The School of Education at AERA 2024

The Syracuse University School of Education is well represented by our faculty, students, and alumni at the American Educational Research Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, April 11-14. Presentation titles, locations, and times are listed below. The full program including abstracts is available on the AERA website.

Are we missing your session or name? Email suschoolofed@syr.edu

Reception for Faculty, Students, Alumni, and Friends

Friday, April 12, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Sueño Philly
114 S 12th St
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Thursday April 11

  • Unearthing Possibilities in Literacy Innovations K-20, Thursday Roundtable 21
    Kathleen A. Hinchman (chair)
    9-10:30 a.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • Bridging the Educational Divide and Fostering Inclusivity: Exploring the Experiences of Muslim Youth in Schools (part of Loud and Clear: Female Muslim Scholarship on the Muslim American Educational Experience)
    Fatima Seyma Kizil
    9-10:30 a.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 100, Room 110A
  • The Imagined Student: A Critical Discourse Analysis of College Syllabi (part of Student Learning in Supportive Spaces, Thursday Roundtable 31)
    Nikkia D. Borowski, Sara Jo Soldovieri, Emilee Baker, Katie E. Ducett
    10:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m., , Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • Construct Validation of a Learning Resources Rubric: A Modified Delphi Study (part of Test Validity Research and Evaluation, Thursday Roundtable 34)
    Lei Wang, Tiffany A. Koszalka
    12:40-2:10 p.m., , Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • Charting the Contours of Transition: Exploring Postsecondary Possibilities for People Who Identify as Disabled, Thursday Roundtable 5
    2:30-4 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • Includes:
    “Working to Work: Resources Students With Intellectual Disability Use to Gain Employment” – Katie E. Ducett, Beth Myers
    “More Than High or Low: Preservice Teacher Cluster Membership When Learning to Teach Online” – Jacob A. Hall, Jaiming Cheng, Qiu Wang, Jing Lei
  • Facing Doubters, Mentoring Resilience: Documenting the Path to Leadership for Women of Color (part of BIPOC Women in Educational Leadership)
    George Theoharis, Amanda Feliz, Kamille Montgomery
    2:30-4 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 100, Room 102AB
  • Investigating Undergraduate Students’ Perspectives of AI Ethics About ChatGPT (part of Artificial Intelligence for Diverse Learners Poster Session)
    Moon-Heum Cho
    2:30-4 p.m., , Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall A
  • Mothers’ Breaking Barriers Advocacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic (part of Centering Families in Special and Inclusive Education)
    Sultan Kilinc, Sara Jo Soldovieri
    4:20-5:50 p.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 3, Room 303
  • Whose Dyslexia Matters? A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Special Issue in Reading Research Quarterly (part of Who Matters? Examining Silencing, Inclusion, and Exclusion, Thursday Roundtable 29)
    Heather E. Waymouth, Sara L. Scribner, Keith Newvine, Brianna J. Dickens
    4:20 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B

Friday April 12

  • Dichotomies and Continuums in Mathematics Educator Identity Research (part of Identity, Agency, and Social Justice in Mathematics Education, Friday Roundtable 7)
    Stephen Lewis Caviness
    7:45-9:15 a.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • Preservice Teacher Candidates Negotiations of Deficit Language in a Simulated Teacher Meeting (part of Reflexive Turns: Cultural and Linguistic Justice in Preservice Teacher Education, Friday Roundtable 24)
    Jessica Fundalinski
    9:35-11:05 a.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • Factors Affecting Turkish Language Arts Teachers’ Intention to Integrate Digital Literacy Into Literacy Classrooms (part of International Learning Lessons on Teaching and Learning, Friday Rountable 8)
    Ibrahim Kizil
    11:25 a.m.-12:55 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • Whose Home? Problematizing the Nature of “Homelike” in Early Childhood Education (part of Unpacking “Home”: Confronting Racism and Other Oppressions in Early Childhood Contexts)
    Mara Sapon-Shevin (chair and paper)
    3:05-4:35 p.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 3, Room 306
  • The Value and Impact of Holistic Student Support for Latinx Students Attending Predominantly White Institutions (part of Culture, Belonging, and Teaching Through Holistic Education Friday, Roundtable 10)
    Cassaundra Victoria Guzman
    3:05-4:35 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • Comparing Equivalent Face-to-Face [F2F] and Online [OL] Instruction: Observations of Learner Interactions to Determine Instructional Quality (part of Examinations of Teaching and Learning from Pre-School to Graduate School, Table 9, Graduate Student Resarch-In-Progress Session 2)
    Garmondyu D Whorway
    4:55-6:25 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Room 204ABC
  • Weaving DisCrit and Neurodiversity Studies: A Theoretical Literature Review (part of Imagining Antiracist and Neurodiversity-Affirming Educational Spaces: An Exploration of Neurodiversity in Education)
    Meaghan Krazinski
    4:55-6:25 p.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 4, Franklin 9

Saturday April 13

  • DisCrit and Antifascist Education: Lessons and Possibilities From Gobetti (part of Spaces and Places: A Continued Exploration of DisCrit in Educational Research)
    Beth A. Ferri, Speranza Migliore
    7:45-9:15 a.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 4, Franklin 9
  • Empowering Diverse Pathways: Navigating Education and Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
    Katie E. Ducett (chair), Beth Myers (discussant)
    9:35-11:05 a.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 3, Room 303
    Includes: “Making It Matter: Black Students’ Perspectives on Accessing Inclusive Higher Education Spaces” – Mercedes Adell Cannon, Christine Elaine Ashby
  • From Theory to Practice: Usability and Real-World Applications of the Learning Resource Rubric (part of Qualitative Research SIG Poster Session)
    Lei Wang, Tiffany A. Koszalka
    9:35-11:05 a.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall A
  • Traversing Boundaries Together: Centering Disabled Ways of Being and Knowing
    Nikkia D. Borowski (chair), Beth Myers (discussant)
    11:25 a.m.-12:55 p.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 4, Franklin 9
  • Exploring Black Youth Learners’ Literacy Attainment and Creative Thinking (part of Centering Race and Ethnicity in Research on Literacy, Table 11, Graduate Student Resarch-In-Progress Session 3)
    ParKer Bryant
    11:25 a.m.-12:55 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Room 204ABC
  • Social Justice and Community Engagement in Math Education, Working Group Roundtable
    Nicole L. Fonger (chair)
    1:15-2:45 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 100, Room 109A
    Includes:
    “Antiracist Algebra: Practitioner Inquiry Into Culturally and Historically Responsive Mathematics” – Betty Routhouska; Ken Hisamatsu Keech
    “Social Justice Math in Precalculus at a Predominantly White Institution in an Urban Context” – Nicole L. Fonger; Stephen Lewis Caviness
    “Data Warriors: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project at an Urban High School” – Lauren Ashby, Stephen Lewis Caviness; Nicole L. Fonger; Ken Hisamatsu Keech
  • Leading Toward Compliance or Action: K-12 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies and Resistance (part of How Helpful Is the Help From the Top of the Educational Hierarchy? Contrasting Cases)
    George Theoharis, Leela George, Kate Franz
    1:15-2:45 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 100, Room 103B
  • Adult Education: International Perspectives on Lifelong Learning for the Aging Population
    Qiu Wang (chair)
    3:05-4:35 p.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 4, Room 408

Sunday April 14

  • Experiential Learning in Simulations to Combat Racial, Social, and Identity-Based Injustices (part of Address Social Justice in Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning, Sunday Rountable 5)
    Benjamin H. Dotger
    7:45-9:15 a.m., , Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • (Re)conceptualizing Inclusive Higher Education Through Student Experiences and Perspectives, Sunday Rountable 21
    9:35-11:05 a.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
    Includes:
    “Narrating Access and Agency: Students With Intellectual Disability Share Their Experiences With Higher Education” – Phillandra Samantha Smith; Beth Myers
    “‘Nothing Separate’: Understanding Why Students With Intellectual Disability Choose Inclusive Postsecondary Education” – Sara Jo Soldovieri; Beth Myers
    “Sexual Assault in College and Universities: Who Is Forgotten?” – Katie E. Ducett; Sara Jo Soldovieri
  • Moving Toward Equity? K-12 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Actions and Resistance (part of Conceptualizations of Social Justice Leadership in Research and Practice)
    George Theoharis, Leela George, Kate Franz
    9:35-11:05 a.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 4, Room 409
  • Adolescents’ Intellectual and Emotional Communion: Exploring Shared Vulnerability and Connection in Literacy Learning
    Gemma Cooper-Novack (chair)
    11:25- a.m.-12:55 p.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 4, Franklin 3
    Includes: “Voices of Strength and Identity: A Journey of Muslim Adolescents” – Fatima Seyma Kizil
  • Factors Influencing Instructional Decision-Making: A Grounded Theory Model (part of Teaching and Learning Practices in Higher Education, Table 8, Graduate Student Resarch-In-Progress Session 5)
    Zeenar Salim
    11:25- a.m.-12:55 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Room 204ABC
  • The Process of Access: Conducting Inclusive Qualitative Research with Disabled Participants (part of Special and Inclusive Education Research SIG Poster Session B)
    Emilee Baker, Katie E. Ducett
    11:25 a.m.-12:55 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall A
  • Inclusive Education: Outcomes, Challenges, and the Perspective of Students and Educators
    Chelsea Tracy-Bronson (chair), Chelsea Stinson (discussant)
    1:15-2:45 p.m., Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 3, Room 303
    Includes: “A Tale of Two States: Educational Service Agencies, Access, and Outcomes for Students with Disabilities” – Julia White, Christine Elaine Ashby, Qiu Wang
  • Centering Racialized Teachers: A Proleptic Redesign of Teacher Learning Toward Leveraging Linguistic Diversity
    Marcelle Haddix (discussant)
    1:15-2:45 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 100, Room 104A
  • Liberation is a Queer Thing: Situating Student Teaching Experiences of Normalization and Resistance (part of Queering the Classroom: Queer K-12 Curriculum and Pedagogy, Sunday Roundtable 13)
    Teukie Martin, Nikkia D. Borowski
    3:05-4:35 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B