Committees
The Society encourages all members to participate in the life of the society by taking an active role on a committee. If you are interested, please contact the committees for further information.
Vision and Visibility
This is a presidential committee. The role of this committee is to evaluate adherence to the society mission/vision, spearhead new initiatives in line with the vision, and increase visibility of the society. This committee also conducts research/assessment of how FIT’NG fits within the broader context of academic societies and develop new relationships and maintain/strengthen existing relationships with stakeholders in order to increase the Society’s outreach and support its initiatives.
Courtney Filippi (Chair)
New York University
Lindsay Bowman
University of California Davis
Chiara Bulgarelli
Birkbeck, University of London
Joscelin Rocha Hidalgo
Pennsylvania State University
Sobana Wijeakumar
University of Nottingham
Communications Committee
The committee serves to coordinate communications between FIT’NG, its membership, and the public on matters central to the Society’s vision and mission. The committee advises the board on developing and executing a communication strategy consistent with the Society’s values and priority goals as well as administering and overseeing the website and other Society related electronic/print communications including social media and listerv.
Tara Rutter (Co-chair)
Oregon Health & Science University
Sahar Ahmad (Co-chair)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gavkhar Abdurokhmonova
University of Maryland
Olivia Allison (Trainee Liaison)
University of Virginia
Holly Bradley
University of Toronto, Mississauga
Claudia Lugo-Candelas
Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute
Roxane Licandro
Medical University of Vienna
Alice Massera
NYU Langone Health
Kelly Vaughn
Children’s Learning Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Trainee Committee
The Trainee Committee represents the postdocs and students of FIT’NG. Its goals are to organize professional development activities for students and postdocs, ad-hoc networking opportunities based on research interests, and international collaborations between trainees. The committee manages FIT’NG Together events.
Shelby Leverett (Chair)
Washington University in St Louis
Jucha Willers Moore (Co-Chair)
King’s College London
Emily M Chen (Program Committee Liaison)
Stanford University
Fiona O' Donovan (Program Committee Liaison)
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Boglarka Zsofia Kovacs (Communications Liaison)
Erasmus University Medical Center
Yanbin Niu (SWC Liaison)
Vanderbilt University
Olivia Allison
University of Virginia
Kaitlyn Campbell
Temple University
Da-Yea Song
Johns Hopkins University
Prathyusha (Pratt) Srinivasan
The Pennsylvania State University
Huili Sun
University of Pennsylvania
Tristan Yates
Columbia University
2026 Program Committee
The Scientific Program Committee works to organize the annual conference. Committee leadership select the content of the conference, and organize the review process.
Lindsey Powell (Chair)
University of California, San Diego
Lorenzo Fabrizi (Co-Chair)
University College London
Rhodri Cusack (Board Liaison)
Trinity College
Nadege Roche-Labarbe (Board Liaison)
University of Caen Normandy
Emily M Chen (Trainee Liaison)
Stanford University
Fiona O' Donovan (Trainee Liaison)
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Cameron Thomas Ellis
Stanford University
Claudio Ferre
Boston University
Janelle Liu
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center & University of California, Los Angeles
Scholarly Works Committee
The role of this committee is to spearhead and/or facilitate the realization and dissemination of scholarly works (i.e., collaborative papers, book chapters, symposia/presentations, and other forms of scientific communication) that advance the FIT’NG mission and vision. We also work closely with FIT’NG members to seek grant funding (for example, NIH training-related programs) for FIT’NG initiatives.
We are here to support any FIT’NG member who has an idea for a scholarly work. Please reach out to learn how we can help.
M Catalina Camacho (Co-Chair)
Washington University St. Louis
Johanna Bick (Co-Chair)
University of Houston
Kirsty Donald (Board Liaison)
University of Cape Town
Brittany Howell (Board Liaison)
Virginia Tech
Marta Korom
National Institute of Mental Health
Nadege Roche-Labarbe (Board Liaison)
University of Caen Normandy
Kathrine Skak Masden (Member)
Danish Research Center for Magnetic Resonance / Copenhagen University Hospital
Emma Margolis (Trainee Liaison)
Northeastern University
Julia Moser (Member)
University of Minnesota
Yanbin Niu (Trainee Committee liaison)
Vanderbilt University
Dustin Scheinost (Co-Chair)
Yale University
Marisa Spann (Board Liaison)
Columbia University
Maddy Wyburd (Member)
Sustainability and Advancement Committee
The committee focuses on securing funding to ensure FIT’NG’s long-term financial stability. By identifying and pursuing grants, sponsorships, and other opportunities, the committee works to build a strong financial foundation for the society’s future initiatives and growth.
Kathrine Skak Madsen (Chair)
Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance
Marisa Spann (Co-Chair)
Columbia University
Brittany Howell
Virginia Tech
Áine Travers Dineen
Trinity College Dublin
Courtney Filippi
New York University
Emma Duerden
Western University
Lilla Zollei
Harvard Medical School
Grants Committee
The grants committee seeks funding opportunities to support FIT’NG activities and assists in the preparation and coordination of FIT’NG grant submissions.
Sarah Shultz (Co-Chair)
Emory University
Dustin Scheinost (Co-Chair)
Yale University