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 |
| Nathan Alleman | Baylor University | 2024 |
| Mary Berkery | Excelsior University | 2024 |
| Genia Bettencourt | University of Memphis | 2024 |
| David Brown | Ohio University | 2024 |
| Bryce Bunting | Brigham Young University | 2024 |
| Lisa Byard | Palm Beach State University | 2024 |
| Ashley Carpenter | Appalachian State University | 2024 |
| Ryan Erck | Gardner-Webb University | 2024 |
| Amber Fallucca | University of South Carolina | 2024 |
| Michelle Filling-Brown | Cabrini University | 2024 |
| Michele Hansen | The Ohio State University | 2024 |
| Brad Harmon | Furman University | 2024 |
| Jennifer Hodges | Doña Ana Community College | 2024 |
| Jamil Johnson | University of South Carolina | 2024 |
| JoHyun Kim | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 2024 |
| Michael Lanford | University of North Georgia | 2024 |
| Heather Maietta | Regis College | 2024 |
| Alexis Redding | Harvard Graduate School of Education | 2024 |
| Brenda Sifuentez | Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education & Counseling | 2024 |
| Krista Soria | University of Idaho | 2024 |
| Jennifer Tharp | Maryville University Online | 2024 |
| Zack Underwood | North Carolina Central University | 2024 |
| 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 |