Officers / Contact

Interested in serving in our division? Contact our Past Chair (below) and attend our annual business meeting. Positions become available annually!
A list of previous division officers can be found here.

2025  –  2026 Executive Committee

Name, Contact Information Institution Position
Rachel Childers

Professional Practice Associate Professor

Childers.73@osu.edu

(614) 247-6681

The Ohio State University Past Chair
Alexis Ortiz-Rosario

Professional Practice Associate Professor

ortiz-rosario.1@osu.edu

(614) 688-1776

The Ohio State University Division Chair
Brian P. Helmke

Associate Professor

helmke@virginia.edu

(434) 924-6460

University of Virginia Program Chair
Jennifer Leight

Associate Professor

leight.1@osu.edu

(614) 685-9147

The Ohio State University Program Chair-Elect
Christine King

Assistant Professor of Teaching

kingce@uci.edu

(845) 729-7485

University of California Irvine Treasurer
Leann Dourte

Practice Associate Professor

dourte@seas.upenn.edu

 

University of Pennsylvania Awards Chair
Sabia Abidi

Assistant Teaching Professor

sza2@rice.edu

(713) 348-8362

Rice University Secretary/Webmaster
Amy Adkins

Assistant Teaching Professor

anadkins@ncsu.edu, anadkins@email.unc.edu

(919) 515-1048

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Events Chair
Mostafa Elsaadany

Assistant Professor

mselsaad@uark.edu 

(479) 718-1153

University of Arkansas Member-at-Large

Term ending 2026

Cameron Kim

Assistant Professor of the Practice

cameron.kim@duke.edu

(978) 934-3299

Duke University Member-at-Large

Term ending 2027

Naji Husseini

Associate Teaching Professor

nshussei@ncsu.edu, najihuss@email.unc.edu

(919) 513-4222

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Member-at-Large

Term ending 2028

 

2025  –  2026 BED Delegates

 

Name, Contact Information, Institution, Position

  • Antarjot Kaur, BED division representative for P-12
  • May Mansy, BED division representative for Interdivisional Town Hall
  • Daniel Grindle, BED representative on the Commission on Diversity, Equity and inclusion (CDEI)