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.

• SABER Awards Committee - Contact: Jennifer Doherty
  

Reviews and chooses award winner. Formal committee charge.

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

• 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, Mariel Pfeifer 

• 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: Colin Harrison and Tanya Josek

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: Staci Johnson and Sayali Kukday

Designs and maintains SABER website. Formal committee charge.

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