STM People

Jason Hu is currently the Vice President of Research Integrity at Taylor & Francis Publishing Group. Prior to this role, he held several key positions at ORCID and Wiley. He has been responsible for journal management, business development, editorial development, market insights and strategic planning, with extensive industry experience and deep insights of the global...

Helen Beynon is Research Integrity Manager for BMJ. Helen works to resolve all BMJ’s potential ethical or legal concerns that relate to editorial and production procedures. She is the first port of call for queries and concerns and progresses such cases in accordance with BMJ’s established policies. Whilst she predominantly focuses on maintaining BMJ’s high...

Tiffany McKerahan has been active in scientific journal publishing for 20 years. In her current role as IEEE’s Manager of Author Engagement & Support, she focuses on the development and implementation of author tools, procedures, and communications intended to support IEEE authors. Throughout her career, Tiffany has focused on improving the publishing experience for the...

Dr. Katherine VanDenburgh-Rugen is an Editor of IEEE Access with IEEE, supporting peer review operations and journal management. Previously, she was a Senior Journal Manager at AIP Publishing, responsible for the strategic direction, development, and growth of a portfolio of open access journals. Her experience also includes researcher education and engagement efforts. Katherine holds a...

Jessica Faucher leads product management and strategy for content platforms and Atypon at Wiley. She and her product team support the content display and distribution infrastructure for Wiley’s learning businesses and research publishing, digital commerce, ebook and test bank platforms, and the Atypon Experience Platform.

Sami Benchekroun is the Co-Founder and CEO of Morressier, a leading provider of digital infrastructure for scholarly communication. With over a decade of experience in scholarly publishing, technology, and entrepreneurship, he has dedicated his career to transforming how research is shared, evaluated, and preserved. He raised over €40 million in venture capital and successfully led...

Dr Kathleen Too is currently the Senior Vice President, Chemistry, as well as the Managing Director of China at Thieme Group. She has >18 years’ experience in STM publishing. Thieme is a world leading publisher, committed to better medicine and a healthier life. Our mission is to improve science, health and healthcare with the key...

Mu Yang has been the Director of the Mouse Neurobehavior Core at Columbia University Medical Center since 2016. She is also a “sleuth” whose reports have led to over 150 retractions since 2022. She had a lead role in the Eliezer Masliah case

Maribel Gomez is a publishing professional with a Master’s in Publishing from The George Washington University and over a decade of experience in education. Committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, she specializes in copyright licensing. As a Publishing Inventory Associate at Copyright Clearance Center, Maribel contributes to the scholarly publishing sector while actively engaging...

Rebecca Ciezarek is a Journals Manager at CSIRO Publishing, managing a portfolio of animals, health, food and agriculture journals. Her role involves working with editors and societies to develop and direct journal strategy and provide guidance on publishing best practice. Rebecca received her PhD from Victoria University (Aust) in 2016. She was previously a Journal...