EP3 Team
Meet the EP3 Team
The EP3 Initiative team is working to create the Effective Practices for Physics Programs Guide, to train physics program leaders and reviewers in how to use the Guide through workshops and online communities, to conduct research on the impact of the Guide, and to develop a plan for ongoing review and improvement of the Guide.
The EP3 Guide was developed by the APS Best Practices for Undergraduate Physics Programs (BPUPP) Task Force (2016-2022). The American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) established the EP3 Editorial Board (EP3 Board) to oversee ongoing development of the Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) Guide. General oversight of the EP3 Board is provided by the APS Committee on Education (COE).
If you’d like to talk to us about the Initiative, please contact us at ep3@aps.org.
2024 EP3 Editorial Board. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
Bottom row L-R: David Craig, Rachel Ivie, Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Padmaja "Paddy" Guggilla, Gay Stewart, Larry Woolf, Michael Wittmann.
Top row L-R: Kathryne Sparks-Woodle, Sean Costello, Mike Jackson, Kat Svinarich, Christine O'Donnell, Ted Hodapp.
Not pictured: Sam McKagan, Mary Mogge.
EP3 Editorial Board
David Craig
Chair (2024), Member (2023-2026); DALI Co-Lead
Oregon State University
David Craig is Associate Head of the Department of Physics at Oregon State University. Read More →
Melissa Eblen-Zayas
Member (2024-2027)
Carleton College
Melissa Eblen-Zayas has been a professor of physics at Carleton College (Northfield, MN) since 2005. Read More →
Padmaja Guggilla
Member (2024-2027)
Alabama A&M University
Dr. Padmaja "Paddy" Guggilla serves as the Associate Dean for Student Success for the College of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences. Read More →
Rachel Ivie
Member and AAPT Liaison
American Association of Physics Teachers
Rachel Ivie recently joined the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) as Director of Higher Education Programs and Grants. Read More →
Theodore Hodapp
Member (2022-2025)
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Theodore (Ted) Hodapp, PhD, is Program Director for Science at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Read More →
Michael Jackson
Past Chair (2024), Member (2023-2024)
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Michael Jackson received his bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from the State University of New York-Oswego and a doctorate in physics from New Mexico State. Read More →
Courtney Lannert
Assistant Editorial Director
Smith College and University of Massachusetts Amherst
Courtney Lannert is an Associate Professor of Physics in a position based at Smith College and shared with UMass Amherst through the Five-College Consortium. Read More →
Sarah "Sam" McKagan
Editorial Director
McKagan Enterprises
Sam McKagan is the creator and director of PhysPort.org, a website that supports physics faculty in using research-based teaching and assessment in their classes. Read More →
Mary Mogge
Member (2023-2026)
Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State Polytechnic University
Mary Mogge is a professor emerita of The Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Read More →
Kathryn Svinarich
EP3 Editorial Board and Task Force Member
Kettering University
Kathryn Svinarich is the Associate Provost for Assessment and Academic Support at Kettering University. Read More →
Gay Stewart
Member (2023-2025)
West Virginia University
Gay Stewart received her Ph.D. in particle physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1994. Read More →
Michael C. Wittmann
Board and APS Liaison
American Physical Society
Michael C. Wittmann is the Head of Education at the American Physical Society. Read More →
Lawrence Woolf
Vice Chair (2024), Member (2023-2024)
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Lawrence Woolf is a technical fellow at General Atomics (GA) Aeronautical Systems, Inc. in San Diego. Read More →
EP3 Team Members
Joel C. Corbo
DALI Co-Lead and Researcher
University of Colorado Boulder
Joel C. Corbo is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder. His work at CU focuses on implementing and studying mechanisms Read More →
Stephanie Chasteen
External Evaluator
Chasteen Educational Consulting
Stephanie Chasteen is a physicist, education researcher, and experienced external evaluator with Chasteen Educational Consulting. Read More →
Sean Costello
Project Specialist
American Physical Society
Sean M. Costello is the Education Programs Specialist at the American Physical Society. Read More →
Christine O’Donnell
Senior Program Manager
American Physical Society
Christine O’Donnell is a Senior Program Manager at the American Physical Society. Read More →
Chandra Turpen
Researcher
University of Maryland
Chandra Turpen is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park with the Physics Education Research Group. Read More →
Kathryne Sparks Woodle
Project Lead
American Physical Society
Kathryne Sparks Woodle is an Education Programs Lead at the American Physical Society (APS) in College Park, Maryland. Read More →
Past EP3 Team Members
Jim Borgardt
Department Toolkit Consultant (2020-2022)
Juniata College
Jim Borgardt is a Professor of Physics at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA. Read More →
Noah Finkelstein
Task Force Member (2016-2022)
University of Colorado Boulder
Noah Finkelstein is a Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder and conducts research is in physics education. Read More →
Robert Hilborn
EP3 Editorial Board and AAPT Liaison
American Association of Physics Teachers
Robert C. Hilborn is Associate Executive Officer of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Read More →
Ramon Lopez
Task Force Member (2016-2022)
University of Texas at Arlington
Ramon Lopez received his B.S. in Physics in 1980 from the University of Illinois, and his Ph.D. in Space Physics in 1986 from Rice University. Read More →
Willie S. Rockward
Task Force Member (2016-2022)
Morgan State University
Willie S. Rockward received a B.S. degree in Physics, cum laude, from Grambling State University. Read More →
Gubbi Sudhakaran
EP3 Editorial Board and Task Force Member
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Gubbi Sudhakaran currently serves as Professor of Physics and Interim Associate Dean of the College of Science and Health at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL). Read More →
Carl Wieman
Task Force Member (2016-2022)
Stanford University
Carl Wieman holds a joint appointment as Professor of Physics and of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. Read More →
