Members who have attended at least one ADAA conference and are willing to recruit broadly, organize content, and increase attendance. The time commitment is three to six hours every month, especially August through December, including required monthly one-hour calls. Committee members review submissions, make final selections for high-quality educational content, and organize special sessions. Subcommittees include Practice, Research, Posters, Master Clinicians, Career Development, and Depression.
Co-Chairs, 2020
Cindy J. Aaronson, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Adriana Feder, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Conference Coordinator
Carmela Alcantara, PhD
Columbia University Medical Center, New York
Subcommittees
Master Clinician Sessions
Sarah Hayes-Skelton, PhD
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Practice
Julia Martin Burch, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Practice Symposium
Patricia Zurita-Ona, PsyD
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Career Development
Courtney Beard, PhD
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Research Chairs
Ellen Teng, PhD
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston
James Murrough, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Posters
Amy Przeworski, PhD
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Sandra Llera, PhD
Towson University, Towson
Depression
Dawn Ionescu, MD
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
Kate Bentley, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
ABPN
Chadi G. Abdallah, MD
Yale University School of Medicine, National Center for PTSD, New Haven
Ethics
Jill M. Emanuele, PhD
Child Mind Institute, New York
Scientific Council Liaison
Douglas Mennin, PhD
Columbia University, New York
Professional Development Committee Liaison
Barbara Kamholz, PhD, ABPP
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston University School of Medicine
Kamholz Clinical Psychology Services, LLC
ADAA Board Liaison
Sanjay Mathew, MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
ADAA Staff Liaison
Susan Gurley
Executive Director
Learn more about #ADAA2020 here.
Co-Chairs - #ADAA2021 - Boston
Jonathan Alpert, MD, PhD - Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
Simon Rego, PsyD, ABPP, ACT - Montefiore Medical Center,A lbert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
Co-Chairs - #ADAA2022 - Denver
Chadi Abdallah, MD - Yale School of Medicine, New Haven
Lynnette Averill, PhD - National Center for PTSD - Clinical Neurosciences Division, New Haven
