2026 WTS Committee Roster

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Awards and Scholarship Committee

Dr. Fatima Wilder (Co-Chair)
Dr. Smita Sihag (Co-Chair)
Dr. Rachel Lee
Dr. Talia Meidan
Dr. Phoebe Miller
Dr. Tamar Nobel
Dr. Yas Sanaiha
Dr. Uma Sachdeva
Dr. Alison Mungo
Dr. Maureen McKiernan
Dr. AlleaBelle Bradshaw

Communications Committee

Dr. Nicole Lin (Co-Chair)
Dr. Busra Cangut (Co-Chair)
Dr. Debolina Banerjee
Dr. Emily June Zolfaghari
Dr. Deniz Piyadeoglu
Dr. Shanique Ries
Dr. Kirsten Freeman
Dr. Megan Evans
Dr. Katherine Foley
Dr. Theresa Ermer
Dr. Deniz Piyadeoglu
Dr. Emily June Zolfaghari
Dr. Sarah Bueno Motter
Dr. Nandita Mahajan

Corporate Sponsorship Committee

Dr. DuyKhanh Ceppa (Co-Chair)
Dr. Lauren Barron (Co-Chair)
Dr. Crystal Zhang
Dr. Kortney Robinson
Dr. Lana Schumacher
Dr. Audrey Khoury
Dr. Rachel Deitz
Dr. Caroline Tavolacci

International Affairs Committee

Dr. Antonella Galeone (Co-Chair)
Dr. Ran Zhong (Co-Chair)
Dr. Mara Antonoff
Dr. Afsheen Nasir
Dr. Kaylan Gee
Dr. Mahnoor Imran
Dr. Sahithi Bhavana
Dr. Yuechun Lin Lin
Dr. Kaity Tung
Dr. Isabele Chirichela
Dr. Amisha Paul
Dr. Myriam Monserrat Martinez Aguilar
Dr. Reena Jagadeesha
Dr. Aleksandra Molkova
Dr. Sofia Viana

Membership Committee

Dr. Alexis Chidi (Co-Chair)
Dr. Stephanie Worrell (Co-Chair)
Dr. Alicia Bonanno
Dr. Mojgan Laali
Dr. Aabha Divya
Dr. Camille Yongue

Mentorship Committee

Dr. Alicia Bonanno (Co-Chair)
Dr. Tessa Watt (Co-Chair)
Dr. Nassrene Elmadhun
Dr. Meganne Ferrel
Dr. Melissa Blaker
Dr. Lindsey Saint
Dr. Tracy Geoffrion
Dr. SunYoung Kim
Dr. Lye-Yeng Wong

Program Committee

Dr. Stephanie Chang (Co-Chair)
Dr. Amy Fiedler (Co-Chair)
Dr. Elizabeth Norton
Dr. Christina Glenn
Dr. Gavitt Woodard
Dr. Kelly Fairbairn
Dr. Allison Weiderhold
Dr. Melanie Subramanian
Dr. Irsa Hasan
Dr. Amrita Sukhavasi
Dr. Dana Ferrari-Light
Dr. Marianna Papageorge

Research Committee

Dr. Mara Antonoff (Co-Chair)
Dr. Stephanie Worrell (Co-Chair)
Dr. Laura DiChiacchio
Dr. Nimrat Grewal
Dr. Rajika Jindani
Dr. Kaitlin Bevers
Dr. Mariya Leonidovna Samoylova
Dr. Tanisha Rajah
Dr. Hannah Lacey McMullen
Dr. Nafiye Celik
Dr. Nicole Lin
Dr. Jessica Yavner
Dr. Mahnoor Imran
Dr. Madigan Stanley
Dr. Evelyn Alexander
Dr. Nicole Mott
Dr. Ammara Watkins
Dr. Sara Sakowitz
Dr. Marisa Sewell

Private/Community Practice Committee

Dr. Jane Schwabe (Co-Chair)
Dr. Jenalee Coster (Co-Chair)
Dr. Christina Glenn
Dr. Nassrene Elmadhun
Dr. Jennifer Abelson
Dr. Anita Kreuger
Dr. Sheel Patel-Polk