About the Faculty of the Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability
Executive committee
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Rohit Shankar | 2026 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Jana de Villiers | 2026 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Samuel Tromans | 2026 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Rory Sheehan | 2026 (C) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Harinder Bains | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rachel Ball | 2024 (C) | PRDC Rep |
| Dr Mary Barrett | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Amy Blake | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Harm Boer | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Romanie Dekker | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Liam Embliss | 2025 (C) | Sustainability Champion |
| Dr Heather Hanna | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Laura Korb | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Richard Laugharne | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Fergus Lewis | 2026 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
| Dr Alaa Martin | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Mischa Mockett | 2025 (C) | SAC Chair |
| Prof. Raja Mukherjee | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ganesan Rajagopal | 2025 (C) | Scotland |
| Dr Rajesh Rama Iyer | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ambreen Rashid | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Prof. Ashok Roy | 2022 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sophie Shardlow | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Prof. Andre Strydom | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Suchithra Thirulokachandran | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rupert Thurston | 2026 (C) | Wales |
| Dr Paul Winterbottom | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Ibrahim Younes | 2025 (C) | Higher Trainee Representative |
Vacancies will next come up on the executive committee in summer 2025. The election process will start in autumn 2024.
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