NAEP 2027 Appendix A External Advisory Committees

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NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 2027



Appendix A
External Advisory Committees


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July 2026




Contents
Appendix A-1: NAEP Design and Analysis Committee (DAC)	3
Appendix A-2: NAEP Mathematics Standing Committee	4
Appendix A-3: NAEP Reading Standing Committee	5
Appendix A-4: NAEP Survey Questionnaire Standing Committee	6
Appendix A-5: NAEP Science Standing Committee	7
Appendix A-6: NAEP Validity Panel	8


































Appendix A-1: NAEP Design and Analysis Committee (DAC)

Name
Affiliation

Betsy Becker
Florida State University, FL
A. Nayena Blankson
Spelman College, GA
Daniel Bolt
University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
Derek Briggs
University of Colorado Boulder, CO
Steve Culpepper
University of Illinois - Champaign, IL
Frank Goldhammer
DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, DE
Ben Hansen
University of Michigan, MI
Brian Junker
Carnegie Mellon University, PA
David Kaplan
University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
Sophia Rabe-Hesketh
University of California - Berkeley, CA
Michael Rodriguez
University of Minnesota, MN
Lynne Stokes
Southern Methodist University, TX
Chun Wang
University of Washington, WA

Appendix A-2: NAEP Mathematics Standing Committee

Name
Affiliation

Scott Baldridge
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Sara Larkin
Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Council Bluffs, IA
Angelica Niño
Leon Valley Elementary School, San Antonio, TX
Kayonna Pitchford
E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary School, Fayetteville, NC
Allan Rossman
California Polytechnic State University, Bailey College of Science and Mathematics, San Luis Obispo, CA
Amy Roth McDuffie
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Edward Silver
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Lya Snell
University of Texas, Austin, TX
Angela Snyder 
Westfield, IN
Joi Spencer
University of California Riverside, Riverside CA
Zalman Usiskin
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Deidre Richardson
    New Jersey Department of Education, Trenton, NJ
Josh Tabor
The Potter’s School, Jackson, TN
Irina Lyublinskaya
    Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY
Maria Martinez Montanez
Sotero Figueroa School, San Juan, PR



Appendix A-3: NAEP Reading Standing Committee

Name
Affiliation

Earl Aguilera
Alison Bailey
California State University, East Bay
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Kristy Brugar
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Jensa Bushey
Champlain Valley School District, Shelburne, VT
Bridget Dalton
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Angela Flango
Elena Forzani
Westinghouse High School, Pittsburgh, PA
Boston University, Boston, MA
Christy Howard
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Devin Kearns
Lindsay Mann 
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Mitchell Elementary School, Ann Arbor, MI
Thu Anh Nguyen
Consultant
Cindy Parker
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC
John Sabatini
The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Vassiliki Zygouris-Coe
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL


Appendix A-4: NAEP Survey Questionnaire Standing Committee

Name
Affiliation

Flávio Cunha
Rice University, Houston, TX
R. Davis Dixon 
Howard University, Washington, DC
Jennifer Dykema 
University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI
Hunter Gehlbach
Johns Hopkins School of Education, Baltimore, MD 
Cassandra Guarino
University of California, Riverside, CA
Jori Hall
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
David Kaplan 
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Laura Moore
National Education Opportunity Network, New York, NY
Leslie Rutkowski
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Akane Zusho
Fordham University, New York, NY




Appendix A-5: NAEP Science Standing Committee

Name
Affiliation
Alicia Cristina Alonzo
Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
George E. DeBoer
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Alex DeCaria
Millersville University, Millersville, PA
André DeLéon
Nevada Department of Education, Carson City, NV
Jenn Greever
Tennessee Department of Education, Nashville, TN
David Hong
Diamond Bar High School, Diamond Bar, CA
Nancy Hopkins-Evans
BSCS Science Learning, Colorado Springs, CO
Ibare Igwe
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC
Emily Adah Miller
Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, WI
Jessica North
Waunakee Community School District, Waunakee, WI
Emily Pohlonski
Northville School District, Northville, MI
Brian J. Reiser
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Michal Robinson
Alabama Department of Education, Montgomery, AL
Ricky Scott
Tooele County School District, Tooele, UT
Tayana Thadal
Roosevelt UFSD Washington Rose Elementary School, Roosevelt, NY




	

Appendix A-6: NAEP Validity Panel

Name
Affiliation

Andreas Oranje
Catherine Close
Derek Briggs
Don Jang
Eugenio Gonzalez
Karla Egan
Rochelle Michel
Walter “Denny” Way

RTI
Renaissance Learning
University of Colorado Boulder
NORC
Boston College, TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center
EdMetric
Smarter Balanced
Independent Consultant