SABER Committees

We welcome your help in the committees that keep SABER running. Please contact the chair of each committee for more information and to volunteer:

• Abstract Committee - Contact: Jamie Jensen

Solicits and reviews abstracts submitted for the national meeting. Formal committee charge.  Abstract committee bylaws.

• Annual Meeting Committee - Contact: Jaime L. Sabel

Puts together the national SABER meeting each summer. Formal committee charge.

• Bill Wood Graduate Student Talk Award Committee - Contact: Jennifer Doherty
  

Reviews and chooses award winner. Formal committee charge.

• Development and Growth Committee - Contact: Kristine Callis-Duehl

Works with the SABER treasurer in fundraising. Formal committee charge coming soon.

Current Committee Members: Kelsey Metzger, Michael Moore. Looking for a graduate student/post-doc representative.

• Discipline-Based Education Research: Scholars-in-Training (DBER-SiT) Graduate and Post-Doc Committee - Contact: Ash Heim
  

Organizes around issues of interest to DBER scholars-in-training within SABER. Formal committee charge.

Visit the DBER-SiT Committee Website to find full leadership and sub-committee information.

• Diversity and Inclusion Committee - Contact: Sara Brownell and Colin Harrison

Works broadly toward ensuring that SABER is more inclusive. Formal committee charge.

Learn more about SABER's current Diversity and Inclusion Efforts.

Current Committee Members: Natalia Caporale , Shayla Shorter, Robert Erdmann, Laura Beaster-Jones, Karen Gonzalez, Katey Cooper, Stacy Ochoa, Beverly Smith-Keiling, Jana Marcett, Linda Green, Pavan Kadandale, Kelly McDonald, Kelly Lane, Joshua Reid, Tanya Josek, Lisa McDonnell, Saumya Sankaran, Marcos Garcia-Ojeda, Sharday Ewell, Jeff Schinske

• Invited speaker(s) for National Meeting Committee - Contact: Stephanie Gardner and Erin Shortlidge

Selects, invites, and hosts speakers for the SABER national meeting. Formal committee charge.

Current Committee Members: Brian Couch, Bekky Darner, Jeremy Hsu, Beth Schussler, Tianhong Shi, Jacqueline Washington

• Mentoring Committee - Contact: Pavan Kadandale and Laurel Hartley

Develops and enacts approaches to mentoring within the SABER community. Formal committee charge coming soon.

Learn more about SABER's Mentoring Efforts.

Current Committee Members: Jennifer Avena, Ryan Dunk, Ash Heim, Lisa Lockwood, Kelsey Metzger, Anita Schuchardt, Katie Southard, Juli Uhl, Abdi Warfa

• Nomination and Election Committee - Contact: Past-President, Jenny Knight

Develops slate of candidates and prepare ballots for annual elections. Formal committee charge.

• Web Committee -  Contact: Liz Bailey and Staci Johnson

Designs and maintains SABER website. Formal committee charge.

Current Committee Members: Jessica Merricks (creator of annual meeting archives), Eli Meir (homepage manager), Sarah Adkins-Jablonsky (graduate program directory manager), Deborah Lichti (forum and listserv manager), Allyson Spence (contact manager, style and format specialist), Kate Parsley (social media manager)