June 2025

The Nominating Committee for the AERA Special Interest Groups (SIG) Executive Committee seeks recommendations for well-qualified candidates to run for two positions as member-at-large in the 2026 election. The two members-at-large will each serve a three-year term.

Per AERA’s bylaws, the SIG Executive Committee provides general oversight for the operations of SIGs and makes recommendations to the association Council regarding SIGs’ establishment or dissolution. The SIG Executive Committee also recommends policies and procedures for the formation, operations, and dissolution of SIGs for Council review and approval. Upon approval of these policies and procedures by Council, the SIG Executive Committee has responsibility for their implementation. In addition to providing oversight and being concerned with policies and procedures, the SIG Executive Committee functions to promote the welfare of SIGs within the association.

The members of the SIG Executive Committee (except for the chair) also serve as members of the Presidential Program Committee, which helps plan the Presidential program for the Annual Meeting. In addition to participating in the Presidential Program Committee, the SIG Executive Committee typically meets in person at the fall Leadership Committee Meeting in Washington, DC, and at the AERA Annual Meeting, and meets via Zoom an additional three or four times per year.

All recommendations must be received by 11:59 pm Pacific Time on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Any current AERA member who is a member of at least one SIG may advance recommendations. Individuals may recommend themselves as candidates.

Recommendations can be submitted here.

The slate of nominees will be announced in December, and the election will launch in early January 2026. Those elected will take office on April 13, 2026, after the conclusion of the 2026 Annual Meeting.