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Division A: Administration, Organization, and Leadership Excellence in Research Award: Meredith I. Honig and Muhammad Khalifa; Honorable Mention: Sarah Diem Outstanding Dissertation Award: Meghan Comstock; Honorable Mention: Racquel L. Armstrong and Kimberly Sterin Emerging Scholar Award: Osly J. Flores and Jeff Walls
Division B: Curriculum Studies Lifetime Achievement Award: Gregory Dimitriadis Outstanding Book Award: Petra Munro Hendry; Honorable Mention: Bretton Varga, Rebecca Christ, Boni Fernandes Wozolek, and Timothy Monreal Outstanding Dissertation Award: Charnell C. Long
Division C: Learning and Instruction Graduate Student Research Excellence Award: Macy Bowman Jan Hawkins Award for Early Career: Cassie J. Brownell Outstanding Early Career Scholar Award: Kristy A. Robinson Sylvia Scribner Award: Bethany Rittle-Johnson
Division D: Measurement and Research Methodologies In-Progress Research Award: Nicolas Mireles, Dukjae Lee, and Eduardo J. Crespo Cruz Outstanding Dissertation Award: Giovani P. Dazzo and Alberto Guzman-Alvarez Robert L. Linn Distinguished Address Award: Guillermo Solano-Flores and Rebecca Zwick Significant Contributions to Research Methodology Award: Derek Briggs, Mark Leonard Davison, David J. Weiss, Joseph N. DeWeese, Ozge Ersan, Gina Biancarosa, and Patrick C. Kennedy
Division E: Counseling and Human Development Distinguished Research Award - Counseling: Dr. Michael D. Hannon Distinguished Research Award - Human Development: Dr. Charlotte Agger Outstanding Dissertation Award - Human Development: Dr. Linxi Lu Outstanding Dissertation Award - Counseling: Dr. Maritza Cha
Division G: Social Context of Education Distinguished Dissertation Award: Dr. Mary Senyonga and Dr. Rhoda Rae Gutierrez Early Career Award: Dr. Grace D. Player Henry T. Trueba Award for Research Leading to the Transformation of the Social Contexts of Education: Thea Abu El-Haj and David G. Garcia Mentoring Award: Jill Koyama Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Prudence Carter
Division H: Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools Outstanding Publications Award - Applied Research Reports: Fernanda A. Castellón, Alexandra Sturm, and Connie Kasari Outstanding Publications Award - Outstanding Dissertation/Thesis: Lei Wang Outstanding Publications Award - Program Evaluation: Anisa Rhea Outstanding Publications Award - Assessment and Accountability: Chester Holland, Akisha Osei Sarfo, Brian Garcia, and Ray Hart Outstanding Publications Award - Communicating Research, Accountability, Evaluation and/or Assessment: J. S. Puller, Elaine M. Allensworth, Camille Farrington, Vanessa Gutiérrez, Shelby Mahaffie, Jenny Nagaoka, Shanette Porter, Alex Seeskin, W. David Stevens, Marisa de la Torre, and Alexandra Usher
Division I: Education in the Professions Established Investigator Award: Tracy Fulton New Investigator Award: Hannah Kakara Anderson Outstanding Research Publication Award for an Article: Michael J. Arnold, Ting Dong, Robert Liotta, Aaron A. Saguil, and Steven J. During Outstanding Research Publication Award for a Book: Aditya Johri
Division J: Postsecondary Education Exemplary Research Award: Adrianna Kezar Outstanding Dissertation Award: Dr. Ty C. McNamee; Honorable Mention: Dr. Stephan C. Hiller Outstanding Publication Award: Mayra Puente and Verónica N. Vélez
Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education Early Career Award: Dr. Danielle Filipiak; Honorable Mention: Dr. Jon Wargo and Dr. Nathaniel Bryan Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Award: Dr. April Baker-Bell Innovations in Research on Equity and Social Justice in Teaching and Teacher Education Award: Dr. Sohyun An, Dr. Noreen Naseem Rodriguez, and Dr. Esther June Kim Mid-Career Award: Dr. Bettina Love and Dr. Patricia Martinez-Alvarez Outstanding Dissertation Award: Dr. Mariah Deans Harmon and Dr. Brittany Jones
Division L: Educational Policy and Politics Lifetime Achievement Award: Jeffrey R. Henig Outstanding Dissertation Award in Educational Policy and Politics: Rachel Williams Outstanding Long Policy Report in Educational Policy and Politics Award: Bianca N. Haro, Jamelia Harris, Hoang Pham, Mary Louise Frampton, Lawrence Winn, Jeremy Prim, Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon, Seenae Chong, Danielle Huddlestun, and Cecelia Jordan
In light of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the eastern U.S. in late September and resulting temporary university closures, the submission deadline for the 2025 AERA Awards has been extended to Monday, October 28, 2024, at 11:59 pm Pacific Time.