AAP Governance

Executive Board Officers

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Michael J. Peterson, MD, PhD

President

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Hermioni L. Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH

President-Elect

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Scott A. Oakman, MD, PhD

Vice-President

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Jesse Markman, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

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Heidi Combs, MD, MS

Immediate Past President

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Lewis Krain, MD

Academic Psychiatry Governance Committee

Committee Chairs

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Sarah E. Baker, MD, MA

Medical Humanities Committee Chair

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Shaheen Darani, MD, FRCPC

Career Development Committee Chair

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Lillian "Joy" Houston, MD

Master Educator Committee Chair

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Eduardo C. Humes, MD, PhD

Communications Committee Chair

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Francis Lu, MD

IDEA Committee Chair

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Richard Ly, MD

Trainee Engagement Committee Chair

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Badr Ratnakaran, MBBS

Membership Committee Chair

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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
Lindsay Pershern, MD


APA

Vishal Maadan, MD


PRITE Editorial Board

Julie Niedermier, MD



Leadership Nominations

Deadline for Nominations July 1, 2026


The Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) seeks nominations of AAP Members in good standing as candidates for leadership positions within AAP. Click here to review the Leadership Nomination Form with descriptions, terms, duties, and responsibilities. The Leadership Nomination slate will be presented and voted upon at the 2026 AAP Assembly and Awards on Friday, September 18, 2026.


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


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Lisa Hedrick

Administrative Director

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Holly Olmsted-Hickey

Project Manager

AAP Administrative Office
Association for Academic Psychiatry
2563 Oakwood Drive Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 770.222.2265 FAX: 866.884.6103
lhedrick@academicpsychiatry.org
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