The Volunteer Appointment Committee (VAC) oversees the annual ORS Call for Volunteers, ensuring a fair and strategic selection process. Each year, the committee reviews applications, matches volunteers with available opportunities, and ensures that ORS committees and leadership roles are filled with diverse members committed to advancing the society’s mission.

Current Committee

Hicham Drissi, PhD, Chair

Roger Cornwall, MD

Amy McNulty, PhD

Philipp Leucht, MD, PhD

Staff Liaison: Nikita Halapeti 

Mission

The Awards and Recognition Committee (ARC) will review awards and select awardees; foster cross discipline collaborations and communications; support other activities and projects as designated by the ORS Board of Directors.

Current Committee

Nick Willet, PhD, Co-Chair

Ling Qin, PhD, Co-Chair

Allison Bean, MD

Lauren Priddy, PhD

Minwook Kim, PhD

Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD

Sara McBride-Gagyi

Ara Nazarian

Jennifer Woodell-May

Staff Liaison: Karey Hyland

Mission

The Committee will assist in the review of ethical issues and questions raised by Officers, Board members, committees, the Editorial Board, sections, members, and staff.

Current Committee

Anton Bowden, PhD, Chair 

Fran Hornicek

Mary Goldring

Ken Mann

Updated February 2025. New Members TBD.

Mission

The Finance Committee shall provide financial oversight for the Society, including budgeting and financial planning, financial reporting and monitoring accountability policies.

Current Committee

Audrey McAlinden, PhD, Chair

Susan Bukata, MD, FAOA, FAAOS

Suzanna Maher, PhD

Dawn Elliott, PhD

Amy McNulty, PhD

Robin Queen, PhD

Hicham Drissi

Kurt Hankenson, Chair

Catherine K Kuo

Kristy Weber

Meghan McGee Lawrence

Wakenda Tyler

Mission

The Publications Committee shall oversee the operations of the Journal of Orthopaedic Research (JOR) and JOR Spine, assists the co-editors in matters related to editorial policies, and advises the Orthopaedic Research Society Board of Directors concerning the operations of the JOR and JOR Spine.

Current Committee

Alice Huang, PhD, Chair

Yousef Abu-Amer, PhD

Devina Purmessur, PhD

Rachel Miller, PhD

Braden Fleming, PhD

Harry Kim, MD

Staff Liaison: Tim Mix

Research

Mission

Ensure that the latest, most innovative and novel musculoskeletal research is being presented at the Annual Meeting.

Current Committee

Donna Pacicca, MD, Chair

Animesh Agarwal, MD

Melanie Coathup, PhD

Richard Debski, PhD

Rebecca Irwin, PhD

Simo Saarakkala, PhD

Clare Yellowley, PhD

Staff Liaison: Matt Zuleg

Topic Chairs are a sub-committee reporting to the Program Committee

  • ORS Topic Chairs select members to review abstracts for the Annual Meeting.
  • Review top scored abstracts submitted to the Annual Meeting to create podium and spotlight sessions and NIRA presentations.
  • Provide recommendations for spotlight speakers.
  • Serve on the NIRA review committee during the Annual Meeting and assist in selecting the NIRA recipients.

Biomaterials

Chairs: Qing-Qing Qui, PhD and Sophia Theodossiou, PhD

Controlled Release
Orthopaedic Implant Materials
Repair / Replacement of Hard Tissues
Repair / Replacement of Soft Tissues
Scaffolds

Bone

Chairs: Chao Xie, MD, Uma Sankar, PhD and Deepak Vashishth, PhD

Diseases and Disorders
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Mechanobiology
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics

Cartilage & Synovium

Chairs: Chuan-Ju Liu, PhD, Ming Pei, MD, PhD and Marc Philippon, MD

Diseases and Disorders
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Mechanobiology
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics

Clinical Research

Chairs: Nancy Hadley-Miller, MD and Jeff Bischoff, PhD

Big Data Research
Clinical Research Methods
Health Equity
Observational Studies
Omics, Biomarkers Genetics
Randomized Studies
Systematic Review / Meta-analyses

Education & Outreach

Chair: Richard Samade, MD, PhD

Basic Science Education
Clinical Education
K-12 Education and Outreach
Engineering Education

Foot & Ankle

Chair: Yasuhito Tanaka, MD

Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and non-surgical Interventions

Hand & Wrist

Chair: Jennifer Nichols, PhD

Biomechanics
Imaging
Osteoarthritis
Surgical and Therapeutic Innovation
Tendon, Ligament and Neuromuscular Disorders

Hip

Chair: Jessica Goetz, PhD

Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and Non-Surgical Interventions

Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Chairs: Yuya Kawarai, MD, PhD, Mathew Mathew, PhD and Robin Pourzal, PhD

Clinical Outcomes
Complications/Infections
Implant Materials, Fixation and Wear
Kinematics and Computational Modeling
Robotics and AI

Imaging

Chair: Casey Johnson, PhD

Hard Tissue
Image Analyses
Soft Tissue

Infection

Chair: Yingfang Fan, MD, PhD

Biomarkers and Outcomes
Treatment and Therapeutics

Intervertebral Disc

Chair: Svenja Illien-Junger, PhD

Diseases and Disorders
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury, Healing and Pain
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics

Knee

Chairs: Francesco Travascio, PhD and Dominik Haudenschild, PhD

Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and Non-Surgical Interventions

Meniscus

Chair: Adetola Adesida, PhD

Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics

Multi-Organ System Crosstalk

Chair: Anthony Kirilusha, PhD

Shoulder & Elbow

Chair: Sandeep Mannava, MD, PhD

Arthroplasty
Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and Non-Surgical Interventions

Skeletal Muscle

Chair: Hongshuai Li, MD, PhD

Diseases and Disorders
Exercise and Rehabilitation
Growth, Development and Aging
Imaging, Treatment and Clinical Outcomes
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function, Mechanics and Mechanobiology

Spine

Chair: Arin Ellingson, PhD

Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury, Healing and Pain
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and Non-Surgical Interventions

Tendon & Ligament

Chairs: Fei Fang, PhD and Stephanie Dakin, PhD

Diseases and Disorders
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics

Tumors

Chair: Stefaan Verbruggen, PhD

Genetics
Metastatic
Primary Tumors
Treatment and Therapeutics

Education

Mission

The mission of the Career Development Committee is to develop programming and networking opportunities for members of the Orthopaedic Research Society across the spectrum of career stages in academia and industry.

Current Committee

Jillian Beveridge, PhD, Chair

Sarah Floyd, PhD, MPH

Lian Han, PhD

Natalia Harasymowicz, PhD

Jiao Jiao Li, PhD

Zhong (Alan) Li, PhD

Jason (Chang) Marvin, PhD

Xue Wa, PhD

Rebecca Wachs, PhD

Staff Liaison: Anne Pfeiffer

Mission

The Industry Alliance Committee (IAC) will function as a forum for the exchange of information of mutual interest and benefit to the Orthopaedic Research Society membership, its Board of Directors, and the orthopaedic industry.

Current Committee

Miguel Diaz, MS, Chair

Rohit Badida, MS

Bo Gao, PhD

Ali Kiapour, PhD

Melody Labrune, MS

Floor Lambers, PhD

Staff Liaison: Karey Hyland

Dennis Anderson, PhD, Chair

Tomasz Bugajski, PhD

Tanvir Faisal

Shawn Ferris

Deepak Kumar Khajuria, PhD

Isabel Menendez, DVM, PhD

Staff Liaison: Shari Centrone

Learn More

The ORS Innovation Committee serves as a hub for orthopaedic clinical translation and the commercialization process of early-stage ideas to provide a home for innovation within the field of orthopaedics.

The objectives of the ORS Innovation Committee include:

  • Provide a forum for the committee of researchers, industry members, clinicians, entrepreneurs, investors, consultants early career investigators who are experienced or interested in commercialization
  • Mentorship
  • Develop educational and networking opportunities that will provide knowledge and perspective around the various aspects of design, commercialization, and translation
  • Access to industry connections
  • Create an ecosystem where ORS can provide resources and expertise to support innovation within the field of orthopaedics

Current Committee

Ata Kiapour, PhD, Chair

Abiraman Srinivasan, MPhil, PhD, Co-Chair

Gabriela Graziani, PhD

Manuela Ernst, PhD

Joshua Roth, PhD

Blanka Sharma, PhD

Zahra Eskandari, PhD, MSc, BSc

Rabeeh Majidi, PhD

Staff Liaison: Karey Hyland

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Karin Payne, PhD, Chair

Donna Pacicca, MD

Lisbet Haglund, PhD

Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD

Martin Stoddart, PhD

Megan Killian, PhD

Staff Liaison: Matt Zuleg

Community

Mission

To cultivate a diverse, inclusive, and engaged ORS community by increasing access and opportunities. We aim to ensure that strategic objectives related to accessibility and belonging are fully integrated into the Society’s governance, initiatives, and programs.

Staff Liaison: Nikita Halapeti

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Mission

The Membership Committee’s mission is to recruit new members, to retain current members, to initiate and facilitate communication between ORS and members, and to develop membership benefits.

Current Committee

Adam Abraham, PhD, Chair

Stephen Abelow

Joseph Roberts

Rebecca Irwin

Brittany Taylor, PhD

Spencer Szczesny, PhD

Derek Rosenzweig, BSc, PhD

Fei Fang, PhD

Staff Liaison: Nikita Halapeti

Mission

ORS Ambassadors are dynamic leaders who represent the ORS in their state, region or country. They facilitate networking, professional development and collaboration in an effort to strengthen the ORS and musculoskeletal science on a local/regional level as a subcommittee of the Membership Committee.

Current Ambassadors

Anton Bowden, PhD, Chair

Michael David, PhD, Associate Chair

Tom Hodgkinson, PhD

Michael Friedman

Ke Song

Irina Heggli

Chun Man Lawrence Lau

Slaine Art A Thairneanaiche Chaimbeul

Tracy Boakye Serebour, MBBS

Tanvir Faisal

Nesa Milan, MD

Staff Liaison: Nikita Halapeti

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Mission

The WLF will mentor, foster, encourage and inspire women in orthopaedic research at all stages of their career, and advise and support women on career and leadership opportunities in orthopaedic-related organizations.

Current Committee

Jenny Dorich (Chair)

Annette McCoy (Co-Chair)

Katerina Karali

Brianne Connizzo

Archana Sanjay

Aarti Shenoy

Feini Qu

Staff Liaison: Mary Roti

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ORS Community Networks are self-identified, organically established communities offering opportunities for members to connect with each other, share experiences, and form life-long friendships and collaborations. 

Current Networks

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Asian Leadership Forum
X Edward Guo, Co-Chair
Catherine K Kuo, Co-Chair

BORN (Black Orthopaedic Research Network)
Treena Arinzeh, Chair

Emerging Orthopaedic Surgeons

ORS Junior Faculty Network
Brianne Connizzo, Co-Chair
Jay Patel, Co-Chair

Pride @ ORS
Stefaan Verbruggen, Chair

Foot and Ankle
Daniel Latt, Chair

Staff Liaison: Nikita Halapeti 

Advocacy

Mission

The ORS Public Outreach Committee promotes the importance of musculoskeletal research and the need for increased, sustainable funding.

Current Committee

Ryan Tomlinson, PhD, Chair

Erin Mannen, PhD

Sade Clayton, PhD

Thomas Leahy, BS

Meagan Makarczyk

Lindsey Lammlin, BS

Staff Liaison: Paige Mooney

ORS Advocacy Efforts

Mission

The Scientific Communications Committee promotes the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) as the pre-eminent leader of musculoskeletal research across the globe. It seeks to advance basic, translational and clinical orthopaedic research within and outside of the ORS.

Current Committee

Hugo Giambini, PhD, Chair

Gabriel Pagnotti, PhD

Giulia Crosio

Yanqin Bian, PhD

Luisa Cedin, MS, PT

Amel Sassi, BMSc, MASc

Kimberly Seaman, BEng

Staff Liaison: Tim Mix

Mission

The ORS Social Media Committee utilizes online communication to inform the public on orthopaedic research, build community, and promote the mission of ORS.

Current Committee

Hannah Zlotnick, PhD, Chair

Carly Lockard, MS

Brenna Pugliese, DVM, MS

Satanik Mukherjee

Bethany Andoko, BA

Chun Man Lawrence Lau, MBChB, MRCS(Ed), FRCS(Ed), FHKAM, FHKCOS, PhD

Nazir Khan, PhD

Grace Haak, BA

Staff Liaison: Paige Mooney

Collaborations

John Antoniou, MD, PhD,  Chair

Karl Lewis, PhD

Lynne Jones, PhD

Roger Cornwall, MD

Warren Haggard, PhD, Chair

Lori Setton, PhD

Mary Bayers – Thering

Anthony Kirilusha, PhD

Louis Gerstenfeld

Sections

Research Section Council Chair

Lisbet Agneta Haglund, PhD, McGill University

ORS International Section of Fracture Repair

Chair
Matthew Silva, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine

Chair Elect
Georg Duda, PhD, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

ORS Meniscus Section

Chair
Jennifer Robinson, PhD, University of Washington

Chair-Elect
Andreas Seitz, PhD, Ulm University Medical Center

ORS Orthopaedic Implants Section

Chair
Cheryl Liu, PhD, Stryker Orthopaedics

Chair Elect
Michael Hast, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

ORS Preclinical Models Section

Chair
Brad Nelson, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, Colorado State University

Chair Elect
Bruno Menarim, DVM, MS, PhD, University of Kentucky

ORS Strategies in Clinical Research Section

Chair
Sonja Pavlesen, MD, MS, University at Buffalo

Chair-Elect
Nicolas Piuzzi, MD, Cleveland Clinic

ORS Spine Section

Chair
Dino Samartzis, PhD, Rush University

Chair-Elect
Karin Wuertz-Kozak, MBA, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology

ORS Tendon Section

Chair
Nelly Andarawis-Puri, PhD, Cornell University

Chair-Elect
Anne Gingery, PhD, Mayo Clinic

Mission

To advance the science of bone biology, bone regeneration, fracture healing/repair, and trauma leading to improved patient care.

ORS ISFR SECTION WEBPAGE

Officers

Section Chair
Matthew Silva, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine

Section Chair Elect
Georg Duda, PhD, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Section Past Chair
Hamish Simpson, MA(CANTAB), BM, BCH(OXON), FRCS, DM(OXON), University of Edinburgh

Section Secretary
Katherine Hixon, PhD, Dartmouth College

Section Treasurer
Hannah Dailey, PhD, Lehigh University,  OrthoXel Trauma Fixation Systems

Section Research & Education Chair
Sara McBride-Gagyi, PhD, Ohio State University

Section Members-at-Large
Ines Reichert, MD, PhD, FRCS, Kings College Hospital London
Elizabeth Rosado Balmayor, PhD, MERLN Institute, Maastricht University

Section Membership Chair
Louis Cheung, PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Section Membership Committee
Peter Schwarzenberg, PhD, AO Research Institute
Elena Della Bella, PhD, AO Research Institute
Arvind Nana, MD, UNT Bone & Joint Institute
Archana Sanjay, PhD, UConn Health
Deepak Kumar Khajuria, PhD, Penn State University College of Medicine
Joanna Sadowska, PhD, MSc, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Section Communications Co-Chairs
Andrea Alford, PhD, University of Michigan
Madhura Nijsure, University of Pennsylvania

Section Communications Committee
Rodolfo De La Vega Amador, MD, Mayo Clinic / MERLN Institute
Yingfang Fan, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Ara Nazarian, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Miriam Tschaffon-Müller, PhD, MSc, Ulm University
Ramkumar Annamalai, PhD, University of Buffalo

Section Education Committee Chair
Caitlyn Collins, PhD, Virginia Tech

Section Education Committee
Cynthia Coleman, PhD, National University of Ireland – Galway
Sophie Verrier, PhD, AO Research Institute
Ryan Tomlinson, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University
Jie Shen, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Maryam Rahmati, PhD, UC Davis
Reyad Elbarbary, PharmD, MSc, PhD, Penn State University College of Medicine

Biennial Meeting Co-Chair
Melanie Haffner-Luntzer, PhD, Ulm University

Biennial Meeting CTE Member
Elizabeth Rosado-Balmayor, PhD, MERLN Institute, Maastricht University

Mission

To advance meniscus research and related sciences so as to improve care through basic, translational and clinical research. This group serves to highlight the significant interest on the meniscus by providing meeting and online venues for presentation and discussion of the latest research on the meniscus.

ORS MENISCUS SECTION WEBPAGE

Officers

Section Chair
Jennifer Robinson, PhD, University of Washington

Section Chair-Elect
Andreas Seitz, PhD, Ulm University Medical Center

Section Past Chair
Jay Patel, PhD, Emory University

Section Secretary
Rebecca Irwin, PhD, Cornell University

Section Treasurer
Liane Miller, MD, University of Pennsylvania

Section Research Chair
Su-Chin Heo, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Section Education Chair
Jay Patel, PhD, Emory University

Section Membership Chair
Alejandro Almarza, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Section Members-at-Large
Francesco Travascio, PhD, University of Miami
Stephen Abelow, MD, Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine

Section Communication & Networking Members
Hun Jin Jeong, PhD, Columbia University
Takumi Takahashi, PhD, University of California, Irvine
Patrick Yeh, Case Western Reserve University
Sereen Assi, BS, University of Pennsylvania

Mission

The ORS is the most important research platform to bring together experts from various disciplines to foster the multidisciplinary interaction which is required to improve the quality of the implants, ensure that new implants are adequately tested at the pre-clinical stage, that implants are introduced carefully to the orthopaedic market and that the clinical outcome is appropriately registered.

ORS ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS SECTION WEBPAGE

Officers

Section Chair
Cheryl Liu, PhD, Stryker Orthopaedics

Section Chair Elect
Michael Hast, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Section Past Chair
Alexander Christ, MD, University of California

Section Treasurer
Rupak Dua, PhD, American Dental Association

Section Secretary
Aarti Shienoy, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery

Section Research & Education Co-Chairs
Ali Kiapour, MMSc, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Josh Roth, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Section Membership Chair
Hannah Lundberg, PhD, Rush University Medical Center

Section Associated Editor
Jeff Biscoff, PhD, Zimmer Biomet

Section Members-at-Large
Jacob Elkins, MD, PhD, University of Iowa
Lawrance Lau, MBChB, MRCS, FRCS, FHKAM, FHKCOS, PhD, University of Hong Kong
Nikita Lyer, MBA, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Mission

To promote education, collaboration, development, refinement, and critical evaluation of preclinical models of orthopedic disease and injury and to provide resources accessible to ORS members conducting animal studies.

ORS PRECLINICAL MODELS SECTION WEBPAGE

Officers 

Section Chair
Brad Nelson, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, Colorado State University

Section Chair Elect
Bruno Menarim, DVM, MS, PhD, University of Kentucky

Section Past Chair
Annette McCoy, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, University of Illinois

Section Secretary
Adrienn Markovics, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center

Section Treasurer
Isabel Menendez Montes, DVM, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Section Research & Education Chair
Lynne Pezzanite, DVM, MS, PhD, Colorado State University

Section Membership Chair
John Elfar, MD, University of Arizona

Section Communications Chair
Annemarie Lang, DVM, PhD, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology

Mission

To advance spine research and related sciences so as to improve patient care through basic, translational, and clinical research.

ORS SPINE SECTION WEBPAGE

Officers

Meet Your ORS Spine Section Leadership!

Section Chair
Dino Samartzis, PhD, Rush University

Section Chair Elect
Karin Wuertz-Kozak, MBA, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology

Section Past Chair
Simon Tang, PhD, MSCI, Washington University in St. Louis

Section Treasurer
David Nuckley, PhD, Stryker Spine

Section Secretary
Rahul Gawri, MD, PhD, McGill University

Section Education Co-Chairs
Svenja Illien-Junger, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine
Ana Chee, PhD, Rush University Medical Center

Section Research Co-Chairs
Cheryle Seguin, PhD, University of Western Ontario
Gabriela Granziani, PhD, Polytechnic University of Milan

Section Membership Co-Chairs
Derek Rosenzweig, BSc, PhD, McGill University
Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Section Members-at-Large
Chitra Dahia, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College, Hospital for Special Surgery
Graciosa Teixeira, PhD, Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University Hospital

Section Translational Taskforce
Morgan Giers, PhD, Oregon State University

Section Industry Liaison
Anthony Kirilusha, PhD, Credence

Section Clinical Society Liaison
Ashish Diwan, MD, PhD, University of Adelaide

Section Funding Agency Liaison
Laurel Kuxhaus, PhD, National Institutes of Health

Mission

To create and expand a forum for orthopaedic clinical researchers to exchange ideas, and to collaborate on and catalyze new concepts in orthopaedic clinical research methodology and appraisal.

ORS STRATEGIES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH WEBPAGE

Officers

Section Chair
Sonja Pavlesen, MD, MS, University at Buffalo

Chair-Elect
Nicolas Piuzzi, MD, Cleveland Clinic

Past Section Chair
Joel Gagnier, ND, MSc, PhD, University of Michigan

Section Education Chair
Elizabeth Yanik, PhD, ScM, Washington University

Section Research Chair
Caroline Thirukumaran, MBBS, MHA, PhD, Northwestern University

Section Communications Chair
Patrick Carry, PhD, MS, Colorado Program for Musculoskeletal Research

Section Membership Chair
Ashley Levack, MD, MAS, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center

Mission

To promote and provide an interactive forum for education, collaboration, professional development, and strengthen scientific exchange in the ORS membership and tendon research community.

ORS TENDON WEBPAGE

Officers

Section Chair
Nelly Andarawis-Puri, PhD, Cornell University

Section Chair-Elect
Anne Gingery, PhD, Mayo Clinic

Section Past Chair
Hani Awad, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center

Section Secretary
Benjamin Freedman, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) of Harvard Medical School

Section Research Chair
Nathaniel Dyment, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Section Education Chair
Jason Shearn, PhD, University of Cincinnati

Section Membership Chair
Sophia Theodossiou, PhD, Boise State University

Section Members-at-Large
Dianne Little, PhD, Purdue University
Karin Grävare Silbernagel, PhD, University of Delaware
Nicola Maffuli, MD, Sapienza University of Rome