Committees, Councils, & Task Forces

Book/First Book Award Committee

• Chair: ??
• Pramod K. Sah, The Education University of Hong Kong (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Tommaso Milani, Pennsylvania State University (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Sender Dovchin, Curtin University (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Jacob Rieker, Pennsylvania State University (appointed; term expires in March 2028)
• Shelley Staples, Northern Arizona University (elected, term expires in March 2028)
• Meike Wernicke, University of British Columbia (elected, term expires in March 2028)
• EC liaison, TBD; term expires in March 2027

Budget Committee

• Chair: Paula Winke, Michigan State University (Treasurer; term expires in March 2029)
• Manka Varghese, University of Washington (President; term expires in March 2027)
• Mari Haneda, The Pennsylvania State University (President-Elect; term expires in March 2027)
• Francis Hult, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (1st Vice President; term expires in March 2027)
• Glenn Martínez, The University of Texas at San Antonio (2nd Vice President; term expires in March 2027) 
• Sarah Howard, Oregon State University (appointed, GSC representative; term expires in March 2027)
• Val Smith, AAAL Business Office (ex officio, non-voting, Managing Director)

Committee on Conference Connections

• Chair: Juyeon Yoo, Ball State University (appointed; term expires in March 2028) [NEW LETTER FROM RYUKO]
• Kevin Tai, Hong Kong University (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Ji-Young Shin, University of Toronto (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Michol Miller, University of Hawaii – Manoa (appointed; term expires in March 2027) 
• Sarah Howard, Oregon State University (appointed, GSC representative)
• Glenn Martínez, The University of Texas at San Antonio (ex officio, non-voting, 2nd Vice President; term expires in March 2027)

Committee for Online Education and Outreach

• Chair: Sarah Hercula, Missouri University of Science and Technology (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Sinem Sonsaat-Hegelheimer, Iowa State University (AAALetter Editor: appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Jim Mischler, Northwestern State University of Louisiana (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• James Coda, University of Tennessee (appointed; term expires in March 2028) 
• Yi Wang, Stony Brook University (appointed; term expires in March 2028) 
• Devin Grammon, University of Oregon (appointed; term expires in March 2027) 
• Mari Haneda, The Pennsylvania State University(ex officio, voting, President-Elect; term expires in March 2027)

Dissertation Award Committee

• Chair: Brittany Frieson, University of North Texas (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Katie A. Bernstein, Arizona State University (elected; term expires in March 2027)
• Stephen May, University of Auckland (elected; term expires in March 2027)
• Aurora Tsai, University of Tokyo (elected; term expires in March 2027)
• Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, Indiana University (appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• EC liaison, TBD; term expires in March 2027

Distinguished Public Service Award Committee

• Chair: Ashley Moore, OISE/University of Toronto (appointed, term expires in March 2028)
• Christine Montecillo Leider, University of Massachusetts Lowell (elected; term expires in March 2030)
• Pia Lane, University of Oslo (elected; term expires in March 2030)
• Alissa Hartig, Portland State University (appointed; term expires in March 2028)
• EC liaison, TBD; term expires in March 2027

Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award Committee-HAVE NOT YET UPDATED

• Chair: ??
• Lourdes Ortega, Georgetown University (ex officio, non-voting: 2027 awardee, term expires in March 2027)
• Mari Haneda, The Pennsylvania State University (ex officio, voting, President-Elect; term expires in March 2027)

Distinguished Service and Engaged Research Graduate Student Award in Relation to Diversity Efforts Committee

• Chair: Sarah Howard, Oregon State University (appointed, GSC representative; term expires in March 2027)
• PAEC rep (usually chair)
• Secretary of GSC Diversity Sub-committee
• EC liaison, TBD; term expires in March 2027

FFAL Trustees

• Chair: Chantelle Warner, University of Arizona (term expires in March 2027)
• Co-Chair: Paula Winke, Michigan State University (voting, Treasurer; term expires in March 2027)
• Past Chair: Glenn Martinez, The University of Texas at San Antonio
• Paula Winke, Michigan State University (term expires in March 2027)
• GSC JEDI and Secretary – TBD (ex-officio, non-voting)

Graduate Student Award Committee

• Chair:
• EC liaison, TBD; term expires in March 2027

Nominating Committee

• Chair: 
• Mari Haneda, The Pennsylvania State University(ex officio, voting, President-Elect; term expires in March 2027)

Public Affairs and Engagement Committee

• Chair: Rima El Abdali, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (term expires March 2027)
• Vice-Chair: Youmna Deiri, Texas A&M University (term expires March 2028)
• TBD (GSC Designee, appointed; term expires in March 2027)
• Sarah Moore, University of Maryland (ex officio: JNCL Representative) (term expires in March 2030)
• TBD, Center for Applied Linguistics (ex officio: CAL Representative) (term expires in March 2027)
• Mari Haneda, The Pennsylvania State University(ex officio, voting, President-Elect; term expires in March 2027)

Research Article Award Committee

• Chair: 
• Wenhao Diao, University of Arizona (elected; term expires in March 2028)
• Angelica Galante, McGill University (elected; term expires in March 2028)
• EC liaison, TBD; term expires in March 2027

Resolutions Committee

• Chair:
• Manka Varghese, University of Washington (ex-officio, President; term expires in March 2027)

• Co-Chair - Sarah Howard, Oregon State University 
• Co-Chair - John Odudele, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• JEDI and Secretary – 
• Newsletter, Member-at-Large – 
• Event-Planning, Member-at-Large –  
• Social Media, Member-at-Large – 

A task force refers to a committee with a selected group of individuals who have been assigned to work on a special project or task to advance the work of the Executive Committee, a Standing Committee, or the President’s agenda. A task force will be appointed by the President.

A task force may be appointed in one of two ways: (1) by direct presidential appointment or (2) in response to a recommendation adopted by way of an approved motion by the Executive Committee.

Task forces will consist of a Chair and three to five (suggested) additional members whose expertise is in direct alignment with the charge or the nature of the task. Task forces are disbanded once the task is deemed complete. The work of the task force will be supported, if necessary, by the AAAL staff.

For more information on the creation and governance of task forces please refer to Standing Rule #7, Section B, Page 13 (Rev. March 2024). Standing Rules

Advocacy Task Force

Co-Chairs: Wenhao Diao, University of Arizona, and Christine Tardy, University of Arizona

• Uju Anya Carnegie Mellon University
• Rima Elabdali, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Amelia Tseng, American University
• Manka Varghese, University of Washington

Ad Hoc Committee on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)

Chair: Amelia Tseng, American University

• Ashley Moore, University of Toronto
• Wes Leonard, University of California, Riverside
• Sara Kangas, Lehigh University

Online Conference Task Force

Chair: Melanie Wong, University of British Columbia

• John Wayne dela Cruz, McGill University
• Stephanie Link, Oklahoma State University
• Irasema Mora Pablo, Universidad de Guanajuato
• Ryuko Kubota, University of British Columbia

Promotion and Tenure Guidelines Revision Task Force

Chair: Wayne E Wright, Purdue University

• John Wayne dela Cruz, McGill University
• Christina Higgins, University of Hawaiʻi
• Yasuko Kanno, Boston University
• María Cioè-Peña, University of Pennsylvania
• Charlene Polio, Chair, Michigan State University
• Paul Toth, Temple University 
• Francis Hult, University of Maryland, EC liaison

AILA

• International Committee - Agnes He, Stony Brook University, AAAL Secretary

• Kendall King, University of Minnesota, AILA Member-at-large

AIALA

• Michel Riquelme Sanderson, Universidad Arturo Prat (term expires March 2029)

Cambridge University Press/Annual Review of Applied Linguistics

• Editor: Andrea Revesz, UCL IoE, University College London

American Anthropological Association Open-Access Repository Advisory Board

• Sabina Perrino, SUNY Binghamton

JNCL (Joint National Committee for Languages)

• Sarah Moore, University of Maryland (term expires March 2030)

Click to view a PDF file of the history of AAAL committees from 1978 through the present.