Our Committees
ASCP is beyond fortunate to have members, from every career phase, passionately serving our mission. It is because of our committees that we are able to carry forth our mission and advance the science and practice of clinical psychopharmacology. We are thankful for the time, talent, and expertise that they bring to our organization! We invite you to learn more about our committees by clicking on the respective section below.
Awards Committee
Responsible for reviewing applications and selecting recipients for the following ASCP Awards: Donald Klein Lifetime Achievement Award, Henry Nasrallah Award for Excellence in Clinical Psychopharmacology Education, and Best Paper in the JCP Award.
Committee Members
- Joseph Goldberg, M.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Chair
- Anita Clayton, M.D., University of Virginia SOM Dept of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, Co-Chair
- Andrea Boscutti, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
- Lee Cohen, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health, Boston, MA
- Maurizio Fava, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
- Rebecca Hendrickson, M.D., Ph.D., VA Puget Sound Health Care System
- Maria Johnson, M.D., Denali Health
- Sanjay J. Mathew, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
- Nicholas Murphy, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
- Henry Nasrallah, M.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Thulasi R Reddy, M.D., Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
- Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita
- Robert C. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., NYU Medical School
- Ynhi Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., Baylor College of Medicine & Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
- Madhukar Trivedi, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center
Committee for a Comprehensive Curriculum
Develop, maintain, and expand ASCP's comprehensive psychopharmacology curriculum to serve a growing and increasingly diverse population of clinicians.
Committee Members
- Matthew Macaluso, D.O., The University of Alabama At Birmingham, Chair
- Richard Shelton, M.D., The University of Alabama At Birmingham, Co-Chair
- Rebecca Allen, M.D., M.P.H., Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center
- Subhadeep Barman, M.D., Aurora Health Care
- Jeffrey Bennett, M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Leslie Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., New York Medical College
- Lawrence Cohen, B.A., Pharm.D., UNT System College of Pharmacy/ Regulatory Insurance Advisors
- Gemma Espejo, M.D., University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
- Charles Gillespie, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
- Joseph Goldberg, M.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Sina Hafizi, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
- Gonzalo Laje, M.D., WBMA, LLC
- Stacy LaMorgese, M.Sc., Divorce Doctors, PLLC
- Matej Markota, M.D., Mayo Clinic
- Jadwiga Martynowicz, Neokee Pharma Consulting, LLC
- Huma Nayani, DNP, NP, Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents
- Andrew Olagunju, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., McMaster University
- Obiora Onwuameze, M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Thulasi R Reddy, M.D., Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
- Gerard Sanacora, M.D.,Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, M.D.,Ph.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita
- Mujeeb Shad, M.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Eric Wexler, M.D.,Ph.D., Modernbrains
- Chuanzhong Ye, M.D.,Ph.D., TPMG
Early Career Committee
Support clinical psychopharmacology professionals within 5–7 years of training and build the pipeline of future professionals through residency and clinical trial training program partnerships.
Committee Members
- Alexandra Aaronson, M.D.,M.Sc., Edward Hines VA Hospital, 116-A Department of Psychaitry
- Ahmed Ahmed, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
- Keren Bachi, Ph.D., The Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Elizabeth Ballard, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
- Raman Baweja, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
- Andrea Boscutti, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
- Greta Bushnell, Ph.D., Rutgers University
- Ahmet Ceceli, Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
- Cynthia Cohen, M.D., Other
- Joao De Aquino, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine
- Nicholas DeMartinis, M.D., Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
- Zhi-De Deng, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
- Sara Di Luch, B.Sc., University Health Network
- Amvrine Ganguly, M.D., Mayo Clinic Health System
- Charles Gillespie, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
- Rishab Gupta, M.D., Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Sina Hafizi, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
- Ming-Fen Ho, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic
- Jennifer Holton, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
- Rana Jawish, M.D., University of Utah School of Medicine
- Danica Johnson, B.Sc., University of Toronto
- Boney Joseph, M.D., Mayo Clinic
- Erica Kaczmarek, B.Sc., University of Toronto
- Rida Khan, M.D., Westchester Medical Center
- Katharine Liang, M.D.,Ph.D., VA Puget Sound Health Care System
- Luigi Loizzo, D.O., Univ. of Missouri--Kansas City School of Medicine
- Jennifer Nicoloro-SantaBarbara, Ph.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Brittany Obrien, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
- Adeolu Oladunjoye, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
- George Papakostas, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
- Tapan Parikh, M.D.,M.P.H., Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago
- Joseph Quevedo, Ph.D., Floridian Clinical Research
- Kathryn Ridout, Other, TPMG
- Ritvij Satodiya, M.D., New York University
- Morgan Schmidt, M.D., Naval Medical Center San Diego
- Balwinder Singh, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Mercedes Szpunar, M.D.,Ph.D., Hoag Maternal Mental Health Program
- Ynhi Thomas, M.D.,M.P.H.,M.Sc., Baylor College of Medicine & Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
- Dionne Williams, Ph.D., Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Drexel University
- Nur Eken, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry
Inclusivity Committee
Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across ASCP's programming, governance, membership, and external relationships.
Committee Members
- Crystal Clark, M.D., University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital, Chair
- Andrew Olagunju, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., McMaster University, Co-Chair
- Alexandra Aaronson, M.D., M.Sc., Edward Hines VA Hospital, 116-A Department of Psychaitry
- Vishesh Agarwal, M.D., ChristianaCare
- Raman Baweja, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
- Badari Birur, M.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham
- Hannah Campbell, M.D., Ph.D., Duke University
- Gemma Espejo, M.D., University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
- Adam Fijtman, M.D., Ph.D., NIH/NIMH
- Naomi Gaggi, Ph.D., New York University Grossman School of Medicine
- Charles Gillespie, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
- Kosalaram Goteti, Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine
- Robert Howland, M.D., UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
- Danica Johnson, B.Sc., University of Toronto
- Maria Johnson, M.D., Denali Health
- Helena Kim, FRCPC, M.D., Ph.D., Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
- Nidhi Kulkarni, Ph.D., Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, CAMH
- Renee Martin-Willett, M.A., Ph.D., The University of Colorado Boulder
- Obiora Onwuameze, M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Aishwarya Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., Northwest Clinical Research Center
- Louisa Steinberg, M.D., ICON Plc
- Nicolette Stogios, B.Sc., Ph.D., Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
- Trisha Suppes, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University
Research Quality & Standards Committee
Establishes ASCP as the convening authority that brings together academic investigators, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, CROs, and regulatory perspectives to elevate the quality of clinical trials in clinical psychopharmacology.
Committee Members
- Benjamin Anderson, M.D., Institute of Living
- Lisa Brown, Ph.D., Axsome Therapeutics
- Nicholas DeMartinis, M.D., Kynexis Therapeutics, Inc.
- Jennifer Erwin, Ph.D., Aluco Biosciences
- RF Estevez, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Central Florida College of Medicine
- Ram Goteti, Ph.D., Seaport Therapeutics
- Lisa Harding, M.D., Mood Institute
- Gonzalo Laje, M.D., Centurion Neuroscience Research, LLC
- Nadia Lipunova, Ph.D., Holmusk Technologies Inc, London, UK
- Timothy Mariano, B.S., M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., Brown Medical School
- Jadwiga Martynowicz, Neokee Pharma Consulting, LLC
- Tapan Parikh, M.D., M.P.H., Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago
- Sandhya Prashad, M.D., Houston Center for Advanced Psychiatric Treatment
- Ritvij Satodiya, M.D., New York University
- Mark Schmidt, M.D., Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
- Ottavio Vitolo, M.D., Cerevance
- Charles Wilcox, M.B.A., Ph.D., Praxis Research Consulting
Education & CME Committee
Serves as the strategic coordinator of ASCP's comprehensive educational portfolio across all career stages, while continuing oversight of CME/CE credit offerings.
Committee Members
- Scott Aaronson, M.D., Sheppard Pratt, Chair
- Rajnish Mago, M.D., Simple and Practical Medical Education, LLC, Co-Chair
- Eric Achtyes, M.D., M.S., Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
- Rebecca Allen, M.D., M.P.H., Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center
- Anna Borisovskaya, M.D., SeattleNTC
- Crystal Clark, M.D., University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital
- Bradley Gaynes, M.D., University of North Carolina
- Charles Gillespie, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
- Vikas Gupta, M.D., M.P.H., Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Robert Howland, M.D., UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
- Jean-Pierre Lindenmayer, M.D., New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
- Patrick O'Neill, M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine
- Henrique Oliva, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.D., Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine
- Obiora Onwuameze, M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Luca Pani, M.D., University of Miami
- Jeffrey Rado, M.D., M.P.H., Northwestern University Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Paul Ramirez, Ph.D., CNS Ratings LLC
- Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D., UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
- Oleg Tcheremissine, M.D., Wake Forest University Medical School Charlotte Region
- Chuanzhong Ye, M.D., Ph.D., TPMG
Membership Committee
Drive membership growth and member retention while articulating and delivering ASCP's value proposition beyond the Annual Meeting.
Committee Members
- Leah Susser, M.D., Weill Cornell Medicine, Chair
- Jeffrey Bennett, M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Co-Chair
- Alexandra Aaronson, M.D., M.Sc., Edward Hines VA Hospital, 116-A Department of Psychaitry
- Badari Birur, M.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham
- Arindam Chakrabarty, M.D., SIU School of Medicine
- Lawrence Cohen, B.A., Pharm.D., UNT System College of Pharmacy/ Regulatory Insurance Advisors
- Robert Dahmes, M.D., ASCP, APA, LSMS, AACP, LCCAP, Gulf Coast Regional Council of Child Psychiatry
- Maria Johnson, M.D., Denali Health
- Rida Khan, M.D., Westchester Medical Center
- James Murrough, M.D., Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Aishwarya Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., Northwest Clinical Research Center
- Jeffrey Rado, M.D., M.P.H., Northwestern University Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Thulasi R Reddy, M.D., Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
- Erika Saunders, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health
- Chuanzhong Ye, M.D. Ph.D., TPMG
New Investigator Award (NIA) Committee
Responsible for reviewing New Investigator Award applications and selecting the recipients to be recognized at the ASCP Annual Meeting.
Committee Members
- Mark Rapaport, M.D., American Psyciatric Association, Chair
- Ivan Montoya, M.D., M.P.H., DHHS/National Institute on Drug Abuse, Co-Chair
- Mahavir Agarwal, M.D.,Ph.D., Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada
- Elizabeth Ballard, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
- Lori Davis, M.D., Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Walter Dunn, M.D., Ph.D., West Los Angeles VA Medical Center/UCLA
- Daniel Falk, Ph.D., NIAAA/NIH
- Tiffany Farchione, M.D., US Food and Drug Administration
- Margaret Grabb, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
- Bruce Kinon, M.D., MycoMedica Life Sciences
- Katharine Phillips, M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Nina Schooler, Ph.D., SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Center
- Holly Swartz, M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Program Committee for the Annual Meeting (PCAN)
Plan, develop, and execute the ASCP Annual Meeting program to deliver innovative, high-quality educational content that positions ASCP as the leading authority in clinical psychopharmacology education.
Committee Members
- Tiffany Farchione, M.D., US Food and Drug Administration, Chair
- Carlos Blanco, M.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse, Co-Chair
- Scott Aaronson, M.D., Sheppard Pratt
- Leslie Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., New York Medical College
- Lawrence Cohen, B.A., Pharm.D., UNT System College of Pharmacy/ Regulatory Insurance Advisors
- M. Crismon, Pharm.D., The University of Texas at Austin
- Justin Faden, D.O., Rowan University
- Marlene Freeman, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Boston, MA
- Ahmad Hameed, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
- Lisa Harding, M.D., Mood Institute
- Rebecca Hendrickson, M.D., Ph.D., VA Puget Sound Health Care System
- Michael Henry, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
- Dan Iosifescu, M.D., M.Sc., New York University School of Medicine
- Manish Jha, M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Susan Kornstein, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
- Gonzalo Laje, M.D., Centurion Neuroscience Research, LLC
- Valentina Mantua, M.D., Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration
- Nicholas Murphy, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
- Luca Pani, M.D., University of Miami
- Gerard Sanacora, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University
- Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D., UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
- Manpreet Singh, M.D., M.S., University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
- Balwinder Singh, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Jair Soares, M.D., Ph.D., University of Texas School of Medicine at Houston
- Louisa Steinberg, M.D., ICON Plc
- Oleg Tcheremissine, M.D., Atrium Health
- Antonio Teixeira, M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Eric Wexler, M.D., Ph.D., Modernbrains
- Carlos Zarate, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health
- Zachary Zuschlag, D.O., James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
Technology Committee
Optimize ASCP's digital infrastructure — website, member portal, social media presence, search visibility, and content delivery platforms — to support visibility, member value delivery, and membership growth.
Committee Members
- Crystal Cooper, Ph.D., The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Chair
- Jessica Gannon, M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Co-Chair
- Vishesh Agarwal, M.D., ChristianaCare
- Sumit Anand, M.B.
- Andrea Boscutti, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
- Lawrence Cohen, B.A., Pharm.D., UNT System College of Pharmacy/ Regulatory Insurance Advisors
- Zhi-De Deng, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
- Kosalaram Goteti, Ph.D., Seaport Therapeutics
- Michael Henry, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
- Jenessa Johnston, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
- Bashkim Kadriu, M.D., FAPA, Bristol Meyers Squibb (BMS)
- Rida Khan, M.D., Westchester Medical Center
- Jonathan Leung, Pharm.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Matthew Macaluso, D.O., The University of Alabama At Birmingham
- Andrew Olagunju, M.D.,M.Sc.,Ph.D., McMaster University
- Obiora Onweame, M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Thulasi R Reddy, M.D., Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
- Daniel Umbricht, M.D., Xperimed GmbH