OSSD Officers

 
     
President
2026 - 2028
Armin Raznahan, MD, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health*
*Dr. Raznahan is serving in a personal capacity
President-Elect
2026 - 2028
Rebecca L. Cunningham, PhD
University of North Texas HSC
 
Past President
2026 - 2028
Sofia Ahmed, MD, MMSc
University of Alberta

 

Treasurer
2024-2027
Rebecca L. Cunningham, PhD
University of North Texas HSC
Secretary
2025 - 2027
Sandi Dumanski, PhD
University of Calgary

 

Councilors

Jill Becker, PhD 
(BSD Editor-in-Chief) 
Cindy Barha, PhD
University of Calgary
2024 - 2027
Lisa Briand, PhD
Temple University
2024 - 2027
Katelyn Bruno, PhD
University of Florida

2024 - 2027
Lindsay Cahill, PhD
Memorial University of
Newfoundland

2025 - 2028
Alex DeCasien, 
MA, MPhil, PhD

National Institute on Aging
2025 - 2028

DeLisa Fairweather, PhD
Mayo Clinic
2025 - 2028
Karthickeyan Chella
Krishnan, PhD

University of Cincinnati
2025 - 2028

 
Travis Hodges, PhD
Mount Holyoke College
2024 - 2027
Shami Kanekar, PhD
University of Utah
2026 - 2029
Marija Kundakovic, PhD
Fordham University
2024 - 2027 
Justin Matheson, PhD
Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health

2026 - 2029
 
Antonio Riva, PhD
King's College London & Foundation
for Liver Research

2026 - 2029
Erin Sundermann, PhD
UCSD
2025 - 2028

Bonnie Lee, BSc
Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health

Young Investigator Councilor

2026 - 2028