Jennifer Esposito Georgia State University
The recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award is Dr. Jennifer Esposito. Through her field-bending research at the nexus of race, class, gender, and sexuality, Dr. Esposito has both interrogated relationships between identity, power, and privilege and offered us methodological tools to move marginalized voices to the center. In addition to the influence of her substantial body of peer-reviewed published offerings, the profound impact of her caring tutelage ripples through the careers of hundreds of justice-oriented scholars. As a scholar, mentor, and servant leader, Dr. Esposito’s contributions should be counted as both distinguished and inspirational for us all.
Established in 2006, the Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award recognizes individuals within AERA for distinguished research, professional practice, and activities that advance public understanding of gender and/or sexuality at any level in the education community. This award will be presented to an individual whose professional career has been devoted in substantial part to the study of gender and/or sexuality in education, and who has significantly advanced the field through extraordinary leadership, scholarship, or professional practice. The AERA Committee on Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education is charged by AERA Council with serving as the selection committee for this award.
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The submission deadline for the 2025 AERA Awards was Monday, October 28, 2024, at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. Nominations are not being accepted at this time.