Governing Board
2011-2012

The AERA Grants Program is governed by an active and independent volunteer Governing Board. The Board is responsible for setting the research and training agenda of the AERA Grants Program, developing new components for the program, directing the operations of the program, reviewing proposals and making funding decisions, monitoring the progress of awardees and programs. Current Board members include:

Martin Carnoy
Professor of Education and Economics
Stanford University

Jacquelynne Eccles
Professor of Psychology
University of Michigan

Jeremy Kilpatrick
Professor of Mathematics Education
University of Georgia

Felice J. Levine
Executive Director
AERA

Sarah Lubienski
Associate Professor of Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Chandra Muller
Professor of Sociology
University of Texas at Austin

Michael Nettles
Vice President
Policy Evaluation and Research Center
Educational Testing Service

William H. Schmidt (Chair)
Professor of Education and Statistics
Michigan State University

Deborah Vandell
Professor of Education
University of California, Irvine

George Wimberly
Director of Social Justice and Professional Development
AERA

Grants Board Liaisons:

Janice Earle
Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings
National Science Foundation

Jaqui Falkenheim
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
National Science Foundation

Laura LoGerfo
National Center for Education Statistics