Advocacy and Outreach Committee
Advocacy and Outreach Committee
Description
Under the direction of the Board of Trustees, the Advocacy and Outreach Committee (AOC) develops and implements activities that influence research policy and funding decisions globally; increases members’ interest and ability to educate the public and policymakers about the importance of vision research; increases public awareness of ARVO and vision research; and establishes ARVO as a trusted source of information. In addition, the AOC assists ARVO in responding to scientific content of policy discussions relating to research guidelines worldwide.
Activities
- The Committee (either as a whole or by sub-committee) sponsors workshops at the Annual Meeting.
- The Committee as a whole reports to the Board of Trustees at its regular meetings.
- Works with ARVO staff to keep members informed about issues related to science funding and policy worldwide that affect them.
- Works with ARVO staff to develop testimony and responses to issues in science and vision-research related policy areas and science funding, where advice of experts is requested from legislative or regulatory offices in the U.S. and other countries.
- With staff, develops initiatives and activities to support members’ capacity to educate and inform external audiences and advocate on behalf of vision research.
Assists and advises staff on U.S. and international media/press activities related to science/vision research-related stories and issues.
Composition
The Advocacy and Outreach Committee (AOC) consists of a mix of MDs and PhDs. The AOC should also have strong international representation. The AOC should include at least two Members-in-Training.
Meetings
The Committee as a whole meets during the ARVO Annual Meeting and conducts business via ARVOConnect and e-mail and if needed by conference call during the year. Sub-committees meet at least once during the year via conference call or more as projects dictate.
Roster
Chair
Peter Koulen, PhD, FARVO
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City , Mo.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/07/2020
Member
Catherine Jan, OD
Section: Visual Neuroscience
Beijing Tongren Eye Centre
Beijing , China
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
Member
Nicole Putnam, PhD
Section: Visual Psychophysics and Physiological Optics
Midwestern University
Phoenix , Ariz.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
Member
Daisy Shu, BOptom (Hons), BSc.
Section: Lens
University of Sydney
Sydney , Australia
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
Member
Edmund Tsui, MD
Section: Immunology & Microbiology
New York University School of Medicine
New York , N.Y.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/06/2021
Member
Stephanie Watson, MBBS, FRANZCO, PhD
Section: Cornea
Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney
Sydney , Australia
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
Member
Milam Brantley, MD, PhD
Section: Retina
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Brentwood , Tenn.
Term: 05/02/2019 - 05/05/2022
Member
Ludwig Heindl, MD, PhD
Section: Anatomy & Pathology/Oncology
University of Cologne
Cologne , Germany
Term: 05/02/2019 - 05/05/2022
Member
Elliott Sohn, MD
Section: Retina
University of Iowa
Iowa City , Iowa
Term: 05/02/2019 - 05/05/2022
Member
Brian Vander Beek, MD, MPH, MSCE
Section: Retina
Scheie Eye Institute University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia , Pa.
Term: 05/02/2019 - 05/05/2022
Member
Jovi Wong, MSc, DPhil
Section: Retina
University of British Columbia
Vancouver , Canada
Term: 05/02/2019 - 05/05/2022
Trustee Liaison
Andrew Taylor, PhD, FARVO
Immunology/Microbiology
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston , Mass.
Term: 05/02/2019 - 05/30/2024
Ex Officio
W. Daniel Stamer, PhD, FARVO
Section: Physiology and Pharmacology
Duke University
Durham , N.C.
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/07/2020
Ex Officio
Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, FARVO
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
SUNY-Buffalo / VA Medical Center - Buffalo
Buffalo , N.Y.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020
Ex Officio
Justine R. Smith, FRANZCO, PhD, FARVO
Section: Immunology and Microbiology
Flinders University
Adelaide , South Austrailia
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/05/2022
Ex Officio
Iris M. Rush, CAE
ARVO
Executive Director
Staff Liaison
Erin Hering
Member
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
PhD
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City , Ut.
Term: 05/11/2017 - 05/07/2020