Dr. Faye Calhoun

Dr. Faye Calhoun retired from the position of Deputy Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, in April, 2006. While at NIAAA she organized and chaired the Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICCFAS) on FASD. The ICCFAS is a committee of government representatives from the U.S. Departments of Health, Education and Justice. Dr. Calhoun served as an advisor to the SAMHSA Center for Excellence on FASD and as a charter and continuing member of the National Task Force on FAS. She has been active in developing international multi-sit, multi-disciplinary teams of scientists and clinicians to conduct research on FASD. Her initial appointment to governmnet was at the Food and Drug Administration as a reproductive toxicologist and pharmacologist. Born in Washington, D.C., Dr. Calhoun obtained the M.S. degree with a focus in endocrinology and biochemistry from Howard University and the doctorate in public administratino from the University of Southern California. Dr. Calhoun currently sits on the NOFAS Board of Directors.