2023 AFSPLeadership

AFSP National Board

Officers

• Ray Paul, Jr.*,
  Chair
• Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.*,
  President, University of Pittsburgh
• Yeates Conwell, M.D.*,
  Vice President, University of Rochester
• Nina Gussack*,
  Treasurer, Trout Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
• Christopher Thomas*,
  Secretary, The Defensive Line

Directors

• Victoria Arango, Ph.D.,
  Columbia University
• Erika Barber*
• Mark Baer,
  Crowe LLP
• Tami Benton, M.D.,
  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Tony Cornelius,
  Tony Cornelius Productions
• Melissa d’Arabian
• Arthur Evans, Jr., Ph.D.,
  American Psychological Association
• Nancy Farrell, M.P.A.*,
  Regina Villa Associates
• Cindy Hsu,
  CBS2 News
• Jeryn Jacobs,
  JP Morgan Chase
• David Jobes, Ph.D.*,
  Catholic University of America
• Jonathon Kellerman
• Denisse Lamas, LCSW
• Michael Lindsey, Ph.D., MSW, MPH,
  New York University
• Cara McNulty, DPA,
  Aetna
• Jerrold Rosenbaum, M.D.,
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• Lisa Riley, PA-C, DFAAPA*,
  Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• Scott Rising,
  LinkedIn
• Naomi Simon, M.D.,
  NYU Grossman School of Medicine
• Steve Siple,
  Q2 | PrecisionLender
• Ed Stelmakh*,
  OptimizeRx
• Dennis Tackett
• Marco Taglietti*,
  Scynexis, Inc.
• Robert Gebbia,
  Chief Executive Officer
• Christine Moutier, M.D.,
  Chief Medical Officer
• Kelly Posner, PhD
• Christopher Epperson
• Maria Oquendo, MD
• James Compton

Pro Bono Legal Counsel

• Michael Student, Esq.,
  Sullivan & Worcester LLP

*Member of Executive Committee

Scientific Council & Scientific Advisors

Council Officer

• Naomi Simon, M.D.*, Chair+,
  New York University

Council Members

• Tami Benton, M.D.,
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
• Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D.,
  University of Massachusetts Medical School
• David Brent, M.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• Jeffrey Bridge, Ph.D.,
  Nationwide Children's Hospital, OH
• Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D.,
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., MPH,
  Columbia University, NY
• Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• David Jobes, Ph.D.,
  Catholic University of America, DC
• Cheryl King, Ph.D.,
  University of Michigan
• Andrew A. Nierenberg, M.D.,
  Massachusetts General
• Matthew Nock, Ph.D.,
  Harvard University, MA
• Maria Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Pennsylvania
• Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, Ph.D.,
  Stanford University, CA
• Jordan Smoller, M.D.,
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• Holly Wilcox, Ph.D.+,
  Johns Hopkins University, MD
• Peter A. Wyman, Ph.D.,
  University of Rochester, NY
• Sidney Zisook, M.D.,
  University of California, San Diego
• Robert Gebbia,
  Chief Executive Officer
• Christine Moutier, M.D.,
  Chief Medical Officer
• Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Ph.D. (Staff),
  Senior Vice President of Research

Scientific Advisors

• Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D., MSW,
  Henry Ford Health System, MI
• Howard Aizenstein, M.D., Ph.D.+,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• Schahram Akbarian, M.D., Ph.D.+,
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
• Michael Allen, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Nick Allen, Ph.D.,
  University of Oregon
• Jonathan Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Albert Einstein School of Medicine, NY
• Larry Alphs, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA, Italy
• Michael Anestis, Ph.D.,
  Rutgers University, NJ
• Alan Apter, M.D.,
  Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
• Victoria Arango, Ph.D.,
  National Institute of Mental Health, M.D.
• Michael Armey, Ph.D.,
  Brown University, RI
• Amelia Arria, Ph.D.,
  University of Maryland
• Joan Asarnow, Ph.D.,
  University of California, Los Angeles
• Randy Auerbach, Ph.D.+,
  Columbia University, NY
• Enrique Baca-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain
• Elizabeth Ballard, Ph.D.,
  National Institute of Mental Health, M.D.
• Annette Beautrais, Ph.D.,
  University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• Dror Ben-Zeev, Ph.D.,
  University of Washington
• Marian Betz, M.D., MPH,
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Eleonore Beurel, Ph.D.,
  University of Miami, FL
• Staci Bilbo, Ph.D.,
  Duke University, NC
• Hilary Blumberg, M.D.+,
  Yale University, CT
• Robert Bossarte, Ph.D.+,
  University of South Florida
• Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D.,
  University of Massachusetts
• Lisa Brenner, Ph.D.,
  University of Colorado, Denver
• David Brent, M.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• Jeffrey Bridge, Ph.D.,
  Nationwide Children's Hospital, OH
• Gregory Brown, Ph.D.,
  University of Pennsylvania
• C. Hendricks Brown, Ph.D.,
  Northwestern University, IL
• Craig Bryan, Psy.D.,
  University of Utah
• Margit Burmeister, Ph.D.,
  University of Michigan
• John Campo, M.D.,
  Johns Hopkins University, M.D.
• Gabrielle Carlson, M.D.,
  Stony Brook University, NY
• Julie Cerel, Ph.D.,
  University of Kentucky
• Megan Chesin, Ph.D.,
  William Paterson University, NJ
• Helen Christensen, Ph.D.,
  Black Dog Institute, Australia
• Emil Coccaro, M.D.,
  University of Chicago, IL
• Katherine Comtois, Ph.D., MPH,
  University of Washington
• Kenneth Conner, Psy.D., MPH,
  University of Rochester, NY
• Yeates Conwell, M.D.,
  University of Rochester, NY
• Edwin Cook, Jr., M.D.,
  University of Illinois, Chicago
• Hilary Coon, Ph.D.+,
  University of Utah
• William Coryell, M.D.,
  University of Iowa
• Philippe Courtet, Ph.D.,
  Université de Montpellier, France
• Scott Crow, M.D.,
  University of Minnesota
• Katie Cullen, M.D.,
  University of Minnesota
• Kelly Cukrowicz Williams, Ph.D.+,
  Texas Tech University
• Anthony D'Augelli, Ph.D.,
  Pennsylvania State University
• Brian D'Onofrio, M.D.,
  Indiana University
• John Denninger, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• Raymond DePaulo, Jr., M.D.,
  Johns Hopkins University, M.D.
• Guy Diamond, Ph.D.,
  Drexel University, PA
• Daniel Dickstein, M.D.+,
  McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical Hospital
• Brian Draper, M.D.,
  University of New South Wales, Australia
• Steven Dobscha, M.D.,
  Oregon Health & Science University
• Alexandre Dombrovski, M.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh, PA
• Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D.,
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Andrew Dwork, M.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Michael Eddleston, Ph.D., Sc.D.,
  University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Annette Erlangsen, Ph.D.,
  Danish Research Institute for Suicide Prevention, Denmark
• Christianne Esposito-Smythers, Ph.D.,
  George Mason University, VA
• Dwight Evans, M.D.,
  University of Pennsylvania
• Maurizio Fava, M.D.,
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• Max Fink, M.D.,
  Stony Brook University, NY
• Prudence Fisher, Ph.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Cynthia Fontanella, Ph.D.,
  Ohio State University
• Hanga Galfalvy, Ph.D.+,
  Columbia University, NY
• Igor Galynker, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
• Steven Garlow, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Wisconsin
• Tina Goldstein, Ph.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• David Goldston, Ph.D.+,
  Duke University, NC
• Marianne Goodman, M.D.,
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
• Madelyn Gould, Ph.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Jaimie Gradus, D.Sc., MPH,
  Boston University, MA
• Jon Grant, M.D.,
  University of Chicago, IL
• John Greden, M.D.,
  University of Michigan
• David Gunnell, D.Sc., Ph.D.,
  University of Bristol, United Kingdom
• Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh, PA
• Fatemeh Haghighi, Ph.D.,
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
• Philip Harvey, Ph.D.,
  University of Miami, FL
• Robert Hirschfeld, M.D.,
  Weill Cornell Medicine, NY
• Marjan Holloway, Ph.D.,
  Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, M.D.
• Daphne Holt, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• Paul Holtzheimer, M.D.+,
  Dartmouth University, NH
• Lisa Horowitz, Ph.D., MPH,
  National Institute of Mental Health, VA
• Isabelle Hunt, Ph.D.,
  University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• Thomas Hyde, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Lieber Institute for Brain Development, M.D.
• Alejandro Interian, Ph.D.,
  Department of Veterans Affairs, NJ
• Dawn Ionescu, M.D.,
  Janssen Pharmaceuticals Research & Development, CA
• Dan Iosifescu, M.D.,
  New York University School of Medicine
• Erkki Isometsä, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Helsinki, Finland
• Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D.,
  John Jay College, NY
• David Jobes, Ph.D.,
  Catholic University of America, DC
• Sean Joe, Ph.D., MSW,
  Washington University in St. Louis, MO
• Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D.,
  Michigan State University
• Thomas Joiner, Ph.D.,
  Florida State University
• Ned Kalin, M.D.,
  University of Wisconsin
• Mark Kaplan, DrPH,
  University of California, Los Angeles
• Nav Kapur, M.D.,
  University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• Bradley Karlin, Ph.D.,
  Johns Hopkins University, M.D.
• John Kasckow, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• Ira Katz, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Department of Veterans Affairs, PA
• John Keilp, Ph.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Betsy Kennard, Psy.D.,
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• James Kennedy, M.D.,
  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
• Ron Kessler, Ph.D.,
  Harvard Medical School, MA
• Cheryl King, Ph.D.,
  University of Michigan
• Joel Kleinman, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Lieber Institute for Brain Development, M.D.
• Anand Kumar, M.D., MHA,
  University of Illinois, Chicago
• Cecile Ladouceur, Ph.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh, PA
• Mary LeCloux, Ph.D., LICSW,
  West Virginia University
• Yossi Levi-Belz, Ph.D.,
  Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
• Yan Leykin, Ph.D.,
  Palo Alto University, CA
• Yue Li, Ph.D.,
  University of Rochester, NY
• Michael Lindsey, Ph.D., MPH, MSW,
  New York University
• Paul Lipkin, M.D.,
  Johns Hopkins University, M.D.
• Jorge Lopez-Castroman, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Université de Montpellier, France
• Gin Malhi, M.D., M.D.ChB,
  University of Sydney, Australia
• Rachel Manber, Ph.D.,
  Stanford University, CA
• J. John Mann, M.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Peter Marzuk, M.D.,
  Weill Cornell Medical College, NY
• Sanjay Mathew, M.D.,
  Baylor College of Medicine, TX
• William Vaughn McCall, M.D.,
  Augusta University, GA
• Elizabeth McCauley, Ph.D.,
  University of Washington
• Cheryl McCullumsmith, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Toledo, OH
• William McDonald, M.D.,
  Emory University, GA
• Melvin McInnis, M.D.,
  University of Michigan
• Francis McMahon, M.D.,
  National Institute of Mental Health, M.D.
• Dana McMakin, Ph.D.,
  Florida International University
• Lars Mehlum, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Institutt for Klinisk Medisin, Norway
• Nadine Melhem, Ph.D.+,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• Herbert Meltzer, M.D.,
  Northwestern University, IL
• Andy Miller, M.D.,
  Emory University, GA
• Ivan Miller, Ph.D.,
  Butler Hospital, RI
• Matthew Miller, M.D., Sc.D., MPH,
  Northeastern University, MA
• Regina Miranda, Ph.D.,
  Hunter College, NY
• David Mischoulon, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• Anna Mueller, Ph.D.,
  Indiana University, IN
• Laura Mufson, Ph.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Charles Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Texas at Austin
• Jeffrey Newport, M.D.,
  University of Texas at Austin
• Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, M.D.,
  Medical University of Vienna, Austria
• Andrew Nierenberg, M.D.,
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• Matthew Nock, Ph.D.,
  Harvard University, MA
• Merete Nordentoft, M.D., Ph.D., MPH,
  Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
• Rory O'Connor, Ph.D.,
  University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
• Stephen O'Connor, Ph.D.,
  National Institute for Mental Health, M.D.
• Mark Olfson, M.D., MPH,
  Columbia University, NY
• Maria Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Pennsylvania
• Ghanshyam Pandey, Ph.D.,
  University of Illinois, Chicago
• Jane Pearson, Ph.D.,
  National Institute of Mental Health, M.D.
• Cynthia Pfeffer, M.D.,
  Weill Cornell Medicine, NY
• Julie Phillips, Ph.D.,
  Rutgers University, NJ
• Jane Pirkis, Ph.D.,
  University of Melbourne, Australia
• Anthony Pisani, Ph.D.+,
  University of Rochester, NY
• Alexandra Pitman, Ph.D.,
  University College London, United Kingdom
• Kelly Posner, Ph.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Teodor Postolache, M.D.,
  University of Maryland
• James Potash, M.D., MPH,
  Johns Hopkins University, M.D.
• Chuck Raison, M.D.,
  University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D.,
  McLean Hospital/Harvard University, MA
• Charles Reynolds, M.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• Julie Richards, Ph.D., MPH,
  Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
• Shireen Rizvi, Ph.D.,
  Rutgers University, NJ
• Joshua Roffman, M.D.,
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• Steven Romano, M.D.,
  Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, MO
• Mary Jane Rotheram, Ph.D.,
  University of California, Los Angeles
• Anthony Rothschild, M.D.,
  University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Stephen Russell, Ph.D.,
  University of Texas at Austin
• Neal Ryan, M.D.+,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• Jitender Sareen, M.D.,
  University of Manitoba, Canada
• Alan Schatzberg, M.D.,
  Stanford University, CA
• Srijan Sen, M.D., Ph.D.+,
  University of Michigan
• Katherine Shear, M.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• David Silbersweig, M.D.,
  Brigham and Women's Hospital, MA
• Morton Silverman, M.D.,
  Medical College of Wisconsin
• Greg Simon, M.D., MPH,
  Group Health Research Institute, WA
• Naomi Simon, M.D.+,
  New York University
• Mark Sinyor, M.D.+,
  Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada
• Jordan Smoller, M.D., Sc.D.,
  Harvard University, MA
• Jair Soares, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• Anthony Spirito, Ph.D.,
  Brown University, RI
• Barbara Stanley, Ph.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Julia Steinberg, Ph.D.,
  University of Maryland, M.D.
• Stephanie Stepp, Ph.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh, PA
• Craig Stockmeier, Ph.D.,
  University of Mississippi
• Elizabeth Sublette, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Alan Swann, M.D.,
  Baylor College of Medicine, TX
• Sonja Swanson, Sc.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• Katalin Szanto, M.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
• Michael Thase, M.D.,
  University of Pennsylvania
• Elaine Thompson, Ph.D., R.N.,
  University of Washington
• Paul Thompson, Ph.D.,
  Dartmouth University, NH
• Russell Toomey, Ph.D.,
  University of Arizona
• Madhukar Trivedi, M.D.,
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Rich Tsui, Ph.D.,
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
• Gustavo Turecki, M.D., Ph.D.,
  McGill University, Canada
• Rudolf Uher, Ph.D.,
  Dalhousie University, Canada
• Mark Underwood, Ph.D.,
  Columbia University, NY
• Kimberly Van Orden, Ph.D.,
  University of Rochester, NY
• Helena Verdeli, Ph.D.,
  Teachers College/Columbia University, NY
• Lakshmi Vijayakumar, M.D., DPM,
  Voluntary Health Services, India
• Margda Waern, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Claes Wahlestedt, M.D., Ph.D.,
  University of Miami, FL
• John Walkup, M.D.,
  Northwestern University, IL
• Danuta Wasserman, M.D.,
  Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
• Bradley Watts, M.D.,
  Dartmouth College, MA
• Lauren Weinstock, Ph.D.,
  Brown University, RI
• Myrna Weissman, Ph.D.,
  Columbia University Medical Center, NY
• Ursula Whiteside, Ph.D.,
  University of Washington
• Holly Wilcox, Ph.D.+,
  Johns Hopkins University, M.D.
• Virginia Willour, Ph.D.,
  University of Iowa
• Matthew Wintersteen, Ph.D.,
  Thomas Jefferson University, PA
• Peter Wyman, Ph.D.,
  University of Rochester, NY
• Deborah Yurgelun-Todd, Ph.D.,
  University of Utah
• John Zajecka, M.D.,
  Rush University, IL
• Gil Zalsman, M.D., MHA,
  Tel-Aviv University, Israel
• Carlos Zarate, M.D.,
  National Institute of Mental Health, M.D.
• Bonnie Zima, M.D., MPH,
  Harvard Medical School, MA
• Sidney Zisook, M.D.,
  University of California, San Diego

+ Member of the Research Grants Committee

Loss & Healing Council

Officer

• Erika Barber, MAT, CCLS,
  Chair, Illinois

Members

• Dan Egan,
  New York
• Diane Gillen,
  Georgia
• Tammi Ginsberg, LCPC,
  Maryland
• Allen W Randall Jr.,
  Louisiana
• Lori Jarck,
  New Jersey
• Sue Klebold,
  Colorado
• Briana Megid,
  California
• Jenny Morales,
  South Carolina
• Joan Schweizer Hoff, M.A.,
  Oregon
• Nikki Scott,
  Tennessee
• Robert K. Stohr, LMFT,
  California
• Connie Sutton,
  Pennsylvania
• Paul Augustyniak,
  Tennessee
• Jason A. Tompkins, LCSW,
  Florida
• Trisha Calabrese, MPH (Staff),
  Senior Vice President of Chapter Operations

Chapter Leadership Council

Members

• Lisa Riley,
  Chair, New Hampshire
• David O’Leary,
  Massachusetts Chapter
• Dionne Monsanto,
  New York City Chapter
• Ali Walker,
  National Capitol Area Chapter
• Eileen Schell,
  South Carolina Chapter
• Denisse Lamas,
  Puerto Rico Chapter
• Amy Grosso,
  Central Texas Chapter
• Jenn Moffett,
  Nebraska Chapter
• Josie Jesse,
  Utah Chapter
• Dennis Lasley,
  Alaska Chapter

Public Policy Council

Members

• David Jobes
• Nancy Farrell
• Robert Gebbia
• Beverly Goldberg
• Catherine Barber
• Che Hernandez
• Jennifer Preble
• Melisa D’Arabian
• Steve Moore
• Tom Robinson
• Alex Byrd Spencer
• Marissa Grayson
• Jennifer Butler
• James Biela
• Edwin Boudreaux
• Ian Perry

Development Committee

Members

• Ed Stelmakh,
  Chair
• Mike Lamma,
  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Finance Committee

Officer

• Nina Gussack,
  Trout Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Members

• Melissa d’Arabian
• Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.,
  University of Pittsburgh
• Jeryn Jacobs,
  JP Morgan Chase
• Andrew Rogoff,
  Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
• Lawrence Sprung,
  Mitlin Financial Inc.
• Robert Gebbia,
  Chief Executive Officer
• Daniel Killpack (Staff),
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Governance/Nominating Committee

Officer

• Jim Compton

Members

• Nancy Farrell, M.P.A.,
  Regina Villa Associates
• J. John Mann, M.D.,
  Columbia University Medical Center
• Andrew R. Rogoff, Esq.,
  Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
• Steve Siple,
  Q2 | PrecisionLender
• Marco Taglietti, Chair,
  Scynexis, Inc.
• Robert Gebbia,
  Chief Executive Officer
• Christine Moutier, M.D.,
  Chief Medical Officer
• James Compton