AAP Governance

Executive Board Officers

Michael J. Peterson, MD, PhD

President

Hermioni L. Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH

President-Elect

Scott A. Oakman, MD, PhD

Vice-President

Jesse Markman, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

Heidi Combs, MD, MS

Immediate Past President

Lewis Krain, MD

Academic Psychiatry Governance Committee

Committee Chairs

Sarah E. Baker, MD, MA

Medical Humanities Committee Chair

Shaheen Darani, MD, FRCPC

Career Development Committee Chair

Lillian "Joy" Houston, MD

Master Educator Committee Chair

Eduardo C. Humes, MD, PhD

Communications Committee Chair

Francis Lu, MD

IDEA Committee Chair

Richard Ly, MD

Trainee Engagement Committee Chair

Badr Ratnakaran, MBBS

Membership Committee Chair

Joseph Stoklosa, MD

2026 Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee Chair

Leadership Council

Standing Committees

Awards Committee Chair
Hermioni L. Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH, President-Elect

Nominating Committee Chair
Heidi Combs, MD, MS Immediate Past President

Membership Committee Chair
Badr Ratnakaran, MBBS

Annual Meeting Program Committee

Annual Meeting Program Chair
Joseph Stoklosa, MD

Annual Meeting Associate Program Chair
Adrienne T. Gerken, MD

Educators' Showcase Coordinator
Joseph Stoklosa, MD

Media Session Coordinator
Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD

Work-in-Progress Coordinator
Joseph Stoklosa, MD

Poster Selection Subcommittee Chair
Meghan Schott, MD

Feedback Evaluation Coordinator
Carmen Wiebe, MD

Liaisons

AACDP
Kari Wolf, MD

AADPRT
Ann Schwartz, MD

ADMSEP
Rachel Russo, MD

APA

Vishal Maadan, MD

PRITE Editorial Board

TBD

Leadership Nominations

The Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) seeks nominations of AAP Members in good standing as candidates for leadership positions within AAP. Nominations for 2026-2027 are now CLOSED. This portal will re-open after the Annual Meeting to accept nominations for 2027-2028.

For additional inquiries, contact Heidi Combs, MD, MS, Nominating Committee Chair.

Journal Inquiries & Submissions

Academic Psychiatry Editor
Adam Brenner, MD

Editorial Office Email

UT Southwestern Department of Psychiatry
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390-9070
Phone: 214-302-9176

AAP Staff

Lisa Hedrick

Administrative Director

Holly Olmsted-Hickey

Project Manager

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