2025-2026 Open Access Task Force

 

Charge

  • The Open Access (OA) Task Force’s responsibilities will include suggesting to the Board an implementation strategy, identifying pricing, and educating members.

Membership

  • New Task Force members are appointed by the AAA Management Team.
  • The Task Force consists of six members, including the Chair.

Estimated Time Commitment

  • The Task Force meets as needed at the discretion of the Chair. 

Responsibilities

  • Fulfill the task force charge as above.
  • If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this task force, s/he should contact the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the task force’s Board of Directors Liaison.
  • The Chair must submit at least one report per year to the Board of Directors. This report should include accomplishments and suggested modifications and should be sent to the AAA President, the task force’s Board of Directors Liaison, and Governance Manager, Barbara Gutierrez (barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org).

Members

Name / Affiliation Contact Term Length Term Expires

Chair
Jackie Hammersley
University of Georgia
Vice President-Research & Publications


jhammers@uga.edu


1


08/2026

Markus Arnold
University of Bern

markus.arnold@iuc.unibe.ch

1

08/2026

Mark DeFond
University of Southern California

defond@marshall.usc.edu

1

08/2026

Yonca Ertimur
University of Colorado Boulder

yonca.ertimur@colorado.edu

1

08/2026

Eva Labro
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Eva_Labro@unc.edu

1

08/2026

Victor Maas
University of Amsterdam

vmaas@uva.nl

1

08/2026

Yvonne Hinson
AAA Chief Executive Officer
Ex-Officio Nonvoting Member

yvonne.hinson@aaahq.org

   

AAA Professional Staff Liaison
David Twiddy
AAA Director of Publications
Ex-Officio Nonvoting Member

david.twiddy@aaahq.org

 

 

Board of Directors Liaison
Jackie Hammersley
University of Georgia
Vice President-Research & Publications


jhammers@uga.edu


1


08/2026