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AERA 2026 Unforgetting Histories and Imaginging Futures: Constructing a New Vision for Education Research

Unforgetting Histories and Imaginging Futures: Constructing a New Vision for Education Research

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The CEHD is excited to participate in the 2026 AERA annual meeting in Los Angeles, CA, April 8-12, 2026

Learn · Engage · Inspire

Each year, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting is the world's largest gathering of education researchers and a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative studies in an array of areas. With more than 2,500 sessions to choose from, the 2026 Annual Meeting provides a dynamic experience with opportunities to learn from prominent scholars, discover the latest research, engage in stimulating conversations and foster professional relationships.

CEHD 2026 Presentations

Temple University College of Education and Human Development invites you to explore the 50+ presentations featuring our faculty, staff and students. Our scholars bring diverse perspectives with local insight and relevance to the this year's AERA Annual Meeting. Join us in advancing collaborative research that embraces this year’s AERA theme of “Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures” to generate bold, equitable possibilities in education and human development.

Wednesday, April 8

Expanding Multilingual Voices in Social Studies Discussions: One Teacher’s Responsive Practice

Timothy Patterson, Lightning Jay, Brian Tauzel, Ashley Taylor Jaffee, Jenni Conrad

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

Roundtable Session

"I Want Y'all to Succeed": Cultural Logics and the Complex Nature of Teacher Expectations

Maia B. Cucchiara, Sherelle Ferguson, Sidra Sheikh

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. PDT (2:45 to 4:15 p.m. EDT)
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 501C

Remembering the Legacy of Racial, Economic, and Geographical Injustices in the Pursuit of Educational Justice and Renewal

Linn E. Posey-Maddox (Chair)

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. PDT (2:45 to 4:15 p.m. EDT)
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 303B

Voices at the Intersections: Black Women’s Educational Leadership and Social Contexts

Monika Williams Shealey

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. PDT (2:45 to 4:15 p.m. EDT)
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 303A

Critical Epistemologies and Methodologies: Reclaiming Knowledge, Story, and Belonging Across Educational Spaces

James Wright (discussant)

1:45 to 3:15 p.m. PDT (4:45 to 6:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 306B

Motivations and Meaning-Making in Becoming a Social Studies Teacher: A Narrative Inquiry

MG Hodge, Alyssa Josselsohn, Youngseo Kim, Francisco Villa, Abby Reisman, Timothy Patterson, Avi Kaplan

1:45 to 3:15 p.m. PDT (4:45 to 6:15 p.m. EDT)
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3

Roundtable Session

Navigating Borderlands: Stories of Teachers Shaping Justice-Oriented Classrooms

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

1:45 to 3:15 p.m. PDT (4:45 to 6:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

Supporting Vocabulary among Preschoolers at Risk for Developmental Language Disorder: A Teacher Professional Development Intervention

Annemarie Hindman, Barbara Wasik

1:45 to 3:15 p.m. PDT (4:45 to 6:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

Roundtable Session

Multilingual Realities: Translanguaging in Schools

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

Racial and Gender Politics of Schooling

Linn E. Posey-Maddox (Chair)

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 304C

Teaching Under Surveillance: Censorship, Book Bans, and the Struggle for Educational Freedom

James Wright (Discussant)

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 301B

Tending Our Field’s Garden: A Philadelphia Dean (re)Imagining the Future of Teaching and Teacher Education

Monika Williams Shealey

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 6

Thursday, April 9

Classrooms Under Fire: Teacher Well-Being, Student Belonging, and the Politics of Schooling

Linn E. Posey-Maddox (Discussant)

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 10

Teacher Educators of Color Under Attack

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 6

Transforming Systems: Reclaiming Knowledge and Practice for Collective Well-Being

James Wright (Discussant)

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4

Roundtable Session

Dis/ability and Neurodiversity: Untangling Our Roots to Embody Equity and Justice

Molly Elizabeth Siuty

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 6

Sustaining Commitments: Identity and Social Justice in Teacher Education

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

Building Vocabulary in Kindergarten: Promising Preliminary Evidence from One Emerging Intervention

Barbara Wasik, Annemarie Hindman, Katy Egan

2:15 to 3:45 p.m. PDT (5:15 to 6:45 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4

Roundtable Session

“Leveraging diversity and maximizing productivity:” Discourses of interest convergence in marine and climate science institutions

Marisa Lally, Christina W. Yao, Chrystal A. George Mwangi, Vijay Kanagala, Jennifer Michelle Johnson, Onjale Scott Price, Eunjin Han

2:15 to 3:45 p.m. PDT (5:15 to 6:45 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 306B

Building Equity-Centered Leadership: Readiness, Reflection, and Systemic Support

James Wright (Discussant)

4:15 to 5:45 p.m. PDT (7:15 to 8:45 p.m. EDT)

Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, San Gabriel B

Complexity theories in education: Concepts, methods, and challenges

Avi Kaplan (Discussant)

4:15 to 5:45 p.m. PDT (7:15 to 8:45 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 308A

Racial Integration, Belonging and Gaps Across States, Districts and Schools

Linn E. Posey-Maddox (Chair)

4:15 to 5:45 p.m. PDT (7:15 to 8:45 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 501C

Stories That Shape Us: Educators Weaving Culture, Identity, and Belonging

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

4:15 to 5:45 p.m. PDT (7:15 to 8:45 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 6

Vocabulary SIG Business Meeting

Emily Phillips Galloway, Lori Bruner, Christina L. Dobbs, Elizabeth Burke Hadley, Rachel Knecht, Sabina R. Neugebauer, Janna Brown McClain, Julian Levine

6:15 to 7:15 p.m. PDT (9:15 to 10:15 p.m. EDT)

Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Beaudry A

Business Meeting

Friday, April 10

“A Wealth of Knowledge”: Designing Courses That Transform How Educators See Students—and Themselves

Sarah Anne Eckert, Miriam Marguerita Gomez Witmer, Jill May Swavely, Luca Poxon, Michelle J. Sobolak, Beth R. Sockman

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45am to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 9

“Be Real Black For Me”: Black Livingness in Children’s Literature - From Past to Present to Hopeful Futures

Wanda M. Brooks, Desiree W. Cueto (Discussants)

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Santa Barbara C

Symposium Session

Transnational Journeys: Identity, Power, and Commitment in Teaching

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

Trauma Sensitive Schools and Communities: Early Findings from the PHASeS Evaluation

Sarah A. Cordes, Maia B. Cucchiara, Crystal Austin, Thierry Elin-Saintine, Lori A. Shorr, Julie Whalen Mclntyre

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

Roundtable Session

Composing Disabled Histories and Futures: A Participatory Place Conscious Approach to Disability History Education

Molly Elizabeth Siuty, Naomi Fair

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 511AB

Symposium Session (Chairs: Molly Elizabeth Siuty and Naomi Fair)

Dual Enrollment: A Pipeline to the Host Institution and Careers in Teaching

Kelly M. McGinn, Samantha N. Kimmel, Juliet D. Curci

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

Roundtable Session

More than Numbers: The Emotional Labor of Mathematics

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

Remembering “Christina” Black Students with Learning Disabilities: A New Vision for Teaching Writing

Latesha Watson, Ayodele Patience Aborishade, Lola Aneke

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2

Roundtable Session

Implementation of State Mandated Culturally-Relevant and Sustaining Education Training in k-12 Districts in Pennsylvania

Christopher G. Pupik Dean, Sarah Anne Eckert, Luca Poxon, Patricia M. Joergensen, Aaron Johnson

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. PDT (2:45 to 4:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 9

Memeing Yeshiva University: Community Cultural Wealth on Instagram at an Orthodox Jewish University

Lindsay Metzker-Epstein

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. PDT (2:45 to 4:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D

Roundtable Session

Student Momentary Engagement in the Life Course: A Sociocultural Developmental Perspective

Jennifer Symonds, Benjamin M. Torsney, Ioannis Katsantonis, Natassa Kyriakopoulou, Jonathan Smith

1:45 to 3:15 p.m. PDT (4:45 to 6:15 p.m. EDT)

Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Beverly

Workshop Session

Teachers’ Decision Making in Precarious Contexts

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

1:45 to 3:15 p.m. PDT (4:45 to 6:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

Education Interrupted: Examining the Aspirations and Academic Trajectories of Military Spouse College Students

Carrie Carter, Latosha R. Henderson

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

Roundtable Session

Measurement and Prediction of Stress-Related Growth in a Post-Pandemic College Sample

Thomas J. Bischoff

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 304A

Whiteness in the Stories Teachers Tell: An Analysis of Pre-Service Teachers’ Motivations

Fransico Villa, MG Hodge, Timonthy Patterson, Abby Reisman

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

Paper Session (Organized by Molly Elizabeth Siuty)

Saturday, April 11

A Complexity Perspective on Culture, Identity, and Motivation: The Dynamic Systems Model of Role Identity

Avi Kaplan, Joanna K. Garner

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Beverly

Symposium Session

Always Becoming: Identity Work in the Making of Teachers

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 3rd Floor, Plaza III

Re-imagining Equitable Inclusion: Immigrant and Refugee Parents and Youths’ Experiences of Dis-engagement

Linn E. Posey-Maddox (Discussant)

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 308A

Symposium Session

AERA Annual Meeting Policies and Procedures Committee: Closed Meeting

CLOSED MEETING

Carolyn D. Herrington, Ann E. Austin, James Earl Davis, Sakeena Everett, Helenrose Fives, Kevin A. Gee, Kimberly Griffin, Huriya Jabbar, Robert Smith, Maisha T. Winn

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 513

Governance Session

Educators at the Margins: Pathways of Belonging and Resistance

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

Which words to teach? Unpacking results from an effective vocabulary intervention for children with SLI

Barbara Wasik, Annemarie Hindman

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

Westin Bonaventure, Floor: TBD, La Cienega

Symposium Session

Journal of African American Women and Girls in Education

Jemimah L Young, Eboni N. Bango, Bettie Ray Butler, Abiola Farinde-Wu, Jennifer Michelle Johnson

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. PDT (2:45 to 4:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree Hall C

Journal Talks Session

Advancing as Graduate Students or Postdoctoral Fellows to Establish Productive Professional Careers-- Edgar G. Epps Table

James Earl Davis, Kimberly Griffin, Carol Camp Yeakey

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree Hall C

Invited Roundtable Session

Advancing Equity Through Academic Leadership While Addressing Politics and New Culture Wars: Personal and Professional Challenges

Sonya Douglass, Carl A. Grant, Howard C. Johnson, Monika Wiliams Shealey

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree Hall C

Invited Roundtable Session

Basic Needs Insecurity and Belonging Among STEMM Community College Students

Stacy J. Prinski, Renu Kumar, Leanne Davis, MG Hodge, Renny Osuna Perla, Jennifer Michelle Johnson

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall - Exhibit Hall A

Poster Session
In Event: e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session

Imagined Futures: Inspiring the Next Generation of Educators through Dual Enrollment Programming

Jennifer Michelle Johnson, Jawaria Ashraf

3:45 to 5:15 p.m. PDT (6:45 to 8:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

Roundtable Session

Sunday, April 12

Pedagogies Under Pressure: Navigating Constraint, Fear, and Resistance in Education

Linn E. Posey-Maddox (Chair)

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 6

Teacher Identity Development Within Complex Sociocultural and Political Contexts: The Dynamic Systems Model of Role Identity

Joanna K. Garner, Avi Kaplan

7:45 to 9:15 a.m. PDT (10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT)

Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 3, Avalon

Symposium Session

Crossing Borders: Immigrant, Migrant, and Transnational Teacher Identities

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

9:45 to 11:15 a.m. PDT (12:45 to 2:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

Parental Choice, Marketing, and the Challenge of Equity in School Choice Contexts

Linn E. Posey-Maddox (Chair)

11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. PDT (2:45 to 4:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 10

Linking Growth Mindset and Academic Coping to Grit and Self-Handicapping Behaviors in Neurodiverse Adolescents

Rahma F. Goran, Cabi Wang, Jay Tarnoff, Xu Jiang

1:45 to 3:15 p.m. PDT (4:45 to 6:15 p.m. EDT)

Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall - Exhibit Hall A

Radical Acts of Care in Teaching

Molly Elizabeth Siuty (Session Organizer)

1:45 to 3:15 p.m. PDT (4:45 to 6:15 p.m. EDT)

JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7

View the 2026 Annual Meeting Program