Leema Berland and Erica Halverson next Co-Editors in Chief

Leema Berland headshot
Erica Halverson headshot

ISLS announced that Leema Berland and Erica Halverson will be the Co-Editors in Chief for the next 4 volumes of the Journal of the Learning Sciences (2025-2028). This decision was made based on the recommendation of the search committee led by Joshua Danish. Special thanks to the members of the search committee. Congratulations Leema and Erica! 

Both Leema and Erica have extensive experience as JLS authors, reviewers and associate editors. We look forward to working with them during the transition.  

Susan and Jianwei

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