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AERA Division D Graduate Student Committee
The AERA Division D Graduate Student Committee is a group of graduate students who have volunteered their time to serve the larger AERA Division D graduate student community. Each year, we’ll post a call for new GSC applications closer to the AERA Annual Meeting. If you are interested in learning more about the work of the Division D GSC or in applying to become a member in the future, provide your contact information to DivD.gradstudent@gmail.com
The Division D Mentoring Session will be held during AERA 2026:
Date: Saturday, April 11
Time: 11:45am - 1:15pm PDT
Location: InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, 5th Floor – Wilshire Grand Ballroom II
The session will provide an opportunity for mentees to engage in small-group, roundtable discussions with mentors on topics of interest to emerging professionals. Potential specific topics include (but are not limited to):
Registration will remain open until the event; however, to assist with planning, mentees are strongly encouraged to register by March 15, 2026. Additional logistical details will be emailed to registered participants closer to the conference date.
To register as a mentee, please complete the short form at this link.
We look forward to meeting you at the session! If you have any questions, please contact the Division D Mentoring Committee Chair, Dr. Lei Jiang, at jiang@ku.edu.
Dear Division D Community,
I’m delighted to share the awardees of the 2025 AERA IPRG Poster Presentation – which include: Section 1: Measurement, Psychometrics, and Assessment Title: Examining the Internal Structure and Measurement Invariances of Curriculum-based French Fluency Measures Lead Author: Songtao Wang University: OISE/University of Toronto Section 2: Statistical Theory and Quantitative Methodologies Title: Unpacking Education Choice: Leveraging Machine Learning to Explore School and Homeschool Decisions Lead Author: Cammie Justus-Smith University: Virginia Commonwealth University Section 3: Qualitative Methodologies Title: Creative Transcription as Embodied Care Lead Author: Katie Haus University: Indiana University Section 4: Multiple and Mixed Methodologies Title: Measuring College Students' Reliance on Large Language Models in Academic Writing: A Mixed-Methods Analysis Lead Author: Shahin Hossain University: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Please join me in congratulating these incredible scholars!
In addition, I am deeply grateful to the IPRG Co-Chairs Ulisha Reese and Daniel Olutola for leading this effort.
Congrats to all,
Jessica Nina Lester, Ph.D. (she/her)
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