Research
NCTE’s research programs and projects support, publish, and share current scholarship that aims to improve the quality of English language arts instruction at all educational levels.
Research Foundation Trustees
In this role, trustees agree to:
- Serve three years, taking office at close of Annual Convention in year of election
- Attend two meetings of the Trustees each year: in the spring and at the Annual Convention in the fall. The Research Foundation will (a) provide $1000 annually to help defray the cost of hotel, meals, and travel for NCTE’s Annual Convention, and (b) cover costs for the Spring Research Foundation meeting to include hotel, meals, and reimbursement for travel (flight or train travel or mileage reimbursement and airport-hotel transportation).
- Support the Foundation’s Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color program
- Review and rate research grant proposals and make decisions about awarding funding
- Administer the resources of the Foundation in ways that promote more equitable educational environments for students and teachers
Learn more about becoming a trustee.
Research Foundation Trustees

Betina Hsieh
(Elected)
December 2019–November 2022
(Appointed Chair)
December 2021–November 2023
California State University, Long Beach

Latrise P. Johnson
(CNV Co-Director) (Appointed, exoffico)
November 2022–April 2028
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Leigh Patel
(CNV Co-Director) (Appointed, exoffico)
November 2022–April 2028
University of Pittsburgh, PA

Alicia Boardman
(Appointed)
December 2021–November 2024
Second-grade Dual Language teacher, Uniondale, NY

Justin Grinage
(Elected)
December 2021–November 2024
University of Minnesota

Karen Keaton Jackson
(Appointed)
December 2020–November 2023
North Carolina Central University, Durham

Korina Jocson
(Elected)
December 2020–November 2023
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sonja Lanehart
(Elected)
December 2019–November 2022
(Appointed)
December 2022-November 2023
University of Arizona, Tucson

Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
(Elected)
December 2022–November 2025
Teachers College, Columbia University, NY