AERA Presidential Session

Henry T. Frierson, University of Florida

Rich Milner, Vanderbilt University

Table 1. Women of Color in Academe: The Difference Makers - Arnetha F. Ball, Stanford University; Olga M. Welch, Duquesne University

Table 2. Men of Color in Academe: Roles That Must Be Undertaken and Sustained - James D. Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kofi Lomotey, Western Carolina University; Edmund W. Gordon, Teachers College, Columbia University

Table 3. Quantitative Research Does Shape Educational Policy and Practice: Are You In? - Jomills H. Braddock, University of Miami; Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education Statistics/IES, U.S. Department of Education; Olatokunbo S Fashola, Johns Hopkins University

Table 4. Addressing and Advancing the Role of Culture in Educational Research - Geneva Gay, University of Washington; Carol D. Lee, Northwestern University

Table 5. The Crucial Role of a Multidisciplinary Perspective in Politics and Policy Decisions - Walter R. Allen, University of California - Los Angeles; Phillip J. Bowman, University of Michigan; William T. Trent, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Table 6. Advancing Equity Through Academic Leadership While Dealing With Politics of Diversity, Inclusion, and New Culture Wars: Personal and Professional Challenges - Wanda J. Blanchett, Rutgers University; Carl A. Grant, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Howard C. Johnson, Syracuse University

Table 7. Research and Policy Career Opportunities Beyond Academe: The Ronald D. Henderson Table - Eugene L. Anderson, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities; Mary E. Dilworth, Independent Researcher; Raymond Hart, Council of the Great City Schools

Table 8. Generating External Funding for Your Professional Advancement - Vivian L. Gadsden, University of Pennsylvania; Caesar R Jackson, North Carolina Central University; Na'ilah Suad Nasir, Spencer Foundation

Table 9. Effective and Efficient Methods for Publishing - Margaret Beale Spencer, University of Chicago; Gloria J. Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Table 10. Advancing as Graduate Students and/or Postdoctoral Fellows in Establishing Productive Professional Careers: The Edgar G. Epps Topical Table - James Earl Davis, Temple University; Constance Maria Ellison, Howard University; Carol Camp Yeakey, Washington University in St. Louis

Table 11. Developing Meaningful University–Public School Partnerships Coupled With Community Research - Jerome E. Morris, University of Missouri-St. Louis; Bernard Oliver, Valdosta State University; Charles I. Rankin, Kansas State University

Table 12. Leveraging and Advancing Careers and Opportunities in Program Evaluation - Stafford Hood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rodney K. Hopson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rossi Ray-Taylor, Ray Taylor and Associates

Table 13. The Politics of Knowledge and Educational Research: The Consequences of Reality - Linda Darling-Hammond, Learning Policy Institute; William F. Tate, Washington University in St. Louis

Table 14. The Importance of and Approaches to Conducting Community-Based Research - Vanessa Siddle-Walker, Emory University; Maisha T. Winn, University of California - Davis

Table 15. Targeting Areas of Educational Concerns and Needs and Then Developing Effective Intervention Programs to Address Them - Lamont A. Flowers, Clemson University; James L. Moore, The Ohio State University

Table 16. Avoiding Pitfalls While Developing and Managing Major Educational Research Programs - Jerlando F.L. Jackson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Chance W. Lewis, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Table 17. Opportunities in International Educational Research and Development - Joyce E. King, Georgia State University; Gaëtane Jean-Marie, University of Northern Iowa; Victoria Showunmi, UCL Institute of Education, London

Table 18. Advancing Academic Success Through Research and Program Development - Tyrone C. Howard, University of California - Los Angeles; Shaun R. Harper, University of Southern California; Ivory Toldson, QEM Network