The Association formed over 50 years ago and was originally known as the American Association of Housing Educators (AAHE). Over time the Housing Education and Research Association (HERA) increased the focus on research and changed its name to reflect that.  Learn more about the history of HERA.

Housing Education and Research Association members encompass a wide spectrum of housing topics, including, but not limited to, social sciences, the built environment, and sustainability. As social, cultural and economic conditions change, HERA is dedicated to making society a better place.

Executive Director:
Barbara Allen
581 Stargazer Way
Florence, MT 59833
406-580-4836
heraballen@gmail.com

President:
Kim Skobba
University of Georgia
kskobba@uga.edu

President-elect:
Axton Betz-Hamilton
South Dakota State University
605-688-5009
axton.betzhamilton@sdstate.edu

Vice President for Annual Conference:
Axton Betz-Hamilton
South Dakota State University
605-688-5009
axton.betzhamilton@sdstate.edu

Secretary:
Michael Goldschmidt
University of Missouri
573-884-0905
goldschmidtm@missouri.edu

Treasurer:
Randy Cantrell, Treasurer
University of Florida
352-273-3554
rcantrell@ufl.edu
352-273-3554

Director:
Carla Earhart
Ball State University
765-285-3707
cearhart@bsu.edu

Director:
David Turcotte
UMass – Lowell
978-934-4682
David.Turcotte@uml.edu

Director:
Mary Ellen Welch
University of Connecticut
203-676-0831
mary.welch@uconn.edu

Past-president:
Eunju Hwang
Virginia Tech
540-231-0025
Hwange@vt.edu

2023 Conference Host
Axton Betz-Hamilton
South Dakota State University
605-688-5009
axton.betzhamilton@sdstate.edu

2023 Proceedings Editors:
Andrew Carswell
University of Georgia
412-365-1104
carswell@uga.edu

Academic Section Chair:
Portia Johnson
Auburn University
plj0009@auburn.edu

Research Section Chair: 
Kandace Fisher-McLean
University of Missouri
fisherkl@missouri.edu

Extension Section Chair:
Katherine Allen
University of Florida – IFAS Extension
386-362-2771
nrgkate@ufl.edu

Awards Committee Chair:
Sung-Jin Lee
NC A&T State University
336-285-4735
slee@ncat.edu

Publications Committee Chair:
Andrew Carswell
University of Georgia
412-365-1104
carswell@uga.edu

Membership Committee Chair: 
Pamela Turner
University of Georgia
706-542-9165
prturner@uga.edu

Nomination Committee Chair:
Kandace Fisher-McLean
University of Missouri
314-400-7657
fisherkl@missouri.edu

Greg Galford
Virginia Tech
540-231-9259
ggalford@vt.edu