Sallie Weaver, PhD, MHS

Sallie J. Weaver, PhD, MHS, is a Senior Scientist and Program Director in the Health Systems and Interventions Research Branch (HSIRB) at the National Cancer Institute. Sallie manages research portfolios examining organizational factors that influence clinical team performance, and interventions to optimize patient safety, care quality, and care coordination within and across health system boundaries. She leads the NCI Healthcare Teams & Teamwork Processes in Cancer Care Delivery initiative that aims to improve outcomes and experiences of people facing cancer through research on teaming and translation of evidence-based team interventions into practice. Sallie’s interests also include research addressing differences in care quality and access. She also currently supports Rural Cancer Control Research initiatives and Cancer Survivorship initiatives as part of the NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences.