Annual Scientific Meeting Program Working Groups

Laura Donorfio, PhD, FAGHE | University of Connecticut
LEAD: AGHE Section Vice Chair

Tamar Shovali, PhD, FAGHE | Eckerd College
AGHE Section Vice Chair-Elect

Abigail Stephan, PhD | Clemson University
AGHE ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Erta Cenko, PhD | University of Florida
AGHE ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Chivon Mingo, BS, FGSA, MA, PhD | Georgia State University
LEAD: BSS Section Vice Chair

Jeffrey Stokes, PhD | University of Massachusetts Boston
BSS Section Vice Chair-Elect

Monica Nelson, MA, PhD | University of Michigan
BSS ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Eunyoung Choi, PhD | University of Southern California
BSS ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Julie Ober Allen, MPH, PhD | University of Wisconsin
Volunteer

Alexis Bender, PhD | Emory University
Volunteer

Marino Bruce, BS, Mdiv, PhD | University of Houston
Volunteer

Ashley Curtis, PhD | University of South Florida
Volunteer

Francesca Falzarano, PhD | University of Southern California
Volunteer

Sarah Forrester, PhD | University of Massachusetts
Volunteer

Tiffany Kindratt, MPH, PhD | University of Texas at Arlington
Volunteer

Debarati Kole, MS | North Dakota State University
Volunteer

Katherine Kwong, PhD | Connecticut College
Volunteer

Heather Menne, MGS, PhD | Miami University
Volunteer

Irina Mindlis, MPH, PhD | Cornell University
Volunteer

Chizobam Nweke, MD | University of Connecticut
Volunteer

Anyah Prasad, MS, PhD | Vanderbilt University
Volunteer

Bianca Shieu, PhD | UT Health San Antonio
Volunteer

Sean Curran, PhD | University of Southern California
LEAD: BioSci Section Vice Chair

Mark McCormick, PhD | University of New Mexico
BioSci Section Vice Chair-Elect

Nisi Jiang, BS, MS | UT Health San Antonio - Barshop Institute
BioSci ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Sarah A. Ashiqueali, PhD | Mayo Clinic
BioSci ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Sohyun Kim, PhD, RN | University of Texas at Arlington
LEAD: ESPO Section Vice Chair

Katherine Carrol Britt, PhD, MSN, RN | University of Pennsylvania
ESPO Section Vice Chair-Elect

Zeyu Liu, MS | Cornell University
Volunteer

Emily L. Mroz, PhD | Emory University
Volunteer

Christina X. Mu, BA, PhD | University of California, San Francisco
Volunteer

Ellen Munsterman, BSN, MSN, RN | University of Pennsylvania
Volunteer

Julie S. Rekant, DPT, PhD | Baltimore VA Medical Center
Volunteer

Zhong Wang, PhD | Yeshiva University
Volunteer

Annalee Wilson, MPH | Boston University
Volunteer

Jiao Yu, PhD | Yale University
Volunteer

Pamela Cacchione, PhD | University of Pennsylvania
LEAD:HS Section Vice Chair

Elizabeth Vasquez, DrPH, FGSA | University at Albany (SUNY)
HS Vice Chair-Elect

Kate Perepezko, MS, PhD | University of Pittsburgh
HS ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Tingzhong (Michelle) Xue, MS, RN | University of Massachusetts Amherst
HS ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Juliana O. Abude-Aribo, MS | University of North Texas in Denton
Volunteer

Dawon Baik, PhD | University of Colorado
Volunteer

Ying-Yu Chao, PhD | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Volunteer

Wan-Ling Hsu, MS, PhD | Saint Louis University
Volunteer

Mariya Kovaleva, PhD | University of Nebraska
Volunteer

Daniel J. Liebzeit, PhD, RN | University of Iowa
Volunteer

Ronica Rooks, MA, PhD | University of Colorado Denver
LEAD:ID ASM Workgroup Leader (PPP Presidential Appointee)

Khunza Asma, PhD | University of South Florida
Volunteer

Kyoungmin Cho, MS | Pennsylvania State University
Volunteer

Guoping Jin, MSW | University of Pittsburgh
Volunteer

Zhuoer Lin, PhD | University of Illinois at Chicago
Volunteer

Obinna Casmir C. Odo, BS, MS, MSW | Miami University
Volunteer

Gemma G. ODonnell, MSN, RN | Arizona State University
Volunteer

Matthew J. Peterson, PhD | University of North Carolina Wilmington
Volunteer

Sagar Vyavahare, PhD | Augusta University
Volunteer

Stephen Ojiambo Wandera, PhD | Makerere University
Volunteer

Amber Watts, PhD | University of Kansas
Volunteer

Mengzhao Yan, MA | University of Southern California
Volunteer

Howard Degenholtz, PhD | University of Pittsburgh
LEAD:SRPP Section Vice Chair

Cal Halvorsen, PhD, MSW | Washington University in St. Louis
SRPP Section Vice Chair-Elect

Taylor Jansen, PhD | University of Massachusetts Boston
SRPP ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Mengzhao Yan, MA | University of Southern California
SRPP ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Verena Cimarolli, PhD | LeadingAge
Volunteer

Julie Gordan, DrPh | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Volunteer

Emily Greenfield, PhD | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Volunteer

Katherine Kennedy, MS, PhD | Providence VA Medical Center
Volunteer

Chenjuan Ma, MSN, PhD | New York University
Volunteer

Allie Peckham, PhD | Arizona State University
Volunteer

Kaipeng Wang, MSW, PhD | University of Denver
Volunteer

Jarmin Yeh, MPH, MSW, PhD | University of California, San Francisco
Volunteer

Annual Scientific Meeting Program Working Groups

GSA 2025 Roster

Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education Working Group

Behavioral and Social Sciences Working Group

Biological Sciences Working Group

Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Working Group

Health Sciences Working Group

Interdisciplinary Working Group

Social Research, Policy, and Practice Working Group