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2009 Committees, Task Forces and SIG Chairs

Committees

APS Bulletin Editorial Board
Chair:   Steve Sanders, PhD
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehab
Chattanooga, TN
 
Awards Committee
Chair:   Judith Paice, PhD RN
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
 
Bylaws Committee
Chair:   Mark Jensen, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
 
Centers of Excellence Review Committee
Chair:   Knox Todd, MD MPH
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY
 
Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee
Chair:   Christine Miaskowski, PhD RN
University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
 
Education Advisory Committee
Chair:   Roger Fillingim, PhD
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
 
E-News Editorial Board
Chair:   Allen Lebovits, PhD
New York University Medical Center
New York, NY
 
Finance Committee
Chair:   David A Williams, PhD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
 
The Journal of Pain Editorial Board
Chair:   Gerald F. Gebhart, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
 
Nominating Committee
Chair:   Judith Paice, PhD RN
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
 
Public Policy Committee
Chair:   Ed Michna, MD JD
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Wellesley, MA
 
Scientific Program Committee
Chair:   Robert Jamison, PhD
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Wellesley, MA
 
Small Grants Committee
Chair:   Sandra Ward, PhD, RN
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
 


Task Forces

Basic Science Task Force
Co-Chair:   Carolyn Fairbanks PhD
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Co-Chair:   Kathleen Sluka, PhD
 


Special Interest Groups

Basic Science SIG
Co-Chair:   Theodore John Price, PhD
University of Arizona
Tuscon, AZ
Co-Chair:   Robert C. Coghill, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
 
Clinical Trials SIG
Chair:   Najib Babul, PharmD
TheraQuest Biosciences and
Associate Professor (Adjunct)
Temple University School of Medicine
Blue Bell, PA
 
Pain and Disparities SIG
Chair:   Nomita Sonty, PhD
Columbia University
New York, NY
 
Ethics SIG
Chair:   Michael Schatman, PhD
Pain & Addiction Study Foundation
Bellevue, WA
 
Forensic SIG
Chair:   Kurt V Miller, MD
Fresno, CA
 
Genetics and Pain SIG
Co-Chair:   Luda Diatchenko, PhD
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Co-Chair:   William Lariviere, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
 
Measurement of Pain and Its Impact SIG
Co-Chair:   Misha-Miroslav Backonja, MD
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, WI
Co-Chair:   John T Farrar, MD PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
 
Nursing Issues SIG
Co-Chair:   Barbara Patel, PhD RN
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Co-Chair:   Debbie Miller-Saultz, RN MS FNP-BC
Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
New York, NY
 
Pain in Infants, Children and Adolescents SIG
Chair:   Tonya Palermo, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
 
Pain Rehabilitation SIG
Co-Chair:   Steve Stanos, DO
Rehab Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Co-Chair:   Cynthia Townsend, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Pain Rehabilitation Center
Rochester, MN
 
Palliative Care SIG
Chair:   Michael Weinberger, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
 
Pharmacotherapy SIG
Co-Chair:   Rajan Radhakrishnan, PhD BPharm
University of Southern Nevada
South Jordan, UT
Co-Chair:   Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD
Medicine University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia PA
 
Psychosocial Research SIG
Co-Chair:   Annmarie Cano, PhD
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Co-Chair:   Kevin Vowles, PhD
University of Bath
United Kingdom