Who We Are
Who We Are
 
SIG Officers 2025-2026
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AERA SIG Chair
Sangeetha Carmona

Cal State Fullerton

Dr. Sangeetha Carmona focuses on integrating inclusive, technology-driven pedagogy to foster deep learning and transformative change among graduate students in the Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology (MSIDT) program at California State University, Fullerton. She champions innovation through an asset-based approach to instructional design, promoting personalized, effective, and inclusive learning experiences. Her empathetic style creates a positive and encouraging learning atmosphere. Committed to student success, she envisions education as an active, transformative global journey, ensuring her curriculum design resonate vibrantly with her audience.


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Program Chair

Tiffany Roman

Associate Professor
School of Instructional Technology and Innovation
Kennesaw State University

Dr. Tiffany Roman is an Associate Professor in the School of Instructional Technology and Innovation at Kennesaw State University. Roman holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University and her M.Ed. and BFA are from the University of Notre Dame. Her scholarship examines how the design and development of learning technologies, technology-enhanced instructional practices, and active learning environments support student engagement, improve student learning outcomes, and advance design education practices.

 

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Secretary/Treasurer

Erin Anderson

Director, Interactive Teaching and Learning Lab

Georgia State University

Dr. Erin Anderson is the director of the Interactive Teaching and Learning Lab (ITLL), a research and development lab focused on simulation-based teacher education, which is housed within the Department of Learning Sciences at Georgia State University. Her scholarship explores how educators and designers can apply technoskeptical and equity-centered approaches to co-design simulation-based learning experiences that promote justice, inclusion, and teacher agency. She has served as PI or co-PI on multiple grant-funded initiatives advancing equitable computing and immersive learning. She is a senior advisor on the PrepareCS Project, a national initiative that brings together diverse stakeholders from across states to develop computer science teacher-preparation pathways. She advocates for computing with students with disabilities and has helped develop a robotics curriculum for elementary special education students. Her leadership experience includes managing lab budgets, coordinating conference symposia, and mentoring graduate researchers. She is also on the board of the Civics of Technology Project and the Hawkes Children's Library.

 

Salih Mansur



Communications Officer
Salih Mansur

Doctoral Student, Learning Sciences
Adelphi University

Salih Mansur is a doctoral student in Learning Sciences at Adelphi University with an interdisciplinary academic background spanning instructional technology, artificial intelligence, psychology, communication, and design. His work explores how technology and the science of learning can be integrated to make education simpler, more meaningful, and more accessible. His interests include artificial intelligence in education, digital literacy, educational psychology, self-regulated learning, cognitive load, and human-centered learning design. Drawing on multiple disciplines, he focuses on translating complex ideas into practical learning experiences that support human agency, understanding, and lifelong learning.