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:

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

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

Reviews and chooses award winner. Formal committee charge.

Current Committee Members: Jennifer Doherty, Katelyn Cooper, Mays Imad

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

Current Committee Members: Kelsey Metzger, Michael Moore, Mariel Pfeifer 

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

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

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

Current Committee Members: Julia Gouvea, Laurel Lorenz, Jackie Washington, Pankaj Mehrotra, Nicole Kelp and Abby Drake

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

Designs and maintains SABER website. Formal committee charge.

Current Committee Members: Staci Johnson (past-Chair), Jessica Merricks (creator of annual meeting archives), Eli Meir (homepage manager), Sloan Almehmi (graduate program directory manager), Deborah Lichti (forum and listserv manager).



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