Leadership

National Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is responsible for providing scientific, policy and professional guidance to the NHSN to ensure the promotion of state of the science research. Policy guidance provides input on the overall mission, direction, and strategy of the NHSN in pursuing its goals.

	Patricia E. Molina, M.D., Ph.D. Chair, NHSN Richard Ashman Professor & Head, Department of Physiology Director, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Center Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
	Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Clinical Internal Medicine Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities (CRHD) University of California, Davis
	Margarita Alegría, Ph.D. Director, Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance Professor, Harvard Medical School
	Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D. Dean's Professor, Social Work and Preventive Medicine Associate Vice Provost for Community Research Initiatives, School of Social Work University of Southern California
	James Anthony, Ph.D. Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics College of Human Medicine Michigan State University
	C. Hendricks Brown, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Prevention Science and Methodology Group, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
	Richard De La Garza, Ph.D. Associate Professor Baylor College of Medicine
	Diana Martínez, M.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute
	María Elena Medina-Mora, Ph.D. Chief Director Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, México
	Guillermo Prado, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Miami Center for Family Studies
	Steffanie A. Strathdee, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences Harold Simon Professor & Chief, Division of Global Public Health University of California, San Diego
	José Szapocznik, Ph.D. Professor & Chair Department of Epidemiology & Public Health University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
	Yonette F. Thomas, Ph.D. Associate Vice President for Research Compliance Office of the Vice President for Research and Compliance Howard University
	Avelardo Valdez, Ph.D. Professor School of Social Work University of Southern California