Executive committee
WASP Executive Committee (2025-2028)
Affiliation:
Professor Emeritus, National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Faridabad 121002, India
Contact:
Email: drrakeshchadda@gmail.com
Affiliation:
- Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Oxford University
- Deputy National Speciality Lead for Mental Health, NIHR CRN
- National mental health lead, British Medical Association Consultant Committee
Contact:
Secretary General

Rama Rao Gogineni
MD
Affiliation:
Professor of Psychiatry
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Camden, New Jersey 08103 USA
Contact:
Email: rgoginenimd@gmail.com
Affiliation:
- Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Switzerland
- Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, Montreal University, Montreal, Canada
Contact:
Email: yasserk1000@gmail.com
Advisor

Vincenzo Di Nicola
MPhil, MD, PhD, FRCPC, DLFAPA, DFCPA, FCAHS, FACPsych, FRSC
Affiliation:
- Founder & President, Canadian Association of Social Psychiatry (CASP)
- Immediate Past President, World Association of Social Psychiatry (WASP
- Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry & Addictions, University of Montreal
- Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University
- Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
Contact:
Email: vincenzodinicola@gmail.com
Advisor

Roy Abraham Kallivayalil
MD, DPM
Affiliation:
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences Thiruvalla 689101, Kerala, India
Contact:
Email: roykalli@gmail.com
Council of Past Presidents
Chair:
Rachid Bennegadi (France)
Members:
Jorge Alberto Costa e Silva (Brazil)
Shridhar Sharma (India)
Driss Moussaoui (Morocco)
Tom Craig (UK)
Roy Abraham Kallivayalil (India)
Vincenzo Di Nicola (Canada)
Nomination Committee
Chair:
Roy Abraham Kallivayalil
Members:
Tom KJ Craig (UK)
Debasish Basu (India)
Marianne Kastrup (Denmark)
Fernando Lolas Stepke (Chile)
Shiro Suda (Japan)
Maria Ammon (Germany)
David Ndetei (Kenya)
Aida Mihajlovic (USA)
Pelicier Prize Committee
Chair:
Driss Moussaoui (Morocco)
Members:
François Ferrero (Switzerland)
Rama Rao Gogineni (USA)
R Srinivasa Murthy
Gabby Ivbijaro (UK)





