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AERA announces 2024 Fellows

2024-02-15
(Press-News.org) WASHINGTON, February 15, 2024—The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the selection of 24 exemplary scholars as 2024 AERA Fellows. The AERA Fellows Program honors scholars for their exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research. Nominated by their peers, the 2024 Fellows were selected by the Fellows Committee and approved by the AERA Council, the association’s elected governing body. They will be inducted during a ceremony at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia on April 12. With this cohort, there will be a total of 762 AERA Fellows.

“The 2024 AERA Fellows join an exceptional group of scholars, and we are thrilled to welcome them,” said AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine. “Their meaningful contributions to the education research field demonstrate the highest standards of academic excellence. They are most deserving of this honor.”

The 2024 AERA Fellows are:

Bruce Baker, University of Miami Megan Bang, Northwestern University Alan Daly, University of California, San Diego Elizabeth Davis, University of Michigan Patricia Edwards, Michigan State University A. Lin Goodwin, Boston College Jeffrey Greene, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Rochelle Gutiérrez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ilana Horn, Vanderbilt University Jerlando F. L. Jackson, Michigan State University Young-Suk Kim, University of California, Irvine Anastasia Kitsantas, George Mason University Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University Christopher Lubienski, Indiana University Bloomington Danny Bernard Martin, University of Illinois Chicago Punya Mishra, Arizona State University Sheilah E. Nicholas, University of Arizona Carla O'Connor, University of Michigan Nicole Patton Terry, Florida State University Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, San Francisco State University Elizabeth Tipton, Northwestern University Ulrich Trautwein, University of Tübingen, Germany Joel Westheimer, University of Ottawa Susan A. Yoon, University of Pennsylvania

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About AERA

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is the largest national interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning. Founded in 1916, AERA advances knowledge about education, encourages scholarly inquiry related to education, and promotes the use of research to improve education and serve the public good. Find AERA on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Threads.

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