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Committees

 

2026 Award Committee

 Committee provides development, oversight and selection of the six IAPHS awards offered at each annual meeting.

Iliya Gutin (Chair), Syracuse University
Marino Bruce (Board Liasion), University of Houston

2026 Blog Editorial Board

Members advise on themes and strategies for the blog, author posts, and recruit other authors to participate in the blog. 

JoAnne Dyer (Blog Manager)
Claire Altman
(Chair), University of Missouri

2026 Communications Committee

Responsible for developing and implementing an overall communications strategy for IAPHS as well as for the content and timeliness of the IAPHS website, blog, social media, and newsletter.

Elizabeth Cope (Chair)
Theresa Osypuk (Board Liaison)

2026 Finance Committee

A subcommittee of the Board responsible for overseeing IAPHS financial activities; recommending an annual budget; recommending levels of membership, conference, and other fees.

Megan Todd (Chair), City of Philadelphia

2026 Membership Committee

Responsible for developing and overseeing IAPHS activities to expand and maintain membership and to promote diversity in its membership and leadership.

Sarah Gollust (Board Liaison), UMN
Rita Hamad (Board Liaison), Harvard University

2026 Meeting Program Committee

Develops the themes and program for annual conferences.

Jennifer Karas Montez (Board Liaison), Syracuse University
Alina Schnake-Mahl, Drexel University
Atheendar Venkataramani, UPenn

2026 Mentoring Committee

Oversees the IAPHS Mentoring Program established in 2019 to meets the needs of members – at any career stage – who could use advice on professional development issues.

Silvia Martins (Board Liasion), Columbia University
Jessica Polos (Chair), DePaul University

2026 Nominations Committee

Coordinates the process of developing diversity goals for nominations for leadership positions in IAPHS, preparing nominations for elected officers and Board members, and supervising IAPHS elections.

Philip Alberti (Chair), AAMC

2026 Professional Development Committee

Oversees and guides the professional development activities for the organization.  Activities could include webinars, annual meeting sessions, workshops, and membership surveys.

Pricila Mullachery (Chair), Temple University
Bettina Beech (Board Liason/Co-Chair), Syracuse University

2026 Health & Social Justice Committee

 

Nicole Tuitt (Co-Chair)
Rebekah Israel Cross (Co-Chair)
Alicia Riley (Liaison/ Co-Chair)

2026 Student Committee

Working group represents student members of IAPHS. The groups focus is to generate opportunities, at the annual conference and throughout the year, which provide professional development resources for student members.

Arinala Randrianasolo (Chair), Penn State