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

Eric Burkholder

Member (2025-2026)

Auburn University

Eric Burkholder is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Auburn University. Read More →

David Craig

Past-Chair (2025), 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

Chair-Elect (2025), 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 →

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 →

Laurie McNeil

Member (2025-2028)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Laurie McNeil is the Bernard Gray Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read More →

Marc Seiger

Member (2025-2028)

University of Toledo

Marc Seigar is Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Toledo. 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

Chair (2025) 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 →

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 →

Stephanie Chasteen

External Evaluator (2016-2023)

Chasteen Educational Consulting

Stephanie Chasteen (March,1972 - November 2024) was our beloved colleague and friend. 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

Editorial Board and Task Force Member; AAPT Liaison (2016-2023)

American Association of Physics Teachers

Robert C. Hilborn served as the Associate Executive Officer of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Read More →

Michael Jackson

Task Force leader (2016-2022), Editorial Board Chair (2023), Past-Chair (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 →

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 →

Mary Mogge

Editorial Board Member (2023-2024)

Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State Polytechnic University

Mary Mogge (December, 1943 - November, 2024) served as professor emerita of The Department of Physics and Astronomy. 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

Editorial Board and Task Force Member (2016-2023)

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Dr. Gubbi Sudhakaran is a former Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of the College of Science and Health at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL). Read More →