Executive Director Tabbye M. Chavous
Tabbye M. Chavous is executive director of the American Educational Research Association. A nationally recognized scholar and seasoned leader, Chavous brings over 25 years of experience and significant accomplishments in research, teaching, and organizational advancement. Across her career, she has consistently advocated for high-quality, inclusive research, and her equity-oriented leadership is evident in her approaches to building and transforming educational environments.
President Jerome Morris
Jerome Morris, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is president of AERA. His one-year term began at the conclusion of the association’s 2026 annual meeting.
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President-Elect Sylvia Hurtado
Sylvia Hurtado, Distinguished Professor in the School of Educational and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, was voted president-elect of AERA in 2026. Her presidency begins at the conclusion of the association’s 2027 annual meeting.
Immediate Past President Maisha T. Winn
Maisha T. Winn, the Excellence in Learning Graduate School of Education Professor at Stanford University and Faculty Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning's Equity in Learning Initiative, is immediate past president of AERA. She served as president in 2025-2026.
Honorary President Edmund W. Gordon
Edmund W. Gordon, a distinguished education researcher renowned for his pioneering scholarship on the gaps in education opportunities and supports for children of color and low-income students, was named AERA honorary president. Gordon, the first person in AERA’s 105-year history to receive this recognition, was installed as honorary president at the association’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.
AERA Presidents 1915 - 2024