UNC School of Education at AERA 2023

UNC School of Education faculty members, students, postdoctoral researchers, and alumni will present at and attend the annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) meeting, held in Chicago April 13-16. They will also present at AERA’s virtual conference May 4-5.

Each year, the conference serves as the world’s largest gathering of education researchers and a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative studies across a number of fields. The theme for the 2023 meeting is “Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth.” Of the 2023 theme, H. Richard Milner IV, AERA president, says: “In pursuit of truth, education research needs to be (a) designed to matter in public policy and practice and, concurrently, (b) interrogated to ensure equitable processes and results.”

UNC School of Education scholars — including 19 faculty members, one faculty emerita, and more than 25 students and postdoctoral researchers — will participate in paper and poster sessions where they will present authored or co-authored papers throughout the conference. Also included in the conference are various symposia, round-table discussions, professional development courses, and more. Though not presenting, even more faculty members and graduate students are represented in presented papers they co-authored.

Jeff Greene, Ph.D., McMichael Family Professor, will be recognized as the 2022 outstanding reviewer for Review of Educational Research (RER). A journal of AERA, RER publishes critical, integrative reviews of research literature bearing on education, including conceptualizations, interpretations, and syntheses of literature and scholarly work in a field broadly relevant to education and educational research.

Katherine “Kaki” Blackburn, a student in the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership program, was named a 2023 David L. Clark Scholar by the University Council for Educational Administration. During the annual meeting, she will join fellow Clark Scholars for the David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Administration & Policy, which brings together emerging educational administration and policy scholars and noted researchers for presentations, discussion, and professional growth.

UNC School of Education faculty and student activities at AERA include:

Thursday, April 13

Paper Session: Leveraging the Power of Identity
Thursday, April 13, 8-9:30 a.m. CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Lucerne Level, Lucerne 2
Paper: “‘It’s a Good Kind of Discomfort’: White Teachers on Ethnic Studies in the American South”
Presenting Author: Kristin Papoi
Authors: Brian C. Gibbs, Kristin Papoi

Roundtable Session: Decolonial Entry Points to Theory, Method, and Resistance to Epistemicide
Thursday, April 13, 8-9:30 a.m. CDT
Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: B2 Level, Imperial Ballroom
Discussion Topic: “A Morrisonian Call for the Death of (Critical) Whiteness (Studies) in Teacher Education”
Presenting Author: Lucia Mock
Authors: Lucia Mock, Sean D. Hernández Adkins, Esther Oganda Ohito

Professional Development Course: Designing Adequately Powered Cluster and Multisite Randomized Trials to Detect Main Effects, Moderation, and Mediation
Thursday, April 13, 8 a.m. to noon CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Event Centre, 1st Floor, Vevey 1
Director: Benjamin Kelcey
Instructors: Jessaca K. Spybrook, Nianbo Dong

Poster Session: Division C Science Poster Session 1
Thursday, April 13, 8-9:30 a.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Exhibit Level, Riverside West Exhibition Hall
Paper: “Development of a Rubric to Qualify and Score Responses to the Views of Nature of Science (VNOS) Questionnaire”
Presenting Author: Fouad S. Abd-El-Khalick
Authors: Fouad S. Abd-El-Khalick, Ryan Glenn Summers, Jeanne L. Brunner

Roundtable Session: Lessons on Supporting Minoritized Learners and Teachers
Thursday, April 13, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: B2 Level, Imperial Ballroom
Discussion Topic: “Multiply Marginalized Early Career Teachers’ Identity Negotiation”
Presenting Author: Dionne Cross Francis
Authors: Ji Y. Hong, Taylor A. Roloff, Dionne Cross Francis, Faqryza Ab Latif, Kelly Chong, Paul A. Schutz

Symposium: The Future of Measurement and Accountability: A Research-Driven Vision
Thursday, April 13, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Lobby – Level 3, Wrigleyville
Paper: “Alternative Measures of School Quality”
Presenting Author: Ethan L. Hutt
Authors: Ethan L. Hutt, Jack Schneider, Ashley J. Carey

Paper Session: Statistical Methods for Assessing Self-Regulated Learning in Context
Thursday, April 13, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Event Centre, 1st Floor, Vevey 3
Paper: “Process Mining Measures Students’ Sequential Self-Regulated Learning Processes When Completing Assignments in Online Learning Environments”
Presenting Author: Shelbi Laura Kuhlmann
Authors: Chenyu Hou, Shelbi Laura Kuhlmann, Matthew L. Bernacki, Jeff A. Greene, Robert D. Plumley, Kelly Hogan, Kathleen M. Gates, A. T. Panter

Paper Session: Bodies in/on the Margins of Education History
Thursday, April 13, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago, Floor: 2nd Floor, Pacific 1 & 2
Paper: “’Federal Badge of Approval for the Homosexual Lifestyle’: Queer Youth, Suicide, and the Federal Government”
Presenting Author: Caitlin O’Loughlin

Symposium: Bias-Based Bullying Among Adolescents: Protective Factors and Bystander Interventions
Thursday, April 13, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: 2nd Level, Gold Room
Paper: “Latent Class Analysis of Victimization Patterns and Associated Protective Factors Among LGBTQ Youth”
Presenting Author: Alberto Valido Delgado
Authors: Alberto Valido Delgado, Matthew Rivas-Koehl, Dane Rivas-Koehl, Dorothy L. Espelage, Timothy Lawrence, Luz Robinson

Paper Session: Culturally Relevant and Socially Just Mathematics Learning
Thursday, April 13, 11:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Lucerne Level, Alpine II
Paper: “How Depth of Interest Is Related to Personalized Learning in Mathematics”
Presenting Author: Matthew L. Bernacki, Meghan J. Greene, Christina Hollander
Authors: Candace A. Walkington, Taylor Darwin, Matthew L. Bernacki, Christina Hollander, Meghan J. Greene

Invited Speaker Session: Bodies in/on the Margins of Education History
Thursday, April 13, 1:30-2:30 p.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower- Ballroom Level, Grand Hall L
Paper: “The Leadership They Deserve: Effective Principal Leadership for Black Students in Public Schools”
Presenting Author: Linda C. Tillman

Paper Session: Uncovering Characteristics of Online Learning Environments Connected to Satisfaction Within the Student Experience
Thursday, April 13, 4:40-6:10 p.m. CDT
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 4th Floor, Addison – 1/2 Marriott Ballroom
Paper: “Online Learners’ Discourse Identity Development: Case Studies in Online Learning Community”
Presenting Author: Huanyu Cong

Friday, April 14

Symposium: Complexity in Motivation and Engagement Research: Evidence for Contextual Dynamic Patterns
Friday, April 14, 8-9:30 a.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: West Tower – Ballroom Level, Regency D
Paper: “Modeling Complex Trajectories of Change: Using Freed Loading Latent Curve Modeling to Visualize Growth Trajectories in Math Interest”
Presenting Author: Matthew L. Bernacki, Meghan J. Greene
Authors: Vanessa Wanachanit Vongkulluksn, Matthew L. Bernacki, Candace A. Walkington, Meghan J. Greene, Taylor Darwin

Poster Session: Contemporary Perspectives in Human Development
Friday, April 14, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Exhibit Level, Riverside West Exhibition Hall
Paper: “Associations Between Elementary School Teachers Job Retention and Student Academic and Social-Emotional Outcomes”
Presenting Author: Graceson Lilyanna Clements, Alberto Valido Delgado
Authors: Graceson Lilyanna Clements, Alberto Valido Delgado, Luz Robinson, Dorothy L. Espelage, Ashley Woolweaver, Anne Drescher, Katie Graves, America El Sheikh, Tracey Kenyon Milarsky, Chad Allen Rose

Roundtable Session: Comparative Perspectives of the Attitudes and Discourse Affecting Marginalized Students in Schools
Friday, April 14, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 4, Sheraton Ballroom IV and V
Discussion Topic: “Redefining the Public Mind: Queerness, Discourse, and the Harnessing of Backlash”
Presenting Author: Jocelyn A. Glazier, Taylor William Schmidt
Authors: Caitlin O’Loughlin, Taylor William Schmidt, Jocelyn A. Glazier

Paper Session: Innovative Interventions in Social and Cultural Contexts
Friday, April 14, 11:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: West Tower – Ballroom Level, Atlanta
Paper: “The Effect of an Intervention Personalizing Mathematics to Students’ Career Interests”
Presenting Author: Matthew L. Bernacki
Authors: Matthew L. Bernacki, Candace A. Walkington, Vanessa Wanachanit Vongkulluksn, Meghan J. Greene, Taylor Darwin

Paper Session: Schooling Past, Present, and Future: Segregation, School Choice, and Other Issues of Equity
Friday, April 14, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, Ohio
Paper: “Public policy and private choice: Interacting sources of contemporary school segregation”
Presenting Author: Thurston Domina
Authors: Deven E. Carlson, James Samuel Carter, Thurston Domina, Matthew A. Lenard, Andrew McEachin, Rachel M. Perera

Roundtable Session: Humanizing and (Re)Imagining Unequal Childhoods to Advance Equity in Education, Research, and Practice
Friday, April 14, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: B2 Level, Imperial Ballroom
Discussion Topic: “Combating Antiblackness Through the Development of Spiritual Capital in the Early Years”
Presenting Author: Jenille Morgan
Authors: Amber Neal, Danielle Allen, Jenille Morgan

Paper Session: Teaching and Learning in Math and Science Teacher Education
Friday, April 14, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Event Centre, 1st Floor, Vevey 3
Paper: “Using Online Simulations to Promote Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Facilitation of Argumentation-Focused Mathematics and Science Discussions”
Presenting Author: Dionne Cross Francis
Authors: Jamie N. Mikeska, Dionne Cross Francis, Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Meredith A. Park Rogers, Calli Shekell, Pavneet Kaur Bharaji, Heather Howell, Justin F. Reich

Symposium: Statistical Power and Optimal Design of Experimental Studies Investigating Main, Moderation, and Mediation Effects
Friday, April 14, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 4th Floor, Armitage – Avenue Ballroom
Paper: “Experimental Design and Power for Moderation in Multisite Cluster Randomized Trials to Investigate Treatment Effect Heterogeneity”
Presenting Author: Nianbo Dong
Authors: Nianbo Dong, Benjamin Kelcey, Jessaca K. Spybrook

Roundtable Session: Comparative Perspectives of the Attitudes and Discourse Affecting Marginalized Students in Schools
Friday, April 14, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: B2 Level, Imperial Ballroom
Discussion Topic: “Redefining the Public Mind: Queerness, Discourse, and the Harnessing of Backlash”
Presenting Author: Caitlin O’Loughlin
Authors: Caitlin O’Loughlin, Taylor William Schmidt, Jocelyn A. Glazier

Saturday, April 15

Symposium: Asian Girls at the Center: Identity, Politics, and Critical Consciousness
Saturday, April 15, 8-9:30 a.m. CDT
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, Ohio
Discussant: Xue Lan Rong
Chair: Ji-Yeon O. Jo

Paper Session: The Politics of Divisive Concepts and Anti–Critical Race Theory Legislation
Saturday, April 15, 8-9:30 a.m. CDT
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 4, Sheraton Ballroom III
Paper: “Emplotting Outrage: How Charges of Indoctrination in North Carolina Schools Influence Public Understanding and Discourse”
Author: Taylor William Schmidt

Symposium: Defining and Measuring Advantage and Disadvantage in Education
Saturday, April 15, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, Mississippi
Discussant: Thurston Domina

Governance Session: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis Closed Editorial Board Meeting
Saturday, April 15, 11:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Concourse Level, Randolph 1A
Participants: Geoffrey D. Borman, A. Brooks Bowden, Deven E. Carlson, Amanda L. Datnow, Sylvia Hurtado, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Jason Snipes, Ayesha Boyce, Maria Teresa Tatto, Nianbo Dong, John Neikirk

Poster Session: Embodied Learning and Sports
Saturday, April 15, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Exhibit Level, Riverside West
Poster: “Exploring How Touch Gesture Interactions Support Visuospatial Cognition in a Cryptology and Cybersecurity Curriculum”
Presenting Author: Zhen Xu
Authors: Zhen Xu, Pasha Antonenko, Kara M. Dawson, Do Hyong Koh, Christine Wusylko, Amber E. Benedict, Swarup Bhunia

Sunday, April 16

Governance Session: AERA Journal Publications Committee and Journal Editors: Closed Meeting
Sunday, April 16, 8-9:30 a.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower- Ballroom Level, Grand Ballroom B
Participants: Mark Berends, James Earl Davis, Rita Kohli, Laura W. Perna, Guillermo Solano-Flores, Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Jerome E. Morris, Angela Calabrese Barton, Ellen B. Goldring, Sean P. Kelly, Madeline Mavrogordato, Paul Poteat, Peter A. Youngs, Kara S. Finnigan, Stella M. Flores, Michele S. Moses, Cecelia Rios-Aguilar, Terah T. Venzant Chambers, Geoffrey D. Borman, A. Brooks Bowden, Deven E. Carlson, Amanda L. Datnow, Sylvia Hurtado, Thurston Domina, Dana Thompson Dorsey, Andrew McEachin, Sarah L. Woulfin, Steven Andrew Culpepper, Gongjun Xu, Mildred Boveda, Karly Ford, Erica Frankenberg, Francesca Lopez, Ronald A. Beghetto, Yong Zhao, Carol D. Lee, Richard Lerner, David M. Osher, Vivian L. Gadsden, John Neikirk

Poster Session: Games, Embodiment, Design, and Computational Thinking
Sunday, April 16, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Exhibit Level, Riverside West Exhibition Hall
Poster: “How Do Students Learn, Practice, and Acquire Computational Thinking Skills Using External Manipulative–Educational Robotics?”
Presenting Author: Slki Narae Lim

Symposium: Examining and Improving Conditions for Black Educators
Sunday, April 16, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Event Centre, 1st Floor, Vevey 3
Discussant: Constance A. Lindsay

Symposium: Analyzing the Relationship Between School-Based Health Centers and Schools
Sunday, April 16, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CDT
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, Michigan A
Paper: “Developing and Testing a Model of Effective School/SBHC Collaboration”
Presenting Author: Caitlin Elizabeth Kearney
Authors: Caitlin Elizabeth Kearney, Thurston Domina, Andrew Saultz, Dara Shifrer, Erika Carpenter

Paper Session: Innovation in Informal Learning Environments for Diverse Communities
Sunday, April 16, 11:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. CDT
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 6th Floor, Ohio State
Paper: “Learning Talk Among Middle School Students at a Science Museum Exhibit”
Presenting Author: Janice L. Anderson, Mengyi Mao, Ross Ramsey
Authors: Janice L. Anderson, Jill V. Hamm, Ross Ramsey, Mengyi Mao

Governance Session: Educational Researcher Closed Editorial Board Meeting
Sunday, April 16, 11:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Concourse Level, Randolph 1A
Participants: Thurston Domina, Dana Thompson Dorsey, Andrew McEachin, Sarah L. Woulfin, Elon Dancy, Suzanne E. Eckes, Laura S. Hamilton, Sera Jean Hernandez, Ethan L. Hutt, Daniel Klasik, Keon M. McGuire, Lindsay Coleman Page, Oren Pizmony-Levy, Michelle A. Purdy, Jennifer Lin Russell, Niral Shah, Erica O. Turner, Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Sheneka M. Williams, Charles Munter, John Neikirk

Paper Session: Innovation in Informal Learning Environments for Diverse Communities
Sunday, April 16, 11:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. CDT
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 6th Floor, Ohio State
Paper: “Learning Talk Among Middle School Students at a Science Museum Exhibit”
Presenting Author: Ross Ramsey
Authors: Janice L. Anderson, Jill V. Hamm, Ross Ramsey, Mengyi Mao

Paper Session: Novice Mathematics Teacher Learning, Practice, and Identity
Sunday, April 16, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Lucerne Level, Alpine II
Paper: “‘Library to Courtroom’: Influence of Problem Solving and Refutation Texts on Preservice Teachers’ Math-Related Beliefs”
Presenting Author: Kathryn Habib
Authors: Dionne Cross Francis, Pavneet Kaur Bharaj, Kathryn Habib, Anna Hinden, Ji Y. Hong

Symposium: Cognitive, Metacognitive, and Motivational Interventions Supporting Student Success in STEM: What Works, When, for Whom?
Sunday, April 16, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: West Tower – Ballroom Level, New Orleans
Paper: “What Self-Regulated Learning Skills Matter and How Can a Learner Acquire Them?”
Presenting Author: Matthew L. Bernacki
Authors: Matthew L. Bernacki, Megan Claire Cogliano, Shelbi Laura Kuhlmann, Jonathan C. Hilpert, Christy Strong

Paper Session: Novice Mathematics Teacher Learning, Practice, and Identity
Sunday, April 16, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Lucerne Level, Alpine II
Paper: “‘Library to Courtroom’: Influence of Problem Solving and Refutation Texts on Preservice Teachers’ Math-Related Beliefs”
Presenting Author: Dionne Cross Francis
Authors: Dionne Cross Francis, Pavneet Kaur Bharaj, Kathryn Habib, Anna Hinden, Ji Y. Hong

Symposium: Cognitive, Metacognitive, and Motivational Interventions Supporting Student Success in STEM: What Works, When, for Whom?
Sunday, April 16, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: West Tower – Ballroom Level, New Orleans
Paper: “What Works, For Whom: Motivation Moderates Self-Regulated Learning Intervention Efficacy in a Postsecondary Biology Course”
Presenting Author: Jeff A. Greene
Authors: Jeff A. Greene, Robert D. Plumley, Matthew L. Bernacki, Shelbi Laura Kuhlmann, Michael Berro, Alaina Garland, Laura Ott, Kelly Hogan, Marc Alan Howlett, Kimberly Abels

Paper Session: Novice Mathematics Teacher Learning, Practice, and Identity
Sunday, April 16, 2:50-4:20 p.m. CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Lucerne Level, Alpine II
Paper: “‘Library to Courtroom’: Influence of Problem Solving and Refutation Texts on Preservice Teachers’ Math-Related Beliefs”
Presenting Author: Dionne Cross Francis
Authors: Dionne Cross Francis, Pavneet Kaur Bharaj, Kathryn Habib, Anna Hinden, Ji Y. Hong

Paper Session: Methods, Histories, and Outcomes in Drama/Theater Education
Sunday, April 16, 4:40-6:10 p.m. CDT
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago, Floor: 2nd Floor, Aegean
Chair: Kristin Papoi

Symposium: Designing Effective Digital Programs to Help Students Develop and Deploy Self-Regulated Learning Skills
Sunday, April 16, 4:40-6:10 p.m. CDT
Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Lucerne Level, Luce
Paper: “Effects of Multimedia Self-Regulated Learning Training on Course Engagement Across Motivational Profiles”
Presenting Author: Robert D. Plumley
Authors: Robert D. Plumley, Jeff A. Greene, Matthew L. Bernacki, Shelbi Laura Kuhlmann, Michael Berro, Mara Evans, Kelly Hogan

Virtual: Thursday, May 4

Virtual Poster Session: Special and Inclusive Education Research SIG Poster Session
Thursday, May 4, 8 a.m. to Friday, May 5, 6 p.m. CDT
SIG Virtual Rooms, Special and Inclusive Education Research SIG Virtual Poster Room
Poster: “A Review on Using Extended Reality to Improve Daily Living Skills for People With Autism”
Presenting Author: Ling Zhang
Authors: Xinhao Xu, Xueqin Qian, Peidi Gu, Tsung-han Weng, Ling Zhang

Virtual Paper Session: Becoming, Belonging, and Persisting (or Not): Context and Implications of Teacher Career Decisions
Thursday, May 4, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT
SIG Virtual Rooms, Lives of Teachers SIG Virtual Paper Room
Paper: “Understanding How Teachers Talk About Trust in the Context of Their Job Decision Making”
Presenting Author: Jacqueline Marie Kumar

Virtual Paper Session: Becoming, Belonging, and Persisting (or Not): Context and Implications of Teacher Career Decisions
Thursday, May 4, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT
SIG Virtual Rooms, Lives of Teachers SIG Virtual Paper Room
Paper: “A Critical Discourse Analysis of Racial Ideology: How Teachers Adapt to Sound Socially Appropriate”
Presenting Author: Elizabeth M. Allen Green

Virtual: Friday, May 5

Virtual Paper Session: Education During Disruptions: Hope, Stress, and Well-Being Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
Friday, May 5, 9:40-11:15 a.m. CDT
Division K Virtual Sessions, Division K – Section 03: Teachers’ Lives, Identities, and Journeys Virtual Paper Room
Paper: “Teachers’ Experience of Stress and Turnover Intentions During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Presenting Author: Shuai Li
Authors: Shuai Li, Diana B. Lys