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Committees and Special Interest Group Chairs

APS has numerous organized committees regularly reporting to the Board of Directors with particular areas of focus, like research, governance, education, or membership. The dedicated efforts of committee members are not only invaluable to attaining APS’ strategic goals, committee service provides another forum for members to connect with one another and to develop as leaders within the organization.

Committees

Awards Committee
Chair:   Charles Inturrisi, PhD
Weill Medical College
New York, NY 10065
 
Bylaws Committee
Chair:   David Craig, PharmD, BCPS
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL 33612
 
CAM (Complimentary and Alternative Medicine) Task Force
Chair:   Carolyn Fairbanks, PhD
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
 
Centers of Excellence Review Committee
Chair:   Knox Todd, MD MPH
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX 77230
 
Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee
Chair:   Keela A. Herr, PhD, RN, AGSF, FAAN
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
 
Communications Committee
Chair:  David Craig, PharmD, BCPS
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL 33612
 
Education Advisory Committee
Chair:   Renee C.B. Manworren, PhD, RN, BC, CNS
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Hartford, CT 06106
 
E-News Editorial Board
Chair:   Allen Lebovits, PhD
ProHealth Care Associates
Lake Success, NY 11042
 
Ethics Committee
Chair:   Sandra Ward, RN, PhD, FAAN
UW School of Nursing
Madison, WI 53792
 
Finance Committee
Chair:   David A Williams, PhD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
 
Future Leaders in Pain Research Grants Program Committee
Chair:   Patrick M Dougherty, PhD
UTMD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX 77030
 
The Journal of Pain Editorial Board
Chair:   Mark Jensen, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98104
 
Membership Committee
Chair:   Knox Todd, MD MPH
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX 77230
 
Nominating Committee
Chair:   Judith Paice, PhD, RN
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL 60611
 
Public Policy Committee
Chair:   Carmen Green, MD
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
 
Scientific Program Committee
Chair:   Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
 


Special Interest Groups

Advancing the Science of Quality SIG
Co-Chair:   Debra B. Gordon RN DNP FAAN
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98104
Co-Chair:   Julie Sorensen Franklin, MD MPH
White River Junction VA Med Center
White River Junction, VT 05009
 
Basic Science SIG
Chair:   Derek Molliver, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
 
Clinical Trials SIG
Co-Chair:   Najib Babul, PharmD
Temple University School of Medicine
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Co-Chair:   Neil Kumar Singla, MD
Lotus Clinical Research Inc.
Pasadena, CA 91105
 
Pain and Disparities SIG
Chair:   Kris Robinson, PhD, FNP-BC, RN
University of Texas School of Nursing
El Paso, TX 79912
 
Ethics SIG
Chair:   Michael Schatman, PhD
Pain & Addiction Study Foundation
Bellevue, WA 98005
 
Genetics and Pain SIG
Co-Chair:   Inna Belfer, MD PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Co-Chair:   Barbara A Hastie, PhD
University of Florida College of Dentistry
Gainesville, FL 32610
 
Geriatric SIG
Acting Chair:   Scott Strassels, PharmD, PhD
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
 
Measurement of Pain and Its Impact SIG
Co-Chair:   Misha-Miroslav Backonja, MD
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, WI 53792
Co-Chair:   John T Farrar, MD PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
 
Nursing Issues SIG
Chair:   Kathleen Broglio, MN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
New York University School of Medicine
New York, NY 10016
 
Pain Education SIG
Co-Chair:   Paul M Arnstein, PhD RN
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA 02114
Co-Chair:   Larry C Driver MD
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX 77030
 
Pain in Infants, Children and Adolescents SIG
Chair:   Tonya Palermo, PhD
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Seattle, WA 98145
 
Pain Rehabilitation SIG
Chair:   Tomer Anbar, PhD
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA 92130
 
Palliative Care SIG
Chair:   Michael Weinberger, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY 10032
 
Pharmacotherapy SIG
Co-Chair:   Lee Kral, PharmD
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinic
Iowa City, IA 52242
Co-Chair:   Sean Ustic, PharmD
South Bay Hospital
Sun City Center, FL 33573
 
Psychosocial Research SIG
Co-Chair:   Kevin Vowles, PhD
The Haywood Hospital
United Kingdom
Co-Chair:   Steven George, PhD, PT
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610
 
Sickle Cell SIG
Chair:   Carlton Dampier, MD
St Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Atlanta, GA 30322