Executive Director
Tabbye M. Chavous

Tabbye M. Chavous is executive director of the American Educational Research Association. A nationally recognized scholar and seasoned leader, Chavous brings over 25 years of experience and significant accomplishments in research, teaching, and organizational advancement. Across her career, she has consistently advocated for high-quality, inclusive research, and her equity-oriented leadership is evident in her approaches to building and transforming educational environments.

President
Jerome Morris

Jerome Morris, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is president of AERA. His one-year term began at the conclusion of the association’s 2026 annual meeting.

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President-Elect
Sylvia Hurtado

Sylvia Hurtado, Distinguished Professor in the School of Educational and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, was voted president-elect of AERA in 2026. Her presidency begins at the conclusion of the association’s 2027 annual meeting.

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Honorary President
Edmund W. Gordon

Edmund W. Gordon, a distinguished education researcher renowned for his pioneering scholarship on the gaps in education opportunities and supports for children of color and low-income students, was named AERA honorary president. Gordon, the first person in AERA’s 105-year history to receive this recognition, was installed as honorary president at the association’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.

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