SIG Board

SIG Officers (2025-2026)

Chair:

Oona Fontanella-Nothom, PhDAssistant Professor of Early ChildhoodCal State University Dominguez Hillsofontanellanothom@csudh.edu

Program Chair:

Nathaniel Bryan, PhDAssociate Professor of Early ChildhoodUniversity of Texas at Austinnathaniel.bryan@austin.utexas.edu

Program Co-Chair:

Allison Henward, PhDAssociate Professor of Early Childhood EducationThe Pennsylvania State Universityash55@psu.edu

Treasurer:

Tiffany R. Rowland, PhDAssistant ProfessorUniversity of ToledoTiffany.Rowland@rockets.utoledo.edu

Secretary:

Stephanie Sanders-Smith, PhDAssociate Professor, School of Curriculum & InstructionUniversity of Illinois-Urbana Champaignssmit37@illinois.edu

Communications Chair:

Ruby Batz, PhDAssistant Professor of Special EducationUniversity of Nevada-Renorbatzherrera@unr.edu

Communications Co-Chair:

Alisha Nguyen, PhDAssistant Professor of TESOL, Bilingual Education, and Special EducationLesley Universityalisha.nguyen@lesley.edu

Graduate Student Representative:

David ViningDoctoral CandidateTeachers College, Columbia Universitydwv2103@tc.columbia.edu

SIG Officers (2024-2025)

Chair:

Brian L. Wright, PhDAssociate Professor/Program Coordinator of Early Childhood Education & Coordinator of the Middle School Cohort of the African American Male Academy University of Memphis blwrght1@memphis.edu

Program Chair:

Oona Fontanella-Nothom, PhDAssistant Professor of Early ChildhoodCal State University Dominguez Hillsofontanellanothom@csudh.edu

Program Co-Chair:

Nathaniel Bryan, PhDAssistant Professor of Early ChildhoodUniversity of Texas at Austinnathaniel.bryan@austin.utexas.edu

Treasurer:

Kerry-Ann Escayg, PhDAssociate Professor, Anti-racism Teacher EducationUniversity of Nebraska-Omahakescayg@unomaha.edu

Secretary:

Stephanie Sanders-Smith, PhDAssistant Professor, School of Curriculum & InstructionUniversity of Illinois-Urbana Champaignssmit37@illinois.edu

Communications Chair:

Tran Templeton, EdDAssistant Professor of Early Childhood Teachers College, Columbia Universityttn2114@tc.columbia.edu

Communications Co-Chair:

Ruby Batz, PhDAssistant Professor of Special EducationUniversity of Nevada-Renorbatzherrera@unr.edu

Graduate Student Representative:

David ViningDoctoral CandidateTeachers College, Columbia Universitydwv2103@tc.columbia.edu

SIG Officers (2023-2024)

Chair:

Tonia Durden, PhDClinical Professor, Equity and Early Childhood EducationGeorgia State University tdurden@gsu.edu

Program Chair:

Program Co-Chair:

Oona Fontanella-Nothom, PhDAssistant Professor of Early ChildhoodCal State LAofontan@calstatela.edu

Treasurer:

Kerry-Ann Escayg, PhDAssociate Professor, Anti-racism Teacher EducationUniversity of Nebraska-Omahakescayg@unomaha.edu

Secretary:

Nicole Land, PhDAssistant Professor, School of Early Childhood StudiesToronto Metropolitan Universitynland@torontomu.ca

Communications Chair:

Tran Templeton, EdDAssistant Professor of Early Childhood Teachers College, Columbia Universityttn2114@tc.columbia.edu

SIG Officers (2022-2023)

Chair:

Janice Kroeger, PhDProfessor, Early Childhood Education Kent State Universityjkroege1@kent.edu

Program Chair:

Tonia Durden, PhDClinical Professor, Equity and Early Childhood EducationGeorgia State University tdurden@gsu.edu

Program Co-Chair:

Brian L. Wright, PhDAssociate Professor, Program Coordinator of Early Childhood Education & Coordinator of Middle School Cohort of the African American Male Academy University of Memphis blwrght1@memphis.edu

Treasurer:

Kiyomi Sánchez-Suzuki Colegrove, PhDAssociate Professor, Bilingual/Bicultural EducationTexas State Universitykc1183@txstate.edu

Secretary

Mindi Reich-Shapiro PhDAssociate Professor, Early Childhood EducationBorough of Manhattan Community Collegemindireichshapiro@gmail.com

SIG Officers (2021-2022)

Chair:

Sara Michael Luna, PhDAssociate Professor, Early Childhood Development & Education University of Central FloridaSara.MichaelLuna@ucf.edu

Program Chair:

Janice Kroeger, PhDProfessor, Early Childhood Education Kent State Universityjkroege1@kent.edu

Program Co-Chair:

Tonia Durden, PhDClinical Professor, Equity and Early Childhood EducationGeorgia State University tdurden@gsu.edu

Treasurer:

Kiyomi Sánchez-Suzuki Colegrove, PhDAssociate Professor, Bilingual/Bicultural EducationTexas State Universitykc1183@txstate.edu

Secretary:

Soojin Oh Park, PhDAssistant Professor, Early Childhood University of Washingtonparkso@uw.edu

SIG Officers (2020-2021)

Chair:

Haeny S. Yoon, PhDAssistant Professor, Early Childhood Teachers College, Columbia University

Program Chair:

Sara Michael Luna, PhDAssociate Professor, Early Childhood Development & Education University of Central Florida

Program Co-Chair:

Janice Kroeger, PhDProfessor, Early Childhood Education Kent State University

Treasurer:

Samara Akpovo, PhDAssociate Professor, Director of the Intercultural and Classroom Culture Research LabUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville

Secretary:

Tran Templeton, EdDAssistant Professor of Early Childhood University of North Texas

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