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10 NIH implementation science experts
These ten professionals have worked in implementation science, holding implementation scientist, professor and program director roles at universities, research centers and health organizations. A reader can learn how practitioners approach implementation science from people who have done the work.
Professionals to explore
01—10Allison J. Ober
LinkedInExperience: Senior Behavioral and Implementation Scientist · RAND
Former Senior Behavioral and Implementation Scientist at RAND (2011–2025), and Behavioral and Implementation Scientist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA since 2026. The profile says her work focuses on pragmatic trials and the delivery of evidence-based substance use disorder care across the safety-net continuum.
Bianca Albers
LinkedInExperience: Implementation Scientist · Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS)
Implementation Scientist at the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) since 2025, after serving as a Postdoctoral Researcher there (2021–2025). Earlier she was Director (2017–2019) and Associate Director (2020–2021) at the Centre for Evidence and Implementation; the headline names her a co-founder of the European Implementation Collaborative.
Celia Violet Laur
LinkedInExperience: Scientific Lead (Implementation Science) · Women's College Hospital
Scientific Lead (Implementation Science) at Women's College Hospital since 2021 and Scientist there since 2024, after serving as Implementation Scientist (Postdoctoral Researcher) at the hospital (2018–2021). The profile places her with the Office of Spread and Scale and the Implementation Science team; she has also been an Assistant Professor (Status) at the University of Toronto since 2022.
David J. Lim
LinkedInExperience: Associate Professor - Implementation Science · University of Technology Sydney
Associate Professor - Implementation Science at the University of Technology Sydney since 2023, where the profile places him in the IMPACCT institute as higher degree by research coordinator. He also holds adjunct roles at Western Sydney University and Flinders University and has been a Senior Researcher at the Manna Institute since 2025.
Duncan Short
LinkedInExperience: Director (Global Implementation Science) · ViiV Healthcare
Former Director (Global Implementation Science) at ViiV Healthcare (2018–2021) and Director (Global Innovation and Implementation Science) there (2021–2026). He has been Senior Implementation Science Program Director at RTI Health Solutions since 2026.
Guillaume Fontaine
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Professor of Implementation Science · McGill University
Assistant Professor of Implementation Science at McGill University and Director of the McGill RISE³ Implementation Science Lab since 2023. He has co-led the Implementation Science Research Stream of the Canadian Network on Hepatitis C since 2024 and became Deputy Editor of the journal Implementation Science in 2026; the profile says his work focuses on how evidence-based interventions are adopted, scaled and sustained in health systems.
Helene Chokron-Garneau
LinkedInExperience: Co Director, Center for Dissemination And Implementation At Stanford (C-DIAS) · Stanford University School of Medicine
Co-Director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation at Stanford (C-DIAS) at Stanford University School of Medicine since 2022, and Senior Research Scientist at the center since 2019. The profile says she leads, coaches and evaluates a team of six. Earlier she was a Research Coordinator at UCLA (2011–2018).
Sapana R. Patel
LinkedInExperience: Director of Implementation Science · Center for Practice Innovations
Former Director of Implementation Science at the Center for Practice Innovations (2020–2026). Since 2026 she has been Director of the Division of Community Engagement and Implementation Science and Professor of Medical Psychology at Columbia Psychiatry, after serving as Associate Professor of Medical Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University (2019–2026).
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman
LinkedInExperience: Implementation Scientist Assistant Professor · National Center for PTSD and Stanford University
Former Implementation Scientist and Assistant Professor at the National Center for PTSD and Stanford University (2015–2025), and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine since 2023. The profile describes her as a psychologist and implementation scientist and co-director of the Stanford CREATE Center, using LLMs to support implementation.
Virginia A. Fonner
LinkedInExperience: Director of Global Implementation Science · ViiV Healthcare
Director of Global Implementation Science at ViiV Healthcare since 2026; the profile describes her as an implementation science researcher and mentions collaborating on NIH-funded research on HIV prevention. Earlier roles include Scientist I and Scientist II at FHI 360 (2021–2025) and Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (2015–2021).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's setting to your project, since implementation work in academic medical centers, community mental health, global health programs and industry real-world evidence teams draws on different partners and methods. Prefer someone whose clinical area is close to yours when your question is about a specific intervention.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you choose an implementation framework and outcomes for a new study?
- 02What makes an implementation science aim strong in a research grant application?
- 03How do you work with clinical and community partners so an intervention is adopted and sustained after the study ends?
Reaching NIH implementation science experts
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