Center of Excellence for Publishing

The Center of Excellence for Publishing advisory board is selected through a competitive recruitment process. The charge of this important Center of Excellence is to support AECT by helping advise on publishing opportunities and contracts, streamline AECT publishing processes, and to help prepare the next generation of authors and editors for opportunities within the framework of the AECT strategic plan.

Advisory Board Members 2026

Dr. Stephanie Smith Budhai

University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware, USA)
At-Large, 2025-2028
AECTPublishingAB4@aect.org

Dr. Vanessa Dennen

Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida, USA)
At-Large, 2025-2028
AECTPublishingAB6@aect.org

Dr. Dirk Ifenthaler

University of Mannheim (Manheim, Germany)
Curtin University (Perth, Australia)
At-Large, 2024-2027
AECTPublishingAB2@aect.org
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Dr. Elif Polat Hopcan

Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (Istanbul, Türkiye)
At-Large, 2026-2029
 

Dr. Ahmed Lachheb

Interim Chair
University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas, USA)
Journals, 2024-2027
AECTPublishingAB3@aect.org

Dr. Jennifer Qian

At-Large, 2026-2028
 

Dr. Efren de la Mora Velasco

At-Large, 2026-2027
 

AECT Publishing Partners

Routledge

Brill

Springer