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 Lifetime Achievement and Best Paper in the JCP Award nominee applications and selecting the recipients

Committee Members:

  • Leslie Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., New York Medical College, Chair
  • Joseph Goldberg, M.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Co-Chair
  • Anita Clayton, M.D., University of Virginia
  • Lee Cohen, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health, Boston, MA
  • Sanjay Dube, M.D., MycoMedica Life Sciences, PBC
  • Maurizio Fava, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Rebecca Hendrickson, M.D., Ph.D., VA Puget Sound Health Care System
  • Sanjay J. Mathew, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine & Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
  • Nicholas Murphy, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
  • Reem Neal, M.D., Mayo clinic
  • Robert C. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., NYU Medical School
  • Michael E. Thase, M.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC
  • Madhukar Trivedi, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Karen Dineen Wagner, M.D., Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Mark Zimmerman, M.D., Brown University
Annual Meeting New Investigator Award (NIA) Committee

Responsible for reviewing the New Investigator Award applicants for the ASCP Annual Meeting and selecting the recipients.

Committee Members:

  • Mark Rapaport, M.D., University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute
  • Ivan Montoya, M.D.,M.P.H., DHHS/National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • 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
  • Tiffany Farchione, M.D., US Food and Drug Administration
  • Margaret Grabb, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
  • Bruce Kinon, M.D., Karuna Therapeutics
  • 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
Committee for a Comprehensive Curriculum

Primarily responsible for creating and updating educational materials.

Committee Members:

  • Matthew Macaluso, D.O., The University of Alabama At Birmingham, Chair
  • Richard Shelton, M.D., University of Alabama At Birmingham, Co-Chair
  • 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
  • Donald Egan, M.D.,M.P.H., UT Southwestern
  • 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
  • Vikas Gupta, M.D.,M.P.H., Massachussets General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • Stacy LaMorgese, M.Sc., Divorce Doctors, PLLC
  • Matej Markota, M.D., Mayo Clinic
  • Jadwiga Martynowicz, Other, Neokee Pharma Consulting, LLC
  • Andrew Olagunju, M.D.,M.Sc.,Ph.D., McMaster University
  • Obiora Onwuameze, M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  • Gerard Sanacora, M.D.,Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
  • Morgan Schmidt, M.D., Naval Medical Center San Diego
  • Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, M.D.,Ph.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita
  • Mujeeb Shad, M.D.,Other, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Eric Wexler, M.D.,Ph.D., Modernbrains
  • Chuanzhong Ye, M.D.,Ph.D., TPMG
    Early Career Committee

    Responsible is responsible for engaging potential young/early career members in ASCP membership and increase existing young/early career member participation in the Society

    Committee Members:

    • Crystal Cooper, Ph.D., The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Chair
    • Keren Bachi, Ph.D., The Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Co-Chair
    • Elizabeth Ballard, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
    • Raman Baweja, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
    • Greta Bushnell, Ph.D., Rutgers University
    • Joao De Aquino, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine
    • Zhi-De Deng, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
    • Gemma Espejo, M.D., University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
    • Charles Gillespie, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
    • Rishab Gupta, M.D., Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    • 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
    • Boney Joseph, M.D., Mayo Clinic
    • Katharine Liang, M.D.,Ph.D., VA Puget Sound Health Care System
    • 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
    • kathryn ridout, Other, TPMG
    • Ritvij Satodiya, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
    • Morgan Schmidt, M.D., Naval Medical Center San Diego
    • Mercedes Szpunar, M.D.,Ph.D., Hoag Maternal Mental Health Program
    Inclusivity Committee

    Responsible for increasing diversity among ASCP members including age, culture, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, and sexual orientation

    Committee Members:

    • Francisco Moreno, M.D., University of Arizona, Chair
    • Crystal Clark, M.D., University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital, Co-Chair
    • Raman Baweja, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
    • Badari Birur, M.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham
    • Brenda Cabrera Mendoza, M.D.,Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Yale University
    • Charles Gillespie, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
    • Gilmar Gutierrez, M.D., Queen's University Faculty of Medicine
    • Alexander Herman, M.D.,Ph.D., The University of Minnesota
    • Robert Howland, M.D., UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
    • Neelima Kunam, M.D., Inland Psychiatric Medical Group
    • Nivedita Nadkarni, M.D., Essentia health
    • Andrew Olagunju, M.D.,M.Sc.,Ph.D., McMaster University
    • Obiora Onwuameze, M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
    • Minkyung Park, M.D., UTSW Medical Center Dallas
    • Maria Saliba, M.D., MayoClinic
    • Emily Smith, B.Sc., Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
    • 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
    • Rodney Villanueva, M.D., Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte
    • Carlos Zarate, D. Phil., National Institute of Mental Health
    Industry Advisory Council

      Oversees the Annual Meeting by working with the Program Committee to design the conference to attract panels and workshops relevant to the field

    Committee Members:

    • Ross Baker, Ph.D.,M.B.A., Vistagen Therapeutics, Chair
    • Julie Adams, M.D.,M.P.H., AbbVie, Co-Chair
    • Susan Kornstein, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Board Liaison
    • Mark Rapaport, M.D., University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Board Liaison
    • Daljit Aurora, Pharm.D., Neumora Therapeutics
    • Lisa Brown, Ph.D., Axsome Therapeutics
    • Dragana Bugarski-Kirola, M.D.,M.B.A.,M.Sc., Acadia Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    • Carla Canuso, M.D., Janssen Research & Development
    • Craig Chepke, M.D., Excel Psychiatric Associates
    • Jami Earnest, Pharm.D., Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    • RF Estevez, M.D.,Ph.D.,M.P.H., Tampa Bay Neurobehavior
    • Sameer Hassamal, M.D., The California Neuropsychiatric Institute
    • Bashkim Kadriu, M.D.,FAPA, Bristol Meyers Squibb (BMS)
    • Jayesh Kamath, M.D.,Ph.D., University of Connecticut Health Center
    • Alan Lipschitz, M.D., Merck Corporation, MSD Corporation
    • Ronald Marcus, M.D., Bristol-Myers Squibb
    • Timothy Mariano, B.S.,M.D.,M.Sc.,Ph.D.,Other, Brown Medical School; VA Providence
    • Jadwiga Martynowicz, Other, Neokee Pharma Consulting, LLC
    • Tapan Parikh, M.D.,M.P.H., Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago
    • Timothy Peters-Strickland, M.D., Click Therapeutics
    • Mark Pollack, M.D., Reunion Neuroscience
    • Gerard Sanacora, M.D.,Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Ritvij Satodiya, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
    • Christine Ulbricht, M.P.H.,Ph.D., Takeda Pharmaceutical
    • Ottavio Vitolo, M.D., Cerevance
    • Charles Wilcox, M.B.A., Ph.D.,Other, Praxis Research Consulting
    • Becky Wong, Pharm.D., M.B.A., Otsuka Pharmaceutical
    Meetings/CME Committee

    Determines the educational needs for the ASCP membership and selects the topics and speakers for the spring and fall meetings

    Committee Members:

    • Scott Aaronson, M.D., Sheppard Pratt
    • Eric Achtyes, M.D.,M.S., Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
    • Subhadeep Barman, M.D., Aurora Health Care
    • Anna Borisovskaya, M.D., SeattleNTC
    • Crystal Clark, M.D., University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital
    • Andrew Fukuda, M.D.,Ph.D., Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital
    • Bradley Gaynes, M.D., University of North Carolina
    • Joseph Goldberg, M.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • Vikas Gupta, M.D.,M.P.H., Massachussets General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    • Rishab Gupta, M.D., Brigham and Women's Faulkner 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
    • Rajnish Mago, M.D., Simple and Practical Medical Education, LLC
    • Patrick O'Neill, M.D., Tulane 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
    • Thomas Raedler, M.D., University of Calgary
    • Paul Ramirez, Ph.D., CNS Ratings LLC
    • Roopma Wadhwa, M.D., South Carolina Department of Mental Health
    Membership Committee

    Works to retain and increase ASCP membership

    Committee Members:

    • Michael Detke, M.D.,Ph.D., Neumarker, Inc.
    • Leah Susser, , Weill Cornell Medicine
    • Jeffrey Bennett, M.D., Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
    • Badari Birur, M.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham
    • Anita Clayton, M.D., University of Virginia SOM Dept of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences
    • Lawrence Cohen, B.A.,Pharm.D., UNT System College of Pharmacy/ Regulatory Insurance Advisors
    • Robert Dahmes, M.D., ASCP, APA, LSMS, AACP, LCCAP
    • Andrew Fukuda, M.D.,Ph.D., Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital
    • Charles Gillespie, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine
    • Ahmad Hameed, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
    • Jordan Karp, M.D., University of Arizona College of Medicine
    • Rakesh Kumar, M.D., Mayo Clinic
    • James Murrough, M.D.,Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • Erika Saunders, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health
    • Rodney Villanueva, M.D., Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte
    Program Committee for the Annual Meeting

    Responsible for reviewing all program submissions for the ASCP Annual Meeting

    Committee Members:

    • Mark Rapaport, M.D., University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute
    • Tiffany Farchione, M.D., US Food and Drug Administration
    • Scott Aaronson, M.D., Sheppard Pratt
    • Saeed Ahmed, M.D., Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center| Trinity Health of New England
    • Raman Baweja, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
    • Carlos Blanco, M.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse
    • Cherise Chin Fatt, Ph.D., Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, UTSW
    • 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
    • Crismon, Pharm.D., The University of Texas at Austin
    • Justin Faden, D.O., Temple University
    • Tiffany Farchione, M.D., US Food and Drug Administration
    • 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
    • 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
    • Shixie Jiang, M.D., University of Florida, College of Medicine
    • Jordan Karp, M.D., University of Arizona College of Medicine
    • Susan Kornstein, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
    • Valentina Mantua, M.D., Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration
    • Matej Markota, M.D., Mayo Clinic
    • Nicholas Murphy, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
    • Carla Nasca, Ph.D., NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry
    • Andrew Nierenberg, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Luca Pani, M.D., University of Miami
    • Mark Rapaport, M.D., University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute
    • Gerard Sanacora, M.D.,Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Manpreet Singh, M.D.,M.S., University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
    • 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
    • Ottavio Vitolo, M.D., Cerevance
    • Eric Wexler, M.D.,Ph.D., Modernbrains
    • Carlos Zarate, D. Phil., National Institute of Mental Health
    • Zachary Zuschlag, D.O., James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
    Technology Committee

    Responsible for reviewing and upholding the integrity of scientific content that is posted on the society’s social media, maintaining ASCP’s website to ensure it stays current with trends and updated information, as well as increase search engine optimization.

    Committee Members:

    • Rajiv Radhakrishnan, M.D., Yale School of Medicine, Chair
    • Crystal Cooper, Ph.D., The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Co-Chair
    • Stefano Comai, Ph.D., Pharm.D., University of Padua
    • Zhi-De Deng, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
    • Jessica Gannon, M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    • 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)
    • Matthew Macaluso, D.O., The University of Alabama At Birmingham
    • Nivedita Nadkarni, M.D., Essentia health
    • Andrew Olagunju, M.D.,M.Sc.,Ph.D., McMaster University
    • Joshua Rosenblat, M.D., University of Toronto
    • Daniel Umbricht, M.D., Xperimed GmbH