Board of Trustees

Officers, Trustees, and Staff
History of Board and Trustees

Officers

Beate Jahn, PhD

President (2025 - 2026)
Austria

Ankur Pandya, PhD

President-Elect (2025 - 2026)
United States of America

Ellen G. Engelhardt, PhD

Vice President (2025 - 2026)
The Netherlands

Emily Burger, PhD

Vice President-Elect (2025 - 2026)
Norway

Torbjørn Wisløff, PhD

Secretary-Treasurer (2025 - 2026)
Norway

Scott B. Cantor, PhD

Historian (2023 - 2028)
United States of America

Victoria Shaffer, PhD

Immediate Past President (2025 - 2026)
United States of America

Trustees

Jeffrey Hoch, MA, PhD

Trustee (2025 - 2028)
United States

Rowan Iskandar, PhD, MA

Trustee (2023 - 2026)
Switzerland

Hawre Jalal, MD, PhD

Trustee (2024 - 2027)
Canada

Eline Krijkamp, PhD

Trustee (2025 - 2028)
The Netherlands

Kathryn A. Martinez, PhD, MPH

Trustee (2023 - 2026)
United States of America

Daniel Matlock, MD

Trustee (2023 - 2026)
United States of America

Kine Pedersen, PhD

Trustee (2024 - 2027)
Norway

Jennifer Spencer, PhD

Trustee (2025 - 2028)
United States of America

Ryan Suk, PhD

Trustee (2024 - 2027)
United States of America

Editorial Office

Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, PhD

Editor in Chief, Medical Decision Making and MDM Policy & Practice
United States of America

Stacy Wennstrom

Editorial Manager, Medical Decision Making

Helen Colby, PhD

Editor in Chief, SMDM e-newsletter
United States of America

Staff

Karina House

Association Director

Matthias Besse

Membership & Meeting Director

Qiana Taylor

Meeting Manager


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