January 2025

Nineteen AERA Fellows were among 22 exceptional education leaders and scholars recently elected to the National Academy of Education (NAEd). The academy announced the news on January 21.

The AERA Fellows elected are:

• Derek Briggs, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Jinfa Cai, University of Delaware
• Marta Civil, University of Arizona
• James Earl Davis, Temple University
• Dolores Delgado Bernal, Loyola Marymount University
• Michelle Fine, CUNY Graduate Center
• Drew Gitomer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Ellen Goldring, Vanderbilt University
• A. Lin Goodwin, Boston College
• Rochelle Gutiérrez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• David Hansen, Teachers College, Columbia University
• David Labaree, Stanford University
• Christopher Lubienski, Indiana University
• David Osher, American Institutes for Research
• Nichole Pinkard, Northwestern University
• Stephen Sireci, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Linda Smith, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
• Elizabeth Tipton, Northwestern University
• Kevin Welner, University of Colorado, Boulder

“Congratulations to these extraordinary scholars for this important honor,” said AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine. “They represent the best in the field of education research and will continue to contribute greatly to advancing the field, as further acknowledged by this significant recognition by NAEd.”

Founded in 1965, the National Academy of Education consists of U.S. members and international associates who are elected on the basis of scholarship related to education. The academy undertakes research studies to address pressing educational issues and administers professional development fellowship programs to enhance the preparation of the next generation of education scholars.