About OSPA

Mission Statement

The Office of Science Policy Analysis (OSPA):

  • Serves as the principal resource for science policy, analysis, and development at NIH on issues of significance to the agency and the medical research community;

  • Addresses cross-cutting science policy issues and drafts the agency approach and position;

  • Provides leadership in developing major analyses of broad planning issues affecting the programs and policies of the major program components of NIH;

  • Participates in the development of new policy and program initiatives in emerging research areas;

  • Plans and organizes major conferences involving the interface between science and public policy;

  • Prepares special studies and reports required by the OD/NIH;

  • Serves as principal staff resource in the OD/NIH for identifying and reporting on agency research opportunities and accomplishments;

  • Provides ad hoc and continuing staff assistance on a wide range of substantive topics to the OD/NIH.

Staff Listing

Lynn Hudson, Ph.D., Director HudsonL1@od.nih.gov
Tom Johnson, Ph.D., Deputy Director JohnsonT@od.nih.gov
Marjorie Bonorden bonordenm@od.nih.gov
Stefano Bertuzzi, Ph.D. BertuzzS@mail.nih.gov
Samuel Crowe, Ph.D. CroweSJ@od.nih.gov
Betsy Dean DeanB@od.nih.gov
Ellen Gadbois, Ph.D. gadboisel@od.nih.gov
Lyric Jorgenson, Ph.D. JorgensonLA@od.nih.gov
Sarah Lutter, BSN, J.D. LutterSJ@od.nih.gov
Shawnmarie Mayrand-Chung, Ph.D., J.D. MayrandS@od.nih.gov
Nancy E. Miller, Ph.D. MillerN@od.nih.gov
Barbara Mittleman, M.D. MittlemB@mail.nih.gov
Ravi Sawhney, D.D.S., M.S.D, Ph.D. SawhneyRA@od.nih.gov
Anne Scanley ScanleyA@od.nih.gov
Wendy Smith, M.A., Ph.D. SmithWE@od.nih.gov
Jennifer Wertz WertzJ@od.nih.gov

Contact Information

Office of Science Policy Analysis
Office of Science Policy
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Building 1, Room 218
Bethesda, MD 20892-0166
Phone: (301) 496-1454
Fax: (301) 402-0280