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Review Board

  • The primary responsibility of a reviewer is to provide feedback to editors of the new journal about the merits of submissions to Synapses. 
  • Each reviewer is expected to write reviews in a timely and constructive manner. 
  • Each reviewer is expected to uphold high standards of ethics, excellence and responsiveness.
  • Each reviewer serves a one-year renewable term.

2021-2022 Review Board

Saira Ahmed
Salvatore Aiello
Natalie Bodnar
Andrew Chapman
Noemi Cocone
Vanessa Fan
Anna Gomez
Chiemeziem DePaul Ohiri
Alvin Onyewuenyi
Kieran Palumbo
Allison Cassidy*
Barbara Vertel*

* To provide oversight of the review recommendations

Editorial Board

  • The primary responsibility of an editor is to edit submissions to Synapses, ensure that revisions have been completed if requested and contribute to publication decisions. 
  • Each editor also makes sure that submissions are original, grammatically correct, consistent in style and readable.
  • Each editor is expected to uphold high standards of ethics, excellence and responsiveness.
  • Each editor serves a one-year renewable term.

2021-2022 Editorial Board

William Agbor-Baiyee
Candice Kosanke
Karen Black
Jeffrey Bulger
Barbara Hales
Julie Phelan
Liza Pilch
Hector Rasgado-Flores