Who We Are


SIG Officers

Jingshun Zhang
Chair & Program Chair Emeritus
5/1/2024 - 4/30/2025
Florida Gulf Coast University
College of Education,
10501 FGCU Blvd. South
Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
jzhang@fgcu.edu
https://www.fgcu.edu/coe/about/directory-profiles/jas

Tamara V. Young
Program Chair & Chair Emeritus
5/1/2024 - 4/30/2025
North Carolina State University
Educational Leadership, Policy and Human
Development
300S Poe Hall
Campus Box 7801
Raleigh, NC 27695-7801
tvyoung@ncsu.edu

Rick Sperling
Membership and Awards Chair
5/1/2024 - 4/30/2025
St. Mary's University (TX)
Psychology
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228
rsperling@stmarytx.edu

Jia Lin
Secretary/Treasurer
5/1/2024 - 4/30/2025
Howard University
School of Education
2441 4th St NW, Washington, DC 20059
jialin1984@gmail.com
https://profiles.howard.edu/jia-lin

Parul Acharya
Secretary/Treasurer Emeritus
5/1/2024 - 4/30/2025
Department of Teacher Education, Leadership and Counseling
College of Education and Health Professions
Frank D. Brown Hall, Downtown River Park Campus
Columbus State University
4225 University Avenue, Columbus-GA, 31902
acharya_parul@columbusstate.edu

Peng Liu
Membership and Awards Chair Emeritus (Appointed)
5/1/2024 - 4/30/2025
University of Manitoba
Faculty of Education
255 Education Building
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Canada
peng.liu@umanitoba.ca

https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/education/directory/Liu.