Committees

Awards Committee

Role:

The role of the Awards Committee is to evaluate candidates standing for consideration of awards and to select and announce appropriate award winners.

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Committee Members

ISPGR Awards Committee Members

Chair:

Michael Cinelli, Wilfrid Laurier University, CAN

Co-Chair:

Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens, University of Waterloo, CAN

Members:

Dorothy Barthélemy, University of Montreal, CAN
Gammon Earhart, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Erika Franzén, Karolinska Institutet, SWE
Joyce Fung, McGill University, CAN
Jeff Hausdorf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Tel Aviv University, ISR
Karen Li, Concordia University, CAN
Stephen Lord, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Sue Lord, Newcastle University, GBR
Shinya Masahiro, Hiroshima University, JPN
Claudia Mazzá, University of Sheffield, GBR
Martijn Muller, University of Michigan, USA
Alice Nieuwboer, KU Leuven, BEL
Lynn Rochester, Newcastle University, GBR
Patrick Sparto, University Of Pittsburgh, USA
Beatrix Vereijken, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NOR

 

Communications Committee

Role:

Reporting to the ISPGR Board, and working in conjunction with the Society’s Secretariat (staff), the role of this committee is to develop and facilitate a coordinated communication strategy to maximize opportunities and facilitate engagement between the Society and its stakeholders.

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Committee Members

Chair:

Beatrix Vereijken, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NOR

Co-Chair:

Melvyn Roerdink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NLD

Members:

Chitra L.K. Balasubramanian, University of North Florida, USA
Sheryl Bourgaize, Wilfrid Laurier University, CAN
Sjoerd Bruijn, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NLD
Kim Delbaere, University of New South Wales, AUS
Abhishesh Homagain, University of Waterloo, CAN
Deepak Bhatt Kumar, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, IND
Nina Jacobs, Hasselt University, BEL
Jing Nong Liang, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
Riona McArdle, Newcastle University, GBR
Patrick Manser, ETH Zurich, CHE
Pershia Norouzian, University of Waterloo, CAN
Yoshi Okubo, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Paulo Pelicioni, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Tiphanie Raffegeau, University of Utah, USA
Deepak Ravi, Institute for Biomechanics, CHE
Yuri Russo, University of Exeter, GBR
Paulo Cezar R. Santos, Weizmann Institute of Science, ISR
Samuel Stuart, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
Kim van Schooten, Neuroscience Research Australia, AUS
Jodi Ventre, Manchester Metropolitan University, GBR
Meichan Zhu, Maastricht University, NLD

External Relations Committee

Role:

Reporting to the ISPGR Board, and working in conjunction with the Society’s Secretariat (staff), the role of this committee is to develop new relationships and maintain/strengthen existing relationships with industry partners that lead to the provision of important resources (financial and other) to support the funding of priority Society initiatives and requirements.

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Committee Members

Chair:

Kim van Schooten, University of New South Wales, AUS

Co-Chair:

Anna Hatton, University of Queensland, AUS

Members:

Chesney Craig, Manchester Metropolitan University, GBR

Adam Goodworth, University of Hartford, USA

Mike MacLellan, University of Prince Edward Island, CAN

Chris Rhea, Old Dominion University, USA

Ruth Stout, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA

Tiphanie Raffegeau, George Mason University, USA

Nominations Committee

Role:

It is the responsibility of this committee to secure candidates for the ballot and present a slate of qualified, acceptable candidates to the board for approval. They will be responsible for nominating members to entities including but not limited to the Society Board. The slate will then be presented to the general membership for a vote.

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Committee Members

Chair:

Mark Hollands, Liverpool John Moores University, GBR

Members:

Li-Shan Chou, Iowa State University, USA

Sue Lord, Auckland University of Technology, NZL

Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens, University of Waterloo, CAN

Scientific Content Committee

Role:

Chaired by the Vice President in coordination with the Congress Chair(s), the role of the Scientific Content Committee is to provide support, input and direction on the scientific content for the World Congress.

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Committee Members

Committee Co-Chairs:

Kim Delbaere, University of New South Wales, AUS (ISPGR Vice President)

Caterina Rosano, University of Pittsburgh, USA (2025 World Congress co-chair)

Melvyn Roerdink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NLD (2025 World Congress co-chair)

 

Kate Agathos The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute USA
Meghan Ambrens Neuroscience Research Australia AUS
Valeria Belluscio University of Rome Foro Italico ITA
Lloyd LY Chan NeuRA AUS
Li-Shan Chou Iowa State University USA
Taylor Cleworth York University GBR
Adam Cocks Brunel University London GBR
Silvia Del Din Newcastle University GBR
Toby Ellmers Imperial College London GBR
Ann Hallemans Universiteit Antwerpen NLD
Chris Hass University of Florida USA
Deborah Jehu Augusta University USA
Stephanie Jones Smith College USA
Elmar Kal Brunel University London GBR
Isabelle Killane Technological University Dublin IRL
Deepak Kumar DRDKBHATT Private Limited IND
Mae Lim Neuroscience Research Australia AUS
Doug Martini University of Massachusetts Amherst USA
Chris McCrum Maastricht University, The Netherlands NLD
Pieter Meyns Hasselt University BEL
Marie-Laure Mille Aix-Marseille Université FRA
Rick Mills Manchester Metropolitan University GBR
Anat Mirelman Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center ISR
Maya Panisset University of Melbourne AUS
Kara Patterson University of Toronto CAN
Paulo Pelicioni University of New South Wales AUS
Elisa Pelosin Università degli Studi di Genova ITA
Elisa Pelosin University of Genoa ITA
Hendrik Reimann University of Delaware USA
Yuri Russo University of Exeter GBR
Thomas Robert Univ Lyon / Univ Gustave Eiffel FRA
Andrew Sawers University of Illinois Chicago USA
Natela Shanidze The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute USA
Masahiro Shinya Hiroshima University JPN
Giuseppe Vannozzi University of Rome Foro Italico ITA
Beatrix Vereijken Norwegian University of Science and Technology NOR
Bettina Wollesen University of Hamburg DEU

 

Strategic Planning Committee

Role:

Reporting to the ISPGR Board, the role of this committee is to identify, develop and recommend strategies, in alignment with the Society’s Mission and Vision.

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Committee Members

Chair:

Vivian Weerdesteyn, Radboud University Medical Centre, NLD

Members:

Kim Delbaere, University of New South Wales, AUS

Mark Hollands, Liverpool John Moores University, GBR

Kara Patterson, University of Toronto, CAN

W. Geoff Wright, Temple University, USA

 

Student Member(s):

Sheryl Bourgaize, Wilfrid Laurier University, CAN

Martin Zaback, Temple University, USA