Faye Calhoun, Ph.D.

Dr. Calhoun retired from Federal Government in 2006 and moved to Durham from Washington, DC. Prior to retirement she served as the Deputy Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Calhoun cultivated and fostered partnerships with other agencies and organizations, both national and international. Prior to that she served as Director of the Office of Collaborative Research for the NIAAA where she guided a wide range of alcohol research-related programs. During this time she developed a collaboration with the Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and developed a research grants program to explore the relationship between spirituality and the treatment, recovery and prevention of alcohol use disorders. In addition, to fostering this field of study, she continues to work on the development and dissemination of curricula to address substance use disorders for clergy and pastoral care ministers. Dr. Calhoun currently serves on Boards of Directors for several substance abuse related organizations. Her 25 years with NIH included service as the Deputy Chief of Review for the Division of Research Grants, renamed the Center for Scientific Review. Her career included positions with the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She received her doctoral degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and her MS degree in endocrinology and biochemistry from Howard University. She received a lifetime achievement award for her work on fetal alcohol syndrome. She is the recipient of several NIH Director’s Awards and the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Sexias Award for Distinguished Service. She was active in historic preservation in Washington, D.C. Five years ago she purchased and began a second phase of renovation for the Percy Reade House in the Cleveland-Holloway Historic District. She is restoring other properties and serves on the Board of Preservation Durham and on the historic preservation sub-committee for the Durham Neighborhood PRIDE Alliance Organization. She is a member of St. Philips Episcopal Church in Durham.