carman
Non-Profit

Venus Ginés
Patient Advocate

Tiffany Haynes
Researcher

Sally Hodder
Researcher

Jonathan Jackson
Researcher

Lance Jasper Jones
Patient Advocate

Annie Kennedy
Non-Profit

Kent Key
Researcher

Alexa Kimball
Clinician

Esther Krofah
Non-Profit

Doug Lindsay
Patient Advocate

Marjorie Mau
Researcher

Kenneth Oye
Researcher

Somava Saha
Clinician, Non-Profit

Judy Stecker
Patient Advocate

Maria Trent
Clinician, Researcher

Michelle Sie Whitten
Patient Advocate

NIH Staff

This effort is led by the following NIH staff members, with special thanks to former team member Alissa Meister and former interns Kate Davis and JP Flores:

Michelle Culp
Co-Lead

Elizabeth Siembida
Co-Lead

Thomas Boddie

T.J. Kasperbauer
Bayli DiVita Dean