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Diane K. Wagener, PhD, has over 27 years of experience in academic and governmental institutions. She is the program manager of the Genomics and Statistical Genetics Program at RTI with expertise in designing and conducting epidemiologic studies and population-based surveys and analyzing data from a broad range of national data systems. These studies have involved the assessment of biological, behavioral, and environmental factors. Before joining RTI, she was the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services principal statistical advisor for the national health promotion and disease prevention initiative Healthy People. As director of the Division of Health Promotion Statistics at CDC and later in the Office of Public Health and Science of the Assistant Secretary of Health, Dr. Wagener coordinated the analyses of data from over 200 data systems to monitor national and state progress, inform policy decisions, and identify national data needs. | 