NCM Leadership
Elected members govern the Society for the Neural Control of Movement. These members comprise the Board of Directors who in turn elect Officers that comprise the Executive Committee. The Society’s Bylaws govern how the Board manages the Society. Officers and Board members are elected for three-year terms and may be re-elected to one additional contiguous term. The current Board comprises the following Officers and Directors.
NCM Officers
NCM’s Officers consist of a President and Conference Chair, a Vice-President and Program Chair, a Secretary/Treasurer, and an Academic Development Chair. Our current Officers are as follows.
Lee Miller, PhD
President & Conference Chair
Lee Miller is the Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience in the Departments of Physiology, Physical Medicine and Rehab, and Biomedical Engineering at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Evanston, Illinois. He currently serves as the President of the Society for the Neural Control of Movement and is the Chair for current and upcoming meetings.
Adrian Haith
Vice-President & Program Chair
Adrian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore Maryland. Adrian currently serves as the Vice President of the Society for the Neural Control of Movement and is the Program Chair for current and upcoming meetings.
Rachael Seidler
Rachael Seidler is a Professor of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology at the University of Florida. Rachael currently serves as the Treasurer/Secretary for the Society for the Neural Control of Movement and handles NCM membership matters.
Kazuhiko Seki
Development Officer
Kazuhiko Seki is the director of the Department of Neurophysiology of the National Center of Neurology & Psychology in Japan. He currently serves as the Development Officer for the Society for the Neural Control of Movement, taking the lead on trainee development opportunities, sponsorship, sponsor support, advertising opportunities and scholarship applications.
NCM Directors
NCM Directors participate in ongoing Society affairs such as reviewing submitted content, serving as session monitors and promoting the Society and its meetings. Below is a list of our current Directors.
Term: 2020 – 2023
Juan Alvaro Gallego
Imperial College London, GBR
Andrea d’Avella
Universita degli Studi di Messina, ITA
Joseph Galea
University of Birmingham, GBR
Gelsy Torres
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Term: 2021 – 2024
Neeraj Gandhi
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Friedl de Groote
KU Leuven, BEL
Wilsaan Joiner
University of California, Davis, USA
Jennifer Semrau
University of Delaware, USA
Term: 2022 – 2025
Megan Carey
Champalimaud Center of the Unknown, PRT
Sam McDougle
Yale University, USA
Hans (Hansjörg) Scherberger
German Primate Center, GER
Aaron Wong
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, USA
Susan Coltman – Trainee Board Member (2022 – 2024)
University of Colorado Denver, USA