May 2025
At the 2025 Annual Meeting, AERA honored 62 scholars as the 2024 Outstanding Reviewers for their exemplary service to AERA’s journals. These individuals were formally recognized at a special ceremony for their exceptional contributions to maintaining the scholarly excellence of AERA journals through their peer review efforts.
This ceremony is a central feature of the AERA Publications Reception, an event that celebrates the achievements of AERA’s Publications Program, including the work of editors and committee members. The event drew a large audience, with the proceedings led by Peter Youngs, chair of the Journal Publications Committee; Felice Levine, AERA executive director; and John Neikirk, AERA director of publications.
Given the selective nature of the Outstanding Reviewer awards, the editors of AERA’s six serial journals identified 62 exemplary reviewers for the quality of their reviews and service to AERA journals in 2024. These honorees were chosen for their high-caliber and consistent contributions to a rigorous peer review process. Many reviewers serve across multiple journals; for 2024, David Blazar and Julie Cohen were recognized by two journals for their outstanding reviews.
The full list of outstanding reviewers for 2024 is provided below.
The event also celebrated AERA’s Books Program, with particular emphasis on the launch of the second edition of the Handbook of Education Policy Research. Edited by Lora Cohen-Vogel, Peter Youngs, and Janelle Scott, the volume is the largest and most comprehensive publication in AERA’s history.
In addition to honoring reviewers, the ceremony recognized the dedication of the current and outgoing editorial teams. Several outgoing teams were presented with commemorative plaques for their leadership:
These acknowledgments underscored the essential role editors and reviewers play in upholding the academic rigor and influence of AERA’s publications.
2024 Outstanding Reviewers
AERA Open Paul Bruno, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alisha Butler, Wesleyan University Andrene Castro, Virginia Commonwealth University Alexandra Freidus, University of Connecticut Gina Garcia, University of California, Berkeley Maithreyi Gopalan, University of Oregon Adam Greteman, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Rene Guillaume, New Mexico State University Cailen O’Shea, North Dakota State University Scott Storm, University at Albany, State University of New York Jesse Suter, University of Vermont Gema Zamarro, University of Arkansas Fayetteville
American Educational Research Journal Steven Amendum, University of Delaware Brendan Bartanen, University of Virginia Michael Broda, Virginia Commonwealth University Julie Cohen, University of Virginia Antonio Duran, Arizona State University Seth Gershenson, American University Oded Gurantz, University of Colorado Boulder Laura Hernández, Learning Policy Institute Lionel Howard, George Washington University Frank Perrone, Indiana University Bloomington
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis David Blazar, University of Maryland Rebecca Callahan, University of Vermont Christopher Doss, RAND Corporation Alex Eble, Columbia University Sarah Komisarow, Duke University Sarah Lenhoff, Wayne State University Andrew McEachin, ETS Research Institute Viviana Rodriguez, University of Texas at San Antonio Robert Shand, American University Jose Eos Trinidad, University of California, Berkeley
Educational Researcher David Blazar, University of Maryland College Park Mark Chin, Vanderbilt University Julie Cohen, University of Virginia F. Chris Curran, University of Florida Allison Gilmour, American Institutes for Research Cris Mayo, University of Vermont Morgan Polikoff, University of Southern California David Quinn, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Catherine Riegle-Crumb, University of Texas at Austin Alexander Wiseman, Texas Tech University
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics Yu Bao, James Madison University Weicong Lyu, University of Macau Wenchao Ma, University of Minnesota Xiangbin Meng, Northeast Normal University Scott Monroe, University of Massachusetts Amherst Jing Ouyang, University of Hong Kong Shihao Wu, University of Michigan Peida Zhan, Zhejiang Normal University Susu Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Yi Zheng, Arizona State University
Review of Educational Research Dor Abrahamson, University of California, Berkeley Jasmine Alvarado, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Eric Dion, Université du Québec à Montréal Susan Faircloth, Two Feathers Consulting, LLC Jeffrey Greene, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Erica McCray, University of Florida Catherine Snow, Harvard University Adriana Villavicencio, University of California, Irvine Camille Wilson, University of Michigan Suzanne Wilson, University of Connecticut