Committees & Councils
2019-2020
Standing Committees
Budget Committee
- Chair: Glenn Martinez, The Ohio State University (Treasurer)
- Laura Collins, Concordia University (President)
- Kendall King, University of Minnesota (1st Vice President)
- Patricia Duff, University of British Columbia (2nd Vice President)
- Linda Harklau, University of Georgia (Immediate Past President)
- Sarah Berke, AAAL Business Office (ex officio)
FFAL Trustees
- Chair: Tom Ricento, University of Calgary (term ends March 2021)
- Past Chair: William Grabe, Northern Arizona University (term ends March 2020)
- Associate Chair: Suresh Canagarajah, Pennsylvania State University (term ends March 2022)
- James Coda, University of Georgia (GSC representative, voting)
- Haoshan Ren, Georgia State University (GSC representative, non-voting)
- Glenn Martinez, The Ohio State University (Treasurer, ex officio, voting)
Nominating Committee
- Chair: Paula Winke, Michigan State University
- Linda Harklau, University of Georgia (ex officio, Immediate Past President)
- Anne Burns, University of NSW, Sydney
- Elizabeth Miller, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University
- Andrea Revesz, UCL IoE, University College London
Resolutions Committee
- Chair: Kimberly Geeslin, Indiana University
- Renee Jourdenais, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
- Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University
Public Affairs and Engagement Committee
- Chair: Netta Avineri, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
(term ends March 2021) - Vice Chair: Rachel Showstack, Wichita State University (term ends March 2022)
- Joel Gómez, Center for Applied Linguistics (ex officio: President of CAL)
(term ends March 2020) - Meg Malone, Georgetown University (ex officio: JNCL Representative)(term ends March 2021)
- Linda Harklau, The University of Georgia (ex officio: Immediate Past President)
- Rayoung Song, UMASS, Amherst (GSC Designee) (term ends March 2020)
- Bedrettin Yazan, The University of Alabama (term ends March 2023)
Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award Committee
- Chair: Carol Chapelle, Iowa State University
- Anna DeFina, Georgetown University
- Teresa McCarty, UCLA
- Nick Ellis, University of Michigan (ex officio: 2019 awardee)
- Linda Harklau, The University of Georgia (ex officio: Immediate Past President)
Graduate Student Award Committee
- Chair: Sara Kangas, Lehigh University
- Lydia Catedral, City University of Hong Kong
- Angelica Galante, Concordia University
- Geoffrey Pinchbeck, Carleton University
- Dorothy Worden, University of Alabama
Book Award Committee
- Chair: Martha Bigelow, University of Minnesota
(appointed, to be succeeded by an elected member; term ends March 2020) - Nancy Bell, Washington State University (elected; term ends March 2022)
- Theresa Catalano, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (appointed; term ends March 2021)
- Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country, Spain (elected; term ends March 2022)
- Christina Higgins, Univeristy of Hawaii at Manoa (Member-at-Large, Executive Committee; term ends March 2022)
- Aline Godfroid, Michigan State University (appointed; term ends March 2021)
- Anne Marie Guerrettaz, Washington State University (appointed; term ends March 2022)
- Jason Martel, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (appointed; term ends March 2022)
- Stephen May, University of Auckland (appointed, to be succeeded by an elected member; term ends March 2020)
- Mary Schleppegrell, University of Michigan (appointed; term ends March 2021)
- Wayne Wright, Purdue University (appointed, to be succeeded by an elected member; term ends March 2020)
Dissertation Award Committee
- Chair: Brian Paltridge, University of Sydney (appointed; term ends term ends March 2020)
- Sarah Benesch, Staten Island College, CUNY (elected; term ends March 2022)
- Xuesong (Andy) Gao, The University of New South Wales (appointed; term ends March 2021)
- Alan Hirvela, Ohio State University (appointed; term ends term ends March 2020)
- Yasuko Kanno, Boston University (elected; term ends March 2022)
- Amanda Kibler, University of Virginia (elected; term ends March 2022)
- Charlene Polio, Michigan State University (Member-at-Large, Executive Committee, term ends March 2021)
Research Article Award Committee
- Chair: Andrea Revesz, University College London (appointed; term expires March 2020)
- James Lantolf, Pennsylvania State University (elected; term expires March 2022)
- Junko Mori, University of Wisconsin (elected; term expires March 2022)
- Sue Starfield, University of New South Wales (appointed; term ends March 2021)
- Naoko Taguchi, Carnegie Mellon University (Member-at-Large, Executive Committee; term ends March 2020)
Distinguished Public Service Award Committee
- Chair: Christian Chun, University of Massachusetts, Boston (elected; term expires March 2020)
- Martha Bigelow, University of Minnesota (elected; term expires March 2020)
- Suhanthie Motha, University of Washington (appointed; term expires March 2022)
- Charlene Polio, Michigan State University (Member-at-Large, Executive Committee; term ends March 2021)
- Ari Sherris, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (appointed; term expires March 2022)
Committee on Online Education and Outreach
- Chair: Carolin Fuchs, Northeastern University
- Vice-Chair: Michael Amory, Oklahoma State University
- Joe Cunningham, Georgetown University
- Yu Jung Han, The University of Rochester
- Jinron Li, Georgia Southern University
- Stephanie Link, Oklahoma State University
- Stephen Skalicky, Victoria University Wellington
- Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala, INTO Colorado State University (ex officio)
Committee on Conference Connections
- Chair: Peter De Costa, Michigan State University
- Dustin Crowther, University of Hawaii
- Bethany Gray, Iowa State University
- Francis Hult, Lund University
- Matt Kessler, Michigan State University
- Jiyoon Lee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Matt Poehner, Penn State University
- Christina Ponzio, Michigan State University
- Andrea Révész, University College London
- Bedrettin Yazan, University of Alabama
The Graduate Student Council
- Co-Chair: James Coda, University of Georgia
- Co-Chair: Nicole Deschene, New York University
- Member at Large, Social Media: Laxmi Prasad Ojha, Minnesota State University
- Member at Large, Newsletter Editor: Nicole King, Ohio State University
- Secretary: Haoshan Ren, Georgia State University
Representatives on External Boards/Associations
AILA
- International Committee - Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala, INTO Colorado State
- Executive Committee - Shawn Loewen, Michigan State University (Member-at-Large)
JNCL (Joint National Committee for Languages)
- Meg Malone, Georgetown University (term ends March 2021)
Cambridge University Press/Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
- Editor: Alison Mackey, Georgetown University
- 2 board-appointed editorial directors:
- Shondel Nero, New York University (term ends December 2019)
- Elizabeth (Liz) R. Miller, University of North Carolina Charlotte (term ends December 2020)
- Uju Anya, Pennsylvania State University (term January 2020 - December 2021)
American Anthropological Association Open-Access Repository Advisory Board
- Sabina Perrino,SUNY Binghamton
History
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