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Appendix I: Committee Member and Staff Biographies
Pages 489-498

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From page 489...
... Preventive Services Task Force, Americas Health Information Community Personalized Health Care Workgroup, and Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Prevention and Practice Workgroup. He chaired the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics Health and Society and served on or chaired several National Academies panels, Medicare's Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee, and several subcommittees of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Healthy People 2020 and 2030.
From page 490...
... Dr. Bao also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.
From page 491...
... and focuses on the population epidemology of tobacco use, in particular noncigarette products, such as electronic cigarettes and cigars; the impact of product characteristics, such as menthol or flavoring in tobacco products, on patterns of use; tobacco communication and marketing; and monitoring market trends for rapid surveillance -- all in the context of tobacco control policy and regulatory science. She is the recipient of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco John Slade Award for outstanding contributions to public health and tobacco control through science-based public policy and public advocacy.
From page 492...
... from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Maciej Goniewicz, Ph.D., Pharm.D., is a full member of the Department of Health Behavior, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
From page 493...
... He is a member of the FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee, an elected fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior and American Psychological
From page 494...
... Dr. Sterling is a tobacco control behavioral scientist, with expertise in youth and young adult cigarette and novel tobacco product use, tobacco-related health disparities, and smoking cessation.
From page 495...
... She is the principal investigator of an FDA/NIH tobacco regulatory sciences research grant examining the effects of implied modified risk statements on flavored cigar advertising on cigar use behaviors among young adults. An important methodological feature of her research is community-based research principles to engage with vulnerable communities to assess their health needs and develop culturally tailored, evidence-based interventions to optimize their health behavior outcomes and mitigate health disparities.
From page 496...
... Sophie Yang was a research associate in the Health and Medicine Division on the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice. She staffed National Academies' consensus studies on prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections, promoting health equity in the prenatal through early childhood periods, reducing fatalities from alcoholimpaired driving, eliminating hepatitis B and C in the United States, promoting health equity through community-based solutions, and improving access and affordability of hearing health care for adults.
From page 497...
... It addresses the science base for population health and public health interventions and examines the capacity of the health system, particularly the public health infrastructure, to support disease prevention and health promotion activities, including educating and supplying the health professionals necessary for carrying them out. The board has examined such topics as the safety of childhood vaccines and other drugs; systems for evaluating and ensuring drug safety after marketing; pandemic influenza planning; the health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids; the health effects of environmental exposures; the integration of medical care and public health; women's health services; health disparities; health literacy; tobacco control strategies; and chronic disease prevention.


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