Executive Committee | ||
| President Tabitha Bellamy, PhD New Jersey Department of Education president@nera-education.org | President-Elect Hank Johnson, PhD New England Institute of Technology http://hjohnson@neit.edu | Past President Lisa Keller, PhD University of Massachusetts Amherst http://lkeller@educ.umass.edu |
Secretary Sarah Ferguson, PhD Rowan University http://fergusons@rowan.edu | Treasurer Dover Measurement Group http://fpadellaro@dovermeasurementgroup.com | |
Board of Directors | ||
| Beth Perkins, PhD (2023-2026) American Association of Colleges and Universities | Rory Lazowski, PhD (2025-2028) | Mina Lee, PhD (2025-2028) Cambium Assessments |
| Jerusha Henderek, PhD (2026-2029) NBME | Huyuni Suratt, PhD (2026-2029) Seton Hall University | Brian Leventhal, PhD (2023-2026) James Madison University |
NERA 2026 Conference Co-Chairs | ||
| Taneshia Beverly | Matthew James Madison University of Georgia | Jordana Simmons Berwise Rowan University | |
The NERA Researcher Co-Editors | |||
Elizabeth (Liz) Stone Independent Consultant | Kat Tremblay University of Massachusetts Amherst | Maura O’Riordan University of Massachusetts Amherst | |
Barbara J. Helms Independent Consultant/Freelance Copy-Editor | |||
NERA Webmaster | |||
| Yu Bao James Madison University | |||
NERA Conference Proceedings Co-Editors for Digital Commons | |||
Kate Nolan | Beth Perkins American Association of Colleges and Universities | ||
Mentoring Program Co-Chairs | |||
Krishna Chaitanya Rao Kathala | Duy Pham New Meridianâ | ||
STANDING COMMITTEES Please see Committee Descriptions for summaries of the roles of our committees. | |
| Communications Chair Yu Bao James Madison University (Webmaster) Members Shelby Perry, New England Institute of Technology (Social Media Coordinator) Archangel Gundula, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Email Coordinator) Dukjae Lee, University of Massachusetts Amherst Son Pham, Stephen F. Austin State University Katrina Roohr, Educational Testing Service | Graduate Student Issues Chair Matthew Speno University of Kansas Members Rachel Satter, Sacred Heart University David Earls, Emmanuel College |
| Infrastructure Chair Kate Schaefer James Madison University Members Siyu Wan, American Board of Internal Medicine Josiah Huntsberger, James Madison University Laura Lambert, James Madison University | Membership Chair Shelby Perry New England Institute of Technology Members Matthew Lepore, New England Institute of Technology Ariel Cerruto, mOTivate Health Care Anna Sullivan, University of Massachusetts Amherst Kayla Wolf, North Shore Community College
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Nominations Chair Lisa Keller, PhD University of Massachusetts-Amherst Members Nina Deng, Kaplan, Inc. Steven Holtzman, Defense Testing and Assessment Center Javarro Russell, American Association of Medical Colleges April Zenisky, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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| AWARD COMMITTEES | |
| Thomas Donlon Mentoring Award Chair Marcy Delcourt Western Connecticut State University Samuel Fancera William Paterson University Members Huyuni Suratt, Seton Hall University Maura O’Riordan, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Christopher Doyon, Endicott College | Leo D. Doherty Memorial Award Chair Thanos Patelis Johns Hopkins University and University of Kansas Members Hank Johnson, New England Institute of Technology Steven Holtzman, Defense Testing and Assessment Center Sara Finney, James Madison University Tia Fechter, Defense Personnel Analytics Center |
| Educator-as-Researcher Award Chair Marcy Delcourt Western Connecticut State University Members Salika Lawrence, The College of New Jersey Tajma Cameron, Drexel University Lisa Bajor, Queens College, City University of New York Son Pham, Stephen F. Austin University Eduardo Crespo Cruz, University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Lorne H. Woollatt Distinguished Paper Chair Rochelle Michel Smarter Balanced Members Katie Filling, Baltimore County Public Schools Johan van der Jagt, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Shu Chen-Worley, Touro University Felice Billups, Johnson & Wales University Maura O’Riordan, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Tajma Cameron, Drexel University |
| AD HOC COMMITTEES | |
| Conference Ambassadors Chair Kelsey Nason James Madison University Members Anika Thrower, Borough of Manhattan Community College Hongyu Diao, Educational Testing Service Alex Evangelista, Borough of Manhattan Community College Carol Barry, American Board of Surgery | Member Advocacy Chair Pamela Kaliski American Board of Internal Medicine Members |
| Site Selection Chair Lisa Keller University of Massachusetts-Amherst Members Hank Johnson, New England Institute of Technology Steven Holtzman, Defense Testing and Assessment Center Shelby Perry, New England Institute of Technology | Strategic Planning Chair Bo Bashkov IXL Learning |