The Associate Editors report to the Editor-in-Chief. Associate Editors as a team are responsible for overseeing the review process for submitted manuscripts across the four sections within JCAPS: Empirical Research; Media Review; Scholarship-to-Practice Brief; and Focus on Emerging Scholars. Associate Editors serve 3-year terms, with an opportunity for re-appointment at the end of a term. Learn more about the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor volunteer position descriptions.
Brittany Devies, Ph.D.
Kaitlin Cicchetti, Ph.D.
Kaitlin Cicchetti currently serves as the of Director of Advancement for University Life at George Mason University. Prior to her role as the Director of Advancement, Kaitlin served as the Associate Director of Orientation and Family Programs and Services for six years where she worked primarily to engage parents and families of college students. She is a current member of NASPA and ACPA and served on the directorate for the ACPA Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and the First-Year Experience. Kaitlin has worked in the field of student affairs for 16 years in capacities that range from working in parent and family programs, student transition programs, first-year experience programs, and advancement.
Kaitlin also serves as an Affiliate Faculty for the Higher Education Program at George Mason University and has taught practicum and capstone portfolio courses, as well as the Introduction to Student Affairs course. Her primary research interests include the internationalization of higher education, international branch campuses, and student transitions to college.
Kaitlin holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from George Mason University, an M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina, and a B.A. In Film Studies and Spanish from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Kristen Rupert Davis, Ph.D.