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
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)
- Gia Mudd-Martin, PhD, RN, MPH
- Jackilen Shannon, PhD
- Carmen Buxo, DrPH, MPH, MSc
- Rajnesh Prasad, MBA
- Hadi Khazaei, MD, MS
- Chen Zhang, PhD
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
- April Cuellar, CCRP
- Athena McKay, MSA
- Michelle Maclay, BS
- Dominic Reeds, MD
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
The committee develops and enacts strategies to address diversity, equity, and inclusion across all ACTS activities.
- Doriane Miller, MD (Chair)
- Doris Rubio, PhD (Board Liaison)
- LaTonya Berryhill, MBA
- Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH
- Mark Bolding, PhD
- Lisa Fornaresio, PhD
- Minerva Orellana, PhD, MS
- Yasheca Ebanks, MS
- Janet Mighty, BS Pharm, MBA, FASHP
- Abu Mosa, PhD
- Gelise Thomas, JD, MS, BA
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.
- John Buse, MD, PhD (Chair)
- Christopher Lindsell, PhD
- Heidi Spratt, PhD
- Pouran Famili, DDS, DMD, MDS, MPH, PhD
- Rajnesh Prasad, MBA
- Carl Schulman, MD, PhD, MSPH
Nominating Committee
Manages the nominations process for the selection of the Association's Board of Directors.
- Karen Martinez-Gonzalez, MD, MSc (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)
- Paige McDonald, EdD, MA, BS
- Colleen Mayowski, EdD, MLIS
- Marie Norman, PhD
- Gaetano Romano Lotrecchiano, EdD, PhD
- Cody Ashby, PhD, MS, BS
- Karen Lindsley, DNP, MSN, RN, CDE, CCRC
- Michael Ranella, MBA, MPH
- Sharon Rounds, MD
- Matthew Allen, PhD
- Cara Berkowitz, MD
- Lisa Palladino Kim, MS, BA
- Apoorva Reddy, BS
- Pingsheng Wu, PhD
Translational Science Program Committee
Consists of members from ACTS, CR Forum, AAMC and AFMR that aims to create a diverse education program for the annual meeting.
- Joyce Balls-Berry, PhD, MPE (Chair)
- Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH, FACE (Co Chair)
- Vicki Ellingrod, PharmD, FCCP, FACNP (Chair Emeritus)
- Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD
- Matt Campen, PhD, MSPH
- Dominic Reeds, MD
- Marisa Spann, PhD
- Chris Frei, PharmD, MSc
- Peter Elkin, MD, MACP, FACMI, FNYAM, FAMIA, FIAHSI
- Stephanie Freel, PhD
- Mickey Eder, PhD
- Karen Lindsely, DNP, RN, MSN, CDE, CRC
- Boris Volkov, PhD
- Shari Messinger, PhD
- Adriana Morales Gomez
- Amy Miller, PhD
- Cathy Striley, PhD
- Carol Merchant, MD
- Apoorva Reddy, MS
- Elif Oral, MD
- Steve Heinig, MA
- Andrea van Hook, MFA
- Jordan Cole, MD
- Minerva Orellena, PhD, 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)
- Lars Berglund, MD, PhD (Editor in Chief)
- Laura James, MD (Board Liaison)
- Christopher Lindsell, PhD
- 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