Sofie Loyens, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands)

"A highly responsible and engaged leader"  I met Jason, when he was the chair of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Special Interest Group (SIG) of the AERA (American Educational Research Association).  In my role as PBL SIG program chair, we worked together, which was such a pleasant experience.  I got to know Jason as a highly responsible and engaged person, who put a lot of time and energy in the PBL SIG.  Whether it involved inviting speakers for our business meeting or adjusting our SIG's bylaws, Jason has a true "getting things done"-mentality and really stood up as a leader for our SIG. He is very approachable and accountable. He also participated numerous times in our SIG as a reviewer and presenter.  And if you asked him to be the discussant of a session, you could always count on the fact that he would do a great job discussing all the papers and providing the presenters with valuable comments.