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UoM at the American Education Research Association

College of Education and Department of Psychology researchers make big impact at AERA conference.

 

UofM faculty recently participated in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) national convention. The American Educational Research Association is a professional organization representing education researchers in the United States and around the world. AERA's mission is to advance knowledge about education and promote the use of research in educational practice. In addition to COE faculty who participated, the university was also represented by Drs. John Sabatini and Andrew Olney. Several COE students are also participating in the conference.

AERA 2024 University of Memphis Presentations

Thursday, April 11, 2024

  • Thursday Roundtable Session - Understanding STEM Student Experiences: Wayfinding, Advising, and Climate
    • Time: Thu, April 11, 9:00 to 10:30am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 31
    • Paper: Understanding STEM Student Experiences: Wayfinding, Advising, and Climate – R. Friedensen, St. Cloud State University, G. Bettencourt, University of Memphis, M. Bartlett
  • Thursday Roundtable Session - And We'll Rise Up! Critical Perspectives on Advancing Leadership and Research in K–12 Settings
    • Time: Thu, April 11, 10:50am to 12:20pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 40
    • Paper: Critical Race Love Letters to Black Women Higher Educational Leaders: “When the Rainbow is Enuf” – L. Merriweather, University of North Carolina – Charlotte, E. Gnanadass, University of Memphis, C. Howell & K. Ingram, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
  • Thursday Roundtable Session - Perspectives on Market-Based Education
    • Time: Thu, April 11, 12:40 to 2:10pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 28
    • Paper: Exploring Advanced Course Offerings, Course-Taking Patterns, and Educational Practices in Utah's High-Performing, Specialized Charter High Schools – C. Gulosino, University of Memphis, Y. Ni, A. Rorrer & B. Altermatt, University of Utah
  • Thursday Poster Session 2:30 pm
    • Thu, April 11, 2:30 to 4:00pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 103B
    • Poster: “All in Service of the Collaboration”: Approaches for Building Humanizing Research-Practice Partnerships – J. Renick, University of Memphis
  • Thursday Poster Session 4:20 pm
    • Time: Thu, April 11, 4:20 to 5:50pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
    • Poster: Service-Learning and an Undergraduate’s Agency and Vulnerability in an After-school Writing Club with Fifth graders – L. MacGillivray & S. B. Langley, University of Memphis (all)
  • Thursday Roundtable Session - Technology for Collaboration
    • Time: Thu, April 11, 4:20 to 5:50pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 27
    • Paper: Exploring Argumentative Discourse and Collaboration Skills of Middle School Students in a Computer-Supported Critical Discussion Activity – Y. Song, ETS, R. Ferretti, University of Delaware, C. Li & W. Cui, ETS, J. Sabatini, University of Memphis
  • Disrupting Racial Tensions Within Inclusive Education Through Culturally Sensitive Tools
    • Time: Thu, April 11, 2:30 to 4:00pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 3, Room 303
    • Papers:
      • Disrupting Racial Tensions Within Inclusive Education Through Culturally Sensitive Tools – S. Rath, K.L. Barnes, L. Hilliard, University of Memphis (all)
      • Black Mothers as Educational Assets: Understanding the Educational Needs of African American Intellectually Gifted Children – K.L. Barnes, University of Memphis
      • Culturally Responsive Classroom Management: Fostering Inclusion and Engagement in Urban Schools – L. Hilliard, University of Memphis
      • The Lived Experiences and Challenges of Black Teachers, Students, and Parents in Inclusive Education: A Modern Narrative – S. Rath, University of Memphis
  • Educational partnerships as collective resistance: Perspectives from emerging scholars and collaborators
    • Time: Thu, April 11, 2:30 to 4:00pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 103B
    • Paper: “All in Service of the Collaboration”: Approaches for Building Humanizing Research-Practice Partnerships – J.R. Renick, University of Memphis, A. Serna, Breakthrough Collaborative

Friday, April 12, 2024

  • Friday Roundtable Session - (Re)visiting Reflexivity: Positions, Relations, and Contexts
    • Time: Fri, April 12, 7:45 to 9:15am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 6
    • Paper: Flesh and Bone: Memoir and Reflexivity – D. J. Allen, University of Memphis
  • Friday Roundtable Session - Rethinking Innovative Pedagogies for Multilingual Learners
    • Time: Fri, April 12, 9:35 to 11:05am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 29
    • Paper: Exposure to Dialogic Instruction During Covid-19 Benefits Students' Argumentative Writing: Evidence From Propensity Score Analysis – R. P. Ferretti, University of Delaware, Y. Song, ETS, H. Zhang & H. Mead, University of Delaware, Z. K. Collier, University of Connecticut, J.P. Sabatini, University of Memphis
  • Friday Roundtable Session - Perspectives on the Development of Faculty
    • Time: Fri, April 12, 3:05 to 4:35pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 8
    • Paper: Passport to Teach and Learn: Supporting Graduate Teaching Assistants and New Nontenured Faculty – W. Salem, C. White, & O. Neethipudi, University of Memphis (all)
  • Reflexive and Engaged Policy Studies: Critical Policy Research with K12 Teachers and Teacher Educators
    • Time: Fri, April 12, 11:25am to 12:55pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 104A
    • Paper: Understanding the Path to Policy Spaces for Teachers Who “Pull the Policy Lever” – N.L. Wright, University of Memphis
  • Sustaining an ethic of care: The primacy of teacher relationship
    • Time: Fri, April 12, 4:55 to 6:25pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 409
    • Paper: Who Cares for Teachers? Operationalizing an Ethic of Care in Professional Development – G.S. Goode, University of Southern Mississippi, L. Bailey-Tarbett, Western Kentucky University, L. MacGillivray, University of Memphis 

Saturday, April 13, 2024

  • Saturday Roundtable - Creating Equitable Systems and Spaces in Higher Education to Support Low-Income Students
    • Time: Sat, April 13, 7:45 to 9:15am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
    • Paper: Complicating Understandings of Low-Income Students’ Financial Stress and Well-Being in Order to Inform Institutional Support – R. Rodorova & K. Lauderdale, University of Southern California, G.M. Bettencourt, University of Memphis, Z. Corwin, University of Southern California
  • Saturday Roundtable Session - Exploring and Applying Constructivism Across Learning Populations
    • Time: Sat, April 13, 9:45 to 11:05am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 12
    • Paper: How Constructivist Learning Impacts Middle-School Girls’ STEM Career Interests – Y. Xu, University of Memphis, S. Zhang, M. Yang, & V.  Muthukamar, University of Las Vegas
  • Saturday Roundtable Session - Promoting STEM Education Through Policy and Practice
    • Time: Sat, April 13, 11:25am to 12:55pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 33
    • Paper: Supporting the STEM Pipeline: Examining STEM Course-taking Patterns in Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools – C. A. Gulosino, University of Memphis, Y. Ni, A.K. Rorrer, & B. Altermatt, University of Utah
  • Sense of Belonging: School, campus, and classroom climate
    • Time: Sat, April 13, 7:45 to 9:15am, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 3, Room 303
    • Paper:  Advancing Cultural Humility Into Special Education Practice: Suggestions for Working With Minoritized Students With Disabilities – E. Srisarajivakul, University of Memphis, E. Chloe, Boston University
  • Pursuing Racial Justice through Intersectional Inclusive Education
    • Time: Sat, April 13, 9:35 to 11:05am, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 11
    • Paper: Examining Perceptions of Black and Immigrant Teachers and Administrators Navigating White Hegemonic Spaces – S. Rath, University of Memphis
  • “The South has a Gravity”: Teaching Social Studies in the Soul of America
    • Time: Sat, April 13, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 111B
    • Paper: Teaching Desegregation Stories – A. Falkner & G.E. Tillis, University of Memphis (all)
  • The Out-of-School Time Sector: Alternative and expanded conceptualizations to design, analysis, and evaluation.
    • Time: Sat, April 13, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 407
    • Paper: Using Social Network Analysis to Understand the Impact of Adult-Youth Relationships in Out-Of-School Programs – J.R. Renick, University of Memphis

 Sunday, April 14, 2024

  • Sunday Poster Session 7:45am
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 7:45 to 9:15am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
    • Poster: Self-Identified Race, Test Anxiety, and Reading Comprehension: A Preliminary Case for Mediation – D. Feller & J. Sabatini, University of Memphis
  • Sunday Poster Session 9:35am
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 9:35 to 11:05am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
    • Poster: An Interactionist Approach to Exploring Identity Development and Engagement During a STEM Club Experience – L.M. Harrell-Williams, E. A. Jones, & L. Walden, University of Memphis, K. Ayers & R. Pennella, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • Sunday Poster Session 11:25 am
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 11:25am to 12:55pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
    • Poster: Addressing Inequities in Foundational Literacy: Impacts of K–3 Professional Development on Student Literacy Achievement - C., Kaldon, R. McKinney, & Todd Zoblotsky, University of Memphis (all)
  • Sunday Roundtable Session - Large-Scale Studies of Student Understanding and Achievement
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B Table 38
    • Paper: Factors That Influence Math Self-Efficacy and Grade Point Average: Based on Social Influences, Intrinsic Motivation, and Race – S. Coleman & Y. Xu, University of Memphis (all)
  • Empowering Student Voice in Educational Practice: Student Voice to Student Outcomes
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 7:45 to 9:15am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 118C
    • Paper: Building for student voice readiness: The role of trust – D.L. Mitra Pennsylvania State University, G.A. Saghir, Pennsylvania State University, A. Boat, Search University, N.L. Wright, University of Memphis, S.E. Holquist, Child Trends
  • Equitable Access and Opportunity in Schools of Choice
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 7:45 to 9:15am, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 11
    • Paper: High School Graduation: Does Attending Charter School Make a Difference? – Y. Ni, University of Utah, C.A. Gulosino, University of Memphis, A.K. Rorrer, University of Utah, B. Altermatt, University of Utah
  • Banning Books & Censoring Curriculum: Evidence from the Educational Battlegrounds
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 9:35 to 11:05am, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 4
    • Paper: Demobilizing Knowledge in Schools: Censoring Critical Historical Perspectives – D. Hornbeck, University of Memphis, J.R. Malin, Miami University (OH)
  • Design Research Methods
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 9:35 to 11:05am, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 406
    • Paper: AERA 2023: How Researchers Evaluate Usability in Learning Technology: A Systematic Review Study – A. Tawfik, L. Payne, H. Smith, & A. Olney, University of Memphis (all)
  • Strategies and Interventions for College Student Success
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 11:25am to 12:55pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 115C
    • Paper: Multiple Learning Experiences Predict Undergraduate Students’ Research Self-Efficacy and Research Outcome Expectancy – L. Walden, E.A. Jones, L.M. Harrell-Williams, J. Piontek, University of Memphis (all)
  • Advanced Psychometric Analyses in Rasch Modeling
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 401
    • Papers: A Differential Item Functioning Analysis of the Sources of Research Self-Efficacy Scale Using Rasch Measurement – E.A. Jones, L.M. Harrell-Williams, L. Walden, J. Piontek, University of Memphis (all)
  • Access Is Justice: A Call for Intentional and Expansive Conference Access
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 8
    • Paper: Increasing Accessibility in Large Conferences Through Technology: A Proposal for Fostering Diversity and Inclusion – S. Rath, University of Memphis
  • Centering Equity in State Policy Making Processes
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 1:15 to 2:45pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 109B
    • Paper: Navigating Parental Rights: A Study of Virginia's Model Policies on Transgender Student Treatment – D. Hornbeck, University of Memphis
  • Parent Narratives of Advocacy, Guidance, and Racial Socialization
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 3:05 to 4:35pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110A
    • Paper: “Moving from Silence into Language and Action.” Reimagining Advocacy with Black Motherscholars and Their Motherwork Across Multiple Contexts – L.L. Ocasio-Stoutenburg, Pennsylvania State University, E.H. Morgan, California State University – Sacramento, K.L. Barnes, University of Memphis

 University of Memphis – Other Participation Roles

  • Boots on the Ever-Shifting Ground: Engaging Critical Methodologies in Precarious Times
    • Time: Fri, April 12, 9:35 to 11:05am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 116
    • Discussant: S. Nordstrom, University of Memphis
  • Operationalizing Culturally Responsiveness to see, center, support, and improve the conditions for and experiences with Black education
    • Time: Sat, April 13, 7:45 to 9:15am, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 104A
    • Chair: B. L. Wright
  • Black and Latinx Children, Their Education and Joy
    • Thursday, April 11th – 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Exhibit Hall B  
    • Chair: B.L. Wright
  • Predictors For Students’ And Teachers’ ICT Literacy: Insights From An International Perspective
    • Time: Sun, April 14, 11:25am to 12:55pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 403
    • Discussant: J. Sabatini, University of Memphis