Nasen announces appointment of three new editors to the Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs (JORSEN)

JORSEN is an established online forum, published by Wiley, for the dissemination of international research on special educational needs and has recently welcomed Dr. Verena Letzel-Alt, Prof. Dr. Marcela Pozas and Dr Susana Castro-Kemp to its editorial team.

three new editors for JORSEN”.

“After a thorough recruitment process, we are confident that we have selected three dedicated education professionals who are passionate about their research in SEND and committed to ensuring that children and young people can reach their full potential, through supporting and equipping the practitioners who support them.”

Talking about her new role, Co Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Verena LetzelAlt who is a Postdoc at the Section for Teacher Education and Research

Dr Verena Letzel-Alt and Dr Marcela Pozas will take up the roles of Co-editors in Chief, with Dr Susanna Castro-Kemp becoming the new Associate Editor.

Speaking about the new appointments, nasen’s CEO, Annamarie Hassall MBE said: “As acharitable membership organisation, rooted in research and evidenceinformed best practice, our journals are an important route to sharing the latest research and practice for special educational needs and disability. Our vision is to influence an equitable, inclusive education system, one that informs educators and policy makers alike. JORSEN provides a route for dissemination of scholarly articles from across the globe, therefore I am delighted to welcome co Editors in Chief from Universities in Berlin and Mexico. Along with a UK based Associate editor, the new team of three will be a welcome addition. I would like to thank the retiring Editor, David Armstrong for his commitment and leadership of JORSEN. I am sure he will be delighted to hand over to at the University of Trier, Germany, said: “I am more than happy, and it is a great honor for me to work with nasen and Wiley. We want JORSEN to stand for reliability and highest quality standards, as well as for internationality and accessibility. There is a great potential for this to be developed in the upcoming years and I am really excited to see what this ambitious team will be able to achieve. “

Prof. Dr. Marcela Pozas, Co Editorin-Chief, who holds a professorship with focus on inclusion and participation within the school context in the Professional School of Education from the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany and who is a lecturer at the School of Psychology from the University of Monterrey, Mexico said: “It’s a true honour to work closely together with nasen and Wiley. Our goal for JORSEN is to expand its visibility and make high quality research accessible, while addressing the new and recurring challenges within our field. I am more than delighted to be able to go on this journey together with the new editorial team.

And Dr Susana Castro-Kemp, Associate Editor, who is an Associate Professor in Psychology and Human Development at University College London (UCL) also said: “I am delighted to be joining the editorial board of JORSEN! It is an exciting time to be joining Wiley and Nasen on this venture. We have a fabulous team with great ideas, and I am confident that together we will reframe JORSEN as one of the leading journals in the field.”