Our Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) is composed of 7 scientists from across the US and 6 experts from relevant government agencies, including the DEA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Administration (FDA) to advise NDEWS leadership regarding relevant indicators, data harmonization, and interpretation.
NDEWS SAG Members
| Name | Title and Organization |
|---|---|
| Dan Ciccarone, MD, MPH | SAG Chair, Professor, Family Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco |
| Georgiy Bobashev, PhD | RTI Senior Fellow, Center for Data Science, RTI International |
| Thomas Carr | Executive Director, University of Baltimore Center for Drug Policy and Enforcement; Senior Fellow, George Mason University Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy; Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) |
| Matthew Ellis, PhD, MPE | Principal Investigator, RADARS System; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis |
| Mark Gold, MD, DFASAM, DLFAPA | Retired, Professor(Neuroscience), Dizney Distinguished Professor, Chairman (Psychiatry), Eminent Scholar. University of Florida College of Medicine, & 17th U.F. Distinguished Alumni Professor |
| Jim Hall, BS | Epidemiologist, Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities, Nova Southeastern University |
| Jennifer R. Havens, PhD, MPH | Epidemiologist, Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky |
| Alex J. Krotulski, PhD | Director, Center for Forensic Science Research and Education |
| Barry K Logan, PhD, F-ABFT | Senior VP of Forensic Sciences, Chief Scientist, NMS Labs; Executive Director, Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE); Adjunct Professor at Thomas Jefferson University, Forensic Toxicology Program |
| Jana McAninch, MD, MPH, MS | Senior Medical Epidemiologist, Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| Julie O’Donnell, PhD, MPH | Epidemiologist, Division of Overdose Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| Jeffrey Talbert, PhD, FAMIA | Professor and Director, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, University of Kentucky |
| Agnes Winokur, PhD | Laboratory Director, DEA Special Testing and Research Laboratory |
Last modified: 05/21/2025