AERA Presidential Session

Henry T. Frierson, University of Florida

Rodney K. Hopson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Table 1. Women of Color in Academe: The Difference-Makers - Wanda J. Blanchett, Rutgers University; Stephanie J. Rowley, Teachers College, Columbia 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; Donald Easton-Brooks, University of Nevada - Reno; Kofi Lomotey, Western Carolina University; Edmund W. Gordon, Teachers College, Columbia University

Table 3. Quantitative Research Shapes Educational Policy and Practice: Are You In? – Sylvia Johnson Table - Jomills H. Braddock, University of Miami; Toks S. Fashola, American University; Will J. Jordan, Wallace Foundation

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

Table 5. Research, Teaching, and Administration at Our Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Fred Arthur Bonner, Prairie Vew A&M University; Lillian Brown Poats, Texas Southern University; Zollie Stevenson, Philander Smith College

Table 6. 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 7. Advancing Equity Through Academic Leadership While Addressing Politics of Diversity, Inclusion, and New Culture Wars: Personal and Professional Challenges - Carl A. Grant, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Howard C. Johnson, Syracuse University; Monika Williams Shealey, Rowan University

Table 8. Research and Policy Career Opportunities Beyond Academe – The Ronald D. Henderson Table - Eugene L. Anderson, University of Virginia; Mary E. Dilworth, Independent Researcher; Monica B. Mitchell, MERAssociates

Table 9. Advancing as Graduate Students or Postdoctoral Fellows to Establish Productive Professional Careers – The Edgar G. Epps Table - Michael Cunningham, Tulane University; James Earl Davis, Temple University; Carol Camp Yeakey, Washington University in St. Louis

Table 10. Generating External Research and Program 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 11. Effective and Efficient Methods for Publishing - Shaun R. Harper, University of Southern California; Ivory A. Toldson, Howard University

Table 12. Developing Meaningful University–Public School Partnerships Coupled With Community-Based Research. - Jerome E. Morris, University of Missouri-St. Louis; Bernard Oliver, Georgia Gwinnett College; Charles I. Rankin, Kansas State University

Table 13. Leveraging and Advancing Careers and Opportunities in Program Evaluation and Assessment - Tamara Bertrand Jones, Florida State University; Stafford Hood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Table 14. The Politics of Knowledge and Educational Research: The Consequences of Reality - Tyrone C. Howard, University of California - Los Angeles; William F. Tate, Louisiana State University

Table 15. The Importance of and Approaches to Conducting Valid Community-Based Research - H. Richard Milner, Vanderbilt University; Maisha T. Winn, University of California - Davis

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

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