AAP Governance

Executive Board Officers

Hermioni L. Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH

President

Scott A. Oakman, MD, PhD

President-Elect

Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD

Vice-President

Jesse Markman, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

Michael J. Peterson, MD, PhD

Immediate Past President

Lewis Krain, MD

Academic Psychiatry Governance Committee

Committee Chairs

Sarah E. Baker, MD, MA

Medical Humanities Committee Chair

James Koved, MD

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

Adrienne T. Gerken, MD

2027 Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee Chair

Leadership Council

Standing Committees

Awards Committee Chair
Scott A. Oakman, MD, PhD, President-Elect

Nominating Committee Chair
Michael J. Peterson, MD, PhD, Immediate Past President

Membership Committee Chair
Badr Ratnakaran, MBBS

Annual Meeting Program Committee

Annual Meeting Program Chair
Adrienne T. Gerken, MD

Annual Meeting Associate Program Chair
Shaheen Darani, MD, FRCPC

Educators' Showcase Coordinator
Adrienne T. Gerken, MD

Media Session Coordinator
Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD

Work-in-Progress Coordinator
Shaheen Darani, MD, FRCPC

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

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 Michael J. Peterson, MD, PhD, 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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