Public Health and Emergency Preparedness:
CRS Experts
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
March 17December 13, 2011
Congressional Research Service
7-5700
www.crs.gov
R40904
CRS Report for Congress
Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress
Public Health and Emergency Preparedness: CRS Experts
T
he following table provides access to names and contact information for CRS experts on
policy concerns relating to public health and emergency preparedness. Policy areas
identified include
•
public health and medical system preparedness and response;
•
legal issues in preparedness and response;
•
medical countermeasures;
•
homeland security research and development; and
•
health effects of threat agents.
Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
C. Stephen Redhead
Specialist in Health Policy
7-2261
credhead@crs.loc.gov
Mental and behavioral health
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slisterErin Bagalman
Analyst in Health Policy
7-5345
ebagalman@crs.loc.gov
Food safety
Renée Johnson
Specialist in Agricultural Policy
7-9588
rjohnson@crs.loc.gov
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Erin D. WilliamsJoel Greene
Analyst in Agricultural Policy
7-9877
jgreene@crs.loc.gov
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Bioethics
7-4897
ewilliamsEpidemiology
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Scott Szymendera
Analyst in Disability Policy
7-0014
sszymendera@crs.loc.gov
Public health system preparedness and response
General
Workforce: responder health
and and
safety, injury compensation
Medical and health care system preparedness and response
General
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Health care financing in disaster
response
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Mental and behavioral health
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slisterErin Bagalman
Analyst in Health Policy
7-5345
ebagalman@crs.loc.gov
Stafford Act assistance and role
of of
FEMA
Francis X. McCarthy
Analyst in Emergency Management Policy
7-9533
fmccarthy@crs.loc.gov
Bruce R. Lindsay
Analyst in Emergency Management Policy
7-3752
blindsay@crs.loc.gov
DOD incident response and
civil civil
support
Lawrence Kapp
Specialist in Military Manpower Policy
7-7609
lkapp@crs.loc.gov
VA preparedness and response
Sidath Panangala
Specialist in Veterans Policy
7-0623
spanangala@crs.loc.gov
Global health, international
preparedness
Tiaji Salaam-Blyther
Specialist in Global Health
7-7677
tsalaam@crs.loc.gov
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Public Health and Emergency Preparedness: CRS Experts
Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Legal issues in public health and medical preparedness and response
General
Kathleen S. Swendiman
Legislative Attorney
7-9105
kswendiman@crs.loc.gov
Isolation and quarantine
Kathleen S. Swendiman
Legislative Attorney
7-9105
kswendiman@crs.loc.gov
Rationing health resources
Nancy Lee JonesEmergency powers and the Stafford
Act
Edward C. Liu
Legislative Attorney
7-6976
njones9166
eliu@crs.loc.gov
Civil rights of individuals with
disabilities
Nancy Lee Jones
Legislative Attorney
7-6976
njones@crs.loc.gov
Emergency powers and the
Stafford Act
Edward C. LiuEmily C. Barbour
Legislative Attorney
7-9166
eliu5842
ebarbour@crs.loc.gov
Food safety
Vanessa K. Burrows
Legislative Attorney
7-0831
vburrows@crs.loc.gov
Medical countermeasures: regulation,
liability and compensation
Edward C. Liu
Legislative Attorney
7-9166
eliu@crs.loc.gov
Workforce: civil liability
Vivian Chu
Legislative Attorney
7-4576
vchu@crs.loc.gov
Project BioShield/BARDA
Frank Gottron
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-5854
fgottron@crs.loc.gov
Regulation of drugs and vaccines
Susan Thaul
Specialist in Drug Safety and Effectiveness
7-0562
sthaul@crs.loc.gov
Regulation of vaccines
Judith A. Johnson
Specialist in Biomedical Policy
7-7077
jajohnson@crs.loc.gov
Erin D. Williams
Specialist in Public Health and Bioethics
7-4897
ewilliams@crs.loc.gov
Dana A. Shea
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-6844
dshea@crs.loc.gov
Frank Gottron
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-5854
fgottron@crs.loc.gov
Pamela W. Smith
Analyst in Biomedical Policy
7-7048
psmith@crs.loc.gov
Judith A. Johnson
Specialist in Biomedical Policy
7-7077
jajohnson@crs.loc.gov
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
C. Stephen Redhead
Specialist in Health Policy
7-2261
credhead@crs.loc.gov
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Medical countermeasures
Bioethics, rationing, clinical
trials forFrank Gottron
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-5854
fgottron@crs.loc.gov
Dana A. Shea
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-6844
dshea@crs.loc.gov
Medical countermeasures
Homeland security research and development
Biological and chemical defense
research / DHS
Biomedical research / NIH
Health effects of threat agents
Pandemic influenza
Biological agents
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Public Health and Emergency Preparedness: CRS Experts
Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Frank Gottron
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-5854
fgottron@crs.loc.gov
Dana A. Shea
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-6844
dshea@crs.loc.gov
Judith A. Johnson
Specialist in Biomedical Policy
7-7077
jajohnson@crs.loc.govChemical agents
Dana A. Shea
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-6844
dshea@crs.loc.gov
Frank Gottron
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-5854
fgottron@crs.loc.gov
Radiation health effects
C. Stephen Redhead
Specialist in Health Policy
7-2261
credhead@crs.loc.gov
Chemicals in commerce
Linda-Jo Schierow
Specialist in Environmental Policy
7-7279
lschierow@crs.loc.gov
Chemical agents
Experts List Coordinator
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
slister@crs.loc.gov, 7-7320
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