The Council on Research carries out activities to ensure that the substance and significance of research on mental health/illness remain integral parts of the APA mission and in the forefront of the national health agenda. The council embodies APA’s commitment to advance evidence-based psychiatric knowledge across a broad range of research fields and issues.
Highlights of Responsibilities
- Recognize psychiatrist researchers who have made significant contributions to psychiatric knowledge and practice.
- Establish task forces in response to emerging needs relevant to the council.
- Advance evidence-based knowledge across a broad spectrum of issues, including but not limited to
- Basic science
- Clinical diagnosis and assessment
- Treatment research
- Research training
- Health services
- Prevention research
- Research ethics
Staff Liaison
- Diana Clarke
Committees
Council Members
- Jonathan Alpert, M.D., Ph.D., DLFAPA – Chairperson
2024-2025 - Olusola Ajilore, M.D., Ph.D.
2023-2026 - Wilson Compton, M.D., DLFAPA
2023-2026 - Christina Cruz, EDM
2024-2027 - Vikas Gupta, M.D., M.P.H., FAPA – AM SPC Member
2024-2027 - Alison Hwong, M.D. – Early Career Psychiatrist Representative
2022-2025 - Pallavi Joshi, D.O., M.A.
2024-2027 - Dolores Malaspina, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., DLFAPA – Assembly Representative
2023-2026 - Charles Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D., DLFAPA
2023-2026 - Naomi Simon, M.D., M.Sc., DLFAPA
2024-2026 - Alik Widge, M.D., Ph.D., FAPA
2019-2025 - Alex Young, M.D., DFAPA
2024-2027 - Saeed Ahmed, M.D., M.B.B.S., FAPA – Corresponding Member
2024-2025 - Salvador Guinjoan, M.D., Ph.D., FAPA – Corresponding Member
2024-2025 - Iliyan Ivanov, M.D. – Corresponding Member
2024-2025 - Caroline Stamu-O'Brien, M.D., FAPA – Corresponding Member
2024-2025 - Alan Schatzberg, M.D., DLFAPA – Consultant
2024-2025