UNC School of Education faculty members, students, staff, and alumni will present at and attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, held April 8–12 in Los Angeles.
Each year, AERA convenes the world’s largest gathering of education researchers, serving as a global forum for sharing innovative, rigorous scholarship that advances education research, policy, and practice.
UNC School of Education scholars will participate in paper and poster sessions, symposia, roundtable discussions, governance meetings, and professional development opportunities throughout the conference. Though not all participants are presenting, many faculty members, students, and alumni are represented as co‑authors on presented research.
UNC School of Education participation at AERA 2026 includes:
- 21 faculty members
- 2 faculty emeriti
- 27 Ph.D. students
- 4 staff members
Presenting:
- 111 posters
- 114 papers
Thurston “Thad” Domina, Ph.D., associate dean for academic affairs and the Robert Wendell Eaves Sr. Distinguished Professor in Educational Leadership, will be recognized as a 2026 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. Nominated by peers, Domina joins a cohort of 34 exemplary scholars recognized for exceptional contributions to education research. The 2026 Fellows will be inducted during a ceremony on April 9.
Stephanie Anne Shelton, Ph.D., Donald G. Tarbet Faculty Scholar in Education and co‑coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Studies, will be inducted as chair of AERA’s Qualitative Research Special Interest Group for the 2026–2029 term. With more than 150 special interest groups across AERA, the Qualitative Research SIG is the largest and serves as the primary professional home for qualitative researchers nationwide.
AERA has also announced its 2026 award recipients for excellence in education research, who will be honored during the Awards Ceremony Luncheon at the Annual Meeting on April 9. Among the honorees is Terrell R. Morton (’17 Ph.D.), associate professor of Identity and Justice in STEM Education and Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago, who has been named the 2026 Scholar of Color Early Career Contribution Award recipient. The award recognizes early‑career scholars whose work advances understanding of issues that disproportionately affect minoritized populations and contributes significantly to education research and development.
Two students in the School’s Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership with a concentration in K-12 Leadership program — Stephanie Adams and Dwayne Johnson — will be recognized as 2026 Clark Scholars and will attend the David L. Clark Graduate Research Seminar.
Adams’ research centers quantitative study examining the impact of voucher expansion on the five school districts originally named in the landmark Leandro case. She serves as principal of Washington Elementary School in Guilford County.
Johnson’s research follows a mixed-methods study on chronic absenteeism in Person County Schools. A 2020 graduate of the School’s Master of School Administration, Johnson currently serves as principal of Woodlawn Elementary School in Person County.
UNC School of Education faculty and student activities at AERA include:
Wednesday, April 8
Paper Sessions
- Valuing Family, Mentorship, and Joy: Career Learning Experiences of Middle School Prospective First-Generation College Students
- Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. PDT (2:45 to 4:15 p.m. EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum B
- Related event: Families and postsecondary students: Relationships and engagement
- Presenting/lead author: Nina R. Schoonover
- Associated authors/participants: Nina R. Schoonover; Russell Carlock; Joseph M. Williams; Ben Allen
- Decision-Making Processes of Revealing Identities for Teachers with Concealable Stigmatized Identities (Stage 2, 7:59 AM)
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A – Stage 2
- Related event: e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 1 – Stage 2
- Presenting/lead author: Yijia Chen
- Associated authors/participants: Yijia Chen; Dionne Cross Francis; Ji Y. Hong; Travis Jon Dean; Soojeong Lee; Lijie Liu; Taylor A. Roloff; Jing Zhao
- Effects of Personalizing Science of Learning Instruction to Dual Enrollment High School Students’ Prior Knowledge
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Mt. Washington
- Related event: Promoting Cognitive and Contextual Agency Through Scalable Interventions for Self-Regulated
- Presenting/lead author: Shelbi Laura Kuhlmann
- Associated authors/participants: Shelbi Laura Kuhlmann; C. Noelle Patterson; Haley Siegfried; Christina Hollander-Blackmon; Sarayu Satyasai Yenumula; Matthew L. Bernacki
- Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Literacy Instruction and Curriculum (Stage 2, 3:59 PM)
- Time: 3:45 to 5:15 pm PDT (6:45 to 8:15 pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A – Stage 2
- Related event: e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 5 – Stage 2
- Presenting/lead author: Yuzi Gao
- Associated authors/participants: Yuzi Gao; Courtney Hattan
- Investigating Delivery Schedules for Scalable Learning Skill Training in Early Undergraduate Active Learning STEM Courses
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15 pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Mt. Washington
- Related event: Promoting Cognitive and Contextual Agency Through Scalable Interventions for Self-Regulated
- Presenting/lead author: Matthew L. Bernacki
- Associated authors/participants: Matthew L. Bernacki; Jenifer Utz; Christy Strong; Kathryn Rafferty
- Mathematics Learning Task Quality in Teacher-GenAI Collaboration: Assessment and Success Factors
- Time: 3:45 to 5:15pm PDT (6:45 to 8:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum
- Related event: Rethinking Teacher-AI Partnerships in Lesson Planning and Assessment
- Presenting/lead author: Jie Cao
- Associated authors/participants: Jie Cao; Christian D. Schunn
- “We Are All Chimeras”: A Queer Cyborg Manifesto on Artificial Intelligence in Qualitative Research
- Time: 3:45 to 5:15pm PDT (6:45 to 8:15pm EDT)
- Location: InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, Floor: 5th Floor, Echo Park
- Related event: Complicated and Complicating Questions About the Role of AI in Qualitative Inquiry
- Presenting/lead author: Stephanie Anne Shelton
- Associated authors/participants: Stephanie Anne Shelton
Roundtable Sessions
- Collective Witnessing and Committing to Action: Enhancing Student Reflection in Short- Term Study Abroad
- Time: 11:45 am to 1:15 pm PDT (2:45 to 4:15 pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2
- Related event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 11:45 am – Gold 2
- Presenting/lead author: William Pryor
- Associated authors/participants: William Pryor
- Supporting Vocabulary among Preschoolers at Risk for Developmental Language Disorder: A Teacher Professional Development Intervention
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1
- Related event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 1:45 pm – Gold 1
- Presenting/lead author: Annemarie Hindman
- Associated authors/participants: Annemarie Hindman; Barbara Wasik
- The Crisis of Connection: Being With Students with Severe Disability Labels
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2
- Related event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 9:45 am – Gold 2
- Presenting/lead author: Charna D’Ardenne
- Associated authors/participants: Charna D’Ardenne
Poster Sessions
- Decision-Making Processes of Revealing Identities for Teachers with Concealable Stigmatized Identities (Poster 23)
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Yijia Chen
- Associated authors/participants: Yijia Chen; Dionne Cross Francis; Ji Y. Hong; Travis Jon Dean; Soojeong Lee; Lijie Liu; Taylor A. Roloff; Jing Zhao
- Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Literacy Instruction and Curriculum (Poster 10)
- Time: 3:45 to 5:15pm PDT (6:45 to 8:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Yuzi Gao
- Associated authors/participants: Yuzi Gao; Courtney Hattan
Virtual Poster Session
- A Human Rights-Based Framework for Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: Advancing Educational Access and Equity
- Time: 7:45am to Sun, April 12, 3:00pm PDT (Wed, April 8, 10:45am to Sun, April 12, 6:00pm EDT)
- Location: Virtual Posters Exhibit Hall, Virtual Poster Hall
- Related event: Virtual Poster Session
- Presenting/lead author: Stephani Nummelin
- Associated authors/participants: Stephani Nummelin; Rohan Tapiawala
Thursday, April 9
Symposium
- Centering Youth Voices and Experiences in Social and Emotional learning Research
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Santa Monica B, Session Type: Symposium
- Presenting/lead author: Jingjing Sun
- Associated authors/participants: Jingjing Sun; Anisa Goforth; Deborah Ith; Niki Graham; Manisha Naresh Nagpal; Luz Robinson; Graceson L. Clements; Dorothy L. Espelage; Todd S. Cherner; Marisa Marraccini
Paper Sessions
- Centering Youth Voices in Math and SEL: A Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Santa Monica B
- Related event: Centering Youth Voices and Experiences in Social and Emotional learning Research
- Presenting/lead author: Luz Robinson
- Associated authors/participants: Luz Robinson; Hannah Garner; Graceson L. Clements; Grace Little; Victoria Plyler; Dorothy L. Espelage; Todd S. Cherner; Marisa Marraccini
- Culturally Sensitive Research and Evaluation: Advancing an Agenda for Black Education
- Time: 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (7:15 to 8:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 408A
- Related event: Looking Back, Looking Forward, Imagining Futures: CORIBE’s Black Education Research Agenda
- Presenting/lead author: Linda C. Tillman
- Associated authors/participants: Linda C. Tillman
- Diffusing Mathematics Practitioner Articles via Social Media and Translational Visual Abstracts: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Stage 1, 8:08 AM)
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A – Stage 1
- Related event: e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 6 – Stage 1
- Presenting/lead author: Jessica Rodrigues
- Associated authors/participants: Jessica Rodrigues; Joel R. Malin; Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple; Joshua Rosenberg; Bret Staudt Willet; Emily Singell
- Elementary Teachers’ Emotional Landscape: Insights Beyond Existing Literature (Stage 1, 2:38 PM)
- Time: 2:15 to 3:45pm PDT (5:15 to 6:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A – Stage 1
- Related event: e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 8 – Stage 1
- Presenting/lead author: Dionne Cross Francis
- Associated authors/participants: Dionne Cross Francis; Boran Yu; Yijia Chen; Lijie Liu; Ji Y. Hong
- How Advanced Students Self-Regulate their Higher-Order Thinking in Three Disciplines
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Avalon
- Related event: Reimagining Epistemic Cognition for a Changing World: Knowing in an Age of Too Much Information
- Presenting/lead author: Jeff A. Greene
- Associated authors/participants: Jeff A. Greene; Aditi Ahuja; Yeojin Choi; Ruogu Xu
- Intersection of Disciplinary Practices, Mental Health, and Suicide Prevention for Black Youth: School Professionals’ Perspectives
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 406AB
- Presenting/lead author: Dana Griffin
- Associated authors/participants: Dana Griffin; Constance A. Lindsay; Marisa Marraccini; Jay Mathis; Telieha Middleton
- Mandarin for Whom? A Critical Review of Representation in Integrated Chinese (Stage 2, 4:56 PM)
- Time: 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (7:15 to 8:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A – Stage 2
- Presenting/lead author: Yuzi Gao
- Associated authors/participants: Yuzi Gao
- Rickety Scaffolding: Teacher Residency Community as Potential Cornerstone for Homeplace in PWIs?
- Time: 2:15 to 3:45pm PDT (5:15 to 6:45pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 9
- Presenting/lead author: Jocelyn A. Glazier
- Associated authors/participants: Jocelyn A. Glazier; Xumei Fan; Kristin L. Papoi; Diana B. Lys; Corey Bray; Dorothy L. Espelage
- “A Mirror of the School”: Representation, Interracial Interaction, and Stereotyping in High School Yearbooks
- Time: 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (7:15 to 8:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 501C
- Presenting/lead author: Emma Britton Miller
- Associated authors/participants: Emma Britton Miller; Thurston Domina; Deven E. Carlson
Roundtable Sessions
- Building Vocabulary in Kindergarten: Promising Preliminary Evidence from One Emerging Intervention
- Time: 2:15 to 3:45pm PDT (5:15 to 6:45pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4
- Presenting/lead author: Annemarie Hindman
- Associated authors/participants: Annemarie Hindman; Katy Egan
- Designing Chatbots to Support Self-Regulated Learning and Systems Thinking
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4
- Presenting/lead author: Saerok Park
- Associated authors/participants: Saerok Park; Ha Nguyen; Jie Cao
- Diverse career paths from the doctorate
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 403A
- Presenting/lead author: Honey Walrond
- Associated authors/participants: Honey Walrond; Linda C. Tillman; William A. Smith
- How Superintendents Make Sense of Leading Public Pre-K Programs
- Time: 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (7:15 to 8:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D
- Presenting/lead author: Rachel Rowan
- Associated authors/participants: Rachel Rowan; Lora Cohen-Vogel; Lauren C. McKenzie
- Measurement and Assessment in Early Childhood (Table 10)
- Time: 2:15 to 3:45pm PDT (5:15 to 6:45pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4
- Method as Relational Disruption: Dialogue, Refusal, and Emergence in Qualitative Inquiry (Table 3)
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4
- Research-in-Progress RT007 (Thursday)
- Time: 2:15 to 3:45pm PDT (5:15 to 6:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree Hall C Session Type: Invited Roundtable
- Presenting/lead author: Linda C. Tillman
- Associated authors/participants: Linda C. Tillman; Ruth Boamah-Agyekum; Emmanuel Dwamena
- Staying-With Discomfort: AI, Whiteness, and Ethical Disorientation in Participatory Fieldwork
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2
- Presenting/lead author: Sarah Cornette
- Associated authors/participants: Sarah Cornette
- Unexpected Moments in Qualitative Interviews: Potential and Possibilities When Navigating the Unexpected and Challenging in Interviewing
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4
- Presenting/lead author: Stephanie Anne Shelton
- Associated authors/participants: Stephanie Anne Shelton; Sun Gu; April M. Jones
- Validating the Latent Variable Structure of College-Going Motivation, Knowledge, and Behaviors
- Time: 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (7:15 to 8:45pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4
- Presenting/lead author: Judith L. Meece
- Associated authors/participants: Judith L. Meece; Carol Cutler White
Poster Sessions
- Diffusing Mathematics Practitioner Articles via Social Media and Translational Visual Abstracts: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Poster 2)
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Jessica Rodrigues
- Associated authors/participants: Jessica Rodrigues; Joel R. Malin; Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple; Joshua Rosenberg; Bret Staudt Willet; Emily Singell
- Elementary Teachers’ Emotional Landscape: Insights Beyond Existing Literature (Poster 2)
- Time: 2:15 to 3:45pm PDT (5:15 to 6:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Dionne Cross Francis
- Associated authors/participants: Dionne Cross Francis; Boran Yu; Yijia Chen; Lijie Liu; Ji Y. Hong
- Gamification of graduate mentoring: What the academy can learn from video games (Poster 25)
- Time: 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (7:15 to 8:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Carlson Coogler
- Associated authors/participants: Carlson Coogler; Stephanie Anne Shelton
- Mandarin for Whom? A Critical Review of Representation in Integrated Chinese (Poster 14)
- Time: 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (7:15 to 8:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Yuzi Gao
- Associated authors/participants: Yuzi Gao
- Students’ Strategy Use in Online Social Annotation: A Systematic Review (Poster 48)
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Jieting Jerry Xin
- Associated authors/participants: Jieting Jerry Xin; Yingqi Chloe Wu; Nicole J. Tavares
Governance Sessions
- AERA Open: Closed Editorial Board Meeting
- Time: 2:15 to 3:45pm PDT (5:15 to 6:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 518
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis: Closed Editorial Board Meeting
- Time: 4:15 to 5:45pm PDT (7:15 to 8:45pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 518
Friday, April 10
Symposium
- Media Comparisons: To Do or Not to Do, That is the Question
- Time: 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (2:45 to 4:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, San Gabriel A Session Type: Symposium
- Presenting/lead author: Marchand Martella
- Associated authors/participants: Marchand Martella; Noah Glaser; Joshua Weidlich; Alyssa Lawson; Jeff A. Greene
- The Sankofa Research Intensive (SRI): A Fugitive Space for Scholars Centering Black Children In Research
- Time: 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (2:45 to 4:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 403B
- Debating the Future: Appropriate Use of Generative AI in Educational Research
- Time: 3:45 to 5:15pm PDT (6:45 to 8:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Beverly Session Type: Symposium
- Presenting/lead author: Matthew L. Bernacki
- Associated authors/participants: Matthew L. Bernacki; Jeff A. Greene; Ha Nguyen; Candace A. Walkington; Stephen J. Aguilar; DeLeon Gray
Paper Sessions
- An Examination of Unvictimized Teachers and “What Works” in Secondary Education
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Echo Park
- Presenting/lead author: Andrew Holmes Perry
- Associated authors/participants: Andrew Holmes Perry; Linda Reddy; Andrew Martinez; Sawyer Hogenkamp; Chaoyue Wu; Susan D. McMahon; Eric M. Anderman; Ron Avi Astor; Dorothy L. Espelage; Frank C. Worrell
- Designing Multisite Randomized Trials to Detect (Conditional) Indirect Effects
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, Floor: 5th Floor, Echo Park
- Presenting/lead author: Benjamin Kelcey
- Associated authors/participants: Benjamin Kelcey; Cincinnati Amota Ataneka; Kyle T. Cox; Nianbo Dong
- e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 11 – Stage 2
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A – Stage 2 Session Type: AERA Ed Talk
- Presenting/lead author: Thurston Domina
- Associated authors/participants: Thurston Domina; Tukhbita Afroz Nawmi; Haochu Tian; Tiffany Reyes-Denis; Sourabh Garg; Logan Hillary Lauren; Junior Bennett; Shereen Oca Beilstein; Michelle Perry; Robb Lindgren; Karle Flanagan; Junzhao Wang; Lydia Ross; Medha Dalal; Yijia Chen; Michael D. Hannon; Anjali Badrinath; Marcus Taylor Jasmin; Wanqi Yang; Kayla Cintron; Chloe Lancaster; Sarah Putnam; Zhouyan Bu; Kimberly A.S.A.S. Howard; Zijin Li; Pei Wang; Deoksoon Kim; Katrina Borowiec; Susan Martinelli Shea; JayIonell Jay R. Terogo
- Integrating Generative AI in Qualitative Analysis: Application in Science Education (Stage 2, 7:59 AM)
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A – Stage 2
- Presenting/lead author: Ha Nguyen
- Associated authors/participants: Ha Nguyen; Idris Solola
- School Psychologists’ Perspectives on School Violence: Causes, Consequences, and Recommendations
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Echo Park
- Presenting/lead author: Luz Robinson
- Associated authors/participants: Luz Robinson; Sawyer Hogenkamp; Andrew Holmes Perry; Susan D. McMahon; Linda Reddy; Eric M. Anderman; Frank C. Worrell; Andrew Martinez; Ron Avi Astor; Dorothy L. Espelage
- Shifting the Goalposts: Evolving Conceptualizations of Failure and Success in Research Practice Partnerships
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Los Cerritos
- Presenting/lead author: Megan Duff
- Associated authors/participants: Megan Duff; Joshua L. Glazer; Matthew Shirrell
- Student Perpetrated Victimization and Support for School Leadership: Comparing School Staff Roles
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Echo Park
- Presenting/lead author: Sawyer Hogenkamp
- Associated authors/participants: Sawyer Hogenkamp; Andrew Holmes Perry; Linda Reddy; Chaoyue Wu; Susan D. McMahon; Eric M. Anderman; Frank C. Worrell; Andrew Martinez; Ron Avi Astor; Dorothy L. Espelage
- The Effects of Multimedia Procrastination-Avoidance Training on STEM Undergraduates’ Self-Beliefs, Learning Behaviors, and Achievement
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Mt. Washington
- Presenting/lead author: Matthew L. Bernacki
- Associated authors/participants: Matthew L. Bernacki; Hannah Snyder; Christy Strong; Jenifer Utz; Kathryn Rafferty; Vanessa Wanchanit Vongkulluksn; Akira Miyake; Robert D. Plumley
- Understanding the Pathway from Violence Against Teacher Turnover: The Mediating Effects of Anxiety and Depression
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Echo Park
- Presenting/lead author: Chaoyue Wu
- Associated authors/participants: Chaoyue Wu; Andrew Holmes Perry; Linda Reddy; Andrew Martinez; Sawyer Hogenkamp; Susan D. McMahon; Eric M. Anderman; Ron Avi Astor; Dorothy L. Espelage; Frank C. Worrell
Roundtable Sessions
- Accompanying Teachers: Possibilities for Inspirational Theory, Practice, and Research in Teacher Education
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2
- Presenting/lead author: Ginger Barnhart
- Associated authors/participants: Ginger Barnhart; Margaret Ann Donnelly
- Improvement Research Penetration in State Education Agencies: Putting Big Data to Work
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D
- Presenting/lead author: Peilin Qiu
- Associated authors/participants: Peilin Qiu; Lora Cohen-Vogel
- WoC Persisting in STEM: Story of Strength
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3
- Presenting/lead author: Anina Mahmud
- Associated authors/participants: Anina Mahmud; Dionne Cross Francis
- “I don’t identify with STEM much anymore”: Exploring Decline in Women of Color’s STEM Identity
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3
- Presenting/lead author: Jasmyne Yeldell
- Associated authors/participants: Jasmyne Yeldell; Anina Mahmud; Simone Wilson; Dionne Cross Francis
Poster Sessions
- Constructing a New Vision for Impactful Research Communication between Academics and Elementary Teachers (Poster 3)
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515B
- Presenting/lead author: Jessica Rodrigues
- Associated authors/participants: Jessica Rodrigues; Emily Singell; Lindsey Mirielli
- Designing Chatbots to Promote Systems Thinking in Environmental Science Education (Poster 3)
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Ha Nguyen
- Associated authors/participants: Ha Nguyen; Erick Valdez; Jennifer Pei; Sara Ludovise; Rossella Santagata
- Integrating Generative AI in Qualitative Analysis: Application in Science Education (Poster 25)
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Ha Nguyen
- Associated authors/participants: Ha Nguyen; Idris Solola
- Learning through Generative Questioning with Generative AI: An ICAP approach (Poster 26)
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Lu Ding
- Associated authors/participants: Lu Ding; Rachel Rodenberg; Erkan Er; Ha Nguyen
- Teacher Professional Development on AI Integration: A Qualitative Study of Programs and Pedagogies (Poster 53)
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Ai-Chu Elisha Ding
- Associated authors/participants: Ai-Chu Elisha Ding; Jennifer Kleiman; Ying Zhang; Lehong Shi; Kexin Zhang; Zixian Jiang; Xiaoming Zhai
- “Read the Book, Learn the Story, Play the Narrative”: Augmented Reality Reading Experiences and Comprehension (Poster 12)
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Todd S. Cherner
- Associated authors/participants: Todd S. Cherner; Kristin L. Papoi
Governance Session
- Editorial Board Meeting: Teaching Educational Research Methods (TERM) Journal
- Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm PDT (2:00 to 6:00pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Santa Anita A Session Type: Board Meeting
- Presenting/lead author: Stephanie Anne Shelton
- Associated authors/participants: Stephanie Anne Shelton
Saturday, April 11
Invited Speaker Session
- School Active Shooter Drills: Mitigating Risks to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health – A Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 403B Session Type: Invited Speaker Session
- Presenting/lead author: Dorothy L. Espelage
- Associated authors/participants: Dorothy L. Espelage; Melissa Brymer; Anthony A. Peguero; Ron Avi Astor; Chris Curran
Paper Sessions
- Hidden Patterns, Lasting Effects: Violence Victimization and Perpetration Typologies and Longitudinal Implications in LGBTQ+ Adolescents
- Time: 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (2:45 to 4:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 301A
- Presenting/lead author: Yinuo Xu
- Associated authors/participants: Yinuo Xu; Yutong Gao; Dorothy L. Espelage
- Out-of-school Learning: Engaging Communities and High-Impact Practices
- Time: 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (2:45 to 4:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, La Cienega Session Type: Paper Session
- Presenting/lead author: Christine Lee
- Associated authors/participants: Christine Lee; Kayeon Koh; Victoria Arali Daniels; Mariana Gudino Avalos; Christine Lee; Casie S. Bass; Katherine Ashton; Miao Yue; Morris Siu-YungSiu- Yung Jong; Yuting Chen; Chin-ChungTsai; Ha Nguyen
- Theme 5: Examining Prior Knowledge, Expectancy-Value Beliefs, and Achievement-related Choices and Outcomes in Undergraduate Biology (Table 5)
- Time: 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (2:45 to 4:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Hollywood Ballroom Author
- Presenting/lead author: Michael Abdul Ghani Berro
- Associated authors/participants: Michael Abdul Ghani Berro
- Contextualizing the Evaluations of the NSI Initiative: Perspectives on Hub Leadership in Educational Improvement Networks
- Time: 3:45 to 5:15pm PDT (6:45 to 8:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, San Gabriel A
- Presenting/lead author: Donald J. Peurach
- Associated authors/participants: Donald J. Peurach; Megan Duff; Jennifer Zoltners Sherer
- e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 18 – Stage 1
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A – Stage 1 Session Type: AERA Ed Talk
- Presenting/lead author: Dorothy L. Espelage
- Associated authors/participants: Dorothy L. Espelage; Sofiia Kagan; Denis Dumas; Jenny Chaehyun Park; Suyeon Gena Kim; Jiwon Kim; Patricia A. Alexander; Mimi Bong; Vishal Easwar; Cristina D. Zepeda; Meghan Coughlan; David B. Miele; Vanessa Zhang; Rylan Deer; Huy Nguyen; Shirley L. Yu; Andrew Holmes Perry; Wonjoon Cha; Arianna Henning; Kimiko Ching; Michelle R. Richard; Zhujun Jiang; Tairui Song; JIAYAN TEY; Feng-KuangFeng-Kuang Chiang; Anne-Kathrin Buttchereyt; Claudia Kastens; Kelly Feille; Cian Brown; Jieun Park; Amy Elleman; Yucheng Cao; Xiao-YinXiao-Yin Chen; Kai Zhuang Shum; Chloe Muller; Amber Rosamond; Sophie Kronenberger; Madina Kholnazarova
- Epistemic Network Analysis and Multigroup Modeling Reveals Domain Specific Self- Regulated and Active Learning in Biology
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Avalon
- Presenting/lead author: Hanall Sung
- Associated authors/participants: Hanall Sung; Jeff A. Greene; Matthew L. Bernacki; Michael Abdul Ghani Berro; Linyu Yu; Robert D. Plumley
- Financial Aid for Future Educators: Assessing a Federal Grant’s Impact on Student’s Postsecondary Decisions
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 2
- Presenting/lead author: Wesley Morris
- Associated authors/participants: Wesley Morris
- Motivation in STEM Learning Environments
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, La Brea Session Type: Paper Session
- Presenting/lead author: Jill D. Salisbury-Glennon
- Associated authors/participants: Jill D. Salisbury-Glennon; Joshua Davis; Delaram A. Totonchi; Emma Huelskoetter; Yoi Tibbetts; Ashleigh Smith; Chris S. Hulleman; Ricardo Puppe; Eileen Reckmann; Katrin Temmen; Joy Muth; Barry Bai; Xuan Zang; Qingyao Dan; Yuhong Jiao; Yu Su; To Chan; Miranda Lin; Ha Nguyen
- Moving Toward Liberation: Somatic, Decolonial, and Queer Pedagogies in Dance Education
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 411 (Theatre) Session Type: Demonstration/Performance
- Presenting/lead author: Stephanie Anne Shelton
- Associated authors/participants: Stephanie Anne Shelton; Aleta Brown; Ambika Gopal Raj; Alicia Moseley; Traci Klein
- Qualitative Research SIG Closed Mentoring Session
- Time: 3:45 to 5:15pm PDT (6:45 to 8:15pm EDT)
- Location: InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, Floor: 5th Floor, Wilshire Grand Ballroom I Session Type: Paper Session
- Presenting/lead author: Susan Ophelia Cannon
- Associated authors/participants: Susan Ophelia Cannon; Lindsay Jarratt; Lorien S. Jordan; Francheska Starks; Pengfei Zhao; Shena Sanchez; Meagan Call-CummingsCall-Cummings; Enkhchimeg Sharav; Sarah Ann Harris; Amanda Schear; Marguerite O’Brien; Kyle P. Smith; Lagos State University; Jennifer Sutcliffe; Jessica Marie Yauney; Teachers College; Chris Cyan Divens; Zia Pochkhanawala; Jacqueline White; Bhushan Dahal; Zander Nowell; Daria Smirnova; Pinyi Wang; Florida Asia Trammell; Araujode Araujo Batista-McCulloch; Alexandra Panos; Constance Steinkuehler Squire; Kakali Bhattacharya; Florida Reka C. Barton; Maryland Meseret F. Hailu; Tracey Terece Flores; Austin Roderick L. Carey; Delaware Jeong-Eun Rhee; Stephanie Anne Shelton; Jennifer R. Wolgemuth; Florida Kelly W. Guyotte; Jeong-HeeJeong-Hee Kim
- Rituals of Survival: A Queer, Embodied Praxis of Refusal and Reworlding
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 411 (Theatre)
- Presenting/lead author: Aleta Brown
- Associated authors/participants: Aleta Brown
- Supporting Responsive Teaching with GenAI-Powered Formative Assessment (Stage 2, 9:50 AM)
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A – Stage 2
- Presenting/lead author: Ha Nguyen
- Associated authors/participants: Ha Nguyen
- Unpacking Self-Regulated Learning: Cognitive, Motivational, and Methodological Insights Across Developmental and Disciplinary Contexts
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Avalon Session Type: Paper
- Presenting/lead author: Xinran Wang
- Associated authors/participants: Xinran Wang; Jerry Nelluvelil; Madeleine Kingan; Rebecca Adler; Lingfei Cao; Cristina D. Zepeda; Jon R. Star; Bethany Rittle-Johnson; Kelley Durkin; Hanall Sung; Jeff A. Greene; Matthew L. Bernacki; Michael Abdul Ghani Berro; Linyu Yu; Sierra Outerbridge; Joel Schneier; LaVonda R. Walker; Rebecca B. Brockbank; David F. Feldon; Patrick N. Beymer
- Which words to teach? Unpacking results from an effective vocabulary intervention for children with SLI
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, La Cienega
- Presenting/lead author: Barbara Wasik
- Associated authors/participants: Barbara Wasik; Annemarie Hindman
Roundtable Sessions
- Evaluation and Modification of Formulas for Discussion Quality Score
- Time: 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (2:45 to 4:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4
- Presenting/lead author: Jeff A. Greene
- Associated authors/participants: Jeff A. Greene; Rachel Miriam Vriend Croninger, CarlaM. Firetto, Chien-Chang Pan, P. Karen Murphy
- “Sitting With” the Past to Move Into the Future: Aufarbeitung as Disruptive Force in Teacher Education
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (12:45 to 2:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1
- Presenting/lead author: Jocelyn A. Glazier
- Associated authors/participants: Jocelyn A. Glazier; Taylor William Schmidt; Abigail Paquin; Anja Wilken; Andreas Bonnet
Poster Sessions
- Making Improvement Continuous: How Network Hub Leaders Plan for the Sustained Impact of Educational Improvement Networks (Poster 9)
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15 pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15 pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515B
- Presenting/lead author: Megan Duff
- Associated authors/participants: Megan Duff; Jennifer Lin Russell; Jennifer Zoltners Sherer
- Supporting Responsive Teaching with GenAI-Powered Formative Assessment (Poster 22)
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15 am PDT (12:45 to 2:15 pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
- Presenting/lead author: Ha Nguyen
- Associated authors/participants: Ha Nguyen
- Using AI-Generated Insights to Support Collaborative Decision-Making (Poster 2)
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515B
- Presenting/lead author: Ha Nguyen
- Associated authors/participants: Ha Nguyen; Fabio Campos
Governance Session
- AERA Research Advisory Committee: Closed Meeting
- Time: 3:45 to 5:15pm PDT (6:45 to 8:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 513 Session Type:
Sunday, April 12
Symposium
- Teacher Identity Development: Expanding Conceptualizations to Account for Changing and Challenging Contexts
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Avalon Session Type: Symposium
- Presenting/lead author: Ji Y. Hong
- Associated authors/participants: Ji Y. Hong; Dionne Cross Francis; Joanna K. Garner; Avi Kaplan; Kathryn Habib; Boran Yu; Brit’ny Pinkney; Soojeong Lee; Travis Jon Dean; Jing Zhao; Yijia Chen; Lijie Liu; Wayne Journell; R. Williams-Johnson; Andreas Ebbelind; Tracy Helliwell
Paper Sessions
- Facilitating Mathematics Teacher Identity Development Through Holistic Personalized Coaching
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Avalon
- Presenting/lead author: Dionne Cross Francis
- Associated authors/participants: Dionne Cross Francis; Kathryn Habib; Pavneet Kaur Bharaj; Boran Yu; Anina Mahmud; Brit’ny Pinkney; Ji Y. Hong
- From Awareness to Action: Critical Teacher Identity Development
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Avalon
- Presenting/lead author: Ji Y. Hong
- Associated authors/participants: Ji Y. Hong; Dionne Cross Francis; Soojeong Lee; Travis Jon Dean; Jing Zhao; Yijia Chen; Lijie Liu; Nitika Mehta
- Politicized Care: Marginalized Teachers’ Justice-Oriented Relationship Building with Students
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7
- Presenting/lead author: Ji Y. Hong
- Associated authors/participants: Ji Y. Hong; Qian Wang; Dionne Cross Francis
Roundtable Sessions
- Facilitating Participatory Design: A Framework to Analyze Talk Moves and Roles
- Time: 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (10:45am to 12:15pm EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D
- Presenting/lead author: Ha Nguyen
- Associated authors/participants: Ha Nguyen; Jennifer Pei; Yenvy Pham; Sara Ludovise; Rossella Santagata
- Narrative Accompaniment: Taking Up Professional Development as an Ethical and Relational Practice
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1
- Presenting/lead author: Ginger Barnhart
- Associated authors/participants: Ginger Barnhart
- Research-in-Progress RT074 (Sunday)
- Time: 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree Hall C Session Type: Invited Roundtable
- Presenting/lead author: Dorothy L. Espelage
- Associated authors/participants: Dorothy L. Espelage; Lori Spradley; Lei Wang; Sandra El HadiEl Hadi; Iris Jeffries; Cuichun Cao; Meredith L. Rowe; Torye Wren Banura; Aurora M. Jimenez-Guerrero
- “Choosing What’s Important to Me!”: Impacts of the Co-Design Process on Fifth-Grade Girl’s Science Interests
- Time: 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. PDT (4:45 to 6:15 p.m. EDT)
- Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3
- Presenting/lead author: Jasmyne Yeldell
- Associated authors/participants: Jasmyne Yeldell
For additional details and the full program of events for AERA 2026, click here.