Committees

Elected Standing Committees

Elected standing committee members are elected by the AEJMC membership and serve staggered three-year terms.

About the Committee

Serving the AEJMC Professional Freedom and Responsibility Committee
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
George L. Daniels (Chair) (Term: 2022-2025)
University of Alabama
 
Celeste González de Bustamante (Term: 2024-2027)
University of Texas at Austin
 
Holly Overton (Term: 2024-2027)
Pennsylvania State University
 
Mimi Perreault (Term: 2024-2027)
University of South Florida
 
Ingrid Sturgis (Term: 2024-2027)
Howard University
 
Genelle Belmas (Chair) (Term: 2023-2026)
University of Kansas
 
Steve BienAime (Term: 2023-2026)
University of Northern Kentucky
 
Pallavi Guha (Term: 2023-2026)
Towson University
 
Meg Heckman (Term: 2023-2026)
Northeastern University
 
Sabine Baumann (Term: 2022-2025)
Berlin School of Economics and Law
 
Colleen Connolly-Ahern (Term: 2022-2025)
Penn State University
 
Katie Place (Term: 2022-2025)
Quinnipiac University

About the Committee

Ethical Research Guidelines

Serving the AEJMC Standing Committee on Research
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Yong Volz (Chair) (Term: 2022-2025)
University of Missouri
 
Lucinda Austin (Term: 2024-2027)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 
Valérie Bélair-Gagnon (Term: 2024-2027)
University of Minnesota
 
Patrick Ferrucci (Term: 2024-2027)
University of Colorado Boulder
 
Jessica Willoughby (Term: 2024-2027)
Washington State University
 
Deborah Chung (Term: 2023-2026)
University of Kentucky
 
Melita Garza (Term: 2023-2026)
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 
Amber Roessner (Term: 2023-2026)
University of Tennessee
 
Denis Wu (Term: 2023-2026)
Boston University
 
Summer Harlow (Term: 2022-2025)
Texas A&M University/University of Texas at Austin
 
Jasmine McNealy (Term: 2022-2025)
University of Florida
 
Radhika Parameswaran (Term: 2022-2025)
Indiana University

About the Committee

Serving the AEJMC Committee on Teaching
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Tiffany Gallicano (Chair) (Term: 2022-2025)
University of North Carolina Charlotte
 
Laura K. Smith (Term: 2024-2027)
University of South Carolina
 
Mas Biswas (Term: 2024-2027)
Loyola University Maryland
 
Jeremy Littau (Term: 2024-2027)
Lehigh University
 
Hazel Cole (Term: 2024-2027)
University of West Georgia
 
Nandini Bhalla (Term: 2023-2026)
Texas State University
 
Lisa Burns (Term: 2023-2026)
Quinnipiac University
 
Theresa de los Santos (Term: 2023-2026)
Pepperdine University
 
Gabriel Tait (Term: 2023-2026)
Ball State University
 
Tracy Everbach (Term: 2022-2025)
University of North Texas
 
Chris Roberts (Term: 2022-2025)
The University of Alabama
 
Amanda Weed (Term: 2022-2025)
Kennesaw State University

About the Committee

Serving the AEJMC Publications Committee
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Teri Finneman (Chair) (Term: 2023-2026)
University of Kansas
 
Stephanie Craft (Term: 2024-2027)
University of Illinois
 
Keren Henderson (Term: 2024-2027)
Syracuse University
 
Alyssa Appelman (Term: 2024-2027)
University of Kansas
 
Uche Onyebadi (Term: 2023-2026)
Texas Christian University
 
Hyejoon Rim (Term: 2023-2026)
University of Minnesota
 
Maria DeMoya (Term: 2022-2025)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
 
Chelsea Reynolds (Term: 2022-2025)
Arizona State University
 
Sun Young Lee (Term: 2022-2025)
University of Maryland

About the Council

Serving the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (ACEJMC)
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Dorothy Bland (Term: 2024-2027)
University of North Texas
 
Christopher McCollough (Term: 2024-2027)
Jacksonville State University
 
Jessica Pucci (Term: 2023-2026)
Arizona State University
 
Suzanne Horsley (Term: 2022-2025)
University of Alabama

Appointed Standing Committees

Appointed standing committee members serve staggered three-year terms and are appointed by the AEJMC president.

Serving the AEJMC Finance Committee
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Bey-Ling Sha (Chair) (Term: 2023-2027)
Texas Tech University
 
Mia Moody (Term: 2024 – 2028)
Baylor University
 
Samuel Tham (Term: 2024 – 2027)
Colorado State University
 
Carl Ciccarelli (Term: 2023 – 2026)
University of South Carolina Aiken
 
Teresa Mastin (Term: 2022 – 2026)
Michigan State University
 
Linda Aldoory (Term: 2021 – 2025)
University of Maryland
 
Maria Marron (Term: 2022 – 2025)
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
 
Amanda Caldwell (Ex Officio Member)
AEJMC Executive Director
 
Felicia Brown (Ex Officio Member)
AEJMC Assistant Director

Serving the AEJMC Membership Committee
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Keonte Coleman (Chair) (Term: 2023 – 2026)
Syracuse University
 
Mariam Alkazemi (Term: 2024 – 2027)
Virginia Commonwealth University
 
Irene Segopolo (Term 2024 – 2027)
University of Bostwana
 
Ron W. Sitton (Term: 2024 – 2027)
Arkansas State University
 
Jennifer Vardeman (Term: 2023 – 2026)
University of Houston
 
Valerie White (Term: 2023 – 2026)
Florida A&M University
 
Prabu David (Term: 2022 – 2025)
Michigan State University
 
Seungahn Nah (Term: 2022 – 2025)
University of Florida
 
Shafiqur Rahman (Term: 2022 – 2025)
South Carolina State University

Serving the AEJMC Nominations and Elections Committee
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Dorothy Bland (Chair) (Term: 2022-2025)
University of North Texas
 
Chuqing Dong (Term: 2024-2027)
Michigan State University
 
Yeuseung Kim (Term: 2024-2027)
Chung-Ang University
 
Damion Waymer (Term: 2024-2027)
University of South Carolina
 
Derigan Silver (Term: 2023-2026)
University of Denver
 
Ryan J. Thomas (Term: 2022-2025)
Washington State University
 
Suman Mishra (Term: 2022-2025)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Serving the AEJMC/ASJMC Human Resource Committee
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Mia Moody (Chair) (Term: 2024-2028)
Baylor University
 
Bey-Ling Sha (Term: 2023-2027)
California State University, Fullerton
 
Kim Bissell (Term: 2024-2027)
Louisiana State University
 
Teresa Mastin (Term: 2022-2026)
Michigan State University
 
Hub Brown (Term: 2023-2026)
University of Florida
 
Linda Aldoory (Term: 2021-2025)
American University
 
Emily Metzgar (Term: 2022-2025)
Kent State University
 

About the Committee

The AEJMC Board of Directors instituted on Nov. 20, 2020, a permanent human resources committee to fulfill our commitment to sustain a workplace that thrives on talent, leadership, innovation, collaboration, belonging, and professionalism.
 
Chaired by the AEJMC vice-president, the HR committee will advance AEJMC’s commitment to a fulfilling and engaging employment experience for AEJMC/ASJMC’s Office Staff.
 
The subcommittee will be charged with the following:
 
  • Conduct annual surveys of office staff members to assess and support the overall functioning and optimal operation of the association and the AEJMC Central Office
  • Coordinate and conduct annual performance reviews of the executive director
  • Recommend to the AEJMC Board any steps necessary, to address the overall functioning and optimal operation of the AEJMC Central Office. Examine long- term issues related to human resources, for example, addressing and assessing the adequacy of employee benefits for staff members.

The AEJMC Central Office staff also serves and supports the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC). To that end, the AEJMC HR Subcommittee may seek inputs from the ASJMC president and the ASJMC Executive Committee in accomplishing our shared mission of promoting excellence in journalism and mass communication education.

— Tim Vos, Michigan State University, 2020-21 AEJMC President

Serving the AEJMC Committee on Career Development
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Steve Bien-Aimé (Chair) (Term: 2021-2025)
Northern Kentucky University
 
Richard Ganahl (Term: 2024-2027)
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
 
Matt Ragas (Term: 2024-2027)
DePaul University
 
Natalie Tindall (Term: 2024-2027)
University of Texas at Austin
 
Kristen Eddy (Term: 2024-2026)
Pew Research Center
 
HongMei Shen (Term: 2023-2026)
San Diego State University
 
Weiwu Zhang (Term: 2023-2026)
Ball State University
 
Sabine Baumann (Term: 2021-2025)
Berlin School of Economics and Law
 
Kelly Kaufhold (Term: 2022-2025)
Texas State University
 

About the AEJMC Committee on Career Development

 
The AEJMC Committee on Career Development works to:
 
  • Implement plans for institutionalizing career service sessions at AEJMC conferences
  • Foster coordination among AEJMC groups that conduct career development sessions
  • Hold its own unique recurring career development events related to careers and
  • Support AEJMC initiatives to aid underrepresented groups in journalism and mass communication education.

The appointed committee consists of at least a chair plus eight members, approved by the AEJMC President.

Members meet over the course of the year to work on committee activities.

Serving the AEJMC/Gene Burd Award Committee
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Dani Brown (Term: 2024-2027)
Michigan State University
 
Susan Keith (Term: 2023-2026)
Rutgers University
 
Rauf Arif (Term: 2022-2025)
Towson University

Annual Committees

Appointed annual and ad hoc committee members are appointed by the AEJMC president. Members serve one-year terms.
 

There are no committees at this time.


Task Forces

A task force is appointed by the president to investigate a particular broad-based issue. The appointment is on a short-term basis.

Serving the AEJMC Presidential Task Force on Undergraduate Research and Engagement
for the 2024 – 2025 term
 
Jan Lauren Boyles (Co-chair)
Iowa State University
 
Laura K. Smith (Co-chair)
University of South Carolina
 
Mackenzie Cato
Kennesaw State University
 
Michel Haigh
Texas State University
 
Erin Kim-Cho
Grand View University
 
Claudia Kozman
Northwestern University in Qatar
 
Nick Mathews
University of Missouri
 (11.24)

Serving the AEJMC Presidential Task Force on AEJMC’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
for the 2023 – 2024 term
 
Laura Castañeda
University of Southern California
 
Jerry Crawford
Virginia State University
 
George Daniels
University of Alabama
 
Melissa Greene-Blye
University of Kansas
 
Patrick Johnson
Marquette University
 
Teresa Mastin
Michigan State University
 
Mimi Perreault
University of South Florida
 
Nathian Rodriguez
San Diego State University
 
Bey-Ling Sha
California State University, Fullerton
 
Gabriel Tait
Ball State University
 
Elizabeth L. Toth
University of Maryland
 (11.23)

Become an AEJMC member.

Join a journalism and mass communication organization that focuses on academic and professional growth, cutting-edge research, advocacy for press freedom and ethics, global impact and extensive networking opportunities. Join today!

AEJMC-WJEC 2025

We can't wait to see you!

Make plans to join the AEJMC 2025 Conference and the WJEC 7th Congress in San Francisco, CA August 7-10.

See Details