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Disclosure and exclusion of conflicts and biases (COBs) ensures and maximizes the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of all scientific information disseminated by NIOSH pursuant to its responsibilities under EEOICPA. Achieving the highest level of scientific information quality is a core value for NIOSH, CDC, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

It is therefore crucial, for employees and corporate entities that perform any key program function or program support function for NIOSH pursuant to its responsibilities under EEOICPA, to fully disclose all past, current, or planned future employment-related relationships, financial relationships, familial relationships, or supervisory or subordinate work relationships that could pose a COB. If such a COB is found, the individual or corporate entity is to be excluded from performing any key program function.

Conflict of Interest Point of Contact and Conflict or Bias Officer

The DCAS Conflict of Interest Point of Contact and the NIOSH Conflict or Bias Officer are available to answer questions regarding the NIOSH Conflict of Interest Policy and its implementation.

DCAS Conflict of Interest Point of Contact

Grady Calhoun
Email: dcas@cdc.gov or ocas@cdc.gov
Phone: 513-533-6800 or toll-free at 1-877-222-7570

NIOSH Conflict or Bias Officer (COB Officer)

The NIOSH COB Officer reports directly to the NIOSH Director. He is responsible for ensuring that any key Program function document disseminated by NIOSH conforms substantively and procedurally to all the provisions contained in this COB Policy Statement. In addition, the COB Officer manages the process to ensure that all key Program function documents conform to the NIOSH COB Policy Statement. For example, the COB Officer will review all disclosures; investigate and resolve complaints about failure to disclose; may examine key Program documents for proper attribution; and examine the roles of the document owner, site, and subject experts in key Program documents.

Frank Hearl
Email: COBOfficer@cdc.gov
Phone: 513-533-6800 or toll-free at 1-877-222-7570

NIOSH Policy: Appearance of Bias & General COI Requirements

Note: The “NIOSH Policy on the Appearance of Bias for the EEOICPA Program & General Conflict of Interest Requirements” and the “Implementing Procedures for the NIOSH Policy on the Appearance of Bias for the EEOICPA Program and General Conflict of Interest Requirements” above, replace the “NIOSH Statement of Policy: Management of Conflict or Bias in the Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program” (Rev. 2, June 24, 2009, COB Policy).

DCAS Staff Conflict or Bias Disclosure Statements

Adams, Nancy (Contractor)

Allen, Dave (Health Physicist) 

Bouldin, David (Technical Information Specialist)–Former Employee

Breyer, Laurie (Health Communications Specialist)–Former Employee

Buelow, Helen (Secretary)–Former Employee

Calhoun, Grady (DCAS Director)

Calvo, Sebastian (Health Physicist)–Former Employee

Cardarelli II, John (Health Physicist)

Carson, Tonia (Program Analyst)–Former Employee

Chang, Chia-Chia (Program Analyst)–Former Employee

Cook, Madeline (Health Physicist)

Crawford, Chris (Health Physicist)–Former Employee

Darnell, Pete (Health Physicist)–Former Employee

Dong, Maxia (Research Health Scientist)–Former Employee

Elliott, Larry (Former DCAS Director)–Former Employee

Ellison, Chris (Health Communications Specialist)–Former Employee

Gheen, Angelica (Health Physicist)–Former Employee

Gilbertson, Tracey (Technical Information Specialist)

Glover, Sam (Health Physicist)–Former Employee

Haas, Chris (Program Analyst)

Hartle, Lynette (Technical Information Specialist)–Former Employee

Hearl, Frank (NIOSH Conflict or Bias Officer)

Herbert, Nichole (Program Management Analyst)–Former Employee

Hinnefeld, Stu (Former DCAS Director)–Former Employee

Howard, Katie (Program Analyst)–Former Employee

Hughes, Lara (Health Physicist)

Jenkins, April (Program Analyst)–Former Employee

Jenkins, Sharon (Program Analyst)–Former Employee

Johnson, J.J. (Health Physicist)–Former Employee

Katz, Ted (Program Analyst)–Former Employee

Kraus, Kim (Program Analyst)–Former Employee

Kuo, Nancy (Technical Information Specialist)

Leary, Glenda (Health Communications Specialist)

Lobaugh, Megan (Health Physicist)

Macievic, Greg (Health Physicist)–Former Employee

Marion-Moss, Lori (Health Physicist)

Miller, Relada (Program Analyst)

Nelson, Chuck (Health Physicist)

Neton, Jim (Associate Director for Science)–Former Employee

Rolfes, Beth (Health Physicist)

Rolfes, Mark (Health Physicist)

Rutherford, LaVon (Health Physicist)

Sundin, Dave (Deputy Director)–Former Employee

Taulbee, Tim (Associate Director for Science)

Tomes, Tom (Health Physicist)–Former Employee

Turner, Leroy (Technical Information Specialist)–Former Employee

Ulsh, Brant (Health Physicist)

Vonder Ahe, Nancy (Program Analyst)

Contractor and Advisory Board Conflict or Bias Disclosure Statements

Comments on NIOSH Conflict or Bias Policy and Disclosure Statements

Written comments are welcome and can be submitted to NIOSH electronically by e-mail at dcas@cdc.gov or ocas@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to NIOSH DCAS, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C45, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

For answers to frequent questions and concerns on conflict or bias, please visit the FAQs: Conflict or Bias (COB) page of our website.

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