AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Development Committee

Meet the high school and college educators who develop the AP Physics 1 course and exam.

2024-25 Development Committee Members

AP development committees represent a unique collaboration between high school teachers and college faculty.

These dedicated educators play a critical role in the preparation of the AP Physics 1 course and exam. They represent a diversity of knowledge and points of view in their fields and, as a group, are the authority when it comes to making subject-matter decisions in the exam-construction process.

Committee Co-Chairs

  • Kristin Glover, Prairie Ridge High School – Crystal Lake, Illinois
  • David Kashinski, United States Military Academy at West Point – West Point, New York

Committee Members

  • Whitney Coyle, Rollins College – Winter Park, Florida
  • Rebecca Grossman, Columbia University – New York, New York
  • Suzanne Smedberg, Thomas S. Wootton High School – Rockville, Maryland
  • Wesley Taylor, Walton High School – Marietta, Georgia
  • Vaughn Vick, Christ Church Episcopal School – Greenville, South Carolina

Chief Reader

  • Brian Utter, University of California, Merced – Merced, California