Who We Are

We also have pages with photos and videos of various SIG members and events, and with interviews of influential individuals from across the SIG’s history.

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SIG OFFICERS

Executive BOARD (2025-2026)

Chair

Senior SIG Chair: Michelle Taub (michelle.taub@ucf.edu)
Junior SIG Chair: Aloysius Anyichie (AnyichieA@BrandonU.CA)

Program Chair

Senior Program Chair: Alexandra Patzak (apatzak@gmu.edu)
Junior Program Chair: Carolyn Flaggs (dflaggs@kennesaw.edu)

Secretary

Senior Secretary: Allyson Pitzel (apitzel@kent.edu)
Junior Secretary: Lauren Cabrera (cabrer50@msu.edu)

Treasurer

Senior Treasurer: Melani A. Loney (mloney@odu.edu)
Junior Treasurer: D. Jake Follmer (djakefollmer@gmail.com)

 

Awards Committees

Outstanding Poster Award

(2021-Present)

Chair: Roger Azevedo (roger.azevedo@ucf.edu)

 

Graduate Student Research Award

(2023-Present)

Chair: Anastasia Kitsantas (akitsant@gmu.edu)

 

Barry J. Zimmerman Award for Outstanding Contributions

(2023-Present)

Chair: Héfer Bembenutty (hefer.bembenutty@qc.cuny.edu)

 

Contributors

Webmaster

(2023-Present)

Bridget K. Daleiden (bridget.daleiden@unlv.edu)

 

Social Media Coordinator

(2022-Present)

Rinat Levy-Cohen (rlevycohen@fordham.edu)

 

SIG Historian

(2021-Present)

Yan Dai (yzd0038@auburn.edu)

 

SSRL SIG Times Magazine

(2018-2023)

Editor-in-Chief: Héfer Bembenutty (hefer.bembenutty@qc.cuny.edu)
Executive Editor: Pamela Murphy (pefvmurphy@gmail.com)

 

SSRL SIG Spotlight

(2021-Present)

Editor-in-Chief: Héfer Bembenutty (hefer.bembenutty@qc.cuny.edu)

 

Graduate Student Mentoring Program Committee

(2023-Present)

Chair: Fernando Rodriguez (fernanr1@uci.edu)

 

A Special Thank You:

To Charles Raffaele, for your incredible vision and dedication in creating this website.