Nadia joined Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) in 2017 and currently serves as a Program Director. She leads the Small Grants Advancing Translational Science (S-GATS) Program and contributes to broader initiatives focused on supporting research teams, strengthening stakeholder engagement, and fostering cross-institutional collaboration. She also oversees regulatory, quality assurance/quality control, and reporting activities for Tufts CTSI’s CTSA UM1 and K12 portfolios.

Prior to joining Tufts CTSI, Nadia worked at the DentaQuest Foundation, where she managed relationships with more than 50 grantee and partner organizations and supported a national initiative focused on strengthening the oral health movement and advancing systems-level change.

Nadia earned her BSSc and MSSc in Social Sciences from the University of Eastern Finland and holds a fundraising certificate from New York University. Her career spans academic, philanthropic, and other mission-driven organizations working across research, health, and education. She brings extensive experience in program development and management, grant administration, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, regulatory oversight, and communications.