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)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Filippi-sized.png)
Courtney Filippi (Chair)
New York University
![Jerod M. Rasmussen (Co-Chair)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Rasmussen-sized.png)
Jerod M. Rasmussen (Co-Chair)
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
![Lindsay Bowman](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Bowman-sized.png)
Lindsay Bowman
University of California Davis
![Sam Wass](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SWass-high-res.png)
Sam Wass
University of east london
![Sobana Wijeakumar](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Sobana.jpg)
Sobana Wijeakumar
University of Nottingham
![Sam McCann](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Headshot.jpeg)
Sam McCann
King's College London
![Joscelin Rocha Hidalgo](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Joscelin-Rocha-Hidalgo-150x150.jpg)
Joscelin Rocha Hidalgo
Pennsylvania State University
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.
![Kelly Vaughn (Chair)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Vaughn-sized.png)
Kelly Vaughn (Chair)
Children’s Learning Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
![Claudia Lugo-Candelas (Co-chair)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CCandela.png)
Claudia Lugo-Candelas (Co-chair)
Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute
![Roxane Licandro](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Roxane_Licandro_300x300.jpeg)
Roxane Licandro
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Medical University of Vienna
![Tara Rutter](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tara-Rutter_PhD_-Postdoctoral_Research_Fellow-1.jpg)
Tara Rutter
Oregon Health & Science University
![Gavkhar Abdurokhmonova](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/profile_pic.jpg)
Gavkhar Abdurokhmonova
University of Maryland
![Claudia Adelita Carreno](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Claudia_Carreno_Temp_Photo-Claudia-Carreno.png)
Claudia Adelita Carreno
Virginia Tech
![Ogy Nwana](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/FITNG-Person-placeholder.png)
Ogy Nwana
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
![Sahar Ahmad](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SAhmad-Headshot.jpg)
Sahar Ahmad
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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.
![Halie Olson (Chair)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/holson.jpg)
Halie Olson (Chair)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
![Áine Travers Dineen (Co-Chair)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Aine-square-Aine-Travers-Dineen.png)
Áine Travers Dineen (Co-Chair)
Trinity College Dublin
![Juliette Champaud](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PortraitPic-Juliette-Champaud.jpg)
Juliette Champaud
University College London
![Claudia Adelita Carreno](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Claudia_Carreno_Temp_Photo-Claudia-Carreno.png)
Claudia Adelita Carreno
Virginia Tech
![Abigail Fiske](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Afiske.jpg)
Abigail Fiske
University of Oxford
![Genesis Flores](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gflores.jpg)
Genesis Flores
University of Southern California
![Marta Korom](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Marta-sized.png)
Marta Korom
University of Delaware
![Paige Nelson](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Paige-Nelson-Paige-Nelson.jpg)
Paige Nelson
University of Iowa
![Emma Margolis](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_2700-Emma-Margolis.jpg)
Emma Margolis
Northeastern University
![María José Castro Gómez](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mjgomez.jpg)
María José Castro Gómez
McGILL UNIVERSITY
2024 Scientific 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.
![Tomoki Arichi (co-chair)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/tomoki-headshot.jpg)
Tomoki Arichi (co-chair)
King's College London
![Nadege Roche-Labarbe (co-chair)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Profilpic24-scaled.jpg)
Nadege Roche-Labarbe (co-chair)
University of Caen Normandy
![Marisa Spann (Board Liaison)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Spann_2020.jpg)
Marisa Spann (Board Liaison)
Columbia University
![Paige Nelson (Trainee Liaison)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Paige-Nelson.jpg)
Paige Nelson (Trainee Liaison)
University of Iowa
![Emma Margolis (Trainee Liaison)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/emma.jpg)
Emma Margolis (Trainee Liaison)
Northeastern University
![Lorenzo Fabrizi](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lorezo-Medical-Researcher-76_crop.jpg)
Lorenzo Fabrizi
University College London
![Lindsey Powell](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lindsey_sanford_headshot_square.jpeg)
Lindsey Powell
University of California, San Diego
![Ka I. Ip](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ka-Ip-scaled.jpg)
Ka I. Ip
University of Minnesota
Reviewers
Marta Korom, Trainee Liaison, University of Delaware
Lauren Emberson, University of British Columbia
Emily Jones, Birkbeck University of London
Ana Namburete, University of Oxford
Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz, INSERM
Nora Moog, Charité
Ashok Panigrahy, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Wei Gao, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Elizabeth Norton, Northwestern University
Courtney Filippi, New York University
Natasha Marrus, Washington University
Cameron Ellis, Yale University
Gang Li, University of North Carolina
Duan Xu, University of California at San Francisco
Robert Hermosillo, University of Minnesota
Jana Hutter, King’s College London
Elina Thomas, University of Vermont
Cynthia Rogers, Washington University
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)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CamachoMC.jpeg)
M Catalina Camacho (Co-Chair)
Washington University St. Louis
![Sarah Shultz (Co-Chair)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SarahShultz.jpeg)
Sarah Shultz (Co-Chair)
Emory University
![Dustin Scheinost (Co-Chair)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DScheinost.png)
Dustin Scheinost (Co-Chair)
Yale University
![Brittany Howell (Board Liaison)](https://fitng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BHowell-400x500-1.jpg)
Brittany Howell (Board Liaison)
Virginia Tech