Ambassadors
Chair:
David E. Reed, II, PhD
Incoming Chair:
Tony Pham, MD, MScGH
Outgoing Chair:
Brook Harmon, PhD
Communications Chair:
Yasmin Shemali, MS
Social Media Chair:
Sarah Ahmadi, BA
Awards, Elections, and Website Chair:
Katherine Gnall, PhD
Abstract Chair:
Roman Palitsky, PhD MDiv
Steering Committee Members At-Large:
Zainab Salako, BA; Yuliana Soto, PhD; Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, PhD; Johnathan Greenberg, PhD; Nathan West, PhD; Erika Osherow, MEd, MS; Morganne Kraines, PhD; Ilona Fridman, PhD; Amy Ai, PhD; Crystal Park, 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
2026
Distinguished Scientist Award: Jonathan Greenberg, PhD
Early Career Investigator Award: Chelsea Siwik, PhD
Equity Award: Chih-Hsiang ‘Jason' Yang, PhD
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