Pre-Conference Mentoring Session With the Cultural-Historical Research SIG

Session Type: Pre-Conference Mentoring Session

Abstract

This pre-conference mentoring session, Creating Future Educational Possibilities with Cultural-Historical Psychology and Activity Theory, welcomes graduate students, early career scholars, and researchers interested in these fields. Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) has gained recognition as a theoretical framework, research methodology, and approach for conceptualizing innovative educational practices. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own questions and share their research or plans, fostering interactive discussions with experienced CHAT scholars. The session aims to explore applications of cultural-historical psychology and activity theory, while providing opportunities for mentorship and potential future collaborations. Participants will gain insights into how CHAT can inform their work and contribute to advancing educational research and practice.

The session will have three parts:

(1) The first part of the session will include a networking experience and presentations from senior scholars on their research.
(2) The second part will be a small mentee group experience with each mentor who presented at the panel. The discussion will focus on the mentees’ questions. The room will be divided into small groups with each or pairs of attending mentor (s)
(3) Participants switch the mentor or work in pre-established mentor-mentee pairs

Sub Unit

• SIG-Cultural-Historical Research

Chairs

• Elina Lampert-Shepel, Touro University

• Shirin Vossoughi, Northwestern University

Panelists

• Patricia Martínez-Álvarez, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Edward Rivero, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Susan Courey, Touro University

• Carrie L. Lobman, Rutgers University

• Inna Stepaniuk, Simon Fraser University

• Aria Razfar, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Aydin Bal, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Beth Ferholt, Brooklyn College - CUNY