Governing Council
The ISBM Governing Council has supervision, control, and direction of all ISBM affairs. It determines ISBM policies, pursues the society’s objectives, and supervises the use of funds. The Governing Council is composed of one voting representative from each behavioral medicine organization accredited by ISBM as Full Members. These organizations are listed below.
Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research
- Sue Everson-Rose (President) saer@umn.edu
- Ian Kronish (Past President) ik2293@cumc.columbia.edu
- Elizabeth Brondolo (President Elect) brondole@stjohns.edu
- Joseph Schwartz (Treasurer) schwartz@stonybrook.edu
- Paige Green (Secretary) Paige.Green@nih.gov
- Jaclyn Sadiua (Organizational Assistant) info@academyofbmr.org
American Psychosomatic Society
- Peter Gianaros (President) gianaros@pitt.edu
- Tené T. Lewis (Past President) tene.t.lewis@emory.edu
- Tara Gruenewald (President Elect) gruenewa@chapman.edu
- Anna Whittaker (Secretary-Treasurer) a.c.whittaker@stir.ac.uk
- Laura Degnon (Executive Director) laura@degnon.org
- Connie Mackay (Associate Executive Director) connie@psychosomatic.org
Australasian Society of Behavioural Health and Medicine
- Chris Kilby (President) chris.kilby@cairnmillar.edu.au
- Caitlin Liddelow (President Elect) caitlinl@uow.edu.au
- Emily Kothe (Past President) emily.kothe@deakin.edu.au
- Jessica Charlesworth (Secretary) Jessica.Charlesworth@curtin.edu.au
- Carina Chan (Treasurer) carina.chan@latrobe.edu.au
- Ashlee Turner (Membership Officer) ashlee.turner@sydney.edu.au
Central and Eastern European Society of Behavioural Medicine
- Imre Lazar (President) lazar.imre@med.semmelweis-univ.hu
Chilean Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Eliana Guic (President) eguic@uc.cl
- Paula Repetto (Treasurer) prepetto@uc.cl
- Nadia Egas (Secretary) nregas@uc.cl
Chinese Society of Behavioural Medicine
- Jianlin Ji (President) jianlinji@aliyun.com
- Chang Gao (Secretary) gaochang-888@163.com
Cuban Society of Health Psychology, Division of Behavioural Medicine
- Maria Del Carmen Llanta (Representative of Division) mcllanta2014@gmail.com
- Alberto Sierra (President) alberto@sierra.scu.sld.cu
Finnish Section of Behavioral Medicine of the Finnish Association of Social Medicine
- Prof. Sakari Suominen (Chairperson and Secretary) sakari.suominen@utu.fi
- Dr. Carola Ray (Co-Chair) carola.ray@folkhalsan.fi
- Dr. Ulla-Sisko Lehto (Board Member) ulla-sisko.lehto@thl.fi
- Prof. Emeritus Jaakko Kaprio (Board Member) jaakko.kaprio@helsinki.fi
- Dr. Olli Kiviruusu (Vice Member) olli.kiviruusu@thl.fi
- Prof. Emeritus Martti Tuomisto (Vice Member) martti.tuomisto@tuni.fi
German Society of Behavioral Medicine and Behavior Modification
- Ricarda Nater-Mewes (President) ricarda.nater-mewes@univie.ac.at
- Johannes Laferton (Vice President) johannes.laferton@health-and-medical-university.de
- Susanne Fischer (Secretary) s.fischer@psychologie.uzh.ch
Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health
- Prof. Joseph Tak-fai Lau (President) jlau@cuhk.edu.hk
- Prof. Winnie Mak (Vice-President) wwsmak@cuhk.edu.hk
- Prof. Martin Wong (Vice-President) wong_martin@cuhk.edu.hk
- Prof. Tony Ka-chun Yung (Treasurer) yungtony@cuhk.edu.hk
- Prof. Nelson Yeung (Secretary) nelsonyeung@cuhk.edu.hk
Hungarian Society of Behavioural Sciences and Medicine
- Adrienne Stauder, MD PhD (President) stauder.adrienne@med.semmelweis-univ.hu
- Éva Susánszky, PhD (Vice-President) info@selyesociety.hu
- Ágnes Zana, PhD (Secretary) info@selyesociety.hu
Italian Society of Psychosocial Medicine
- Lucio Sibilia (President) lucio.sibilia@uniroma1.it
- Anna Rita Colasanti (Treasurer)
- Dr. Raffaella Aresu (Secretary) info@crpitalia.eu or info@simps.it
Japanese Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Mutsuhiro Nakao (President) mnakao@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
- Shigeru Inoue (Past President) inoue@tokyo-med.ac.jp
- Akinori Nakata (Vice President, President Elect) nakataa-tky@umin.ac.jp
- Yasumasa Otsuka (Secretary) otsuka@human.tsukuba.ac.jp
- Kanami Tsuno (International Collaborations Committee) ktsuno-tky@umin.ac.jp
Korean Society of Stress Medicine
- Yun Jun Yang (President) jyang@paik.ac.kr
- Jun-Shik Hwang (Honorary President) junshickwh@dreamwiz.com
- Sungjae Kim (Chief Director) sungjae@snu.ac.kr
- Yu-Jin Paik (Treasurer) noliaa@naver.com
- Da Yeon Lee (Secretariat) stress@stressmed.or.kr
Mexican Society of Behavioral Medicine
- José Louis Ibarrola (President) jibarrola47@terra.com.mx
Netherlands Behavioral Medicine Federation
- Prof. Dr. Judith Prins (President) Judith.Prins@radboudumc.nl
- Dr. Sasja Huisman (Secretary) S.D.Huisman@lumc.nl
Norwegian Society of Behavioural Medicine
- Arnstein Finset (President) arnstein.finset@medisin.uio.no
- Vigdis Sveinsdottir (Secretary) visv@norceresearch.no
- Svein Bergvik (Treasurer) svein.bergvik@uit.no
Portuguese Society of Health and Behavior
- Maria Figueiras (President) figueirasmar@gmail.com
- Maria Ceu Machado (Vice-President) machadomariaceu@gmail.com
- Tania Gaspar (Secretary) tania.gasper@edu.ulusiada.pt
Romanian Group of Behavioral Medicine
- Adriana Baban (President) adrianababan@psychology.ro
Slovak National Society of Behavioral and Psychosomatic Medicine
- Marianna Prikazska (President) prikazska@gtsi.sk
- Eva Sovcikova (Representative) eva.sovcikova@szu.sk
Society of Behavioural Health Singapore
- Susan Tan (President) susan@ecioconsultingholdings.com
- Konstadina Griva (Past President) konstadina.griva@ntu.edu.sg
- Rayner Kay Jin Tan (Vice President) rayner.tan@nus.edu.sg
- Iman Fahim Hameed (Secretary) imanfh.official@gmail.com
- Ellie Choi (Treasurer) elliechoi91@gmail.com
- Regina Gowindah (Executive Committee Member) regina.gowindah@cernerenviza.com
- Nurliyana Daros (Executive Committee Member) nurliyanadaros@gmail.com
- Clive Tan (Executive Committee Member) clivetan@gmail.com
Society of Behavioral Medicine (USA)
- Dr. Bernard Fuemmeler (President) bernard.fuemmeler@vcuhealth.org
- Dr. Margaret Schneider (Past President) margaret.schneider@uci.edu
- Dr. Ellen Beckjord (President Elect) beckjorde@upmc.edu
- Dr. Sandra Winter (Secretary/Treasurer) swinter@seniorcoastsiders.org
- Lindsay Bullock (Executive Director) lbullock@sbm.org
Swedish Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Linus Andersson (President) linus.andersson@umu.se
- Anne Berman (Vice President) anne.h.berman@ki.se
- Marcus Bendtsen (Treasurer) marcus.bendtsen@liu.se
Thai Society of Behavioural Medicine
- Nittaya J. Kotchabhakdi (President) rank29@gmail.com
- Naiphinich (Nick) Kotchabhakdi (Vice President) naiphinich@gmail.com
UK Society for Behavioural Medicine
- Prof. Sharon Simpson (President) sharon.simpson@glasgow.ac.uk
- Prof. Colin Greaves (Past President) c.j.greaves@bham.ac.uk
- Dr. Samantha van Beurden (Chief Operations Officer) S.B.vanBeurden@exeter.ac.uk
- Dr. Rosina Cross (Finance Officer) R.Cross2@exeter.ac.uk
Venezuelan Interdisciplinary Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Elsy Rodríguez de Roa (President) elsyderoa@yahoo.com
- Eleonara Vivas (Vice-President) eleonoravivas@sivmec.org
- Catalina Gisbert (Secretary) catagisbert@hotmail.com
Affiliates
American Psychological Association Division 38 Health Psychology
- Barbara Ward-Zimmerman (President) bward.zimmerman@cox.net
- Mark E. Vogel (President-Elect) vogel1@msu.edu
- Barbara L. Andersen (Past President) andersen.1@osu.edu
- Marquisha Lee (Treasurer) marquisha.green@gmail.com
- Barbara A. Keeton (ISBM Contact) apadiv38@verizon.net
Emerging Societies
- Brazilian Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Canadian Society of Behavioral Medicine
- South African Association for Behavioral Health
- East Indian Society of Behavioral Medicine; Sanghamitra Pati (drspati@yahoo.com)