AMBR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Fellows of the Academy represent all areas of behavioral medicine. ABMR is led by a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and an Executive Council.

The president is elected for a 1-year term. All other officers are elected to a 3-year term.
Terms run from June to June.

ABMR Officers and Executive Council (2025-26)

  • President- Matthew Burg, PhD

    Yale School of Medicine

    2025 - 2026

  • Outgoing President - Elizabeth Brondolo, PhD

    St. John’s University

    2024 - 2025

  • President-Elect - Eli Puterman, PhD

    University of British Columbia

    2025-2026

  • Secretary - Mustafa al’Absi, PhD

    University of Minnesota

    2025 - 2028

  • Treasurer - Joseph Schwartz, PhD

    Stony Brook University

    2024 - 2027

  • Membership Chair - Richard Contrada, PhD

    Rutgers University

    2025-2028

  • Executive Council - Kim Lavoie, PhD

    University of Quebec at Montreal

    2025 - 2028

  • Executive Council - Patrick Smith, PhD, MPH

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    2025 - 2028

  • Executive Council - Jun Ma, MD, PhD

    University of Illinois Chicago

    2025 - 2028

  • Executive Council - E. Alison Holman, PhD

    University of California, Irvine

    2023 - 2026

  • Executive Council - Nathalie Moise, MD, MS

    Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    2024-2027

  • Executive Council - Aric Prather, PhD

    University of California, San Fransisco

    2024-2027

  • Executive Council - Sarah Pressman, PhD

    University of California, Irvine

    2024-2027

  • Executive Council - John M. Ruiz, PhD

    University of Arizona

    2024-2027

Past Presidents