Council Hypertension Trainee Advocacy Resources
2019-2020 HTN Trainee Advocacy Committee
Chair
Hana A. Itani, PhD, FAHA
Assistant Professor
American University of Beirut
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Vice-Chair
Brandi Wynne, PhD, FAHA
Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Immediate Past Chair
Augusto Montezano, PhD, FAHA
Research Fellow
Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences
University of Glasgow
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Members
Wissam Aboualaiwi, PhD, FAHA
Assistant Professor
University of Toledo
Term 1, Ends 11/30/2019
Matthew Alexander, MD
Cardiology Fellow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Amy Arnold, PhD, FAHA
Assistant Professor
Penn State College of Medicine
Term 2, Ends 11/30/2019
Thiago Bruder-Nascimento, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
Augusta University
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Carmen De Miguel, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Term 2, Ends 6/30/2021
Yumei Feng Earley, MD, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor
University of Nevada-Reno
Term 2, Ends 11/30/2019
Styliani Goulopoulou, MS, FAHA
Assistant Professor
UNT Health Science Center
Term 2, Ends 6/30/2021
Joey Granger, PhD, FAHA
Professor
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Karen Griffin, MD, FAHA
Professor
Hines VA Hospital
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Sivarajan Kumarasamy, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Toledo
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Cam McCarthy, BS
Post-doctoral-to-Faculty Transition Fellow
University of Toledo
Term 2, Ends 6/30/2021
Pablo Nakagawa, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2020
Francisco Rios, PhD
Research Fellow
University of Glasgow
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2020
Monica Santisteban, PhD
Post-doctoral Associate
Weill Cornell Medical College
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Hannah Saternos, BS
University of Toledo
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Katherine Shreyder, MD, PhD
Physician
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Frank Spradley, BS
Assistant Professor
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Term 2, Ends 6/30/2021
Jing Wu, MD
Post-doctoral Research Scholar
University of Iowa
Term 2, Ends 6/30/2021
Staff
Denise Levy
Senior Manager
AHA National Center
John Ponzio, MBA
Director Science Marketing
AHA National Center
Lauren Rowell, BS
Council Manager
American Heart Association
Ad-Hoc
Gregory Fink, PhD, FAHA
Professor
Michigan State University
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Maria Luisa Sequeira Lopez, MD, FAHA
Professor
University of Virginia
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Aaron Trask, PhD, FAHA
Assistant Professor
Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Stephanie Watts, PhD, FAHA
Pharmacology Toxicology
Michigan State University
Term 1, Ends 6/30/2021
Trainee Advocacy Committee Commission
Purpose
To involve trainees / postdoctoral students / recently trained individuals in Council on Hypertension activities. To expand the diversity of the council. To identify early career council members from diverse backgrounds to participate in other Council committees.
Number of Members
The Committee shall be comprised of one or more advisors, including the Immediate Past Chair of the Council, and up to 9 members, one of whom will be Chair. The other advisor will be an active senior participant in the Council on Hypertension. The Chair will be selected by Council leadership.
Reports to
Council Chair and Leadership Committee
Method of Appointment
Members shall be chosen using an application process, facilitated by a small task force from the Leadership committee. The finalists of the previous year’s Young Investigator Award competition will be considered.
Term of Office
Members shall serve two-year terms beginning July 1 and ending June 30. Terms shall be staggered for continuity.
Frequency of Meetings
The Committee shall meet via teleconference 1-2 times per year. The time commitment will vary, but should not exceed an average of 1-3 hours per month. Special projects may require additional time.
Benefits of Participation
Become familiar with AHA Leadership structure and activities of the Council at an early career stage Develop a credential for career advancement Network with peers.
Staffed by
AHA Science & Medicine Advisor and AHA Council Manager
Chairperson's Responsibilities
- Attend Leadership Committee meetings and present Committee report at Spring and Fall Conference meetings
- Oversee committee
- Work with AHA staff to set meeting dates and times
- Lead discussions at meetings and monitor activities
- Review minutes of Committee meetings
- Work with Committee and AHA staff to develop an annual plan and budget and to oversee projects
- Assign responsibilities as needed
- Assist in selection of committee members
Committee Responsibilities
- Serve on other AHA Council on Hypertension Committees
- Liaison as needed to other AHA Councils' committees
- Pursue activities that benefit early career persons at various levels. Examples:
- Develop a website within the main council page devoted to trainee issues
- Mentoring trainees
- Create a reading list of seminal papers of interest to trainees
- Early career development support
Council on Hypertension Awards
Council on Hypertension Awards
The Council on Hypertension makes a number of awards available to early career researchers, including the Young Investigator Award, presented annually at AHA scientific session, as well as a number of travel awards to attend scientific sessions.
AHA Early Career Development
We know you want the best career resources. Our Early Career Professional Membership and mentoring programs give you top-notch tools to maximize your growth as a young professional. Our goal is for all Early Career Members to play a crucial role in our prestigious organization. We give you opportunities to meet and dialogue about specialty and career issues with other Early Career Members and more senior professionals across the globe.
Useful Reading
Funding Resources
- American Heart Association Research Programs
- Undergraduate Summer Fellowships
- Pre-doctoral Fellowships
- Post-doctoral Fellowships
- Scientist Development Grant
- Beginning Grant-in-Aid
- Fellow to Faculty Transition
Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2021
Sept. 27–29, 2021A Virtual Event
Scientific Sessions 2021
November 13-15, 2021
Boston, MA + Virtual
Science Social Media
- AHA Meetings
- AHA Research
- AHA Science
- ATVB
- Circulation
- Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
- Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
- Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions
- Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
- Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine
- Circulation: Heart Failure
- Circulation Research
- Hypertension
- JAHA
- Stroke