Awards Committee

Risa_Weisberg [at] brown [dot] edu (Risa Weisberg, PhD;) rrw [at] med [dot] unc [dot] edu (R. Reid Wilson, PhD, )Co-chairs

Committee members: Daniel Pine, MD; Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD
nsimon [at] partners [dot] org (Naomi Simon, MD, MSc,) Board liaison

Purpose: The Awards Committee implements organizational awards as defined by the Board of Directors. 

Responsibilities: The Awards Committee, or designated subcommittees, is responsible for the following:

• promoting awards
• encouraging applications
• reviewing submissions and managing confidential discussion of candidates
• recommending candidates to the Board of Directors for approval
• organizing the presentation of awards at the Annual Conference
• recommending new awards as necessary

 Current ADAA Awards

• Career Development Travel Awards
• Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator Award
• Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award
• ADAA Members of Distinction Award
• Clinician Outreach Award

Membership Committee

bethsalcedo [at] gmail [dot] com (Beth Salcedo, MD, )Chair

Committee members: Andrea Barmish-Mazza, PhD; Karen Cassiday, PhD; Eric Goodman, PhD; Luana Marques, PhD; Alies Muskin; Lynne Siqueland, PhD; Aureen Wagner, PhD; Erica Wagner-Heimann, PsyD

Purpose: The Membership Committee focuses on recruitment and retention of clinicians and researchers to grow the organization.

Responsibilities: The Membership Committee, or designated subcommittees, is responsible for the following:

• recruitment plans to new members in all categories
• retention plan for current members
• evaluation of member benefits to improve value
• recommending new categories of membership and activities consistent with the needs of all members

Public Education

sallywins [at] aol [dot] com (Sally Winston, PsyD,) Chair

Committee members: Blaise Dismer; Patrick McGrath, PhD; Fugen Neziroglu, PhD, ABBP, ABPP; Catherine Pittman, PhD; Tami Roblek, PhD; Casey Schofield, PhD; Neal Sideman; Jean Kaplan Teichroew; Andrea Umbach, PhD; Christine Vercellino, LCSW-C, MSW; Jenny Yip, PsyD
Lisa R. Hale, PhD, Board liaison

Purpose: The Public Education Committee improves and expands public education and outreach about anxiety and anxiety-related disorders through different media and collaborations.

Responsibilities: The Public Education Committee, or designated subcommittees, is responsible for the following:

• assisting staff in identifying experts who can respond to media questions and provide content and expert information for all uses
• identifying new areas and media for outreach, e.g. social media, videos, web-based events, etc.
• evaluating ADAA educational activities
• recommending collaborations, partnerships, campaigns to extend outreach