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ADAA Standing Committees
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
- 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: Susanne Ahmari, MD, PhD; Andrea Barmish-Mazza, PhD; Michael Brus, MD; Karen Cassiday, PhD; Sheila Dowd, PhD; Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW; Brigette Erwin, PhD; Michael Golder, MD; Eric Goodman, PhD; Ken Goodman, LCSW; Ruth Lippin, LCSW; Kimberly Morrow, LCSW; Kim Rockwell-Evans, 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
nealsideman [at] gmail [dot] com (Neal Sideman; )Tami [dot] Roblek [at] childrenscolorado [dot] org (Tami Roblek, PhD,) Co-chairs
Committee members: Wendy Freeman, PhD; Debra Kissen, PhD; Karen Martinez, MSc, MD; Steve Martinez, PhD; Patrick McGrath, PhD; Kathariya Mokrue, PhD; Catherine Pittman, PhD; Amy Przeworski, PhD; Jane Spell, LCPC; Andrea Umbach, PhD; Sally Winston, PsyD; Jenny Yip, PsyD
Lisa R. Hale, PhD, Board liaison
Purpose: The Public Education Committee improves and expands public education and outreach about anxiety, depression, and related disorders through webinars and other 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




