Deputy Director's Biography

CAPT Mary Glenshaw, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Acting Deputy Director of the Office of AIDS Research

Mary Glenshaw, Ph.D., M.P.H., was appointed Acting Deputy Director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in March 2024. In this role, she oversees the management of OAR Science, Budget, Analytics & Evaluation; Operations; and Policy, Legislation, Communication and Engagement teams. Dr. Glenshaw works with the OAR Director to coordinate the NIH HIV research program, spanning $3.29 billion USD in funding to 22 NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices. She directs the development of the scientific components of the NIH Strategic Plan for AIDS and AIDS-Related Research and serves as the Executive Secretary / Designated Federal Official of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Committee (OARAC).

Dr. Glenshaw joined OAR in 2019 as the Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator, managing the OAR Science team of subject matter experts and liaisons. Dr. Glenshaw brings global health and epidemiology expertise to the Office from 13 years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she served the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) as Associate Director for Science (CDC South Africa), Prevention Branch Chief (CDC Botswana), and Lead of the PEPFAR Alcohol/HIV Initiative (Namibia). Her training includes the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) postdoctoral fellowship in applied epidemiology, doctoral and master’s programs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and clinical Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California.