NARST Fellows Committee and Recipients

NARST Fellows Committee and Recipients

Members of the Committee

Final yearChairs
2026Lezly Taylor (Chair)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2026Helena Aptyka (co-Chair)University of Cologne, Germany 
 Members
2026Flavia KigoziUniversity of Witwatersrand, South Africa
2026Laura B. SchneiderSt. Mary’s College of Maryland, OpenSciEd
2027Ron E. GrayNorthern Arizona University 
2028Katherine McNeillBoston College
2028Elizabeth EdmondsonVirginia Commonwealth University
 Board Member Liaison
 Shari Watkins 

The NARST Fellows

YearRecipients 
2025Janet CarlsonStanford University
 Gail JonesNorth Carolina State University
 Hosun KangUniversity of California Irvine
 Katherine L. McNeillBoston College
 Felicia Moore MensahColumbia University
 Eileen ParsonsUniversity of North Carolina
 Bhaskar UpadhyayUniversity of Minnesota
2024Elizabeth MavhungaUniversity of Witwatersrand, South Africa
 Carla Zembal-SaulPennsylvania State University
 Reneé SchwartzGeorgia State University
 Christina SchwarzMichigan State University
 Lynn BryanPurdue University
2023Julie BianchiniUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
 Ron BlonderWeizmann Institute of Science
 Patricia FriedrichsenUniversity of Missouri
2022Peter A. OkebukolaLagos State University
2021Richard A. DuschlSouthern Methodist University
 Gillian RoehrigUniversity of Minnesota
 Bryan A. BrownStanford University