Committees

At AERE, we understand the importance of volunteers.Volunteers are AERE's most precious resource, lending their time and expertise to help the association, and the profession, advance. AERE has volunteer opportunities to suit every interest and availability level, including service on the Board of Directors. As we look forward to future initiatives, we hope you will consider being part of our volunteer community. You can complete a volunteer application at any time; however, most volunteer positions are filled in the spring (April, May, and June) each year. 

Executive Committee

Responsible for providing organizational leadership between Board meetings, ensuring that decisions align with AERE’s mission and policies. The Committee advises the President, addresses urgent matters requiring timely action, and considers complaints related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in accordance with AERE’s policies. 

• Chair: AERE President Sheila Olmstead, Cornell University 
• Vice President Sarah A. Jacobson, Williams College
• Secretary Christian Vossler, University of Tennessee 
• Treasurer David S. Rapson, UC Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 
• Immediate Past President Karen Fisher-Vanden, Pennsylvania State University

Nominating Committee

Responsible for assembling a slate of candidates to stand for election as Officers and Board Members and for filling open committee slots

• Chair: AERE Vice President Sarah A. Jacobson, Williams College
• Garth Heutel, Georgia State University
• Paulina Oliva, University of Southern California
• Karen Palmer, Resources for the Future

Committee on Community Engagement

• Chair: Teevrat Garg, University of California, San Diego
  
• Christina McGranaghan, University of Delaware, expires 6/30/2026
• Jennifer Alix-Garcia, Oregon State University, expires 6/30/2028
• Andrew Waxman, University of Texas at Austin, expires 6/30/2028
• Casey Wichman, Georgia Institute of Technology, expires 12/31/2027

Graduate Student Engagement Committee

• Co-Chair: Lea-Rachel Kosnik, University of Missouri - St Louis, expires 6/30/2026
• Co-Chair: Julia Berazneva, Middlebury College, expires 6/30/2027
• Alivia Cochran, University of Wyoming, expires 12/31/2025
• Madeline Yozwiak, Indiana University, expires 6/30/2026
• Munkaila Lambongang, West Virginia University, expires 6/30/2027
• Tom Whittington, Ohio State University, expires 6/30/2027

Membership Committee

• Co-Chair: Sarah A. Jacobson, Williams College
• Co-Chair: Valerie Mueller, Arizona State University
• Ann Wolverton, U.S. EPA / NCEE, expires 6/30/2026
• Alaz Munzur, University of Calgary, expires 6/30/2027

AERE Scholars Program Committee

• Chair: Ludovica Gazze, University of Warwick 
• Past Chair: Jill Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University
• Hannah Hennighausen, University of Alaska Anchorage, expires 6/30/2026
• Loujaina Abdelwahed, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, expires 6/30/2026
• Edson Severnini, Boston College, expires 5/14/2027
• Christy Zhou, Clemson University, expires 5/14/2027
• Katrina K. Jessoe, University of California, Davis, expires 12/31/2027

Oates Dissertation Award Committee

Responsible for selecting the winner of the Oates Dissertation Award annually

• Akhil Rao, Middlebury College, expires 6/30/2026
• Laura Grant, Claremont McKenna College, expires 6/30/2026
• Daniel Brent, Pennsylvania State University, expires 6/30/2027
• Louis Preonas, University of Maryland, expires 6/30/2027

Publication of Enduring Quality (PEQ) Award Committee

Responsible for selecting the winner of the PEQ Award annually

• Chair: Ashley Langer, University of Arizona, expires 6/30/2026
• Frank Lupi, Michigan State University, expires 6/30/2027

Best JAERE Paper Award Committee

Responsible for selecting the winner of the Best JAERE Award annually

• JAERE Co-Editors: Nick Kuminoff, Arizona State University, and Mary Evans, University of Texas at Austin, expire 6/30/2025
• AERE member: Laura Bakkensen, University of Arizona, expires 6/30/2027
  

AERE@AAEA Program Committee

• Chair: Yukiko Hashida, University of Georgia, expires 6/30/2026
• Simanti Banerjee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, expires 6/30/2027

AERE@ASSA Program Committee

• Chair: Todd Gerarden, Cornell University, expires 12/31/2025
• Tihitina Andarge, University of Massachusetts Amherst, expires 12/31/2026
• Ishan Nath, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, expires 12/31/2027

AERE Sessions at Regional Meetings

• AERE@EEA: Jimena Gonzalez, Manhattan College, and Loujaina Abdelwahed, The Cooper Union
• AERE@MEA: Lea-Rachel Kosnik, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• AERE@SEA: Brian Vander Naald, Drake University; Lynne Lewis, Colorado State University; and John Whitehead, Appalachian State University

• AERE@WEAI: Noelwah R. Netusil, Reed College

AERE@OSWEET

• Ed Rubin, University of Oregon
• Katherine Wagner, University of British Columbia
• Xinming Du, National University of Singapore
• Emily Pakhtigian, Pennsylvania State University

Advisory Committee for 2025 AERE Summer Conference

Responsible for advising the AERE Summer Conference Organizing Committee

• President: Sheila Olmstead, Cornell University 
• Vice President: Sarah A. Jacobson, Williams College
• Secretary: Christian Vossler, University of Tennessee 
• Treasurer: David S. Rapson, UC Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 
• Immediate Past President: Karen Fisher-Vanden, Pennsylvania State University
• AERE Board Member: William Wheeler, Federal Government Economist

Organizing Committee for 2025 AERE Summer Conference

Responsible for organizing the AERE Summer Conference

• Robert Berrens, University of New Mexico
• Janie Chermak, University of New Mexico
• Benjamin Jones, University of New Mexico
• Jingjing Wang, University of New Mexico
• Xiaoyang Wang, University of New Mexico
• Yuting Yang, University of New Mexico
• AERE Board Member William Wheeler, Federal Government Economist

World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations (WCEREA) Representatives

• AERE President Sheila Olmstead, Cornell University
  
• Randall Walsh, University of Pittsburgh