Steering Committee



  • Dennis C. Turk, PhD
    University of Washington
    Co-chair
  • Robert H. Dworkin, PhD
    University of Rochester
    Co-chair
  • Laurie B. Burke, RPh, MPH
    US Food and Drug Administration
  • Penny Cowan
    American Chronic Pain Association
  • John T. Farrar, MD, PhD
    University of Pennsylvania
  • Sharon Hertz, MD
    US Food and Drug Administration
  • Ernest Kopecky, PhD
    Endo Pharmaceuticals
  • Michael P. McDermott, PhD
    University of Rochester
  • Srinivasa N. Raja, MD
    Johns Hopkins University
  • Bob A. Rappaport, MD
    US Food and Drug Administration
  • Christine Rauschkolb, MD, PhD
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Cristina Sampaio, MD, PhD
    Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal