Faye Calhoun, D.P.A., MS.  Dr. Calhoun retired from the position of Deputy Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), where she cultivated and fostered partnerships with other agencies and organizations, both national and international. Prior to that she served as Director of the Office of Collaborative Research at NIAAA, where she guided a wide range of alcohol-related programs, including the National Alcohol Screening Day, Alcohol Research Centers and institutional training grants, programs in alcohol and HIV/AIDS research, and programs addressing health disparities. She created and chaired the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, co-chaired the Advisory Committee for the SAMHSA-sponsored Center for Excellence on FAS and served as the continuing member on the government’s National Task Force on FAS. She received a lifetime achievement award for her work in this area. Her 25 years with NIH included service as the Deputy Chief of Review for the Division of Research Grants, renamed the Center for Scientific Review. Her career included positions with the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  She received her doctoral degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and her MS degree in endocrinology and biochemistry from Howard University. She is the recipient of the NIH Director’s Award and the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Sexias Award for Distinguished Service, among many other awards.

Calhoun FJ. Developmental research on alcohol and spirituality: what we know and what we don't know. South Med J. 2007 Apr;100(4):427-9.

Faye Calhoun, Kenneth Warren, Fetal alcohol syndrome: Historical perspectives, Neurosci Biobehav Rev 31(2): 168-171 2007

Calhoun F, Attilia ML, Spagnolo PA, Rotondo C, Mancinelli R, Ceccanti M. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The International Consortium. Ann. 1st Super Sanita 2006 42 (1):1-7

Riley EP, Guerri C, Calhoun F, Charness ME, Foroud TM, Li TK, Mattson SN, May PA, Warren KR. Prenatal alcohol exposure: advancing knowledge through international collaborations. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 27 (1): 118-135, 2003.

Warren KR, Calhoun FJ, May PA, Viljoen DL, Li TK, Tanaka H, Marinicheva GS, Robinson LK, Mundle G. Fetal alcohol syndrome: an international perspective. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 25 (5):202S-206S, 2001

• Board Member: National Association for Children of Alcoholics
• Board Member: Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina
• Board Member: National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Board Member: Preservation Durham
• Research Society on Alcoholism