September 2014

Dear AERA Members,

Each AERA president alerts the membership when the committee appointment process is about to begin. Your professional service is vital to the ongoing work of the Association, and as President-Elect, I am pleased to invite you to send me committee nominations—for yourself or colleagues. As members of the largest and the most prestigious association for education research and scholarship in the world, we have both the opportunity and the obligation to be inclusive with regard to our disciplinary perspectives and methodologies. I hope you will be interested in joining me in finding ways to influence the usefulness and rigor of educational research—within the United States and throughout our global community to translate culturally informed knowledge into policy and practice. It is essential that we deepen our collaborative exchanges and broaden AERA’s outreach to constituent groups, from students and schools to families, practitioners, and policy makers. I am looking forward to making appointments to the following committees in the coming months:

Standing Committees
Annual Meeting Policies and Procedures                   
Books Editorial Board
Ethics                       
Fellows                                                                    
Government Relations                                             
International Relations                                                           
JEBS Management
Journal Publications
Minority Fellowship Selection                                   
Nominating                                                             
Professional Development and Training                     
Research Advisory
Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education
Scholars of Color in Education
Social Justice Action

Awards Committees
Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education                                            
Early Career                                                            
E. F. Lindquist
Outstanding Book
Palmer O. Johnson Memorial
Relating Research to Practice
Review of Research

Please send me (president-elect@aera.net) the name of the nominee, the committee on which the individual is willing to serve, and a one-page biographical vitae.

Sincerely,

Jeannie Oakes
AERA President-Elect