Alan Amtzis, Ph.D. of the College of New Jersey is the Academic Editor of The Educational Forum. Dr. Amtzis’ career has spanned a variety of roles and positions representing various points on the educational continuum. He has been a substitute teacher, a full-time classroom teacher, and a school administrator; he has worked in general education and in special education. His practice-rooted work has been complemented by his work as an educational consultant, a counselor, a researcher, and a higher education program director. As the director of a master’s degree program at The College of New Jersey for working K-12 teachers, he has been passionate about the interactive, interpersonal aspects of what Philip Jackson has called “life in classrooms.” Amtzis is currently Chair of the Teacher-as-Researcher SIG for the American Educational Research Association (AERA). He has also served on the AERA Executive Council and reviewed manuscripts for several journals including Journal of Teacher Education, Learning Disability Quarterly, and Educational Policy. In his role as Academic Editor, he will be using his strengths of problem-solving, planning, and creativity.

He, along with Managing Editor Sally Rushmore, oversees an Editorial Review Panel of nearly four dozen education scholars, leaders, and practitioners from 18 U.S. states and 11 nations around the globe—including Australia, Canada, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Qatar, South Africa, and Turkey.