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Gina Tesauro, MSW

Public Health Advisor
National Cancer Institute, United States

Gina Tesauro, M.S.W., is Public Health Advisor in the Behavioral Research Program within the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute. Ms. Tesauro currently manages the Small Grants Program for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R03s). This program is designed to fund pilot projects by investigators new to behavioral cancer control research, with the goal of supporting and fostering the professional development of new behavioral scientists by helping them acquire additional skills and data to apply for other grants. Ms. Tesauro provides guidance on grants policy, portfolio management and administrative procedures for the Behavioral Research Program as well.

Previously, Ms. Tesauro worked as a Program Analyst in the Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for six years. During her time with OCS, she focused on all aspects of survivorship with a particular interest in the impact of cancer on the family. Prior to her tenure with OCS, Ms. Tesauro was a Presidential Management fellow who performed details at both the Federal Center for Mental Health Services and the White House, where she worked on the White House Conference on Mental Health. Ms. Tesauro holds a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania.

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