Full Name
Partha Bhattacharyya, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role
NIA Project Officer
Primary title
Program Director
Primary Institution
National Institute on Aging
Complete Titles
Program Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR), National Institute on Aging
Bio
Partha Bhattacharyya, PhD, is the director of The Office of Research Resources (ORR) and program director in Population and Social Processes (PSP) Branch within the Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR). As the director for ORR, Dr. Bhattacharyya coordinates, directs, and implements initiatives related to research data and resources supported by BSR and the NIA. He is a project scientist for Understanding America Study, the largest internet panel survey jointly supported by NIA and the Social Security Administration. He advises NIA leadership on new developments in data collection, analysis, and data sharing, supporting the NIA mission. As a PSP program director, he primarily oversees NIA’s health economics, health services, behavioral economics, and pragmatic trials portfolios. He was instrumental in developing the behavioral economics and pragmatic trials portfolio for improving care for patients with AD/ADRD. In collaboration with multiple NIA divisions, Dr. Bhattacharyya leads the development of the IMPACT Collaboratory to improve care of persons with dementia.
Core/Team Associations
Full Name
Ama Donkor, MPH
Credentials
MPH
Role
NIA Project Coordinator
Primary title
Coordinator
Primary Institution
National Institute on Aging
Complete Titles
Clinical Trials Specialist, IMPACT Collaboratory Coordinator, Edward R. Roybal Centers Coordinator,
National Institute on Aging
Bio
Ama Donkor, MPH, is a health specialist with experience in quality improvement, pragmatic trials, and clinical research studies management. She serves as a clinical trials specialist and is the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory coordinator and NIA Edward R. Roybal Centers coordinator. Ama is responsible for working with principal investigators with clinical trials to ensure compliance with NIA and NIH policies. She also supports the Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) program staff to monitor and manage clinical trials in accordance with DBSRs priorities and milestones. Ama received both her MPH with an urban health concentration and BS in health science from Northeastern University.
Core/Team Associations
Full Name
Lisa Onken, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role
NIA Project Scientist
Member, Steering Committee
Primary title
Director Behavior Change and Intervention Program
Primary Institution
National Institute on Aging
Complete Titles
Director Behavior Change and Intervention Program, Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR)
Bio
Lisa Onken, PhD, directs the Behavior Change and Intervention Program in the Division of Behavioral and Social Research at the National Institute on Aging, NIH. Dr. Onken received her PhD in clinical psychology from Northwestern University. She has held a variety of academic, clinical, and research scientist positions at Northwestern University, the University of Illinois Medical Center, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. At NIA, Dr. Onken administers a broad program of research on the development of behavioral interventions to promote the health and well-being of individuals as they age, including research on interventions to promote positive affect, reduce negative affect, foster sleep, and improve the emotional well-being and quality of life for those who provide care and for people who live with dementia. Using the NIH Stage Model, a comprehensive translational conceptual framework for principle-driven behavioral intervention development as a conceptual framework, she promotes the development of interventions that are maximally potent and scalable to reach those in need. In addition to leading the Roybal Translational Centers program. Dr. Onken is a project scientist on the NIH Science of Behavior Change Program, and on the NIA AD/ADRD Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory.
Core/Team Associations
Full Name
Marcel Salive, MD, MPH
Credentials
MD, MPH
Role
NIA Representative
Member, Steering Committee
Primary title
Health Scientist Administrator
Primary Institution
National Institute on Aging
Complete Titles
Health Scientist Administrator, Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology (DGCG)
Bio
Marcel Salive, MD, MPH, is a National Institute on Aging project scientist on the IMPACT Collaboratory. Dr. Salive administers NIA’s research portfolio on multiple chronic conditions treatment and prevention, polypharmacy, and deprescribing. He developed initiatives on pragmatic clinical trials, including treatment of comorbid conditions in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Previously, he served as director of the Division of Medical and Surgical Services within the Coverage and Analysis Group of CMS and was responsible for developing and maintaining national coverage decisions for Medicare beneficiaries and led an expansion of prevention coverage that is on par with diagnostic and treatment services. He currently serves on the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee. Dr. Salive earned chemistry and medical degrees from the University of Michigan and completed his preventive medicine residency and a master’s in public health at Johns Hopkins University. He is a fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine.
Core/Team Associations