Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies
#AERA16
This year’s AERA Meeting took place April 8-12 in Washington, D.C., and a significant number of Education at Illinois faculty members were recognized.
The 2016 AERA theme was “Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies.” Congratulations to the following College of Education faculty members who continue to demonstrate our commitment to affecting public policy in a range of areas, including access, equity, and higher education funding, amid complex conditions of constant change in education:
- Stafford Hood – 2016 AERA Fellow
- Lilian Katz – AERA Career Achievement Award SIG Division of Early Childhood and Child Development
- James D. Anderson – 2016 AERA Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award
- Luz Murillo – Distinguished Recognition of Scholar Activism Critical Educators for Social Justice Special Interest Group of AERA
Overall, the College had 42 faculty members presenting at this year’s AERA conference and 70 graduate students who participated. Dean Mary Kalantzis was a participant at the invitation-only “Higher Education Leadership Conference on Advancing Public Scholarship in Education Research” session on April 7, which covered the crucial topics of building research-meaningful metrics and the dimensions of public scholarship. Additionally, Christopher Span, the College's associate dean for academic programs, was named vice-president elect of Division F: History & Historiography.
Professor Joseph Robinson-Cimpian, meanwhile, was one of six distinguished panelists at the prestigious AERA Centennial Plenary—"Discovering Our Past, Creating Our Future"—which was a special celebration of AERA's 100 years. While in D.C., Robinson-Cimpian was also one of three presenters at the talk "What Does ESSA Mean for English Learners and Accountability," hosted by the American Institutes for Research.
The AERA Special Interest Group Research in Mathematics Education named Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ed.M. '07 C&I, Ph.D. '12 C&I, a recipient of the 2015 Early Career Publication Award for her publication "The effects of changes in mathematical knowledge and instruction," which was published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. This award recognizes outstanding mathematics education research published by individuals within six years of receiving their doctoral degrees.
We invite you to view the faculty members and students on the AERA standing committees, our AERA division members, and the many sessions at this year’s conference.
Also, check out our AERA Facebook photos. Thank you to our faculty members, alumni, and friends for making the event and the Education at Illinois presence so memorable and rewarding.
