AERA Sessions

2026 Outstanding Book Award - Gabrielle Oliveira, Harvard University; Ebony O. McGee, Johns Hopkins University

2026 Review of Research Award - Rebecca A. Cruz, Johns Hopkins University; Catherine Kramarczuk Voulgarides, Hunter College - CUNY; Allison Firestone, San Francisco Unified School District; Logan McDermott, Oregon State University; Zhihui Feng, Johns Hopkins University; Antonio L. Ellis, American University

2026 Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award - Sean Darling-Hammond, University of California - Berkeley; Eric Ho, McGraw-Hill; Catherine P. Bradshaw, University of Virginia

2026 Scholars of Color in Education Early Career Contribution Award - Terrell R Morton, University of Illinois at Chicago; Laura E. Hernandez, Learning Policy Institute

2026 Scholars of Color in Education Mid-Career Contribution Award - Chezare A. Warren, Vanderbilt University; Laura E. Hernandez, Learning Policy Institute

2026 Scholars of Color in Education Distinguished Career Contribution Award - William Perez, Loyola Marymount University; Laura E. Hernandez, Learning Policy Institute

2026 Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award - Lara Perez-Felkner, Florida State University; Francesca López, University of Wisconsin - Madison

2026 Exemplary Contributions to Practice-Engaged Research Award - Nicole Patton-Terry, Florida State University; Sarah L. Woulfin, University of Texas at Austin

2026 Social Justice in Education Award - Angela Valenzuela, University of Texas at Austin; Denise M. Taliaferro Baszile, Wayne State University

2026 E. F. Lindquist Award - Michael J. Kolen, University of Iowa; Mary Pitoniak, Pitoniak Educational Measurement

2026 Outstanding Public Communication of Education Research Award - Nolan L. Cabrera, University of Arizona; Guofang Li, University of British Columbia

2026 Excellence in Media Reporting on Education Research Award - Sarah Carr, Columbia University; Lalitha Vasudevan, Teachers College, Columbia University

2026 Dr. Felice J. Levine Distinguished Contributions to Mentoring in Research and Leadership Award - Vivian L. Gadsden, University of Pennsylvania; Janelle T. Scott, University of California - Berkeley

2026 Early Career Award - Cati V. de los Rios, University of California - Berkeley; Alfredo J. Artiles, Stanford University

2026 Distinguished Public Service Award - James L. Moore, National Science Foundation; Elizabeth H. DeBray, University of Georgia

2026 Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award - Vivian L. Gadsden, University of Pennsylvania; Shaun R. Harper, University of Southern California

Tabbye M. Chavous, American Educational Research Association

Maisha T. Winn, Stanford University