Geographic Locations : Our members currently reside in states across the continental US and in six countries across four continents. Were we to ask where everyone was born, we likely would discover even greater global diversity.
Fields and Positions: Members include graduate students, early career, mid-career, and retired professionals working in many settings: as consultants and independent researchers, in PK-12 public and private schools, undergraduate and graduate institutions, and across fields ranging from Education/Special Education to Nursing. However, the greater percentage of our members -- 63% -- do not list a position, and many do not list a department or even an institution.
How might we interpret these brief snippets of information about our members? First, we are more internationally diverse than the name of our parent organization suggests. Second, we represent a broad range of fields, settings, and perspectives--we have much to offer each other.
Most important, however, is that each of us who have chosen to pay the extra few dollars to join the Spirituality and Education (SP&ED) SIG are drawn to be part of something not typically discussed in the field of education.
By and large, we are a group of scholars who recognize that human spirituality cannot be ignored in assumptions about education theory, practice, and/or research.
Officers 2022-2024
Anne W. Anderson, Ph.D.
Chair: 5/1/2022 - 4/30/2024
Independent Researcher
awanderson@mail.usf.edu
Michelle L. Tichy, Ph.D.
Program Chair: 05/01/2022-04/30/2024
Holistic Education Psychologist
drmichtich@gmail.com
Jennifer Mata-McMahon, Ed.D.
Treasurer: o5/01/2022 – 04/30/2024
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
jmatamcm@umbc.edu
Liane Brouillette, Ph.D.
Secretary: 05/01/2022 – 04/30-2024
University of California, Irvine
lbrouill@uci.edu
Christine Neider, Ph.D.
Interim Newsletter Editor: 07/01/2022 – 04/30/2023
christyneider@gmail.com
Donna M. Druery, Ph.D.
Board Member: 10/05/2022-04/30/2023
Texas A&M University
donna.druery1@outlook.com
Officers 2021-2022
Judy A. Alston, Ph.D.
Chair: 5/1/2020 - 4/30/2022
Ashland University
jalston@ashland.edu
Interim Program Chair: o5/01/2021 – 04/30/2022
Treasurer: 5/1/2020 - 4/30/2022
Interim Secretary: 05/01/2021 - 04/30/2022
Eckerd College / University of South Florida
Mercedes Adell Cannon, Ph.D.
Newsletter Ed.: 5/1/2020 - 4/30/2022
Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI)
mecannon@iupui.edu
Officers 2020-2021
Cristina Corrine Santamaria Graff, Ph.D.
Program Chair: 5/1/2019 - 4/30/2021
santamac@iupui.edu
Molly Serene Dunn, Ph.D.
Secretary: 5/1/2019 - 4/30/2021
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Msd818@Hotmail.Com
Newsletter Editor: 5/1/2020 - 4/30/2022
Officers 2019-2020
Interim Chair: 5/1/2019 - 4/30/2020
Officers 2017-2018
Dannielle Joy Davis, Ph.D., Chair
Robert London, Ph.D. & Tami Augustine, Ph.D., Program Co-Chairs
Cristina Santamaria Graff, Ph.D., Secretary
Molly Dunn, Ph.D., Treasurer
Officers 2016-2017
Angela Cartwright, Ph.D., Secretary
Officers 2014-2016
Dr. Kathleen Harris, Ph.D.
Co-Chair
Seton Hill University
kharris@setonhill.edu
Dr. Cathy C. Leogrande, Ph.D.
Le Moyne Collegeleogracc@lemoyne.edu
Past Chairs
Dr. Tom Peterson Ed.D.University of West Georgiatpeters@westga.edu
Dr. Bob LondonCalifornia State University, San Bernardinorlondon@csusb.edu