Leadership Programs at AERA 2025

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Faculty, students, and staff affiliated with the BSE Leadership Programs will be participating in panels and other events at the AERA 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, April 23–27. We hope to see you there!

BSE Reception

  • Time: Saturday, April 26, 8:00–10:00 pm
  • Location: Wright Room at the Appaloosa Grill (535 16th St. #240, Denver, CO 80202)
  • RSVP requested by April 15

Presenters

Aukeem Ballard
Aukeem Ballard
portrait image of professor travis j bristol
Travis Bristol
Rebecca Cheung
Rebecca Cheung
portrait image of doctoral student quennie dong
Quennie Dong

Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu
Mai Xi Lee headshot
Mai Xi Lee
Xueqin Lin headshot
Xueqin Lin

Jabari Mahiri
anna markowitz headshot
Anna Markowitz
portrait image of EdD student Tu Moua Carroz
Tu Moua Carroz
Alison Munzer headshot
Alison Munzer
Francis Rojas headshot
Francis Rojas
danny solórzano headshot
Danny Solórzano
associate professor eos trinidad smiling at camera wearing black shirt, navy sportcoat
Jose Eos Trinidad
portrait image of professor chunyan yang wearing sleeveless v neck white top
Chunyan Yang
Michelle Young
Michelle Young
Richard Zapien headshot
Richard Zapien

Not pictured: Maria-Paz Fernandez, Jose-Felipe Martinez, Nathaniel Stewart

Presentations

Presentation titleAuthors/presentersTimeLocation
Research-Practice-Policy Ecosystems: State-Level Infrastructures to Support Educational Improvement Eos Trinidad Wed, Apr 23, 9:00 AM Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Communal Healing: Finding Repreive through Black Educators' Acts to Support Each Other Nathaniel Stewart Wed, Apr 23, 10:50 AM Bluebird Ballroom 2E
District Race Predicts Political Issues but Affluence Predicts Educational Disruptions: On CRT and LGBT Issues Eos Trinidad Wed, Apr 23, 10:50 AM Bluebird Ballroom 2H
Agential Learning in a Collective Society: Bridging Cultural Historical Activity Theory and Critical Theory Aukeem Ballard Wed, Apr 23, 12:40 PM Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Meritocracy, Backlash, and Fatalism: Tempering Discourses in Teacher Diversity Efforts Travis Bristol Wed, Apr 23, 2:30 PM Bluebird Ballroom 2F
Formative Uses of a Rubric to Assess Computational Thinking Maria-Paz Fernandez Wed, Apr 23, 4:20 PM Bluebird Ballroom 2A
Beyond Now: Intersectional Feminist Politics, Policy, and Research Futures in Education Michelle Young Thu, Apr 24, 8:00 AM Room 104
Division A Vice Presidential Address: Looking Back/Looking Forward: Examining a Tipping Point in the Politics of Educational Justice Danny Solórzano Thu, Apr 24, 9:50 AM Room 402
From State Agencies to Middle Managers: Theorizing Organizational Processes Eos Trinidad Thu, Apr 24, 9:50 AM Room 404
Culturally Responsive Leadership to Create Inclusive School Culture: Experiences of Principals in Implementing Extracurricular Activities Francis Rojas Thu, Apr 24, 1:45 PM Room 403
Excessive Entitlement: A Fresh Perspective in Research Toward Just Educational Renewal Ozge Hacifazlioglu Thu, Apr 24, 5:25 PM Room 712
Unpacking Racism-Related Stress Among Asian American Educators: A Mixed-Methods Approach Quennie Dong, Chunyan Yang Thu, Apr 24, 5:25 PM Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Sophisticated Racial Tools: Expanding the Explanatory Power of Critical Race Praxis Danny Solórzano Fri, Apr 25, 8:00 AM Bluebird Ballroom 2F
LEGO robotics and early learners: Designing technology-based learning environments Jabari Mahiri, Alison Munzer Fri, Apr 25, 8:50 AM Four Seasons Ballroom 2–3
Critical Policy Analysis as a Theoretical Framework: A Conceptual Paper Michelle Young Fri, Apr 25, 9:50 AM Room 404
Racial Microaffirmations: Considering Racial Healing and Well-being in Higher Education Danny Solórzano Fri, Apr 25, 11:40 AM Room 708
Shaping the preparation of education leaders through scholarship and administration (paper session) Michelle Young Fri, Apr 25, 11:40 AM Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Subtle Webs: How Nonprofits Transformed Data, Dropping Out, and US School Districts Eos Trinidad Fri, Apr 25, 11:40 AM Bluebird Ballroom 3E
Shaping the preparation of education leaders through scholarship and administration (roundtable) Michelle Young Fri, Apr 25, 1:30 PM Bluebird Ballroom 3F
It’s a whole vibe!; Exploring Agency, Labor, and Power in the Felt Dimensions of Learning Aukeem Ballard Fri, Apr 25, 3:20 PM Room 112
Leveraging mobile technology and classroom artifacts to support vertical science teacher collaboration across grades Jose-Felipe Martinez Fri, Apr 25, 3:20 PM Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Rooming with Joe vs. Zhou: Differential Impacts of International Roommates on College Outcomes Eos Trinidad Fri, Apr 25, 3:20 PM Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Organizational Theory SIG Business Meeting Eos Trinidad Sat, Apr 26, 7:00 AM Bluebird Ballroom 2G
Joint Reception: Leadership for School Improvement SIG, Educational Change SIG, Organizational Theory SIG, Systems Thinking in Education SIG Eos Trinidad Sat, Apr 26, 8:50 AM Bluebird Ballroom 2F
Navigating the First Year: Exploring the Professional and Social Support Systems for New Teachers Chunyan Yang Sat, Apr 26, 9:50 AM Exhibit Hall F
Creating an East Coast RAC: Fostering Intersectional Dialogue for Latina Education Researchers Danny Solórzano Sat, Apr 26, 11:40 AM Room 102
Cultivating Resilience During Challenging Times: Stories of Underrepresented and Marginalized Leaders Ozge Hacifazlioglu Sat, Apr 26, 11:40 AM Room 404
Research to Action: Collaborating with State Education Agencies to Support High Quality Early Learning Anna Markowitz Sat, Apr 26, 11:40 AM Four Seasons Ballroom 4
The Five Strands of Equity Mindset Development of Educators Quennie Dong, Alison Munzer Sat, Apr 26, 11:40 AM Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Centering Equity in STEM education Richard Zapien Sun, Apr 27, 9:50 AM Bluebird Ballroom 3G
AAPI Leadership Voices and Reflections on Finding Resilience During a Time of Anti-Asian Violence Mai Xi Lee Sun, Apr 27, 11:40 AM Room 404
Cultivating Resilience During Unusual Times: Voices of School Principals in California Aukeem Ballard, Rebecca Cheung, Chunyan Yang Sun, Apr 27, 11:40 AM Room 404
Exploring Creativity as Community Cultural Wealth, In and Beyond the Classroom Danny Solórzano Sun, Apr 27, 11:40 AM Bluebird Ballroom 2E
Stories of Resilience from Women of Color Superintendents Tu Moua Carroz Sun, Apr 27, 11:40 AM Room 404
Remedying and Repairing Systemic Racism in Science Education: How Minority-Serving Institutions are leading the charge Danny Solórzano Sun, Apr 27, 11:40 AM Mile High 1AB
Collaborative Partnerships in Social-Emotional Learning: Promoting Rural Transitional Kindergarteners’ Social Emotional Development Xueqin Lin, Chunyan Yang Sun, Apr 27, 1:30 PM Four Seasons Ballroom 1
Principal Preparation Answerabilty Rubric (PPAR): Toward Just Educational Renewal Centered on Blak, Brown, and Indigenous Teachers and Students Nathaniel Stewart Sun, Apr 27, 1:30 PM Four Seasons Ballroom 2–3