Association for Biology Laboratory Education

ABLE Committees

July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

Digital Communications | Grants | Major Workshops | Membership | Mini Workshops | Nominations | Poster Session | Publication | Publicity | Regional ABLE | Sponsor RelationsPast Committees

Digital Communications Committee
Chris Beck, Co-Chair, Emory University
Peter Falzarano, Co-Chair, The Ohio State University

Grants Committee
Laurel Nida, Chair, Shenandoah University
Sarah Ruffell, University of Waterloo
Jessica Goldstein, Barnard College
Suzanne Thuecks, Washington College

Major-Workshops Committee
Saphida Migabo, Co-Chair, University of Northern British Columbia
Aaron Coleman, Co-Chair, University of California – San Diego
Laurel Nida, Shenandoah University
Sarah Ruffell, University of Waterloo
Jessica Goldstein, Barnard College

Membership Committee
Anna Zelaya, Co-Chair, California State University – San Bernardino
Ania Majewska, Co-Chair, University of Georgia

Mini-Workshops Committee
Adam Andrews, Chair, The Ohio State University
Sylvie Bardin, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Laurel Nida, Shenandoah University
Sanjiva Gunasekara, California State University – Fresno
John Drummond, Lafayette College

Nominations Committee
Laurel Nida, Chair, Shenandoah University
Donna Pattison, University of Houston
Sarah Ruffell, University of Waterloo
Jessica Goldstein, Barnard College
Adam Andrews, The Ohio State University
Julie Collins, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Poster Session Committee
Emily Boone, Chair, University of Richmond

Publication Committee
Editor-in-Chief: Megan Cole, Emory University
Senior Editor: Jenean O’Brien, The College of Saint Scholastica
Associate Editors: Juan Aldena, Michèle Barmoy, Andrea Bassett, Nina Bernstein, Emily Boone, Marylène Boulet, Bob Deziel, Erika Doctor, Audrey Ettinger, Jessica Goldstein, Dan Johnson, Amy Koid, Kacey Mackowetzky, Ania Majewska, Catarina Mata, Mindy McCarville, Jon Moore, Lois Murray, Nicole Nivillac, Laurie Pacarynuk, Jody Rintoul, Suzanne Thuecks, Joanna Vondrasek, Mark Wolansky

Publicity Committee
Ethell Vereen, Chair, Morehouse College
Larry Blumer, Morehouse College
Bill Glider, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Kathy Nolan, St. Francis College
Social Media: Cassandra Korte, Lynn University; Erika Doctor, Lynn University; Brandy Garrett Kluthe, Saint Peters University

Regional ABLE (RABLE) Committee
Laurel Rodgers, Chair, Shenandoah University
Michèle Barmoy, Allegany College of Maryland

Sponsor Relations Committee
Kim Curry, Chair, University of Victoria


Past Committees, 5-year List: 2024-2025 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21