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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

Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.  
Director  
National Institute of Mental 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

 

Pamela Y. Collins, MPH, M.D.

Pamela Y. Collins, MPH, M.D. (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

 

David Goldstein, Ph.D.

David Goldstein, Ph.D. (23)

Director  
Institute for Genetic Medicine  
Columbia University  
Hammer Building  
New York, NY

 

Kamilah Jackson, M.D.

Kamilah Jackson, M.D. (23)

Consultant  
Talawa International Consultants  
Philadelphia, PA

 

Marguerita A. Lightfoot, Ph.D.

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

Joseph Telfair, DrPH, MPH

Joseph Telfair, DrPH, MPH (23)

Professor and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Research  
Karl E. Peace Distinguished Chair of Public Health  
Fellow, Royal Society of Public Health  
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health  
Georgia Southern University  
Statesboro, GA

 

Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D.

Hongkui Zeng, Ph.D. (23)

Executive Vice President and Director  
Allen Institute for Brain Science  
Seattle, WA

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

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Acting 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