Ambassadors
Chair:
Brook Harmon, PhD
Vice-Chair:
David E. Reed, II, PhD
Outgoing Chairs:
Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, PhD
Jonathan Greenberg, PhD
Communications Committee Chairs:
Yasmin Shemali, MS
Social Media Chairs:
Sarah Ahmadi, BA
Website, Awards, and Elections Chair:
Katherine Gnall, MS
Abstract Chairs:
Roman Palitsky, PhD
Steering Committee Members:
Roman Palitsky, PhD; Morganne Kraines, PhD; Erika Osherow, MA, MEd; Nathan West, PhD; Yuli Soto, PhD; Ilona Fridman, PhD; Amy Ai, PhD
Description/Mission Statement
Aligning with the mission and goals of SBM, the Integrative Health and Spirituality SIG (IHS SIG) focuses on spiritual and integrative health approaches as they relate to behavioral medicine. We are a multidisciplinary group dedicated to promoting the understanding of several domains that are not generally considered part of conventional Western medicine, including: mind and body practices; religious and/or spiritual practices; natural products; and nutritional approaches. The IHS SIG seeks to encourage and support well-designed empirical research to contribute to our understanding of the efficacy of these approaches as well as which biopsychosocial processes underlie specific spiritual and/or complementary and integrative health practices. Our SIG also has a strong focus on advancing the science of these approaches among lower-income and racial/ethnic populations who have been underrepresented in spirituality and integrative health research.
IHS SIG Newsletters
Our newsletters showcase our upcoming events, important announcements, and recent publications by our SIG members. Check them out using the links below!
Past IHS SIG Award Recipients
2025
Early Career Investigator Award: Emily Lindsay, PhD
Equity Award: Tony Pham, MD
Outstanding Trainee Award: Katherine Gnall, MS
2024
Distinguished Scientist Awards: Amy L. Ai, PhD & Kevin Masters, PhD
Early Career Investigator Award: Ryan Mace, PhD
Diversity Award: Natalia Giraldo-Santiago, PhD
2023
Distinguished Scientist Award: Dr. Linda Carlson
Early Career Investigator Award: Dr. Daniel Hall
Outstanding Trainee Awards: Dr. David Reed & Alex Presciutti
2022
Distinguished Scientist Award: Crystal Park, PhD
Outstanding Trainee Awards: Kalina Fahey, MA, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, PhD, and Roman Palitsky, MDiv, PhD
2021
Outstanding Trainee Awards: James Doorley, MA and Erin Mistretta, MA.
Early Career Investigator Award: Jonathan Greenberg, PhD
Opportunities to Engage with the IHS SIG!
1. Join the SIG
To join the IHS SIG roster or to be added or removed from the listserv:
Log in to the Members Only section of the SBM website, click My Profile, then edit the SIG section under the Professional tab. If you have questions or difficulty, email info@sbm.org.
2. Send and receive messages from the IHS SIG listserv (ihs_sig@list.sbm.org)
If you join the IHS SIG, you are automatically enrolled in the listserv.
3. Follow us on Social Media!
Follow the IHS SIG on X: @sbmintegrative
Follow the IHS SIG on LinkedIn
4. Send us your research
If you’ve published any recent IHS-related articles that you want us to share on our social media or newsletters, please send them our way!
Email: Yasmin Shemali (yshemali@miami.edu)
5. Write an SBM Healthy Living or Outlook newsletter article on an IHS-related topic.
Contact us with your ideas for articles! Yasmin Shemali (yshemali@miami.edu)
SBM 2025 Annual Meeting: Thanks to all who joined us at the IHS SIG Business Meeting in San Francisco!
Join This Special Interest Group
- Log in to the Members Only Section
- Click My Profile
- Edit the SIG section under the Professional