August 2025
AERA President Maisha Winn recently appointed new members to AERA standing committees, which support and guide Council on key education research issues and advise AERA on programs, initiatives, and activities.
Standing committee terms are usually three years, typically with two members appointed each year by the president for open positions, with input from the AERA executive director. Award committee members serve two-year terms, with new appointments to those committees to be announced in the September issue of Highlights.
“The work of AERA’s committees is vital to supporting the mission and objectives of the association,” said AERA Executive Director Tabbye M. Chavous. “We appreciate the willingness of members to volunteer their time and expertise in this important service to AERA and the field of education research.”
The new appointments to standing committees are listed below. Click the links to view the full roster of each committee.
Annual Meeting Policies and Procedures Committee • Kimberly Griffin (University of Maryland), Chair-Designate • Sakeena Everett (University of Connecticut)
Books Editorial Board • Nicole Mirra (University of California, Los Angeles) • Alexis Patterson Williams (University of California, Davis)
Committee on Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education (SAGE) • Susan A. Cridland-Hughes (Clemson University) • Shameka Powell (Tufts University) • Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell (Louisiana State University)
Ethics Committee • Jennifer Higgs (University of California, Davis) • Latrise P. Johnson (University of Alabama)
Fellows Committee • Adrienne D. Dixson (Pennsylvania State University) • Sarah W. Freedman (University of California, Berkeley) • Joseph E. Kahne (University of California, Riverside)
Government Relations Committee • Michal Kurlaender (University of California, Davis) • Sheneka M. Williams (Michigan State University)
International Relations Committee • Linda T. Smith (Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi), Chair-Designate • Prudence L. Carter (Brown University)
Journal Publications Committee • Jason A. Grissom (Vanderbilt University) • Bridget Terry Long (Harvard University) • Maxine McKinney de Royston (Erikson Institute)
Minority Fellowship Selection Committee • Lori Delale-O’Connor (University of Pittsburgh), Chair-Designate • Ayanna F. Brown (Erikson Institute) • Nelson Flores (University of Pennsylvania)
Nominating Committee • Vivian L. Gadsden (University of Pennsylvania), Chair • Linn E. Posey-Maddox (Temple University) • Daniel G. Solórzano (University of California, Los Angeles)
Professional Development and Training Committee • Betina Hsieh (University of Washington) • LaWanda W. Ward (Pennsylvania State University)
Research Advisory Committee • Nadia Behizadeh (Georgia State University) • Lori Patton Davis (University of California, Los Angeles)
Scholars of Color in Education Committee • Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr. (University of Wisconsin, Madison) • Honey Walrond (University of California, Berkeley)
Social Justice Action Committee • Tolani Britton (University of California, Berkeley)