November 2016
2017 Reports from AERA and Division Nominating Committees
This is the official announcement of reports from the 2017 AERA and Division Nominating Committees, developed in accordance with Article VII, Section 2, of the Association Bylaws. Additional nominations for the office of AERA President-Elect and Member-at-Large may be submitted to the Executive Director by written request of five percent (5%) or more of the voting members of the Association. Additional nominations for a division office may also be submitted to the Executive Director by written request of five percent (5%) or more of the voting members of that division. All such nominations must be received by the Executive Director by December 30, 2016.
A biographical statement for each candidate will be posted on the AERA website.
See below for Election Regulations – Candidate Campaigning Policy.
E-mail notification of electronic balloting will be sent to all AERA voting members in January 2017. AERA voting members who wish to receive their customized ballot in print form by postal mail should contact the AERA Central Office by e-mail at governance@aera.net; by postal mail at American Educational Research Association, Attn: Governance, 1430 K Street, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005; or by phone at (202) 238-3200.
AERA Nominating Committee: Kris D. Gutiérrez (Chair), Mitchell J. Chang, Sylvia Hurtado, Carla D. O’Connor, Lorrie A. Shepard
Nominees for Office of President-Elect: James D. Anderson, University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign; Alfredo J. Artiles, Arizona State University; Amy Stuart Wells, Teachers College, Columbia University
Nominees for Office of Member-at-Large (3-year term; two candidates to be elected): James Earl Davis, Temple University; Stella M. Flores, New York University; Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, University of North Carolina–Charlotte; Ernest D. Morrell, II, Teachers College, Columbia University
Division A: Administration, Organization, and Leadership: Nominating Committee: Ira E. Bogotch, Floyd D. Beachum, Sonya D. Hayes, Megan Tschannen-Moran
Nominees for Office of Vice President: Mónica Byrne-Jiménez, Hofstra University; Sonya Douglass Horsford, Teachers College, Columbia University
Division B: Curriculum Studies: Nominating Committee: Robert James Helfenbein, Jr. (Chair), Kristen L. Buras, Kirsten Edwards, Walter S. Gershon, Nichole A. Guillory, Crystal T. Laura, Brian D. Schultz, Luis Urrieta, Jr.
Nominees for Office of Secretary: Vonzell Agosto, University of South Florida; Theodorea Regina Berry, University of Texas–San Antonio; Nicholas D. Hartlep, Metropolitan State University
Division C: Learning and Instruction: Nominating Committee: P. Karen Murphy (Chair), Margaret McKeown, Patricia A. Alexander, Richard E. Mayer, Gale M. Sinatra
Nominees for Office of Vice President: Sandra Graham, University of California–Los Angeles; Kimberly A. Lawless, University of Illinois at Chicago
Nominees for Office of Secretary: Daniel L. Dinsmore, University of North Florida; Christine M. Greenhow, Michigan State University
Division D: Measurement and Research Methodology: Nominating Committee: Wayne J. Camara (Chair), Linda L. Cook, Barbara S. Plake
Nominees for Office of Vice President: Susan Davis-Becker, ACS Ventures; Ellen E. Forte, edCount, LLC; Cindy M. Walker, Duquesne University
Division F: History and Historiography: Nominating Committee: Linda M. Perkins (Chair), Joy Williamson-Lott, Dionne Danns, Laura K. Muñoz
Nominees for Office of Secretary: Louis Ray, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Ansley T. Erickson, Teacher's College, Columbia University
Division G: Social Context of Education: Nominating Committee: Erika C. Bullock (Chair), Maria-Antonieta Avila, Dana Thompson Dorsey, Fabienne Doucet, Ana Christina da Silva Iddings, Travis S. Wright
Nominees for Office of Secretary: David W. Stinson, Georgia State University; Laura A. Roy, Pennsylvania State University––Harrisburg
Division H: Research, Evaluation, & Assessment in Schools: Nominating Committee: Judith A. Arter (Chair), Joseph M. O’Reilly, Evelyn Belton-Kocher, Zollie Stevenson, Jr.
Nominees for Office of Secretary: Whitney Elaine Wall Bortz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nyambura Susan Maina, Montgomery County Public Schools; Thy Nguyen, Norfolk Public Schools
Division I: Education in the Professions: Nominating Committee: Dorthea H. Juul (Chair), Eugene L. Anderson, Mark A. Lopez, Ara Tekian, LuAnn Wilkerson
Nominees for Office of Vice President: Yoon Soo Park, University of Illinois at Chicago; Paul F. Wimmers, University of California–Los Angeles
Nominees for Office of Secretary: Monica M. Cuddy, National Board of Medical Examiners; Ting Dong, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Election Regulations – Candidate Campaigning Policy (Approved by AERA Council, April 2011)
The following sets forth the campaigning policy to guide candidates and the American Educational Research Association through the election process.