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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

National Advisory Mental Health Council Roster

Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health
National Advisory Mental Health Council

(Terms end 9/30 of designated year)

Chairperson

Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
Acting Director
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

Executive Secretary

Tracy Waldeck, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD


Members

Edwin G. Abel, III, Ph.D.

Edwin G. Abel, III, Ph.D. (24)

Director, Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

 

Olusola Ajilore, M.D., Ph.D.

Olusola Ajilore, M.D., Ph.D. (25)

Professor
Director, Mood, and Anxiety Disorders Program
Department of Psychiatry
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL

 

Photo of Rinad S. Beidas, Ph.D.

Rinad S. Beidas, Ph.D. (26)

Ralph Seal Paffenberg Professor
Chair, Department of Medical Social Sciences
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

 

Pamela Y. Collins, MPH, M.D.

Pamela Y. Collins, M.D., M.P.H. (24)

Professor and Chair
Department of Mental Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

 

Daniel H. Gillison, Jr.

Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. (25)

Director
Chief Executive Officer
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Arlington, VA

 

Marguerita A. Lightfoot, Ph.D.

Marguerita A. Lightfoot, Ph.D. (24)

Professor
Associate Dean for Research
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
Portland, OR

 

Photo of Angus W. MacDonald, III, Ph.D.

Angus W. MacDonald, III, Ph.D. (26)

Professor and Director of Clinical Training
Department of Psychology
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

 

Velma McBride Murry, Ph.D.

Velma McBride Murry, Ph.D. (25)

Lois Autrey Betts Endowed Chair
Associate Provost, Office of Research and Innovation
University Distinguished Professor
Departments of Health Policy & Human and Organizational Development
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

 

Joel T. Nigg, Ph.D.

Joel T. Nigg, Ph.D. (24)

Professor and Vice Chair for Psychology
Director, Center for ADHD Research
Department of Psychiatry
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR

 

Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D.

Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D. (24)

Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology
Harvard College Professor
Chair, Department of Psychology
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

 

Photo of Jyotishman Pathak, Ph.D.

Jyotishman Pathak, Ph.D. (26)

Frances & John L. Loeb Professor of Medical Informatics
Department of Population Health Sciences
Weill Cornell Medicine
Cornell University
New York City, NY

 

Patricia R. Recupero, M.D., J.D.

Patricia R. Recupero, M.D., J.D. (24)

Senior Vice President of Education and Training
Care New England Butler Hospital
Providence, RI

 

Bryan L. Roth, M.D., Ph.D.

Bryan L. Roth, M.D., Ph.D. (24)

Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor
Department of Pharmacology School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

 

Laura Scott, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Laura Scott, Ph.D., M.P.H. (25)

Research Professor
Department of Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

 

Ex Officio Members


Office of the Secretary, DHHS

Xavier Becerra

Xavier Becerra

Office of the Secretary, DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC


National Institutes of Health

Headshot of Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.

Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.

Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD


Liaison Representative

Anita Everett, M.D. DFAPA

Anita Everett, M.D. DFAPA

Director
Center for Mental Health Services
HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Rockville, MD


Department of Veterans Affairs

Amy Kilbourne, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Amy Kilbourne, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Director
Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Professor of Learning Health Sciences
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI