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Advisory Council

The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary, HHS; the Director, NIH; and the Director, NIAAA; on research program and policy matters in the field of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

The Council comprises 18 members appointed by the Secretary and 5 nonvoting ex-officio members: the HHS Secretary; the NIH Director; the NIAAA Director; the Chief Medical Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs; the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; and any additional officers or employees of the United States as the Secretary determines necessary for the Council to effectively carry out its functions. Of the 18 appointed members, 12 are required to be leaders in health and scientific disciplines relevant to the activities of the NIAAA. At least 2 of these 12 individuals must be leaders in the fields of public health and the behavioral or social sciences. Additionally, the Secretary appoints five members from among the fields of public policy, law, health policy, economics, and management.

The NIAAA Extramural Advisory Board is a subcommittee of the Council composed of Council Members and ad hoc experts who review various areas of research in the alcohol field and make recommendations on research priorities for the institute to consider.

Future Meeting Dates of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  • 2025 :  February 6  |  May 13  |  September 4
  • 2026 :  February 5  |  May 5    |  September 17

Future Meeting Dates of the CRAN Joint Advisory Councils: NIAAA, NIDA, NCI

  • 2025: May 14
  • 2026: May 6

Meeting Agendas:

Director's Reports and Slides to Council:

Council Minutes:

 

Advisory Council Roster

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
(Terms end 10/31 of designated year)

CHAIRPERSON

Koob, George F., PhD
Director
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Barnett, Nancy, Ph.D.
Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Associate Dean For Faculty Affairs
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912

2025

Cameron, Andrew, MD. Ph.D.
Surgeon-In-Chief, Professor of Surgery
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD 21287

2025

Chambers, Christina D., PHD
Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Family Medicine, and Public Health 
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093

2025

 

 

Gonzales, Nancy A., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and University Provost
Office of The Provost
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287

2025

Huskamp, Haiden A., Ph.D.
Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Care Policy
Department of Health Care Policy
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 02115

2026

 

 

Jones-Webb, Rhonda J., Dr.P.H.
Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health Director,
MidWestern Center For Lifelong Learning, School of Public Health
The University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55454

2025

Kareken, David A., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Department of Neurology
Director, Indiana Alcohol Research Center
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN 46202

2025

Levin, Frances Rudnick, M.D.
Kennedy-Leavy Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Columbia University
New York, NY 10032

2026

Lewis, Michael J., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology Hunter College
Professor, Doctoral Program
City University of New York
New York, NY 10065

2025

Mayfield, R. Dayne, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Waggoner Center for Alcohol and  Addiction Research
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Tx78712

2026

O’Dell, Laura Elena, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology
The University of Texas At El Paso
El Paso, TX 79968

2026

Witkiewitz, Katie, Ph.D.
Regent's Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131

2025

EX OFFICIO

Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D. 
Director, NIH   
National Institutes of Health 
Bethesda, Maryland

Xavier Becerra, JD
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC 20201

Milliken, Charles S., M.D.
Principal Investigator
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Neuroscience
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Silver Spring, MD

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Marmillot, Philippe, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892

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