Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted.

The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.

Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at OPM.gov.

Ronna Popkin, Ph.D.

Program Director

Email
ronna.popkin@nih.gov
Phone
301 827 5121
Location
BG 6710 ROCKLEDGE DR. WING B RM 2209B
6710B ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
BETHESDA MD 20817

Biosketch

Ronna Popkin, Ph.D., is a program director in PDB, managing the branch’s programs in social, demographic, and behavioral research on reproductive health, fertility, and infertility. She originally joined PDB in 2016 as a program analyst and became a program official in 2019. Her research interests focus on social and behavioral research on reproductive health, adolescent health, sociogenomics, and health and risk communication. She is also the PDB contact for NICHD’s Small Business programs.

Dr. Popkin earned her Ph.D. and M.Phil. in sociomedical sciences, an interdisciplinary program in public health and sociology, from Columbia University, where she was supported by an NICHD-funded T32 grant. She holds an M.S. in curriculum and instruction/health education and a B.S. in women’s studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her mixed-methods research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, American Association of University Women, and the Horowitz Foundation.

top of page BACK TO TOP