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.
Kathleen Cullen
President & Conference Chair
Kathleen Cullen is a Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, and Otolaryngology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. She is also the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Hearing and Balance. She 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.
Alaa Ahmed
Secretary/Treasurer
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: 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
Term: 2023 – 2026
Joshua Cashaback
University of Delaware, USA
Julie Duque
Université catholique Louvain, BEL
Juan Gallego
Imperial College London, GBR
Tarkeshwar Singh
Pennsylvania State University, USA