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 on organizational factors that influence clinical team performance, and interventions to optimize patient safety, care quality, and coordination within and across health system boundaries. She co-directs the NCI Healthcare Teams & Teamwork Processes in Cancer Care Delivery initiative 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 currently supports the NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences Rural Cancer Control Research initiatives.