Executive committee

WASP Executive Committee (2025-2028)

President

Rakesh K Chadda

MBBS, MD, FAMS, FRCPsych, DFAPA

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

President Elect

Andrew Molodynski

FRCPsych

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

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

Treasurer

Yasser Khazaal

MD

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

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)