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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Meredith Paige Richards (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 1:
    Toward Innovative and Supportive Teaching Practices (Table 2)

    Sara Dozier (California State University - Long Beach); Quentin Sedlacek (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); 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 - Gold 3:
    Supporting Positive Mathematical Affect Through Instruction and Informal Learning (Table 5)

    Candace A. Walkington (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Anthony J. Petrosino (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Jennifer D. Sayed (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Saki L. Milton (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Safia Khan (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Eric Desjardins (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Theodora Beauchamp (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Mary Cabanas (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Elizabeth Stringer (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 2:
    Women and the Superintendency (Table 2)

    Katrina Struloeff (University of Pennsylvania); Shanae Neal (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); 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 Paper Session:
    STEM Education Across K-12 Contexts

    Kelsey E. Schenck (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Prajakt Pande (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Los Cerritos

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session:
    Leadership Strategies During Crisis and Emergency Situations (Table 2)

    Kessa Roberts (Clemson University); Cheyenne Phillips (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Shanea Neal (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Shanae Neal (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Alexandra E. Pavlakis (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Meredith Paige Richards (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    NCME Individual Paper Session:
    Item Parameter Prediction and Difficulty Modeling

    Yusuf Kara (University of Miami); Kuo Wang (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Joanne Joo (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Zoltan Szentkiralyi (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); William Ebo Annan (Texas Christian University)

    Silver Lake A

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 4:
    Bridging Campuses, Communities, and Classrooms: Collaborative Pathways to Lasting Change (Table 1)

    Prajakt Pande (Aarhus University); Marc Sager (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Karen Pierce (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Jessica Murillo (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Rolanda Washington (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

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

    Jennifer D. Sayed (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Nick Okafor (trubel&co)

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

  • 2:15–3:45 p.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 4:
    AI-Enabled Curriculum and Pathways in Computing and Beyond (Table 4)

    Yanjun Pan (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Ching-Yu Tseng (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Lawrence J. Klinkert (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Eric C. Larson (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Corey Clark (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); 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

Friday, April 10

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 1:
    Non-academic Outcomes and Student Well-being: The Importance of Schools and Communities (Table 7)

    Cheyenne Phillips (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Shanae Neal (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Shanea Neal (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Alexandra E. Pavlakis (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Kessa Roberts (Clemson University); Meredith Paige Richards (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

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

    Chair: Marc Sager (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Marc Sager (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Saki L. Milton (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Workshop:

    Participant: Quentin Sedlacek (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Roosevelt A

  • 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. PDT

    NCME Electronic Board Session:
    Individual eBoards: 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Hancock Park

  • 11:30–12:30 p.m. PDT

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

    Xin Qiao (University of South Florida); Cornelis Potgieter (Texas Christian University); Joanne Joo (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Hancock Park

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 3:
    Science Teaching and Learning (Table 9)

    Anthony Muro Villa (University of California - Riverside); Quentin Sedlacek (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); 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 - Gold 4:
    AI-Enhanced Problem Solving and Instructional Design Frameworks (Table 10)

    Candace A. Walkington (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Theodora Beauchamp (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Jiabao Wen (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Jonathan Isaac (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Yusuf Kara (University of Miami); Joseph F. T. Nese (University of Oregon); Akihito Kamata (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Silver Lake B

  • 3:45–5:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Symposium:

    Participant: Candace A. Walkington (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    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

    Chair: Anne Garrison Wilhelm (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Rebecca Memmolo (University of Delaware); Olga Hawranick (Washington State University); Blake Nelson (Washington State University); Anne Garrison Wilhelm (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Amy Guillotte (University of Pennsylvania), Sam Prough (University of Delaware), Rebecca Memmolo (University of Delaware), Anne Garrison Wilhelm (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½), Sarah Schneider Kavanagh (University of Pennsylvania), Robyn K. Pinilla (University of Texas – El Paso), Lynsey K. Gibbons (University of Delaware)

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

  • 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Medha Tare (Sesame Workshop)

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

  • 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Medha Tare (Sesame Workshop)

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

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Invited Speaker Session:

    Participant: Michele Wiedemer (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Westin Bonaventure, Level 3, Avalon

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 1:
    Developing Intentionality Among Pre-service STEM Teachers (Table 4)

    Deepika Menon (University of Nebraska - Lincoln); Jeanna R. Wieselmann (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Grace Morison (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Maximilian Sherard (University of North Texas); Anthony J. Petrosino (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Los Cerritos

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Paper Session:

    Discussant: Xiaodan Hu (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

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

    Theodora Beauchamp (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Candace A. Walkington (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); 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 Four:
    Research-in-Progress RT026

    Merve Kocyigit Gurbuz (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 1:
    Institutional Responsibilities for Teaching, Learning, and Community Engagement (Table 3)

    Sondra Nicole Barringer (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Brianna R. Freshwater (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Akihito Kamata (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Roosevelt B

  • 3:30pm–5:00pm PDT

    NCME Coordinated Paper Session:
    Text/Speech-based Approaches to Item Parameter Modeling

    Kuo Wang (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½), Akihito Kamata (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½), Yusuf Kara (University of Miami)

    Boyle Heights

  • 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Candace A. Walkington (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

    Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Santa Barbara A

Sunday, April 12

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 2:

    Chair: Lois Ndungu (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

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

    Corey Brady (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Lauren Vogelstein (Teachers College, Columbia University); Tessaly Jen (Vanderbilt University)

    Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, La Cienega

  • 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

    AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 2:
    Of Care and Resistance: Teachers' Voices in Complex Times (Table 6)

    Shanea Neal (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Danfeng Soto‑Vigil Koon (University of San Francisco); Huriya Jabbar (University of Southern California)

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

  • 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

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

    Jonathan Isaac (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Candace A. Walkington (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Candace A. Walkington (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

  • 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

    AERA: Roundtable Session - Gold 3
    Meta-analytic and Systematic Reviews of Learning Environments (Table 4)

    Saki L. Milton (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

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

AERA Virtual Poster Session

  • Wednesday 7:45 a.m. – Sunday 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 (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½); Hope Allchin (University of Florida); Rachel Dean Divaker (University of Florida); Terri D. Pigott (Georgia State University)

    Virtual Posters Exhibit Hall, Virtual Poster Hall