FORMER OFFICERS OF THE WACP
OFFICERS (2018-2022)
President: Roberto LEWIS-FERNÀNDEZ(USA)
Secretary: Pablo FARIAS (Mexico)
Treasurer: Hans ROHLOF (Netherlands)
President-Elect: Mario BRAAKMAN (Netherlands)
Former President: Sergio VILLASEÑOR BAYARDO (Mexico)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (other) (2018-2022)
Lisa ANDERMANN (Canada)
Daniel CHEN (USA)
Laurence KIRMAYER (Canada)
Kenneth FUNG (Canada)
Patricia ACEVES PULIDO (Mexico)
Pablo PASCUAL BAEZ (Dominican Republic)
Carlos ROJAS MALPICA (Venezuela)
Marcos DE NORONHA (Brazil)
Vittorio DE LUCA (Italy)
Alberto VELASCO (France)
Irina KUPRIYANOVA (Russia)
Roman CIESIELSKI (Poland)
Vedat SAR (Turkey)
Hana ABU-HASSAN (Jordan)
Palmira FORTUNATO DOS SANTOS (Mozambique)
Byamah Brian MUTAMBA (Uganda)
Andrew Ezadueyan ZAMANI (Nigeria)
Muthoni MATHAI (Kenya)
Mitsuri SUZUKI (Japan)
Jianzhong YANG (China)
Carla Raymondalexas MARCHIRA(Indonesia)
Jie LI (China)
Vasudeo PARALIKAR (India)
Athula SUMATHIPALA (Sri Lanka)
Muhammad IRFAN (Pakistan)
Rahul SHIDAYE (INDIA)
Carlos ZUBARAN (Australia)
Allister Carins BUSH (New Zealand)
COOPTED MEMBERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2018-2022)
Hans-Jörg ASSION (Germany)
Mao-Sheng RAN (Hongkong/China)
Xudong ZHAO (China)
Laura OSPINA PINILLOS (Colombia)
Meryam SCHOULER-OCAK (Germany)
Afzal JAVED (Pakistan/ UK)
Albert PERSAUD (UK)
WCPRR EDITOR IN CHIEF (2018-2022)
Mario BRAAKMAN (Netherlands)
OFFICERS (2015-2018)
President: Sergio VILLASEÑOR BAYARDO (Mexico)
President-Elect: Roberto LEWIS-FERNÀNDEZ(USA)
Secretary: Renato ALARCÒN (USA)
Treasurer: Hans ROHLOF (Netherlands)
WCPRR EDITOR IN CHIEF
Vittorio DE LUCA (Italy)/ Mario BRAAKMAN (Netherlands)
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Micol ASCOLI (Italy/UK)
Kamaldeep BHUI (UK; also former President)
Simon DEIN (UK)
Geert SMID (Netherlands)
Patricia ACEVES (Editorial Assistant; Coopted member BoD)
ADVISORS
Wolfgang JILEK (Canada)
Masahisa NISHIZONO (Japan)
Joseph WESTERMEYER (USA)
James BOEHNLEIN (USA)
Fumitaka NODA (Japan)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John DE FIGUEIREDO (USA)
Ramòn FLORENZANO (Chile)
Américo REYES TICAS (Honduras)
Riyadh AL-BALDAWI (Sweden)
Vittorio DE LUCA (Italy)
Nikolay BOKHAN (Russia)
Tsuyoshi AKIYAMA (Japan)
Vasudeo PARALIKAR (India)
Jie LI (China)
Mohamed FAKHR EL-ISLAM (Egypt)
Solomon TSHIMONG RATAEMANE (South Afrika)
Mutoni MATHAI (Kenya)
COOPTED MEMBERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hans-Jörg ASSION (Germany)
Alberto VELASCO (France)
Daniel CHEN (USA)
Adriana ROMERO (USA)
Kenneth FUNG (Canada)
Afzal JAVED (Pakistan/ UK)
Albert PERSAUD (UK)
Yves THORET (France)
FOUNDER
Goffredo BARTOCCI (Italy)
OFFICERS (2012-2015)
President: Kam BHUI (UK)
President Elect: Sergio J. VILLASEÑOR-BAYARDO(Mexico)
Secretary: Micol ASCOLI (Italy/UK)
Treasurer: Vittorio INFANTE (Italy)
ADVISORS
Wolfgang JILEK (Canada)
Masahisa NISHIZONO (Japan)
Joseph WESTERMEYER (USA)
WCPRR EDITOR IN CHIEF
Vittorio De Luca (Italy)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tsuyoshi Akiyama (Japan)
Sung Kil Min (Korea)
Xiao Shuiyuan (China)
Ragu Ramanathan (India)
Roberto Lewis-Fernandez (USA)
Renato Alarcon (USA/Peru)
Francis Lu (USA)
Laurence Kirmayer (Canada)
Riyadh Al-Baldawi (Sweden/Iraq)
Thomas Stompe (Austria)
Daniel Delanoë (France)
Micol Ascoli (Italy/UK)
Nikolay Bokhan (Russia)
Harry Minas (Australia)
Seggane Musisi (Uganda)
Carlos Rojas Malpica (Venezuela)
Ahmed El-Dosoky (Egypt)
OPERATIONAL GROUP
Coordinator: Paul Leung (USA)
Jean-Louis Aillon (Italy)
Hans Joerg Assion (Germany)
Daniel Chen (USA)
Kenneth Fung (Canada)
Jie Li (P. R. China)
Anibal Martel (Mexico)
Larry Merkel (USA)
Graciela Onofrio (Argentina)
Maria Oquendo (Mexico)
Albert Chaitram Persaud (UK)
Nasir Warfa (UK)
Jinfu Zhu (P. R. China)
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION
Transcultural Psychiatry Section, Canadian Psychiatric Association
Chair: Laurence J. Kirmayer (Canada)
Associação Brasileira De Etnopsiquiatria
Chair: Chair: Marcos de Noronha (Brazil)
Ethnic-Cultural Psychiatry Division, Chinese Society of Psychiatry & Chinese Medical Association
Chair: Chair: ZHAO Xudong (China)
Deutsch-Türkische Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und psychosoziale Gesundheit (DGTPP)
Chair: Chair: Eckhardt Koch (Germany)
Grupo Latino Americano de Estudios Transculturales (GLADET)
Chair: Chair: Sergio J. Villaseñor-Bayardo (Mexico)
Centre Françoise Minkowska
Chair: Chair: Rachid Bennegadi (France)
Transkulturelle Psychiatrie und Migranten Referat – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde
Chair: Chair: Wielant Machleidt (Germany)
Istituto Italiano di Igiene Mentale Transculturale – IMT
Chair: Chair: Goffredo Bartocci (Italy)
The Japanese Society of Transcultural Psychiatry – JSTP
Chair: Chair: Fumitaka Noda (Japan)
International Association of Ethnopsychologists and Ethnopsychotherapists
Chair: Chair: Valentin Semke (Russia)
Swiss Tropical Institute
Chair: Chair: Marcel Tanner (Switzerland)
Transcultural Special Interest Group, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Chair: Chair: Rizkar Amin (UK)
The Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
Chair: Chair: Jim Boehnlein (USA
OFFICERS (2009-2012)
President: Goffredo Bartocci (Italy)
President Elect: Kamaldeep BHUI(UK)
Secretary: Sergio J. VILLASEÑOR-BAYARDO (Mexico)
Treasurer: Vittorio INFANTE (Italy)
FOUNDERS
Wen-Shing TSENG (USA)
Goffredo BARTOCCI(Italy)
ADVISORS
Wolfgang JILEK (Canada)
Masahisa NISHIZONO (Japan)
Raymond PRINCE (Canada)
Joseph WESTERMAYER (USA)
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Kamaldeep BHUI (UK) until 06/30/2012
Nasir WARFA (UK) since 07/01/2012
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Renato D. ALARCÓN (USA)
Goffredo Bartocci (Italy)
Kamaldeep Bhui (UK)
James BOEHNLEIN (USA)
Ahmed R. EL-DOSOKY(Egypt)
Laurence J. KIRMAYER (Canada)
Sung-Kil MIN (Korea)
Francis G. Lu (Canada)
Harry MINAS (Australia)
Seggane MUSISI (Uganda)
Fumitaka NODA (Japan)
Ragu RAMANATHAN (RAGURAM) (India)
Richard RECHTMAN (France)
Valentin SEMKE (Russia)
Sergio J. VILLASEÑOR-BAYARDO (Mexico)
Mitchell WEISS (Switzerland)
Xudong ZHAO(People’s Republic of China)
Rob WINTROB (USA)
Wen-Shing Tseng (USA) additional member
OPERATIONAL GROUP
Chair: Vittorio DE LUCA (Italy)
Co-Chair: Xudong ZHAO (People’s Republic of China)
Secretary: Micol ASCOLI (UK)
Joseba ACHOTEGUI (Spain)
Mohan AGASHE (India)
Tsuyoshi AKIYAMA (Japan)
Riyadh AL-BALDAWI (Sweden)
Rachid BENNEGADI (France)
Haroon Rashid CHAUDHRY(Pakistan)
Zhong CONG (People’s Republic of China)
Marcos DE NORONHA (Brazil)
Andrea ELIGI (Italy)
Andrew HORNBLOW(New Zealand)
Afzal JAVED (UK)
Eckhardt KOCH (Germany)
Irina Evgeyvana KUPRIYANOVA (Russian Federation)
Paul LEUNG (USA)
Jie LI (People’s Republic of China)
Hung-Tat (Ted) LO(Canada)
Jose LOPEZ RODAS (Peru)
Dan MIKIZE (South Africa)
Kei NAKAMURA(Japan)
Joan OBIOLS-LLANDRICH (Andorra)
Albert Chaitram PERSAUD (UK)
Jinfu ZHU (People’s Republic of China)
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION
Chair: Marcos de Noronha (Brazil)
Centre Françoise Minkowska
Chair: Marianne MINKOWSKI(France) – Directeur du pôle Enseignement et Recherches: Rachid BENNEGADI (France)
Deutsch-Türkische Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosoziale Gesundheit
Chair: Eckhardt KOCH (Germany)
Ethnic-Cultural Psychiatry Division of Chinese Psychiatric Society & Chinese Medical Association
Chair: Xu-Dong ZHAO (People’s Republic of China)
Grupo Latino Americano de Estudios Transculturales
Chair: Sergio J. VILLASEÑOR-BAYARDO (Mexico)
Interkulturelle Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Migration Referat der Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde
Chair: Wielant MACHLEIDT (Germany)
www.dgppn.de/dgppn/struktur/referate/transkulturellepsychiatrie.html
International Association of Ethnopsychologists and Ethnopsychotherapists
Chair: Valentin SEMKE (Russian Federation)
www.tomskinstitute.mental-health.ru
Istituto Italiano di Igiene Mentale Transculturale
Chair: Goffredo BARTOCCI (Italy)
Japanese Society of Transcultural Psychiatry
Chair: Fumitaka Noda (Japan)
Transcultural Special Interest Group of Italian Society of Psychiatry
Chair: Goffredo BARTOCCI (Italy)
www.psichiatria.it/chi-siamo/sezioni-speciali
Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
Chair: James BOEHNLEIN (USA)
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Chair: Marcel TANNER (Switzerland)
Transcultural Section of Canadian Psychiatric Association
Chair: Laurence J. KIRMAYER (Canada)
Transcultural Special Interest Group, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Chair: Rizkar AMIN (UK)
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/workinpsychiatry/specialinterestgroups/transculturalpsychiatry.aspx
OFFICERS (2005-2009)
President: Wen-Shing TSENG(USA)
President Elect: Goffredo BARTOCCI(Italy)
Secretary: Roland WINTROB(USA)
Treasurer: Jon M. STRELTZER(USA) until 12/31/2007
Treasurer: Vittorio INFANTE (Italy)since 01/01/2008
FOUNDERS
Wen-Shing TSENG (USA)
Goffredo BARTOCCI(Italy)
ADVISORS
Wolfgang JILEK (Canada)
Masahisa NISHIZONO (Japan)
Raymond PRINCE (Canada)
Joseph WESTERMAYER (USA)
WCPRR EDITOR IN CHIEF
Goffredo BARTOCCI(Italy)
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Roland WINTROB (USA) until 03/31/2007
Wen-Shing TSENG(USA) since 04/01/2007 until 09/30/2008
Kamaldeep BHUI(UK) since 10/01/2008
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kamaldeep BHUI(USA)
James BOEHNLEIN(USA)
Ajita CHAKRABORTY (India)
Zhou DONG-FENG (People’s Republic of China China)
Fakhr EL-ISLAM (Egypt)
Kwang-Iel KIM (Republic of Korea – South Korea)
Olufemi MORAKINYO (Nigeria)
Roger MONTENEGRO (Argentina)
Fumitaka NODA(Japan)
Valentin SEMKE (Russian Federation)
Eng-Seong TAN (Australia)
Mitchell WEISS (Switzerland)
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION
Associação Brasileira de Etnopsiquiatria
Centre Françoise Minkowska
Ethnic-Cultural Psychiatry Division, Chinese Society of Psychiatry & Chinese Medical Association
Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde
International Association of Ethnopsychologists and Ethnopsychotherapists
Istituto Italiano di Igiene Mentale Transculturale
Japanese Society of Transcultural Psychiatry
Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
Transcultural Special Interest Group of Royal College of Psychiatrists
Transkulturelle Psychiatric Referat der German Society der Deutsche
