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Leadership

Executive Committee

President
Rebecca S. Allen (2025–26)
The The Psychology Building
330 Kirkbride Lane
The University of Alabama
Box 870348
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0348
Phone: 205-310-2244

President-elect
Katherine Ramos (2026–27)
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Medicine Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
Department of Population Health Sciences
Senior Fellow, Duke University Aging Center
Duke University Medical Center
Phone: 919-416-3434

Past President
Walter Boot (2024–25)
Weill Cornell Medicine
420 East 70th Street
3rd Floor, Suite B
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-746-4007

Secretary
Rachel Wu (2023–26)
University of California, Riverside
900 University Ave
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: (415) 310-6286

Treasurer
Helene Fung (2025–28)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Department of Psychology

Council Representatives
Maggie L. Syme (2023–26)
Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR)
Massachusetts General Hospital
1 Bowdoin Square
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-643-9580

Grace Caskie (2025–28)
Lehigh University Department of Education and Human Services
111 Research Drive
A-229 Iacocca Hall
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: (610) 758-6094

Members-at-Large
Courtney A. Polenick (2023–26)
University of Michigan Medical School
Geriatric Psychiatry Program
4250 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 232-0445

Sherry Beaudreau (2023–26)
Stanford University
3801 Miranda Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 493-5000

Lewina O. Lee (2024-27)
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
150 S. Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02130

Bill Chopik (2024-27)
Michigan State University
Department of Psychology
East Lansing, MI 48824

Nadia Brashier (2025-28)
University of California-San Diego

Brenna Renn (2025-28)
Department of Psychology
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Phone: 702-895-0569

Education Co-Chairs
Alissa Dark-Freudeman (2023–26)
Department of Psychology
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Phone: (910) 962-7378

Teairra Evans (2025–27)
Department of Psychology
Louisiana State University

Elections Co-Chair
Ryan Best (2024–26)
Department of Psychology
West Virginia University
Phone: (814) 867-6471

Elections Past Co-Chair
Courtney A. Polenick (2023-25)
University of Michigan Medical School
Geriatric Psychiatry Program Department of Psychiatry
4250 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 232-0445

Elections Co-Chair Elect
Brenna Renn (2025-28)
Department of Psychology
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Phone: 702-895-0569

Awards Co-Chairs
Edie Sanders (2024–26)
Weill Cornell Medicine
420 East 70th Street
3rd Floor, Suite B
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 746-4007

M. Lindsey Jacobs (2025–27)
The Psychology Building, 330 Kirkbride Lane
The University of Alabama
Box 870348
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0348

Membership Co-Chairs
Abigail Nehrkorn-Bailey (2023-25)
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Department of Psychology

Alexander Erickson (2021-26)
Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Susan Whitbourne (2025-27)
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA 02125

Kyrsten Hill (2025-27)
University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Mentoring Co-Chairs
Flora Ma (2024–26)
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University
Phone: (650) 700-8172

Chris Nguyen (2025–27)
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Phone: 319-400-2919

Fellowship Co-Chairs
Shevaun Neupert (2024-26)
Department of Psychology, Poe Hall 732A
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8101
Phone: (919) 515-2251 (office)

Michelle Mlinac (2025-27)

Program Co-Chairs
Nelson Roque (2024-26)
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Phone: 814-863-7502

Meng Huo (2025-27)
University of California, Davis
One shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530)754-7357

Program Past Chair
Gloria Luong (2023-25)
Colorado State University
Phone: (970) 491-0581

Historian
Harvey Sterns
The University of Akron
Department of Psychology and Institute for Lifespan Development and Gerontology
Akron, OH 44325-4307
Phone: (330) 972-7243

Newsletter Editors
Julie Blaskewicz Boron
University of Nebraska
Department of Gerontology
College of Public Affairs and Community Service
6001 Dodge Street, 211 CPACS
Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0202
Phone: (402) 554-3391

Kelly Cichy (2022-25)
Kent State University
Lifespan Development & Educational Sciences
White Hall, 150 Terrace Drive
Kent, OH 44242-0001
Phone: (330) 672-2449

Webmaster
Alexander Erickson (2021-26)
Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Social Media
Victoria Guinn (2025-27)
Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Listserv Manager
Cecilia Poon (2024-27)
Home Instead Center for Successful Aging (HICSA)
730 South 38th Ave
Omaha, NE 68105
Phone: (402) 559-5031

Alexander Erickson (2021-26)
Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, CA 94304

CONA Liaison and Advocacy Representative
Lisa Lind (2025-27)
Chief of Quality Assurance & Compliance
Deer Oaks-The Behavioral Health Solution
Phone: (972) 877-0426

D20 APF Fund
Grace Caskie
Lehigh University
Department of Education and Human Services
111 Research Drive, A-229
Iacocca Hall Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: (610) 758-6094

Graduate Student Representatives
Lauren Taylor (2025-26)
Colorado State University

Sophia Geisser (2025-26)
The Psychology Building
330 Kirkbride Lane
The University of Alabama
Box 870348
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0348

Janelle Gore (2025-26)
The Psychology Building
330 Kirkbride Lane
The University of Alabama
Box 870348
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0348

Blake Peeples
Life Sciences Building
214 W Barbee Street Walk
The University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40208

Last updated: November 2025Date created: 2012
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