American Association for the Advancement of Science

• Chair, Section Q Education Steering Group

American Educational Research Association

• Fellows Selection Committee
• Member-at-Large, Washington, D.C.

Center for Applied Linguistics

• Board of Trustees, Washington, D.C.

National Academy of Education

• Chair, Professional Development Committee
• Chair, National Academy of Education Board Nominating Committee
• Selection Committee, NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program

National Association for Research in Science Teaching

• Distinguished Contribution to Science Education Through Research Award Committee

National Science Foundation

• Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering
• Chair, Committee of Visitors to review the portfolio of the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings
• Search Advisory Committee for the Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources
• Advisory Committee for the Directorate of Education and Human Resources
• Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering

New York State Boards of Cooperative Education Services

• Conference Planning Committee, Albany

New York State Education Department

• Science Content Advisory Panel, Albany