Committee for Early-Career Anatomists (CECA)

Serves to support AAA’s early-career anatomists by acting as the primary evaluator and award granters of undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral research, and early-career awards at the Annual Meeting; chairing and selecting participants for CECA-sponsored sessions; and fostering a network of early-career anatomists.

Judging (pre-judging and onsite judging) and managing the Student/Postdoc and Early-Career awards program the Annual Meeting.
Members are required to attend the Annual Meeting; they receive complimentary registration, reimbursement for up to $750 of travel expenses, and a complimentary ticket to the Closing Awards Ceremony.
Contribute articles to the AAA Newsletter, Anatomy Now periodically throughout the year.

Be a member in good standing
Provide a CV and brief synopsis of why you are interested in serving and how you might contribute to addressing committee responsibilities
Additional information, such as a letter of reference, may be requested

Name	Company	Thru Date
Keely Cassidy	University of Nebraska Medical Center	4/1/2025

Name	Company	Thru Date
Stefanie Attardi	Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine	4/1/2024
Danielle Bentley	University of Toronto	4/1/2025
An Dang	Rocky Vista University	4/1/2025
Andrew Ferriby	George Washington University	4/1/2026
Christina Fojas	Marist College	4/1/2025
Emily Gilbert	University of Toronto	4/1/2024
Jenna Hagerty (she/her/hers)	Thomas Jefferson University	4/1/2026
Ryan Knigge	University of Minnesota	4/1/2026
Charys Martin	University of Western Ontario	4/1/2026
Amanda McBride	Cooper Medical School of Rowan University	4/1/2025
Geoffroy Noel	University of California - San Diego	4/1/2024
Joanne Peterson	Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine	4/1/2025
Anna Ricci	University of Vermont	4/1/2026
Alexandra Wink	UMass Chan Medical School	4/1/2024
Alexandra Zachwieja	University of Minnesota	4/1/2024

The committee shall hold conference calls as needed and meets daily during the Annual Meeting.
The committee is responsible for reviewing and scoring 125-150 abstracts 2-3 weeks after the Annual Meeting abstract deadline (end of December and beginning of January) during a 2-3 week time period.

The committee shall consist of 14-16 postdoctoral fellows or junior faculty.
The chair serves on the Program Committee.
A representative serves on the Educational Affairs Committee.
In recruiting and appointing members, consideration will be given to diversity in scientific and educational research areas and geographic location.
Committee members are not eligible to compete in or receive a Student/Postdoc or Early-Career Travel Award.
Members serve for 3 years; the chair serves for 2 years in this capacity. The term begins after the annual business meeting and continues through the meeting in the year of expiration.

Applications are solicited annually through a Call for Volunteers
Applications are reviewed and scored by the committee chairs and members; scores, demographics, needs of the committee, and comments from the reviews are taken into consideration when choosing new members
New committee members are chosen, and then reviewed by the Nominating Committee
The new committee members are approved by the full Board of Directors
After Board approval, notifications are sent out. Feedback is given if requested by the applicant