Standing Committee members volunteer within the organization by joining the Advocacy Committee, Awards Committee, Communications Committee, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Finance Committee, Membership Committee, Nominating Committee, Parliamentary Committee, Professional Development Committee, Program Committee for Translational Science, and Publications Committee.
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Advocacy Committee
Promotes clinical research and translational science to individuals and groups outside the organization that influence policy or funding impacting the profession, other organizations who share common interests, and individuals and groups that may directly benefit from ACTS' actions.
- Robert Kimberly, MD (Chair)
- Allan Brasier, MD (Board Liaison)
- Nita Limdi, PharmD, PhD, MSPH, FAHA
- Suresh Bhavnani, PhD
- Nicole Martino, PhD
- Tiffany Pineda, BA
- Christopher Lindsell, PhD
- Emily Dillon, PhD
- Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH
- Matt Rizzo, MD
- Carl Schulman, MD, PhD, MSPH
- Katherine Ruiz de Luzuriaga, MD
- Saron Moe, MD
- Alexandria Alfarano, MA, ACRP-CP
Awards Committee
Serves as an advisory committee to the Board of Directors on matters pertaining to ACTS Awards presented at the Translational Science annual meeting.
- Brad Pollock, PhD, MPH (Chair)
- Nita Limdi, PharmD, PhD, MSPH, FAHA (Board Liaison)
- Carmen Buxo, DrPH, MPH, MSc
- Rajnesh Prasad, MBA
- Hadi Khazaei, MD, MS
- Chen Zhang, PhD
- Victoria Tiase, PhD, RN
- Peter Elkin, MD
Communications Committee
The Communications Committee serves as an advisory committee of the ACTS Board of Directors on matters pertaining to overall ACTS communications strategy, including electronic, print, and social media.
- Elif Oral, MD (Co Chair)
- Michelle Romanick, BA (Co Chair)
- Martin Zand, MD, PhD (Board Liaison)
- Barbara Segarra-Vazquez, DHSc
- Athena McKay, MSA
- Michelle Maclay, BS
- Dominic Reeds, MD
Committee on Inclusive Excellence
The committee develops and enacts strategies to address inclusive excellence across all ACTS activities.
- Doriane Miller, MD (Chair)
- Doris Rubio, PhD (Board Liaison)
- Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH
- Sejal Mistry, BA
- Minerva Orellana, PhD, MS
- Yasheca Ebanks, MS
- Janet Mighty, BS Pharm, MBA, FASHP
- Abu Mosa, PhD
- Gelise Thomas, JD, MS, BA
- Sergio Navarro, MD, MBA
- LaTonya Berryhill, MBA
Finance Committee
Evaluates the financial status of ACTS and provides recommendations to the Association's Board of Directors on financial matters.
- William Stoops, PhD (Chair)
- Linda Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE
- Allan Brasier, MD
Membership Committee
The ACTS Membership Committee considers data related to the association's membership.
- Heidi Spratt, PhD (Chair)
- Pouran Famili, DDS, DMD, MDS, MPH, PhD
- Rajnesh Prasad, MBA
- Carl Schulman, MD, PhD, MSPH
- Siyu Chen, MPH
- R. Lane Coffee, PhD, MS
- Assya Pascalev, PhD
- Alexandria Alfarano, MA, ACRP-CP
- Christi Madden, MPA
- Sherry Leep, MBA
Nominating Committee
Manages the nominations process for the selection of the Association's Board of Directors.
- Linda Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE (Chair)
- Laura James, MD (Board Liaison)
- Matt Rizzo, MD
- Priscilla Pemu, MBBS, MSCR, FACP
- Jessica Reynolds, PhD
- Catalina Lopez-Quintero, MD, PhD, MPH
Parliamentary Committee
The committee regularly reviews the ACTS bylaws and policies, and provides recommendations for revisions.
- Joyce Balls-Berry, PhD, MPE (Chair)
- Linda Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE
- Allan Brasier, MD
- William Stoops, PhD
Professional Development Committee
Focuses on fostering educational research, improving training for translational research careers, sharing methods for effective evaluation of education programs, facilitating the development and implementation of effective mentoring programs, and coordinating with organizations external to ACTS in areas where there are shared interests.
- Layla Fattah, EdD (Co Chair)
- Alfred Vitale, PhD (Co Chair)
- Lourdes Soto de Lauido, EdD, MPHE (Board Liaison)
- Cody Ashby, PhD, MS
- Karen Lindsley, DNP, MSN, RN, CDE, CCRC
- Michael Ranella, MBA, MPH
- Matthew Allen, PhD
- Cara Berkowitz, MD
- Lisa Palladino Kim, MS
- Apoorva Reddy, BS
- Pingsheng Wu, PhD
- Catherine Sedota, MS
- Charity Ball, MSN
- Anqing Zhang, PhD
- Saundra Seabrook, MS
Publications Committee
Improves the quality and content of the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (JCTS), published through Cambridge University Press.
- Robert Kimberly, MD, MS (Chair)
- Christopher Lindsell, PhD (JCTS Editor in Chief)
- Laura James, MD (Board Liaison)
- Yulia Levites, PhD
- Mario Schootman, PhD
- Karen Coker, BA, MIA
- Diane Harper, MD, MPH, MS
- Boris Volkov, PhD
- Roy Poblete, MD
- Adeyinka Dayo, DMD, BDS, MS
- Terry Selfe, DC, PhD
- Pouran Famili, DDS, DMD, MDS, MPH, PhD
- Alysia vandenBerg, PhD
Translational Science Program Committee
Consists of members from ACTS, CR Forum, and AAMC that aims to create a diverse education program for the annual meeting.
- Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH, FACE (Chair)
- Manisha Desai, PhD (Co-Chair)
- Joyce Balls-Berry, PhD, MPE
- Jordan Cole, MD
- Peter Elkin, MD
- Vicki Ellingrod, PharmD
- Stephanie Freel, PhD, PMP
- Manoj Kandpal, PhD
- Anupam Kotwal, MBBS, MSc
- Karen Lindsley, DNP, RN, MSN, CDE, CCRC
- Linda Lucian, BA
- Carol Merchant, MD, MPH
- Shari Messinger, PhD
- Adriana Morales Gomez, BS
- Roberto Mota Alvidrez, MD, MS, FAHA
- Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD
- Minerva Orellana, PhD, MS
- Apoorva Reddy, PhD, MS
- Dominic Reeds, MD
- Smitha Sasindran, DVM, MS, MBA
- Marisa Spann, PhD, MPH
- Heidi Spratt, PhD
- Catherine Striley, PhD, MSW, MPE
- Boris Volkov, PhD
- Anqing Zhang, PhD