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National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

Editorial Review Board

Members of the Journal editorial review board serve a three-year term and can anticipate being asked to review approximately six manuscripts per year.

To Apply

The deadline for the receipt of completed nomination packages for the January 2025-December 2027 term has now passed. Check back here in fall 2025 for more information about submitting a nomination for the January 2026-December 2028 term.

Qualifications

Members of the editorial review board:

  • hold advanced degrees (Ph.D. or equivalent preferred)
  • have a minimum of five years' experience in higher education
  • are affiliated with an accredited college or university, and
  • have expertise in quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods research design and analysis

Editorial review board members agree to:

  • return reviews within six weeks of receipt
  • assume a dual role of gatekeeper and shaper of research in the first-year experience and students in transition fields by providing a rigorous review of manuscripts submitted for publication
  • offer constructive and encouraging feedback to mentor fellow researchers

Editorial Review Board Members

Name Institutional Affiliation Term Ending
Ryan Bronkema University of West Georgia 2025
Richard Gebauer Bryn Mawr College 2025
David Nguyen Ohio University 2025
Amanda Burbage East Virginia Medical School 2025
Jodi Devine Bowling Green State University 2025
Allie Goldstein Pennsylvania State University 2025
Reena Viswanath University of West Georgia 2025
Amy Bidwell State University of New York at Oswego 2026
Nerissa Gillum Texas Women's University 2026
Cori Hanson University of Toronto 2026
Casandra Harper University of Missouri 2026
Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley Baylor University 2026
Jean Rhodes University of Massachusetts Boston 2026
Colleen Sullivan Worcester State University 2026
Patrick Turner New Mexico State University 2026
Angela Vaughan University of Northern Colorado 2026
Nathan Alleman Baylor University 2027
Mary Berkery Excelsior College 2027
David Brown  Ohio University  2027
Bryce Bunting Brigham Young University 2027
Will Case Converse University 2027
Jaclyn (Jackie) Duerr University of California, San Diego 2027
Ryan Erck Gardner-Webb University 2027
Amber Fallucca University of South Carolina 2027
Brad Harmon Furman University  2027
Megan Hodge Virginia Commonwealth University 2027
Jamil Johnson University of South Carolina 2027
Alysa Lucas Michigan State University 2027
Joseph Mews Lake-Sumter State College 2027
Jordan Ochs The University of Connecticut 2027
Scotty Secrist Purdue University 2027
Aaron Stoller Colorado College 2027
Charmaine Troy Georgia Institute of Technology 2027
Dayna Weintraub Rutgers - New Brunswick 2027
Kevin Wenger University of South Carolina 2027



 

 

 


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