Gwen Lawrie, Chair
University of Queensland, Australia
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Scott Lewis, Editor
University of South Florida, USA
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Nicole Graulich, Deputy Editor
Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen, Germany
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Portland State University, USA
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Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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James Nyachwaya
North Dakota State University, USA
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Mei-Hung Chiu
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
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San Jose University, USA
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University of Southampton, UK
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