SUPR SIG OFFICERS 2026-2027
Valerie Hill-Jackson |Chair (2026-2027) | College of Education and Human Development | Texas A&M University | vhjackson@tamu.edu
Joe Feinberg |Chair Elect (2026-2027) | College of Education and Human Development| Georgia State University | jfeinberg@gsu.edu
Jori S. Beck | Immediate Past Chair (2026-2027) | School of Education | College of William & Mary | jbeck@wm.edu
Erika Saito | Secretary/Treasurer (2025-2027) | Partnerships & Outreach, University of Massachusetts Global | lorine.saito@umassglobal.edu
Morgan Faison | Program Chair (2026-2027 | Mary Frances Early College of Education | University of Georgia | mfaison@uga.edu
Katherine Finch Thompson | Program Chair Elect (2026-2027 | Mary Frances Early College of Education | University of Georgia | kthompso@uga.edu
*Program Chair is a two-year, one-time term that overlaps with the new Program Chair.
Committees
The SIG has two ongoing committees. Additional committees or task forces are convened as needed. For more information about current committees and the opportunity to serve, please contact the Chair.
Awards Committee: Reviews nominations and selects recipients for the Dissertation Scholarship Award and the Claudia A. Balach Award. Former award winners are encouraged to serve.
Graduate Student Seminar Committee: Plans and coordinates the Graduate Student Seminar held in conjunction with the AERA Annual Meeting, supporting the development of emerging scholars in the field.
Past Chairs
A listing of past SIG chairs. The SUPR SIG was founded in 1995 as the Professional Development Schools SIG.
1995 Lee Teitel Harvard University
2003 Jeanne Tunks University of North Texas
2005 Jane Neopolitan Towson University
2008 Diane Yendol-Hoppey University of North Florida
2011 Kristien Zenkov George Mason University
2013 Eva Garin Bowie State University
2014 Rebecca West Burns Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
2015 Susan Ogletree Georgia State University
2016 Gwendolyn Benson Georgia State University
2017 Linda A. Catelli Queens College
2018 Cindy Gutierrez University of Colorado – Denver
2019 Janna Dresden University of Georgia
2020 Diane Gomez Manhattanville College
2021 Joseph Feinberg Georgia State University
2022 Melissa A. Baker Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
2023 Diane Yendol-Hoppey University of North Florida
2024 Susan Ogletree Georgia State University
2025 Jori S. Beck College of William & Mary
2026 Valerie Hill-Jackson Texas A&M University
Structure and Government
The operations of the SUPR SIG are governed by a set of Bylaws revised by the Executive Committee, with input from the membership, and ratified by membership vote.
BYLAWS — CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION
The SUPR SIG Bylaws are presently undergoing revision and are not available for direct download at this time. A copy is available to SIG members upon request. To obtain the current version, please contact:
SIG Chair: Valerie Hill-Jackson | vhjackson@tamu.edu
AERA Administration: aera.net | AERA Central Office, Washington, DC