COMMITTEES
NOMINATIONS
Simona Popa, Committee Chair, UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE), Switzerland
Felisa Tibbitts, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; Columbia University, United States
Crain Soudien, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Rasha Sharaf, Helwan University; Education Development Fund, Egypt
GENDER & EDUCATION
Melissa Rae Goodnight, Co-Chair, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2025-2027)
Brittany Davis, Co-Chair, Florida International University 2026-2027 (2026-2028)
Shayna Brissett-Foster, Committee Member, York University 2026-2027
Norin Taj, Committee Member, Athabasca University 2025-2027
Aparajita Santra, Committee Member, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2026-2027
FINANCE & INVESTMENT
Rebecca Clothey, Committee Member, Drexel University 2026-2027
Hyun-Sook Kang, Committee Member, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2026-2027
Najeeb Shafiq, Committee Member, University of Pittsburgh (Ex-Officio) 2026-2027
Peggy Kong, Committee Member, University of Utah 2026-2027
Felicitas Acosta, Committee Member, National University of General Sarmiento, 2026-2027
Sangeeta Kamat, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Committee Member, 2026-2027
UREAG
(Under-represented Racial, Ethnic, and Ability Groups)
Mary Vayaliparampil, Chair, Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy
Might Kojo Abreh, Vice Chair, University of Cape Coast
Lydia Manchery, Secretary, New York University
Huma Zia, Publications Officer, Pak Alliance for Maths and Science
Vida Amankwaah Kumah, Outreach Officer, University of Education, Winneba
Solomon Zewolde, Historian, University of East London
PUBLICATIONS
Susan Robertson, Chair, Cambridge University 2026-2027
Bruce Collet, Committee Member, Bowling Green State University 2025-2028
Maha Shuayb, Committee Member, Center for Lebanese Studies 2024-2027
Marianne Larsen, Committee Member, Western University 2026-2027
D. Brent Edwards, Committee Member, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 2026-2027
Hany Zayed, Committee Member, Marquette University 2026-2028
tavis d. jules, Ex officio Member (CER), Loyola University
Florin D. Salajan, Ex officio Member (CER), North Dakota State University
SIG OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Meseret Hailu , Co-Chair, University of Georgia 2025-2027
Frank Adamson, Co-Chair, Committee Member, California State University 2026-2028
Max Antony-Newman, Committee Member, University of Glasgow 2025-2027
Maia Chankseliani, Committee Member, Oxford University 2025-2027
Xiaoqiao Zhang, Committee Member, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China 2025-2027
SOCIAL & POLICY ENGAGEMENT
TBA
NEW SCHOLARS COMMITTEE
CHAIRS
Contact: newsscholars.cies@gmail.com
Baiwen Peng (Co-chair), University of Minnesota, USA
InJung Cho, The George Washington University 2026-2027
FINANCE
Neelakshi Tewari, Arizona State University 2026-2027
REVIEW
TBA
ORIENTATION
Emily Dorbich, University of Toronto, Canada 2026-2027
InJung Cho, George Washington University, USA
Baiwen Peng, University of Minnesota, USA
COMMUNICATIONS
Rijul Kataria, Violet Gold Arc, India 2026-2027
Sarang Kim, University of Oklahoma, USA
SPEED MENTORING
Xiaoyuan Chen, University of Dayton 2026-2027
Baiwen Peng, University of Minnesota 2026-2027
Emily Dorbich, University of Toronto 2026-2027
Tarang Tripathi , University of California, San Diego, USA
InJung Cho, George Washington University, USA
ESSENTIALS
Sarang Kim, University of Oklahoma 2026-2027
Injung Cho, George Washington University 2026-2027
Neelakshi Tewari, Arizona State University 2026-2027
Rijul Kataria, Violet Gold-Arc NGO, India 2026-2027
Anthony Garciano, Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA
DISSERTATION MENTORING WORKSHOP /PUBLICATIONS MENTORING WORKSHOP
Baiwen Peng, University of Minnesota 2026-2027
Xiaoyuan Chen, University of Dayton 2026-2027
Augustine Hung, University of Iowa 2026-2027
Idorenyin Ituen, Boston College 2026-2027
Augustine Hung, University of Iowa
Baiwen Peng, University of Minnesota, USA
Tarang Tripathi, University of California, San Diego, USA
AWARDS COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Stephanie Zuilkowski, Florida State University 2026-27
AFRICAN INCLUSIVE LITERACY FUND
Jennifer Swift-Morgan, Sub-Committee Chair
ELIZABETH SHERMAN SWING AWARD
Jack Knipe, Converse University, Sub-Committee Chair
GAIL KELLY DISSERTATION AWARD
Molly Hamm-Rodríguez, University of South Florida, Sub-Committee Chair
Maria Jose Bermeo, University of Glasgow
Pierre de Galbert, Brown University
Laura Wangsness-Willemsen, University of Minnesota
tavis d. jules, Loyola University
GEORGE BEREDAY AWARD
Julie Lerch, University of California-Irvine, Sub-
HAIYAN HUA MEMORIAL AWARD
Adam Turney, World Education, Sub-
Yuri Machkasov, J-PAL Global
Maddie Brancel, J-PAL Global
Candace Debnam, School-to-School International
HONORARY FELLOWS AWARD
Dan Wagner, University of Pennsylvania, Sub-Committee Co-Chair
Ruth Hayhoe, University of Toronto
Nozomi Sakata, Hiroshima University
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARD (ITA)
Bodunrin Akinrinmade, Learning Systems Institute, Sub-Committee Chair
JACKIE KIRK AWARD
Vongaishe Changamire, World Vision Canada
Yusuf Sayed, University of Sussex
Amber Mustafa
JOYCE CAIN AWARD
Mohamed Nur-Awaleh, Illinois State University, Sub-Committee Chair
Dr. Adel Al-Bataineh, Professor, Illinois State University
Dr. Reda Mohamed, Case Western Reserve University
Dr. Shukri Nur, Shams Al Noor Educational Services (President)
Dr. Mirriam Bandam, Carnegie Mellon University