EdPrepLab at AERA 2026

April 8-12, 2026

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting will be held on April 8–12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. We are excited that members from several EdPrepLab institutions presented over the course of the convention. See below for a list of session titles, presenters, dates, and times.

Learn more about the annual meeting here.

EdPrepLab-affiliated institutions are indicated with:

Leadership Preparation Access Equity: Inclusive Practices, Pathways, Technologies, and Evaluation

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 7:45 am PT

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

Rebecca Cheung, University of California, Berkeley

Michelle Young, University of California, Berkeley

Melissa Virrueta-Peters, University of California, Berkeley

The State of the K-12 Teaching Profession: Perennial Challenges and New Possibilities

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 9:45 am PT

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

Travis Bristol, University of California, Berkeley

Chandra Alston, Learning Policy Institute

Unforgetting our Language Inheritance: Imagining Multilingual Teacher Education Futures in the Midwest

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 9:45 am PT

Location: W Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 1

Victoria F. Trinder, University of Chicago, Illinois

P. Zitlali Morales, University of Chicago, Illinois

Jose Garcia, University of Chicago, Illinois

Zitlaltoka Ramírez Huerta, University of Chicago, Illinois

Sylvia Ibarra Delgado, University of Chicago, Illinois

Building Inclusive Futures: Teachers Advancing Equity through Social and Emotional Learning in Diverse Learning Contexts

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 11:45 am PT

Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, San Bernardino

Jabari Mahiri, University of California, Berkeley

Xueqin Lin, University of California, Berkeley

Designing Transformative Research for Systemic Change in Teaching and Learning 

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 11:45 am PT

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

Linda Darling-Hammond, Learning Policy Institute

Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Spencer Foundation

Emma D. Hipolito, University of California, Los Angeles

Cheryl C. Holcomb-McCoy, American University

Hirokazu Yoshikawa, New York University

Division A Fireside Chat: Navigating Political Contexts in PK-12 Education: Research-Informed Strategies for Public Education

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 11:45 am PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 402A

Michelle Young, University of California, Berkeley

Instructional Supervision as Liberation: Culturally Responsive Mentorship Through National Board Facilitation

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 11:45 am PT

Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Echo Park

Honey Walrond, University of California, Berkeley

Travis Bristol, University of California, Berkeley

Seeing Failures Through Teachers’ Eyes: How Teachers Define Student Failure in the Classroom

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 1:45 pm PT

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

Xinyu S. Pan, Bank Street College of Education

The Politics of Autonomy: Academic Freedom and Governance in Global Higher Education

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 1:45 pm PT

Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 10

Michelle Young, University of California, Berkeley

More Than a Seat at the Table: Reimagining Power and Participation in K-12 Educational Governance

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 3:45 pm PT

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

Tara Bartlett, Arizona State University

Mikah Dyer, Arizona State University

Speaking Truth to Cacophony: Raciolinguistic Frameworks as Resistance to a Renewed Onslaught of Racist Policy

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 3:45 pm PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 309

Diana Lalata, University of Pennsylvania

Jordan Gonzalez, St. John's University

Hosna Jabalameli, Unaffiliated

Yalda Kaveh, Arizona State University

Chris K. Chang-Bacon, University of Virginia

Kara Mitchell Viesca, University of Nebraska Lincoln

What Are Students Learning in an Equity-centered Educational Leadership Program?

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 3:45 pm PT

Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: TBD, La Cienega

Carla Finkelstein, Towson University

Seeing Failure Through Teachers’ Eyes: What Makes a Student Failure Memorable?

Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 7:45 am PT

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

Xinyu S. Pan, Bank Street College of Education

Reimagining Mentor Support: Learning, Positionality, and Equity in Teacher Residencies

Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 9:45 am PT

Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 1

Cathy Yun, Learning Policy Institute

Scholars of Color Mentoring Roundtable (Table 1)

Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 9:45 am PT

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

Honey Walrond, University of California, Berkeley

Laura E. Hernandez, Learning Policy Institute

Kofi Lomotey, Western Carolina University

Linda C. Tillman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

William A. Smith, University of Utah

Interconnection as Developmental Capacity: Growing Toward Collective Leadership for Justice

Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 2:15 pm PT

Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, La Brea

Eleanor E. Drago-Severson, Teachers College, Columbia University

Jessica Blum-DeStefano, Bank Street College of Education

Deborah Brooks Lawrence, Bank Street College

Reimagining Assessment and Pedagogy: Equity, Justice, and Innovation in Teacher Preparation

Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 2:15 pm PT

Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 2

Travis Bristol, University of California, Berkeley

Envisioning Futures in Times of Crisis: Lessons from School-University-Community Partnership Research & Practice

Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 4:15 pm PT

Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Palos Verdes

Travis Bristol, University of California, Berkeley

Deborah McKoy, University of California, Berkeley

AERA Roundtable Session Gold 3

Friday, April 10, 2026 | 9:45 am PT

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

Jabari Mahiri, University of California, Berkeley

Futuring Against the Grain: Doctoral Students Charting New Paths in Education Research

Friday, April 10, 2026 | 9:45 am PT

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

Honey Walrond, University of California, Berkeley

Cleveland Hayes, Indiana University, Indianapolis

María Cioe-Pena, University of Pennsylvania

Claudia G. Cervantes-Soon, Arizona State University

Ja’Nya Banks, University of California, Berkeley

Amura Cameron, Old Dominion University

Luis Alberto Legaspi, University of San Diego

Darion A. Wallace, Stanford University

Lucy Zhang, Teachers College, Columbia University

The State of the K-12 Teaching Profession: Perennial Challenges and New Possibilities

Friday, April 10, 2026 | 9:45 am PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 406AB

Chandra L. Alston, Learning Policy Institute

Male Teachers of Color in the Social Context of Education

Friday, April 10, 2026 | 1:45 pm PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 303A

Travis Bristol, University of California, Berkeley

Reimagining the Future of Bilingual Teacher Education: Community and Field Visions, Policies, Pedagogies, and Praxis

Friday, April 10, 2026 | 1:45 pm PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515B

Diana Lalata, University of Pennsylvania

Lupita Barrientos, University of Pennsylvania

María Cioè-Peña, University of Pennsylvania

Sankofa Pedagogies: Designing and Implementing Reparative Black Studies Curricula

Friday, April 10, 2026 | 1:45 pm PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 404AB

Honey Walrond, University of California, Berkeley

Tolani Britton, University of California, Berkeley 

Hilary E. Walker, University of California, Berkeley

Sonya Douglass, Teachers College, Columbia University

Latosha Guy, King Drew Magnet School

Michael Hines, Stanford University

Shaunté Yvette Hill, Santa Clara University

Joyce E. King, Georgia State University

Jacquelyn Ollison, University of the Pacific

Mauro Sifuentes, University of San Francisco

Mental Health and Resilience across Developmental Contexts

Friday, April 10, 2026 | 3:45 pm PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 304A

Rebecca Cheung, University of California, Berkeley

Quennie Dong, University of California, Berkeley

Xueqin Lin, University of California, Berkeley

School Counselors and AI: An Exploration of AI Tool Use in School Counseling

Friday, April 10, 2026 | 3:45 pm PT

Location: LA Convention Center, Level 2 Room 301A

Rachel Geesa, Ball State University

Serena Salloum, Ball State University

Carol Dahir, New York Institute of Technology

AERA Roundtable Session Gold 3

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 7:45 am PT

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

Jabari Mahiri, University of California, Berkeley

lke Bayazitli, University of California, Berkeley

Alison Munzer, University of California, Los Angeles

Centering Student Voice: A Case Study of SEAT Advocacy Day

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 7:45 am PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 301B

Yvette Peña Cook, Trinity University

Morgan Craven, Intercultural Development Research Association

Celina Moreno, Intercultural Development Research Association

Mikayla Arciaga, Intercultural Development Research Association

Cameron Samuels, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas

Christianna Thomas, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas

Habiba Noor, Trinity University

Enrique Aleman, Trinity University

Evangeline Aguilera, Trinity University

Policy and Praxis in the Preparation of School Leaders

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 7:45 am PT

Location: Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 301B

Evangeline Aguilera, Trinity University

Enrique Aleman, Trinity University

Morgan Craven, Intercultural Development Research Association

Enduring Erasures, Radical Futures: Black Males' Survival in Education

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 11:45 am PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 501B

Travis Bristol, University of California, Berkeley

Meet the Editors - Journal Talks Session 3

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 11:45 am PT

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

Ozge Hacifazlioglu, University of California, Berkeley

Roles of School Climate, Identity, and Support in Response to Teacher-Targeted Violence: A Global Perspective

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 11:45 am PT

Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Los Feliz

Ozge Hacifazlioglu, University of California, Berkeley

Chunyan Yang, University of Maryland

Quennie Dong, University of California, Berkeley

Sustaining Agency Across Social Contexts: How Young Children and their Communities are Reclaiming Agency

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 11:45 am PT

Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 304A

Soyoung Park, Bank Street College of Education

Natacha Jones, University of North Texas

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

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 11:45 am PT

Location: Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Los Cerritos

Rebecca Cheung, University of California, Berkeley

Melissa Virrueta-Peters, University of California, Berkeley

Jessica Rigby, University of Washington

Supporting the ECE Workforce: Findings from Four System-Level Professional Development Initiatives

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 3:45 pm PT

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

Catherine Main, University of Illinois, Chicago

Kate Zinsser, University of Illinois, Chicago

Natalie Vesga, University of Illinois, Chicago

The Politics of Knowledge and Educational Research  - The Consequences of Reality 

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 3:45 pm PT

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

Linda Darling-Hammond, Learning Policy Institute

Jamel K. Donnor, College of William & Mary

William F. Tate, Louisiana State University

Redistributing Power, Restoring Relationships: Innovations for School–Community Governance

Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 7:45 am PT

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

Tara Bartlet, Arizona State University

Mikah Dyer, Arizona State University

Inquiry in the Social Contexts of Education

Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 9:45 am PT

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

Michelle Young, University of California, Berkeley