RDoC Unit and Workgroup Members

RDoC Unit

The NIMH RDoC Unit is dedicated to furthering the goals of the RDoC initiative and to overseeing various RDoC activities. Please feel free to contact the NIMH RDoC Unit for additional information.

Sarah Morris, Ph.D., Head, RDoC Unit 
NIMH Division of Translational Research

Rebecca Berman, Ph.D., Program Officer 
NIMH Division of Translational Research

Jenni Pacheco, Ph.D., Program Officer 
NIMH Division of Translational Research

RDoC Workgroup

The NIMH RDoC Workgroup was established in 2009 to implement a structure and process for achieving the goals of the RDoC initiative. This Workgroup consists of scientists with expertise from varying backgrounds and research areas, who meet on a regular basis to provide feedback and oversight on all aspects of the RDoC initiative.

Brian Barnett, Ph.D., Health Science Policy Analyst 
Science Policy and Evaluation Branch 
NIMH Office of Science Policy, Planning, and Communications

Andrew Breeden, Ph.D., Program Chief 
NIMH Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science

Michele Ferrante, Ph.D., Program Officer 
NIMH Division of Translational Research

Andrew Hooper, Ph.D., Health Science Policy Analyst 
Science Policy and Evaluation Branch 
NIMH Office of Science Policy, Planning, and Communications

Dawn Morales, Ph.D., Program Chief for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Rural Mental Health 
Office of Rural Mental Health Research

Cara Pugliese, Ph.D., Program Officer 
Division of Services and Intervention Research

Mauricio Rangel-Gomez, Ph.D., Program Chief 
NIMH Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science

Matthew Rudorfer, M.D., Program Chief 
NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research

Janine Simmons, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Director
NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research