2025 AERA Annual Meeting

The American Educational Research Association will hold its 2025 annual meeting at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, with more than 100 UVA researchers presenting.

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  • Various times EDT
  • Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado

The American Educational Research Association (AERA), a national research society, strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good. 

Each year, the AERA annual meeting is the world's largest gathering of education researchers and a showcase for groundbreaking research across a wide range of areas within the field of education. 

The 2025 theme is "Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal." Over four days, more than 100 UVA researchers will present and discuss their work with peers from across the country.

If you plan to attend AERA this year, you are invited to attend a UVA reception to celebrate the achievements of our researchers and connect with fellow scholars and friends of UVA EHD over drinks and appetizers. 

UVA EHD Reception at AERA

  • Friday, April 25th, 7:00-8:30 pm
  • Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
  • RSVP Here

See below for a full list of sessions featuring UVA faculty, staff, and doctoral students. 

Note: All session times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (MST)

11th Annual Language and Social Processes Mentoring Session

Thu, April 24, 5:25 to 6:55pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 707
April S. Salerno, Chris K. Chang-Bacon
Workshop

Advancing Equity for Early-Career Scholars: Funding Pathways to Explore Justice-Centered Learning Environments

Fri, April 25, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2C
Lora Henderson Smith
Workshop

Advanced technologies for learning poster session 2

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F
Eric Bredder, Kim Wilkins, Jennifer L. Chiu 
Poster Session

STEM Teaching and Learning

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F 
Xin Xia, Robert H. Tai
Poster Session

Learning and Motivation in STEM

Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F 
Natalie Hutchins
Poster Session

Looking at Factors Affecting Stress and Resilience

Sat, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F 
Dana M. Sox, Nancy L. Deutsch
Poster Session

Building home-school-community partnerships

Sun, April 27, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F 
Ashlee Lester Sjogren, Dana M. Sox
Poster Session

Motivation and Belonging in Mathematics Education

Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F 
Ryan Burke, Natalie Hutchins, Jamie Jirout
Poster Session

Technology, Instruction, Cognition, and Learning (TICL) Poster Session

Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F 
Ruohan Liu
Poster Session

Student Development

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Nina R. Schoonover, Asha Muralidharan, Trā Nicholson, Ben Allen
Roundtable

CERECG SIG Round Table 5: Critical Race Analysis in Education Research

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Dennis Williams, Shaunquitta Wright, Tiffany Meadows
Roundtable

Intersecting Education Policy and Politics

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
Walter F. Heinecke, Sarah Beach, Liz D. Nigro, Stanley C. Trent
Roundtable

Rethinking and Transforming: New Insights into Organizing Schools, Districts, and Systems for Improvement

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4
David H. Eddy-Spicer
Roundtable

Emotion, Well-Being, Efficacy, and Resilience: Social Emotional Learning in Teacher Education

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Patricia A. Jennings
Roundtable

Collaborative Improvement Networks: Strengthening University-Practitioner Partnerships to Advance Teacher and Student Outcomes

Fri, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Dana M. Sox
Roundtable

Early Childhood in China

Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Xiangyu Zhao
Roundtable

Approaches to Preservice Teacher Education and Teacher Learning in Mathematics Education

Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Hallie Parton, Julie Jackson Cohen
Roundtable

Research to Action: Collaborating with State Education Agencies to Support High-Quality Early Learning

Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Kate Miller-Bains, Daphna Bassok
Roundtable

Critical Analysis and Perspectives on Education Policy for Equity

Sat, April 26, 5:10 to 6:40pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Kate Somerville
Roundtable

Enhancing Teacher Preparation: Validating Inquiry-Based Practices, Critical Assessment, and Evolving Perceptions in Education

Sat, April 26, 5:10 to 6:40pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Sarah L. Dexter
Roundtable

Stress and Coping

Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Shuai Li, Xiangyu Zhao, Lieny Jeon
Roundtable

Studies of Elementary Mathematics Instructional Practices

Sat, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
Peter A. Youngs
Roundtable

Empowering Multilingual Learners: Cognitive, Pedagogical, and Social Dimensions in Diverse Educational Contexts

Sun, April 27, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Christopher Hu, Chris K. Chang-Bacon, Nina R. Schoonover
Roundtable

Racial and Social Structures within K-12 Institutions

Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Christopher Hu
Roundtable

Cultivating Effective Mathematics Instruction: The Role of Beliefs, Play, and Teaching Simulations in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Sarah Lilly, Jennifer L. Chiu
Roundtable

Promoting Equity and Excellence in Math Teacher Education

Thu, April 24, 5:25 to 6:55pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
Miriam Simone Leshin
Roundtable

Supporting Social Emotional and Behavioral Needs of Students and Educators

Thu, April 24, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Catherine P. Bradshaw, Alexa C. Budavari, Kate Somerville
Roundtable

Making DEI Work in Higher Education

Thu, April 24, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Juan Carlos Garibay, Danielle A. Moore-Lewis
Roundtable

Transformation Across Systems Impacting Teacher Education

Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Kristyn Wilson
Roundtable

Teachers' Agency, Intentions, and Practices

Wed, April 23, 2:30 to 4:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
Peter A. Youngs
Roundtable

Early Educator Persistence and Turnover

Wed, April 23, 9:00 to 10:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Lieny Jeon
Roundtable

Studies of Mathematics Content and Pedagogy

Wed, April 23, 9:00 to 10:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
Jessica V. Forrester, Dana M. Sox, Stephen Tavares
Roundtable

SIG-Motivation in Education Virtual Poster Session

Wed, April 23, 9:00am to 11:55pm
Virtual Posters Exhibit Hall, Virtual Poster Hall
Delaram A. Totonchi, Jamie DeCoster, Chris S. Hulleman
Virtual Poster Session

Analyzing Policies and Supporting Teachers in Selecting and Implementing Proactive Classroom Management Strategies

Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 703
Michael J. Kennedy
Paper Session

Assessing the State of the Art in Bi-/Multilingual Education Research and Scholarship

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 704
Chris K. Chang-Bacon
Paper Session

Bridging Policy and Practice for Multilingual Learners Through English Language Development Standards Implementation Research

Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 705
Chris K. Chang-Bacon
Symposium

Building STEM Teachers’ Social Justice Teaching Capacities: Future Directions for Teacher Education

Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3A
Jennifer L. Chiu, Sarah Lilly
Structured Poster Session

Challenging power in education: Policy, discourse, and resistance in local and global contexts

Sun, April 27, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3H
Dennis Williams, Patricia Beron Crimmins
Paper Session

Classroom Assessment SIG Business Meeting and Networking Session

Fri, April 25, 7:00 to 8:30pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2D
Tonya R. Moon
Business Meeting

Competing Stressors: Examining Ways to Support K-12 Educators Coping and Well-Being

Thu, April 24, 1:45 to 3:15pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 304
Catherine P. Bradshaw
Symposium

Critical Approaches To Studying Language Ideologies: Race, Power, and Resistance

Sat, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 704
Chris K. Chang-Bacon, Chistopher Hu, Nina R. Schoonover
Paper Session

Cultivating Critical Consciousness in Teacher Education

Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 303
Allison Rae Ward-Seidel
Paper Session

Culturally Sustaining Early Literacy Pedagogies and Our Futures

Wed, April 23, 12:40 to 2:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 403
Wintre Foxworth Johnson
Symposium

Curious about Curiosity? Unpacking Curiosity and Interest in Various Learning Settings

Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3C
Natalie Hutchins, Jamie Jirout
Paper Session

Defending Diversity: Navigating Legislative Attacks on DEI in Higher Education

Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2D
Weijia Wang
Paper Session

Div D Fireside Chat: Bridging Research and Reparations: Educational Justice Methodologies

Sat, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Mile High Ballroom 4CD
Juan Carlos Garibay
Invited Speaker

Div L Fireside Chat: Empowering Youth through Participatory Action Research for Democracy and Justice

Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Mile High Ballroom 4CD
John Wang, Sabrina J. Curtis
Invited Speaker

e-Lightening Ed-Talk Session 12 - Stage 1

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F - Stage 1
Eric Bredder, Kim Wilkens, Jennifer L. Chiu
AERA Ed Talk

"Empowering Youth with Moral Education" Sig 67

Fri, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 606
Allison Rae Ward-Seidel, Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman, Bethany A. Bell
Paper Session

Enforcing Equity in PK-12 Schools: An In-Depth Examination of the Office for Civil Rights

Sun, April 27, 11:40am to 1:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3H
GeDá Jones Herbert, Kimberly Jenkins Robinson
Symposium

Exploring the Role of Metamotivational Feelings in Students’ Regulation of their Motivation

Wed, April 23, 12:40 to 2:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 711
Abigail A. Scholer
Symposium

Exploring Well-Being in Teachers from an International Perspective: How Does Context Come into Play?

Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2H
Patricia A. Jennings
Symposium

Family, School, and Community Partnership SIG Business Meeting

Fri, April 25, 7:00 to 8:30pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 203
Judy Paulick
Business Meeting

Fresh Perspectives on Estimating Complex Multilevel Models: Counts, Mixtures, Interactions, and Machine Learning

Sat, April 26, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 104
Timothy R. Konold
Paper Session

From State Agencies to Middle Managers: Theorizing Organizational Processes

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 404
David H. Eddy-Spicer
Paper Session

Harnessing Improvement Science for Equity in Education: Addressing Inequities in Educational Leadership, Teacher Preparation, and Systemic Reform

Sun, April 27, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 102
David H. Eddy-Spicer
Paper Session

Homes and schools: Building positive relationships

Wed, April 23, 2:30 to 4:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 709
Kristyn Wilson, Hallie Parten, Qing Poppy Liu, Julie Jackson Cohen, Emily Robertson Bosch
Paper Session

How to Create Environments of Belonging for Students: New Perspectives on School Belonging Research

Thu, April 24, 5:25 to 6:55pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3C
James Soland
Workshop

Instructional Practices in Mathematics Classrooms

Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 710
Destini N. Braxton, Jonee Wilson
Paper Session

Investigating Field-Specific Ability Beliefs: How Do They Matter and for Whom?

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 711
Natalie Hutchins
Symposium

Joint NCME/AERA-Division D Welcome Reception

Thu, April 24, 6:30 to 8:00pm
Hilton Denver City Center, Floor: Lower Lever 2, Colorado Ballroom Salon AB
Bethany A. Bell
Reception

Leading and Supporting Equity-Oriented Practices in Schools and Districts

Sun, April 27, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 402
Jonee Wilson, Destini N. Braxton
Paper Session

Mathematics Teaching and Learning: Uncovering and Unpacking Instructional Practices

Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 709
Miriam Simone Leshin
Paper Session

Mind, Brain and the Learning Context

Sat, April 26, 5:10 to 6:40pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 302
Analia Marzoratti, Tanya Evans
Paper Session

Montessori Environments and Their Impact

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 712
Angeline S. Lillard, Emily Daggett, Richard Jiang, Xin Tong
Paper Session

New Insights for Designing Multilevel Models: Predicting Random Effects, Using Predictor Aggregates, and Mediation Planning

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 104
Timothy R. Konold
Paper Session

Paths to Persistence and Empowerment: Mentorship, Belonging, and Institutional Barriers for Scholars and Leaders of Color

Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 702
Naseemah Mohamed
Paper Session

Preparation for Equitable Family and Community Engagement that Leads to Culturally Responsive/Sustaining Pedagogy

Fri, April 25, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 711
Judy Paulick, Natalia Palacios
Symposium

Preparing Parents and Educators to Support Students with Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Specialized Programs

Sat, April 26, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 702
Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman
Paper Session

Racial Justice in Multilingual Education: What Is It and How Do We Realize It?

Sat, April 26, 3:20 to 4:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 703
Chris K. Chang-Bacon
Symposium

Reconceptualizing the Role of Racialized Identities in Black and Latinx STEM achievement

Sat, April 26, 3:20 to 4:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 711
Channing Jamielle Mathews
Symposium

Reflections on Practices in the 'Field': Lessons in Creative, Critical, Postcritical, and Community Research

Thu, April 24, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 112
Bethany A. Bell
Working Group Roundtable

School-University Partnership Paper Session: From Building to Evaluating Effective Research-Practice Partnerships

Thu, April 24, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 303
Christopher Hu, Katrina Debnam
Paper Session

Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics

Sat, April 26, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 712
Jonee Wilson
Paper Session

Surveys in Action: From Technical Refinement to Real-World Influence

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 302
Yitong Yue, Rujun Xu, Bethany A. Bell
Paper Session

Teacher Perspectives on Culturally Based Teaching

Wed, April 23, 12:40 to 2:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2F
Chris K. Chang-Bacon
Paper Session

Teacher Professional Development, Career Advancement, and Advice Seeking

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3G
Peter A. Youngs, Julie Jackson Cohen
Paper Session

Teaching and Learning

Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 702
Nina R. Schoonover
Paper Session

The Successes and Challenges of Measurement in School and Out-of School Improvement Research

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 108
Shereen El Mallah
Symposium

Transformative School-Based Mental Health: Coordinating Services, Accessing Sustainable Funds, and Centering Youth Voice

Sun, April 27, 11:40am to 1:10pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 105
Kate Somerville
Symposium

Users and Uses: Multiple Perspectives on a Mathematics Education Classroom Observation Instrument

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 709
Jonee Wilson, Miriam Simone Leshin
Symposium

What’s missing in trauma-informed practice? An Interdisciplinary Exploration of equity-driven Student and Teacher Perspectives

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 302
Helen Min, Dana M. Sox, Alexis R. Harris, Jennifer A. Beasley, Ashlee Lester Sjogren, Lora Henderson Smith
Symposium

What Works for Enhancing Teaching and Teacher Outcomes: Evidence from Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Sat, April 26, 3:20 to 4:50pm
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2A
Kayla Michelle Reist
Structured Paper Session

Youth Participatory Action Research: Community of Practice, Catalyst for Resistance, Podcasting, Speculative Fiction, & Ownership

Sat, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20am
The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 711
Jessica V. Forester, Olivia Burke, Liz D. Nigro
Paper Session

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