Carol Krause

Carol Krause, Chief, Public Information and Liaison Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

Ms. Krause joined Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC) in 2006 as the Chief of the Public Information and Liaison Branch (PILB), where she has launched several innovative programs, including National Drug Facts Week, the first Addiction Science Awards at the annual INTEL Science and Engineering Fair, and the National Centers of Excellence for Physician Information.  As Chief, PILB, Ms. Krause oversees a staff of communications professionals with expertise in Web, media, publications, and health education campaigns.  In other government service, Ms. Krause was selected to be the first Communications Director of the HHS Office on Women’s Health (HHS OWH) in 1997 and launched the National Women’s Health Information Center, the government’s premiere health Web site for women, which won a designation as one of the Top Ten government Web sites in the year 2000, and soon after achieved the highest grade of all government web sites rated by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).  Ms. Krause has more than 25 years’ experience in health education in the public and private sector. She began her career as an Emmy Award winning television journalist covering medical and political issues, and has written a nationally published book on family medical histories. Carol has a B.A. in Political Science from the George Washington University and an M.A. in Communications and Public Affairs from American University.

About NIDA

NIDA is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA supports most of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to inform policy and improve practice.