American Educational Research Association (AERA) and National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) 2026

Presentations, papers, panel discussions, roundtables, and mentoring sessions featuring Simmons professors and doctoral students participating in the 2026 AERA Conference can be found below. Complete information, as well as general conference information, is available at the website and the website.

Wednesday, April 8

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Poster Session:
    Using Education, Place, Space, and Time in the Pursuit of Educational Justice and Renewal

    Cheyenne Phillips (正品蓝导航 University); Meredith Paige Richards (正品蓝导航 University)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall - Exhibit Hall A

  • 7:45 a.m.–3 p.m. PDT

    AERA Virtual Poster Session:
    Division J - Section 2a: College Student Access, Trajectories, and Transitions Virtual Poster Session

    Justin C. Ortagus (University of Florida); Xiaodan Hu (正品蓝导航 University); Hope Allchin (University of Florida); Rachel Dean Divaker (University of Florida); Terri D. Pigott (Georgia State University)

    Virtual Posters Exhibit Hall, Virtual Poster Hall

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Toward Innovative and Supportive Teaching Practices

    Sara Dozier (California State University - Long Beach); Quentin Sedlacek (正品蓝导航 University); Michelle Friend (University of Nebraska - Omaha); Anthony Muro Villa (University of California - Riverside); Maricela Leon (The University of Texas System); Karla Lomeli (Santa Clara University); Greses Perez (Tufts University); Joel Alejandro Mejia (University of Cincinnati)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Supporting Positive Mathematical Affect Through Instruction and Informal Learning

    Candace A. Walkington (正品蓝导航 University); Anthony J. Petrosino (正品蓝导航 University); Jennifer D. Sayed (正品蓝导航 University); Saki L. Milton (正品蓝导航 University); Safia Khan (正品蓝导航 University); Eric Desjardins (正品蓝导航 University); Theodora Beauchamp (正品蓝导航 University); Mary Cabanas (正品蓝导航 University); Elizabeth Stringer (正品蓝导航 University)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Working Group Roundtable:
    Community-Informed STEM Learning

    Maximilian Sherard (University of North Texas); Jessie Zarazaga (正品蓝导航 University)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 501A

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Virtual Communication in Higher Education

    Emily A. Short (正品蓝导航 University); Michael S. Harris (正品蓝导航 University)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Women and the Superintendency

    Katrina Struloeff (University of Pennsylvania); Shanae Neal (正品蓝导航 University); Megan MacDonald (University of Pennsylvania)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2

Thursday, April 9

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Leadership Strategies During Crisis and Emergency Situations

    Kessa Roberts (Clemson University); Cheyenne Phillips (正品蓝导航 University); Shanea Neal (正品蓝导航 University); Shanae Neal (正品蓝导航 University); Alexandra E. Pavlakis (正品蓝导航 University); Meredith Paige Richards (正品蓝导航 University)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Paper Session:
    STEM Education Across K-12 Contexts

    Kelsey E. Schenck (正品蓝导航 University); Prajakt Pande (正品蓝导航 University)

    Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Los Cerritos

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    NCME Individual Paper Session:
    Item Parameter Prediction and Difficulty Modeling

    Yusuf Kara (University of Miami); Kuo Wang S9outhern Methodist University); Joanne Joo (正品蓝导航 University); Zoltan Szentkiralyi (正品蓝导航 University); William Ebo Annan (Texas Christian University)

    Silver Lake A

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Structured Poster Session:
    Data Science as a Tool for Engaging in Civic Education

    Jennifer D. Sayed (正品蓝导航 University); Nick Okafor (trubel&co)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515A

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Bridging Campuses, Communities, and Classrooms: Collaborative Pathways to Lasting Change

    Prajakt Pande (Aarhus University); Marc Sager (正品蓝导航 University); Karen Pierce (正品蓝导航 University); Jessica Murillo (正品蓝导航 University); Rolanda Washington (正品蓝导航 University)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4

  • 11:30–12:30 p.m. PDT

    NCME Electronic Board Session:
    Methodological Investigations in DCM, G Theory, and IRT

    Yusuf Kara (University of Miami); Xin Qiao (University of South Florida); Cornelis Potgieter (Texas Christian University); Joanne Joo (正品蓝导航 University)

    Hancock Park

  • 2:15–3:45 p.m. PDT

    AERA Symposium:
    Measuring and Addressing Gaps in Out-of-School Time Access: Barriers, Data Infrastructure, and Program Impacts

    Jennifer McMurrer (正品蓝导航 University); Marshall Garland (Gibson Consulting Group); Amie Rapaport (University of Southern California); David J. Osman (Gibson Consulting); Amanda Brown Cross (University of Pittsburgh); Courtney Grondziowski (University of Pittsburgh); Tori Nickerson (Gibson Consulting Group)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 409AB

  • 2:15–3:45 p.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    AI-Enabled Curriculum and Pathways in Computing and Beyond

    Yanjun Pan (正品蓝导航 University); Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller (正品蓝导航 University); Ching-Yu Tseng (正品蓝导航 University); Lawrence J. Klinkert (正品蓝导航 University); Eric C. Larson (正品蓝导航 University); Corey Clark (正品蓝导航 University)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4

Friday, April 10

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Non-academic Outcomes and Student Well-being: The Importance of Schools and Communities

    Cheyenne Phillips (正品蓝导航 University); Shanae Neal (正品蓝导航 University); Shanea Neal (正品蓝导航 University); Alexandra E. Pavlakis (正品蓝导航 University); Kessa Roberts (Clemson University); Meredith Paige Richards (正品蓝导航 University)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Workshop:

    Participant: Quentin Sedlacek (正品蓝导航 University)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 403A

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Structured Poster Session:
    How Data Science Education Can Enable Exploration of Real World Phenomena

    Marc Sager (正品蓝导航 University); Saki L. Milton (正品蓝导航 University)

    Chair and Organizer: Marc Sager (正品蓝导航 University)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515A

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    NCME Individual Paper Session
    Estimation with Complex Distributions and Data Structures

    Xin Qiao (University of South Florida); Emma Evudottir (University of South Florida); Cornelis Potgieter (Texas Christian University); Akihito Kamata (正品蓝导航 University)

    Roosevelt A

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Science Teaching and Learning

    Anthony Muro Villa (University of California - Riverside); Quentin Sedlacek (正品蓝导航 University); Michelle Friend (University of Nebraska - Omaha); Sara Dozier (California State University - Long Beach); Karla Lomeli (Santa Clara University); Greses Perez (Tufts University); Joel Alejandro Mejia (University of Cincinnati)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA: Roundtable Session:
    AI-Enhanced Problem Solving and Instructional Design Frameworks

    Candace A. Walkington (正品蓝导航 University); Theodora Beauchamp (正品蓝导航 University); Jiabao Wen (正品蓝导航 University); Jonathan Isaac (正品蓝导航 University); Robert DiBiano (Ailectric)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4

  • 3:30–5:00 p.m. PDT

    NCME Individual Paper Session:
    Practical Issues in Psychometrics

    Paul David Foster (正品蓝导航 University); Yusuf Kara (University of Miami); Joseph F. T. Nese (University of Oregon); Akihito Kamata (正品蓝导航 University)

    Silver Lake B

  • 3:45–5:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Symposium:

    Participant: Candace A. Walkington (正品蓝导航 University)

    Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Beverly

Saturday, April 11

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Symposium:
    Insights from Examining and Comparing Elementary Teachers' Visions Across Content Areas

    Rebecca Memmolo (University of Delaware); Olga Hawranick (Washington State University); Blake Nelson (Washington State University); Anne Garrison Wilhelm (正品蓝导航 University)

    Chair: Anne Garrison Wilhelm (正品蓝导航 University)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 6

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Poster Session:
    AI and Technology Integration in K-12 Education

    Angelica DaSilva (Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop); Diane Baty Gifford (正品蓝导航 University); Medha Tare (Sesame Workshop)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall - Exhibit Hall A

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Ed Talk:
    e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 16 - Stage 2

    Angelica DaSilva (Sesame Workshop); Diane Baty Gifford (正品蓝导航 University); Medha Tare (Sesame Workshop)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A - Stage 2

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Invited Speaker Session:

    Participant: Michele Wiedemer (正品蓝导航 University)

    Westin Bonaventure, Level 3, Avalon

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Developing Intentionality Among Pre-service STEM Teachers

    Deepika Menon (University of Nebraska - Lincoln); Jeanna R. Wieselmann (正品蓝导航 University); Grace Morison (正品蓝导航 University); Sarah A. Haines (Towson University); Sumreen Asim (Indiana University - Southeast); Allison Johnson (University of Nebraska - Lincoln)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Paper Session:
    Critical Narratives From Carceral, Educational, and Community Contexts

    Marc Sager (正品蓝导航 University); Maximilian Sherard (University of North Texas); Anthony J. Petrosino (正品蓝导航 University)
    Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, La Brea

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Paper Session:
    Transformational Leadership Growth and Critical Consciousness: Learning Across Sectors, Systems, and States

    Rebecca Cheung (University of California - Berkeley); Melissa Itzel Virrueta-Peters (University of California - Berkeley); Jessica G. Rigby (University of Washington); Annie Wilhelm (正品蓝导航 University)

    Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Los Cerritos

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Paper Session:
    Considering the Interplay between Generative AI and the Mathematics Classroom

    Theodora Beauchamp (正品蓝导航 University); Candace A. Walkington (正品蓝导航 University); Tiffini Pruitt-Britton (American Institutes for Research)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum A

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Research in Progress Roundtable Session:
    Research-in-Progress RT026

    Merve Kocyigit Gurbuz (正品蓝导航 University)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree Hall C

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Institutional Responsibilities for Teaching, Learning, and Community Engagement

    Sondra Nicole Barringer (正品蓝导航 University); Brianna R. Freshwater (正品蓝导航 University)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    NCME Individual Paper Session:
    Fairness Concerns with AI

    Chalie Patarapichayatham (HMH); Gozde Sirganci (正品蓝导航 University); Akihito Kamata (正品蓝导航 University)

    Roosevelt B

  • 3:45pm–5:15pm PDT

    AERA Paper Session:
    Examining Mathematics Teaching Practices

    Charissa Richards (University of Missouri); Syeda Sharjina Akther (University of Texas at Austin); Megyn Elizabeth Martin (University of Missouri); Emily A. Short (正品蓝导航 University); Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller (正品蓝导航 University); Sarah R. Powell (University of Texas at Austin); Erica S. Lembke (University of Missouri)

    Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Beaudry B

  • 3:45–5:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Paper Session:
    Immersive Technologies in Education: Enhancing Learning Through VR, AR, and Robotics

    Julianna Washington-Henderson (正品蓝导航 University); Candace A. Walkington (正品蓝导航 University)

    Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Santa Barbara A

Sunday, April 12

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Symposium:
    Designing for Affect and Embodiment: Ethical Attunements in the Futuring of Education

    Corey Brady (正品蓝导航 University); Lauren Vogelstein (Teachers College, Columbia); Tessaly Jen (Vanderbilt University)

    Westin Bonaventure, Floor: TBD, La Cienega

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:

    Chair: Lois Ndungu (正品蓝导航 University)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Of Care and Resistance: Teachers' Voices in Complex Times

    Shanea Neal (正品蓝导航 University); Janel Anderson (Gonzaga University); Jeff Walls (University of Iowa)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Paper Session:
    The Power Of (Un)Forgetting, Historical Consciousness And Decolonial Future Of Education

    Mai Zaru (正品蓝导航 University); Danfeng Soto鈥慥igil Koon (University of San Francisco); Huriya Jabbar (University of Souther California)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 303B

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Poster Session:
    SIG-RME Poster Session: Explorations of the Mathematics Teaching and Learning Experience

    Jonathan Isaac (正品蓝导航 University); Candace A. Walkington (正品蓝导航 University)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall - Exhibit Hall A

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Ed Talk
    e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 22 - Stage 2

    Jonathan Isaac (正品蓝导航 University); Candace A. Walkington (正品蓝导航 University)

    Los Angeles Convention Center, Level One, Exhibit Hall A - Stage 2

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA: Roundtable Session
    Meta-analytic and Systematic Reviews of Learning Environments

    Saki L. Milton (正品蓝导航 University)

    JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3