Committees, Councils, & Task Forces

Book/First Book Award Committee

• Chair: Saskia Van Viegen, York University, CA (appointed, term expires in March 2028)
• Okim Kang, Northern Arizona University (elected, term expires in March 2026)
• Uju Anya, Carnegie Mellon University (elected, term expires in March 2026)
• Pramod K. Sah, The Education University of Hong Kong (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Tommaso Milani, Pennsylvania State University (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Sender Dovchin, Curtin University (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Daniel Silva, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil (appointed; term expires in March 2028)
• Shelley Staples, Northern Arizona University (elected, term expires in March 2028)
• Meike Wernicke, University of British Columbia (elected, term expires in March 2028)
• TBD EC liaison

Budget Committee

• Chair: Paula Winke, Michigan State University (Treasurer; term expires in March 2029)
• Ryuko Kubota, University of British Columbia (President; term expires in March 2026)
• Manka Varghese, University of Washington (President-Elect; term expires in March 2026)
• Mari Haneda, The Pennsylvania State University (1st Vice President; term expires in March 2026)
• Francis Hult, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2nd Vice President; term expires in March 2026)
• Sarah Howard, Oregon State University (appointed, GSC representative; term expires in March 2026)
• Val Smith, AAAL Business Office (ex officio, non-voting, Managing Director)

Committee on Conference Connections

• Chair: Irina Zaykovskaya, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Anna Mendoza, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Kevin Tai, Hong Kong University (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Ji-Young Shin, University of Toronto (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Michol Miller, University of Hawaii – Manoa (appointed; term expires in March 2027) 
• Juyeon Yoo, Ball State University (appointed; term expires in March 2028) 
• Sarah Howard, Oregon State University (appointed, GSC representative)
• Francis Hult, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (ex officio, non-voting, 2nd Vice President; term expires in March 2026)

Committee for Online Education and Outreach

• Chair: Stephen Moody, Brigham Young University (appointed; term expires in March 2028)
• Vice Chair: Sarah Hercula, Missouri University of Science and Technology (appointed; term expires in March 2028)
• Sinem Sonsat, Iowa State University (AAALetter Editor: appointed; term expires in March 2028)
• Jim Mischler, Northwestern State University of Louisiana (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Haley De Korne, University of Oslo (appointed; term expires in March 2026) 
• James Coda, University of Tennessee (appointed; term expires in March 2028) 
• Yi Wang, Stony Brook University (appointed; term expires in March 2028) 
• Devin Grammon, University of Oregon (appointed; term expires in March 2028) 
• Manka Varghese, University of Washington (ex officio, voting, President-Elect; term expires in March 2026)

Dissertation Award Committee

• Chair: Brittany Frieson, University of North Texas (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Chaoran Wang, Colby College (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Zhongfeng Tian, Rutgers University- Newark (elected; term expires in March 2026)
• Sara Kangas, Lehigh University (elected; term expires in March 2026)
• Betsy Gilliland, University of Hawaíi Mãnoa (elected; term expires in March 2026)
• Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, Indiana University (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• TBD EC liaison

Distinguished Public Service Award Committee

• Chair: Ashley Moore, OISE/University of Toronto (appointed, term expires in March 2028)
• Paul Kei Matsuda, Arizona State University (elected; term expires in March 2026)
• Maricel Santos, San Francisco State University (elected; term expires in March 2026)
• Alissa Hartig, Portland State University (appointed; term expires in March 2028)
• Manka Varghese, University of Washington (EC liaison; term expires in March 2026)

Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award Committee

• Chair: Veronica Valdez, University of Utah (appointed, term expires in March 2026)
• Jim McKinley, University College London, UK (appointed, term expires in March 2026)
• Sinfree Makoni, Pennsylvania State University (appointed, term expires in March 2026)
• Linda Harklau, University of Georgia (ex officio, non-voting: 2025 awardee, term expires in March 2026)
• Manka Varghese, University of Washington (ex officio, non-voting, President-Elect; term expires in March 2026)

Distinguished Service and Engaged Research Graduate Student Award in Relation to Diversity Efforts Committee

• Chair: Sarah Howard, Oregon State University (appointed, GSC representative; term expires in March 2026)
• Uju Anya, Carnegie Mellon University (term expires in March 2026)
• Malachi Henry, Indiana University - Bloomington (appointed, GSC Representative; term expires in March 2026)
• TBD EC liaison

FFAL Trustees

• Chair: Glenn Martinez, The University of Texas at San Antonio (term expires in March 2027)
• Co-Chair: Paula Winke, Michigan State University (voting, Treasurer; term expires in March 2026)
• Past Chair: Shawn Loewen, Michigan State University (term expires in March 2026)
• Chantelle Warner, University of Arizona (term expires in March 2028)
• GSC JEDI and Secretary – TBD (ex-officio, non-voting)

Graduate Student Award Committee

• Chair: Mimi Li, Texas A&M University-Commerce (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Ron Darvin, University of British Columbia (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Xu Yan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Magda Madany-Saa, University of Oslo (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Wesley Leonard, University of California, Riverside (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Francis Hult, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (EC liaison; term expires in March 2026)

Nominating Committee

• Chair: Gail Prasad, York University (appointed, term expires in March 2026)
• Prem Phyak, Teachers College Columbia University (elected, term expires in June 2025)
• Kevin Wong, Pepperdine University (elected, term expires in June 2025)
• James Coda, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (elected, term expires in June 2025)
• Manka Varghese, University of Washington (ex officio, non-voting, President-Elect; term expires in March 2026)

Public Affairs and Engagement Committee

• Chair: Uju Anya, Carnegie Mellon University (term expires March 2026)
• Vice-Chair: Rima El Abdali, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (term expires March 2027)
• TBD (GSC Designee, appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Amelia Tseng, American University (ex officio: JNCL Representative) (term expires in March 2026)
• Diep Nguyen, Center for Applied Linguistics (ex officio: CAL Representative) (term expires in March 2026)
• Manka Varghese, University of Washington (ex officio, non-voting, President-Elect; term expires in March 2026)

Research Article Award Committee

• Chair: Lei Jiang, University of Kansas (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Xun Yan, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Wenhao Diao, University of Arizona (elected; term expires in March 2028)
• Angelica Galante, McGill University (elected; term expires in March 2028)
• TBD EC liaison

Resolutions Committee

• Chair: Mi Yung Park, University of Auckland (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Harini Rajagopal, University of British Columbia (appointed; term expires in March 2026)    
• Michael Amory, Oklahoma State University (appointed; term expires in March 2026)
• Ryuko Kubota, University of British Columbia (ex-officio, President; term expires in March 2026)

• Co-Chair - Sarah Howard, Oregon State University 
• Co-Chair - John Odudele, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• JEDI and Secretary – Malachi Henry, Indiana University - Bloomington
• Newsletter, Member-at-Large – Ifeoluwa Priscillia Awopetu, The University of Memphis
• Event-Planning, Member-at-Large – Lal Horan, Teachers College Columbia University 
• Social Media, Member-at-Large – Mukib Khan, Oklahoma State University

A task force refers to a committee with a selected group of individuals who have been assigned to work on a special project or task to advance the work of the Executive Committee, a Standing Committee, or the President’s agenda. A task force will be appointed by the President.

A task force may be appointed in one of two ways: (1) by direct presidential appointment or (2) in response to a recommendation adopted by way of an approved motion by the Executive Committee.

Task forces will consist of a Chair and three to five (suggested) additional members whose expertise is in direct alignment with the charge or the nature of the task. Task forces are disbanded once the task is deemed complete. The work of the task force will be supported, if necessary, by the AAAL staff.

For more information on the creation and governance of task forces please refer to Standing Rule #7, Section B, Page 13 (Rev. March 2024). Standing Rules

Conference Task Force

Chair: Ryuko Kubota, University of British Columbia

• Irasema Mora-Pablo, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico
• Masatoshi Sato, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile
• Melanie Wong, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Yanning (Anna) Dong, Tsinghua University, China
• Ali Fuad Selvi, University of Alabama, USA
• Kerry Pusey, University of Pennsylvania, USA, graduate student

Ad Hoc Committee on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)

Chair: Usree Bhattacharya, University of Georgia

• Ashley Moore, University of Toronto
• Gloria Park, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• Patricia Baquedano-López, University of California, Berkeley
• John A. Odudele, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

AILA

• International Committee - Agnes He, Stony Brook University, AAAL Secretary

• Kendall King, University of Minnesota, AILA Member-at-large

AIALA

• Anne Marie Guerrettaz, Washington State University 

Cambridge University Press/Annual Review of Applied Linguistics

• Editor: Andrea Revesz, UCL IoE, University College London

American Anthropological Association Open-Access Repository Advisory Board

• Sabina Perrino, SUNY Binghamton

JNCL (Joint National Committee for Languages)

• Amelia Tseng, American University (term expires March 2026)

Click to view a PDF file of the history of AAAL committees from 1978 through the present.