December 2025

The AERA 2026 election will open on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, with voting to be conducted by electronic ballot. It is important that all eligible voting members exercise their right to help shape the future of the association. All 2025 voting members of AERA and all 2026 voting members who have joined or renewed their membership by Friday, January 2, 2026, will be eligible to cast a ballot for AERA’s leadership.

Voting members will receive a personalized link by e-mail on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, to access their ballot. The election is held over a 30–day period and will conclude on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

The election includes candidates for the offices of AERA President-Elect, Council Member-at-Large, division officers, special interest group (SIG) officers, AERA SIG Executive Committee officers, and Graduate Student Council officers.

The nominees for the office of AERA President-Elect are:

Bryan Brayboy Northwestern University	Sylvia Hurtado University of California, Los Angeles	Angela Valenzuela University of Texas at Austin

The nominees for the office of AERA Council Member-at-Large are:

Kimberly Griffin University of Maryland	Rochelle Gutierrez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Margaret Maaka University of Hawai’i at Manoa	Odis Johnson Johns Hopkins University

The nominees for all Division, SIG Executive Committee, and Graduate Student Council offices are posted on the AERA website. Biographical statements for all candidates are posted on the website and will be included with the ballot.

We are now in a write-in period during which additional nominations may be added to the ballot. Additional nominations for the office of AERA President-Elect and Member-at-Large may be submitted to the Executive Director by written request of five percent (5%) or more of the voting members of the Association. Additional nominations for a division office may also be submitted to the Executive Director by written request of five percent (5%) or more of the voting members of that division. All such nominations must be received by the Executive Director by Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Write-ins should be emailed to Executive.Director@aera.net.

The results of the election will be posted on the AERA website and reported in the February 2026 issue of AERA Highlights.