President: Beth Ann Rice, Ph.D. (ιPA-22) Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychology (President: Nov 2024 – Nov 2025; Past President Nov 2025 – Dec 2026)
Past President: Thomas Fischer, Ph.D. (βMI-16), Wayne State University, Director of the Undergraduate Major in Neuroscience, Department of Psychology (Term: President Elect, 2022-2023; President Nov 2023 – Dec 2024; Past President, 2024-2025)
President Elect: Leila Allen, Ph.D., (δFL-20) Florida International University, Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology (President Elect, Nov 2024 – Nov 2025; President, Nov 2025 – Nov 26; Past President Nov 2026 – Dec 2027)
Secretary – email secretary@nurhopsi.org
Aminda O’Hare, Ph.D., (αUT-22), Weber State University, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience (Term: Nov 2024 – Nov 2027)
Treasurer – email treasurer@nurhopsi.org
Ashley Fricks-Gleason, Ph.D. (γCO-01), Creighton University, Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURAS) (Term: Nov 2024 – Nov 2027)
Vice Presidents
Regional Vice President, Northeast – email vp_northeast@nurhopsi.org: Geoffrey Tanner, Ph.D. (δCT), University of Connecticut, Assistant Professor in Residence, Physiology & Neurobiology, Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (IBaCS) (Term: Nov 2022 – Nov 2025)
Regional Vice President, Midwest – email vp_midwest@nurhopsi.org: Ilya Vilinsky, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Science, and Director, Undergraduate Neuroscience Major (Term: Nov 2022 – Oct 2025).
Regional Vice President, South– email vp_south@nurhopsi.org: Darlene Mitrano, Ph.D. (βVA-5), Christopher Newport University (Term: Nov 2023 – Nov 2026)
Regional Vice President, West – email vp_west@nurhopsi.org: Amanda Gisbon, Ph.D. (βOH-2), Regis University, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience (Interim Term: May 2025 – Nov 2027)
Social Media Chair – email communications@nurhopsi.org
Tara M. Ellis-Vaughn, B.S. (αAZ-106), University of Arizona, Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Executive Director – email exec@nurhopsi.org
Incoming Executive Director: Robert Calin-Jageman (βIL-4), Dominican University, Prof. of Psychology, Neuroscience Program Director (Term Nov 2025 – Nov. 2028)
Executive Director: Michael T. Kerchner, Ph.D., Washington College, Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology (Term: Nov 2022 – Nov 2025).
Founding Executive Director: G. Andrew Mickley, Ph.D., (αOH-1), Baldwin Wallace University, Emeritus Professor and Founding Chair, Neuroscience Program.
