2024 ISTSS Board of Directors Election Results: Celebrating Our New Leadership

The 2024 ISTSS Nominations and Elections Committee, chaired by Board Member and Immediate Past ‎President Marit Sijbrandij, PhD, is pleased to announce the results of this year’s ISTSS Board of Directors election. Congratulations to all those elected, and our heartfelt thanks to everyone who agreed to be nominated. ‎

      • President-Elect:
        Andrea Phelps, M. Psych (Clinical), PhD
      • Board Members:
        Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD**
        Iris Engelhard, PhD
        Rachel Hiller‎, PhD**
        Masaya Ito, PhD
        Evaldas Kazlauskas, PhD
        Sonya Norman, PhD**
        Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD**

**Current Board Members re-elected to serve another term.

 

KETNOTE SPEAKERS</p>
<p>Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP<br />
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH<br />
Chris Brewin, PhD
KETNOTE SPEAKERS</p>
<p>Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP<br />
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH<br />
Chris Brewin, PhD
KETNOTE SPEAKERS</p>
<p>Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP<br />
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH<br />
Chris Brewin, PhD
KETNOTE SPEAKERS</p>
<p>Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP<br />
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH<br />
Chris Brewin, PhD

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