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University of Delaware at AERA

April 23-27, 2025

Denver, Colorado

CEHD faculty and researchers will be present at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting on April 23-27 in Denver, Colorado. It is the largest gathering of scholars in the education research field and is a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative work in a diverse array of areas. The theme this year is “Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal.”

Check out the 100+ presentations that our faculty, researchers and graduate students have planned. They’ll share innovative research, facilitate scholarly conversations and support AERA’s work as leaders within the organization.

University of Delaware Presentations

Linking State-Level Subsidy Policies and the Enrollment of CCDF’s Priority Populations in Early Childhood Centers Wed, April 23, 2:30 to 4:00pm MDT Jason Hustedt
Influences on Early Literacy Development: Interactions Among Environment, Pedagogy, and Socioemotional Factors Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Myae Han (Discussant)
Time Matters: Exploring Opportunities to Learn Early Childhood Science Education in Delaware Field-Placements Thu, April 24, 1:45 to 3:15pm MDT Jennifer Gallo-Fox, Sotheara Veng, Rosa Julia Mykyta-Chomsky
Teacher Retention Across Contexts (Table 13) Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm MDT Lauren P. Bailes (Chair)
Critical Data Use for Democratic Governance: The Case of School Boards Wed, April 23, 12:40 to 2:10pm MDT James C. Bridgeforth
Becoming a Board Member: Perceptions of K-12 School Board Member Training and Socialization Thu, April 24, 1:45 to 3:15pm MDT James C. Bridgeforth
Adversity or Opportunity: A Time-Series Analysis of Hiring Minoritized Leaders During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm MDT Lauren P. Bailes, Yubin Jang
Intersectional Analyses within and across Critical Stepping Stones along the Pathway to the Principalship Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Bryan A. VanGronigen
Preparing Assistant Principals: Professional Development Learning Transfer and Transformation in a U.S. State Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Bryan A. VanGronigen, Lauren P. Bailes
Examining Title II Education Spending: Descriptive National Portraits of Funding Allocation and Professional Learning Types Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Yubin Jang, Lauren P. Bailes
Division A Professional Learning Session 7: Moving Into Higher Education Administration (Table 6) Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Bryan A. VanGronigen (Chair)
Enhancing Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools: A Comprehensive Literature Review Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT Shuxiong Feng, Fan Zhang
Depoliticized and Technocratic Solutions within Race-explicit Discourse: The Case of a School’s Equity Observations Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Joy Esboldt
Set Up To Fail: A Case Study of Teachers Organizing for School Integration Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Joy Esboldt
Voice and Power in K-12 Education Policy Decisions Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT James C. Bridgeforth (Discussant)
Leadership for School Improvement SIG Business Meeting Sat, April 26, 7:00 to 8:30pm MDT Yubin Jang (Officer)
Leadership and Organizational Supports and Obstacles for Enacting Equity-Focused Mathematics Coaching Across Three District Contexts Sun, April 27, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Erica Litke, Samantha Akridge
Leadership at the Crossroads: Navigating Race, Racism, Power, and Community-Driven Leadership (Table 8) Sun, April 27, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT James C. Bridgeforth (Chair)
Developing a Knowledge Infrastructure to Support Equitable Research Production and Dissemination: A Case Study Wed, April 23, 9:00 to 10:30am MDT Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple, Samantha Jo Shewchuk
Organizing Authority and Discipline in Philadelphia High Schools (Poster 46) Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm MDT Sarah K. Bruch, Calaia Samara Ellice Jackson, Donatus Doe
Considering Contributions: Expanding Graduate Research Across Disciplines and Communities for Holistic Impact Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm MDT Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple (Panelist)
Equity-Centered Knowledge Brokering: A Narrative Synthesis (Poster 5) Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT Samantha Jo Shewchuk
Understanding Brokerage in Education through Knowledge Exchange Events (Poster 6) Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT Samantha Jo Shewchuk, Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple
Educational Change SIG Business Meeting – From Research to Journal Articles and Books Fri, April 25, 7:00 to 8:30pm MDT Lauren P. Bailes (Moderator)
Factors Influencing Educators Capacity to Critically Consume Research Fri, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Ekaterina Bergwall, Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple
Breaking Boxes: Framing the Heterogeneity of the Out-of-School Time Field Fri, April 25, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Arielle Lentz
From Fellowship to Practice: Leveraging Knowledge Brokering to Promote Research Use in Education Sat, April 26, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Samantha Jo Shewchuk, Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple, Carolyn Hammerschmidt
The Contested Understandings of Research in a Knowledge Infrastructure: The Case of a Foundation Sat, April 26, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple, Samantha Jo Shewchuk
AERA Committee on Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education (SAGE) Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Roderick L. Carey (Participant)
Critically Interrogating Evidence Use in Out-of-School Time Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Arielle Lentz
Participatory Action Research and Education Policy Work: Democratizing Policy Knowledge (Table 11) Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Yasser A. Payne
Optimizing the 0-100 Number Line Estimation Task: Scale Reduction and its Implications for Elementary Mathematical Cognition Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm MDT Christina Areizaga Barbieri
Generative AI Assistance for Lesson Planning to Support Positive Student Mathematics Motivation and Emotions Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Teomara Rutherford, Andrew Rodrigues, Sotheara Veng, Yiqin Cao, Santiago Duque-Baird, Ekaterina Bergwall, Rosa Julia Mykyta-Chomsky, Kristin Chisholm
Toward a Contextually Grounded and Sociocultural Understanding of Academic Help-Seeking: New Directions and Perspectives Fri, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Teomara Rutherford (Discussant)
The Role of Executive Function in Math and Reading for English Learner Students Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Megan Botello, Andrew Rodrigues, Sarah Ryan, Teomara Rutherford
It Matters How You Ask: Cross-Domain Profiles of Motivation Using Standard v. Comparison Question Types Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT Teomara Rutherford, Elena Silla
Distinct and Overlapping Reading and Math Networks Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Stephanie Del Tufo
Using AI to Increase Students Positive Emotions and Achievement through Personalized Course Content Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Andrew Rodrigues, Teomara Rutherford
Exploring the Correlations Between Self-Reported and Observed Emotions and Engagement While Using the ST Math Software (Poster 20) Sat, April 26, 5:10 to 6:40pm MDT
Yiqin Cao, Rosa Julia Mykyta-Chomsky, Andrew Rodrigues, Sotheara Veng, Teomara Rutherford
Motivation in Education SIG In-Progress Research Event Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Elena Silla (Participant), Megan Botello (Discussant)
Where the Science of Learning Meets Education Policy (Table 7) Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
Metacognitive Monitoring and Calibration During Fraction Arithmetic: Effects of Visual Signaling Cues and Metacognitive Prompts Sun, April 27, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Taylor-Paige Guba, Georgia McKinney, Gabriella Morra, Elena Silla, Christina Areizaga Barbieri
Teachers’ perceptions of the power of cultivating collaboration and alignment between classroom and ESL teachers Thu, April 24, 1:45 to 3:15pm MDT Steven J. Amendum
A Systematic Review of So-Called “Elite” Bilingual Schooling Across the Globe Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm MDT Benjamin M. James
A mixed methods exploration of writing motivation among diverse adolescents Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT Joshua Wilson
Exploring Core Intervention Components in a Randomized Controlled Trial on an Automated Writing Evaluation System Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Joshua Wilson
Social-Emotional Profiles of Students with Disabilities and their Association with Teacher-Student Relationships Sat, April 26, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT Anamarie Auger Whitaker
Insisting on Critical Hope: Interrogating School-Based Trauma and Reimagining Liberatory Possibilities Sun, April 27, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Ann M. Aviles (Discussant)
“School Really Change my Personality”: Disrupting and Healing from Racism in Schools Sun, April 27, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Tia Navelene Barnes
Navigating Transpacific Liminality: Korean American Leaders’ Radical-Transformative Agency Fri, April 25, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Soo Bin Jang
Interrogating Asianized Native Speakerism and Academic Imperialism Through Translanguaging Spaces: From Korean-English Bilingual Perspectives Sat, April 26, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT Soo Bin Jang
“Provide instruction on Black History”: Evaluating Delaware’s HB-198 using a Black Historical Consciousness framework Sat, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Soo Bin Jang, Bonnie Lewis, Amanda Man
QuantCrit Investigation Examining Representation in Special Education: Intersectionality and School Characteristics Wed, April 23, 12:40 to 2:10pm MDT Laura M. Desimone, Joshua Wilson
e-Lightening Ed-Talk Session 4 – Stage 1 Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm MDT Jinfa Cai (Chair)
Empowering Teens in Metaverse Cybersecurity: A Culturally Responsive, Participatory Design Approach (Poster 38) Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm MDT Kristin Chisholm, Sotheara Veng, Syed-Ali Asif, Yiqin Cao, Chien-Chung Shen, Teomara Rutherford
Exploring Teachers’ Perceptions of Computer Scientists in the Context of Computer Science Professional Development Thu, April 24, 5:25 to 6:55pm MDT Amanda Nolte, Bataul Alkhateeb, Rosalie Rolon-Dow, Lori Pollock
Teachers’ Perspectives: How an Equity-Focused Classroom Observation Instrument Supports Shifts Toward More Equitable Teaching Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Erica Litke
Students’ Perspectives on Equitable Mathematics Teaching: A Focus Group Approach Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Erica Litke, Samantha Akridge
Shifting the Gaze: Honoring the OG’s in Math & Literacy Education Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Kisha M. Porcher
Promoting Equitable Instructional Systems: Coherence Around District Instructional Visions for Mathematics Education Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Laura M. Desimone
Teachers’ Views and Pedagogical Reasoning About Problem-Posing Prompts Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Jaepil Han, Stephen Hwang, Faith Muirhead, Jinfa Cai
Profiles of Domain- and Course-Specific Motivation in Computer Science Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Sanford R. Student, Teomara Rutherford, Austin Cory Bart
Developing an ecological model for studying math identity for Black students Sat, April 26, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT Christina Areizaga Barbieri
Teachers’ Changes in Implementing Problem-Posing-Based Learning: Advantages and Challenges in a Longitudinal Study (Poster 46) Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Yue Ma, Jinfa Cai, Jaepil Han, Stephen Hwang, Amy Brown
Reading Minds and Other Superpowers: Teachers’ Ideas for Technologies in the Classroom (Poster 40) Sun, April 27, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Teomara Rutherford, Sotheara Veng
Thinking and Emotions Exhibited in Posing and Modeling Processes (Poster 31) Sun, April 27, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Jinfa Cai
Factors Shaping K-5 Educators’ Selection of Computer Science Tools for Classroom Integration (Poster 14) Sun, April 27, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Hilary Mead, Lori Pollock
A Student’s Developing Meanings for Spatial Reference Frames and Coordinate Systems Sun, April 27, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Teo Paoletti, Allison L. Gantt, Allison Olshefke-Clark
Factors Shaping K-5 Educators’ Selection of Computer Science Tools for Classroom Integration (Poster 14): SIG-Instructional Technology, Stage 2, 1:51 PM Sun, April 27, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Hilary Mead, Lori Pollock
Thinking and Emotions Exhibited in Posing and Modeling Processes (Poster 31): SIG-Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning, Stage 2, 2:09 PM Sun, April 27, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Jinfa Cai
Making Sense of Instructional Vision for Mathematics Classroom Discussion in an Elementary School Context Sun, April 27, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Rebecca Memmolo
Subdomains of Number Sense and Mathematical Performance of Brazilian Children: from Kindergarten to First Grade Sun, April 27, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Kamila Kniphoff Jandrey Holzmann, Megan Botello, Taylor-Paige Guba, Nancy C. Jordan
“Our Own Little spaces”: Critical Consciousness among Girls of Color in an Independent School Wed, April 23, 9:00 to 10:30am MDT Lauren P. Bailes
Centering Case Studies in Advanced Mixed-Method Research Design: Portraits of College-Readiness in High Schools Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm MDT Marcia Gail Headley, Katrina K. Morrison, Jeffrey Robert Klein, Samuel Van Horne, Roderick L. Carey, Henry May, Nadia Lilly Thomas
Construction for Societal Success: A Critical Examination of Paternalism at a Mid-Atlantic Historically Black University (Poster 2) Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Chelsia Ivee Douglas
Reaching Beyond the Classroom: Forging School-Community Ties To Shape Black Adolescent Boys’ Perceived Mattering Thu, April 24, 1:45 to 3:15pm MDT Mark Xavier Miller, Roderick L. Carey
Examining Black and Latine Adolescents’ Sense of Belonging within the Mathematics Classroom: A Systematic Review Thu, April 24, 5:25 to 6:55pm MDT Christina Areizaga Barbieri
Beyond Courses and Test Scores: Social Capital’s Role in Shaping Students’ Perceptions of College Readiness Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm MDT Katrina K. Morrison, Roderick L. Carey, Marcia Gail Headley, Henry May, Jeffrey Robert Klein
Racial Microaggressions – Responses and Effects: Undergraduate Student Stories of Experiences on Campus Residential Spaces Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Rosalie Rolon-Dow, Sade S. Williams
“More Courage to do More Problems”: How do Students Feel Supported, Valued, and Efficacious in the Classroom? (Poster 33) Fri, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Laura M. Strickland, Amanda Lauren Pickett, Busra Sumeyye Kurutas, Laura M. Desimone
The Children’s Interpersonal Mattering at School Scale: A Psychometric Exploration Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Camila Polanco
Seeing & Believing: Celebrating Legacies of BlackQueer World Making & Survival Sat, April 26, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Durell M. Callier
Black Girls, Schooling, and Repressed Joy Sat, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Sophia Sunshine Vilceus
“I don’t be joyous in school”: Examining Black Girls’ Relationship with Joy in School Sat, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Sophia Sunshine Vilceus
Studying and Imagining Mattering With Black Boys: Mutual Self-Discoveries for Collective Healing and Liberation Sun, April 27, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Roderick L. Carey, Mark Xavier Miller, Camila Polanco, William Woelki, Sophia Sunshine Vilceus
How Jewish can I be in the academy? Using HebCrit for self-study Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm MDT Elizabeth Gayle Soslau
Examining Elementary Students’ Attitudes and Interests Toward Computational Thinking in the Context of Teacher Professional Development Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm MDT Hilary Mead, Lori Pollock
Effective Professional Development Characteristics From the Perspectives of Professional Development Coordinator, Facilitator, and Participants Wed, April 23, 12:40 to 2:10pm MDT Busra Sumeyye Kurutas
Cruel Optimism in Teacher Education: Paradoxical Hope of Making the Professional Teacher in South Korea Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm MDT Soo Bin Jang
Show & Tell: Getting Folx Together to Center Blackness in Teacher Education Wed, April 23, 9:00 to 10:30am MDT Kisha M. Porcher
Black Women Transforming Educational Practices and Pedagogies (Table 7) Thu, April 24, 1:45 to 3:15pm MDT Kisha M. Porcher (Chair)
Exploring Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Conceptual Anchors in Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching Thu, April 24, 1:45 to 3:15pm MDT Laura M. Desimone
Associations Among Elementary Teachers’ Burnout and their Lesson Length and Classroom Grouping in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm MDT Leigh McLean
Integration of Social-Emotional Learning in EFL Pre- Service Teacher Preparation in Morocco: A Mixed-Method Study Thu, April 24, 5:25 to 6:55pm MDT Adil Bantahar
Ambitious Mathematics Teaching: The Power of Collaborative Professional Development Across Contexts Thu, April 24, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Kelly A. McKie
How Collaboration Supports Teachers’ Changes in Practice: Establishing Mathematical Discourse Communities Thu, April 24, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Kelly A McKie, Amy Taylor Santos, Busra Sumeyye Kurutas
Opportunities for Transformative Equity Learning: Limiting Labels and Dialogic Possibilities within an Educator Dyad Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Joy Esboldt
Mirror Work: Developing White Preservice Teachers Racial Literacy with Black Clinical Educators Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Kisha M. Porcher, Brittany Powell
Coach’s Perspective: How One Mathematics Coach Leverages Facilitation Moves to Center Equity in Coaching Conversations Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Samantha Akridge
Exploring Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Education Equity Mindsets Captured in a Digital Simulation Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT Zoubeida R. Dagher, Christy Metzger
Glimmers of Progress: Understanding Conceptions of Culturally Responsive Math Teaching as Anchors for Teacher Learning Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Laura M. Desimone
Pre-Service Teachers’ Shifting Orientations to Language and Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners during Collaborative Video Analysis Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Benjamin M. James
Power of Caring and Sharing: Collaborative Polyethnogrphical Journey of Building Community Through Peer Mentorship among Korean Emerging Scholars Fri, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Soo Bin Jang
Improving Outcomes for Students, Teachers, and Higher Education Professionals (Table 12) Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Lauren P. Bailes (Chair)
Modularizing Understanding: How Teacher Candidates Integrate Modularized Content in Elementary Math Methods Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT Lynsey K. Gibbons
How do Elementary Preservice Teachers Engage With an Equity-Oriented Digital Clinical Simulation? Sat, April 26, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT Zoubeida R. Dagher, Christy Metzger
Finding U in YouTube: A Content Analysis of Instructional Strategies Used in Online Videos (Poster 31) Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Rebecca Dore
Finding U in YouTube: A Content Analysis of Instructional Strategies Used in Online Videos (Poster 31): SIG-Research in Reading and Literacy, Stage 2, 8:30 AM Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Rebecca Dore
Professional Development in Education (Table 4) Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Laura M. Desimone
Exploring Perceptions and Practices: Preservice Teachers’ Engagement With Translanguaging Pedagogy in Primarily White, English-Dominant Contexts Sun, April 27, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT Irene Izaguirre Post, Jonathan M. Kittle, Christina M. Budde, Ekaterina Bergwall, Zhixian Zhuang
Is Teaching Family-Friendly? Work-Family Dynamics and Teachers’ Careers Sun, April 27, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Lauren P. Bailes (Discussant)
Challenging Pre-service Teachers’ Dominant Conceptions of Language: Scaffolding as an Approximation of Sociocultural Practice Sun, April 27, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT Benjamin M. James

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