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45th Annual JCT Conference on
Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice

October 16-18, 2025

Bergamo Conference Center

Dayton, Ohio

About the Leadership Team

The Foundation for Curriculum Theory and the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (JCT) are guided by a dedicated leadership team committed to advancing scholarship and dialogue in curriculum studies. Below, we highlight the individuals shaping our mission, including current and past leaders whose contributions continue to inform our work.

Current Leadership (2025–2030)

Foundation Presidents and JCT Editors

  • Rouhollah Aghasaleh, California State Polytechnic University- Humboldt
  • Tristan Gleason, California State Polytechnic University- Humboldt

Board of Directors 

  • Secretary: Sandra Vanderbilt, George Washington University
  • Treasurer: Asilia Franklin-Phipps, State University of New York- New Paltz
  • Ex-officio: Jody Googins, Xavier University
  • Ex-officio: Vanessa Winn, University of Dayton

JCT Managing Editors

  • Jody Googins, Xavier University
  • Vanessa Winn, University of Dayton

JCT Editorial Board: Section Editors, JCT

  • General Themes: Sandra Vanderbilt, George Washington University
  • Cultural Studies and Curriculum: Boni Wozolek, Penn State University- Abington
  • International Curriculum Discourses:
    Atefeh Nasirihamrah, Independent Scholar
    Wanying Wang, St. John’s University, Sullivan Hall
  • Engaging Texts: Aparna Tarc, York University
  • Higher Education: Paul Eaton, Sam Houston State University

Past Leadership

Foundation Presidents and JCT Editors

  • Tom Poetter, Miami University (2019–2024)
  • Robert Helfenbein, Mercer University (2013–2018)

JCT Managing Editors

  • Kelly Waldrop, Miami University (2019–2024)
  • Gabriel Huddleston, Texas Christian University (2013–2019)