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AERA selects 29 exemplary scholars as 2025 Fellows

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American Educational Research Association

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2025—The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the selection of 29 exemplary scholars as 2025 AERA Fellows. The AERA Fellows Program honors scholars for their exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research. Nominated by their peers, the 2025 Fellows were selected by the Fellows Committee and approved by the AERA Council, the association’s elected governing body. They will be inducted during a ceremony at the 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver on April 24. With this cohort, there will be a total of 791 AERA Fellows.

“The 2025 AERA Fellows join a brilliant group of scholars, and they are most deserving of this honor,” said AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine. “Their significant contributions to the education research field demonstrate the highest standards of academic excellence and scholarship.”

The 2025 AERA Fellows are:

  • Roger AzevedoUniversity of Central Florida
  • Aydin BalUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Courtney BellUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Catherine BradshawUniversity of Virginia
  • Erica FrankenbergPennsylvania State University
  • Liliana M. GarcesThe University of Texas at Austin
  • Louis M. GomezUniversity of California, Los Angeles
  • Mark Anthony GoodenTeachers College, Columbia University
  • Kimberly GriffinUniversity of Maryland
  • Laura Hamilton, American Institutes for Research
  • Joyce KingGeorgia State University
  • Cynthia LewisUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
  • Guofang LiUniversity of British Columbia
  • Matthew MayhewThe Ohio State University
  • Ebony O. McGeeJohns Hopkins University
  • Amanda NickersonUniversity at Buffalo, SUNY
  • KerryAnn O'MearaTeachers College, Columbia University
  • Erika PatallUniversity of Southern California
  • Julie PosseltUniversity of Southern California
  • Sadhana PuntambekarUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Kristen RennMichigan State University
  • Deborah Rivas-DrakeUniversity of Michigan
  • Lucrecia SantibañezUniversity of California, Los Angeles
  • William A. SmithUniversity of Utah
  • Arianne TeheraniUniversity of California San Francisco
  • Linda TillmanUniversity of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  • Alina von Davier, Duolingo
  • Xueli WangUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Tara J. YossoUniversity of California, Riverside

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About AERA
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is the largest national interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning. Founded in 1916, AERA advances knowledge about education, encourages scholarly inquiry related to education, and promotes the use of research to improve education and serve the public good. Find AERA on FacebookXLinkedInInstagramThreads, and Bluesky.


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