Chapman University is proud to have been strongly represented in the prestigious 2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference. The Attallah College of Educational Studies’ faculty, staff, and alumni showcased its expertise in 36 meetings, panels, and paper and poster presentations during the conference. Furthermore, faculty and staff members earned recognition through four awards presented at the annual event.

Dr. Doug Havard (Education Ph.D., 2022), who is Coordinator of Attallah College’s SNU Ph.D. Program, was awarded the Advanced Studies of National Databases SIG’s 2023 Outstanding Dissertation Award.

Dr. Margie Curwen and Dr. Kevin Stockbridge were among the authors who received the Outstanding Article in Systems Thinking in Education Award. The Outstanding Article Award recognizes exemplary research that contributes to systems thinking in education literature in meaningful and innovative ways.

“Freirean Echoes: Scholars & Practitioners Dialogue on Critical Ideas in Education” has received a Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award that was presented at AERA. Congratulations to Dr. Charlotte Achieng-Evensen, Dr. Kevin Stockbridge, and Dr. Suzanne SooHoo, Professor Emerita, on this distinguished recognition. The Society of Professors of Education, established in 1902, provides a forum for addressing the issues facing the discipline and vocation of education.

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Sessions featuring current faculty, staff, and students as presenters or moderators included:

Special and Inclusive Education Research SIG Pre-Conference Mentoring Session: The Academic Job Search
Chair: Dr. Meghan E. Cosier, Associate Professor, SIG Chair Special and Inclusive Education

Image Production, Audiencing and Meaning Making in a Visual Project with Black First-Generation College Students
Dr. Quaylan Allen, Associate Professor

Pushed Out: Long-term Career Pursuit Trajectories for Underrepresented Students in STEM
Dr. Doug Havard, Program Coordinator

Roundtable Session: Youth Activism and Action Research
Chair: Dr. Jorge Facio Rodriguez, Instructional Assistant Professor

Understanding How College Access Professionals Utilize Funds of Knowledge When Working with the Families of Prospective First-Generation College Students
Myra Dayrit, Undergraduate Student Researcher

Infusing Computational Thinking and Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Pedagogy in K-12 Learning Spaces
Chair: Dr. Keith E. Howard, Professor

Roundtable Session: Fostering Mathematical Teaching and Learning for Students With Disabilities
Chair: Dr. Meghan E. Cosier, Associate Professor

AERA Committee on Scholars of Color in Education Mentoring Roundtable
Participant: Dr. Quaylan Allen, Associate Professor, SIG Chair Scholars of Color in Education

Humanizing Qualitative Research: Love, Humility, Faith
Nicole Roady (Ph.D. Student), Christopher Bao An Tran (Ph.D. Student), Breana Victoria Delgado (Ph.D. Student)

SIG: Special and Inclusive Education Research – Business Meeting
Chair: Dr. Meghan E. Cosier, Associate Professor, SIG Chair Special and Inclusive Education

Women of Color Faculty and Experiences of Racial Hostility in the Classroom
Dr. Lilia D. Monzó, Associate Professor; Cristal B. Flores (Ph.D. Student), Brittnie Ferguson (Ph.D. Student)

A Critically Conscious Systems Thinking Approach: Centering Hope, Love, and Equity in the Classroom
Dr. Kevin J. Nguyen-Stockbridge, Thompson Policy Institute; Dr. Margaret Sauceda Curwen, Associate Professor

Lens 2: Opportunities, careers, representation
Dr. Margaret Grogan, Professor

Moving Beyond “Anxious Calls”: College Access Professionals Conceptualizing Their Capacity to Partner With Families
Dr. Stephany Cuevas, Assistant Professor

SA Framework for Centering Students with Extensive Support Needs in ALL Educator Preparation Programs
Dr. Meghan E. Cosier, Associate Professor; Dr. Charlotte Achieng Evensen, Thompson Policy Institute; Dr. Kevin Nguyen-Stockbridge, Thompson Policy Institute

Roundtable Session: Class, Inequality, Sport, and Education
Discussant: Dr. Keith E. Howard, Professor

AERA Scholars of Color in Education Committee: Closed Meeting
Participant: Dr. Quaylan Allen, Associate Professor, SIG Chair Scholars of Color in Education

Data for What: Conceptualizing an Ethic of Care Around Teacher Education Data
Dr. Charlotte Achieng Evensen, Thompson Policy Institute

From Nazis to Desegregation: Exploring the Complicated History of a California College Town
Dr. Jorge Facio Rodriguez, Instructional Assistant Professor

Grief Policies in Higher Education: A Critical Analysis of Bereavement Supports for College Students
Dr. Michael Hass, Professor Emeritus with alumni Dr. Elise Assaf (Ph.D ‘20) and Dr. Anne Steketee (Ph.D ‘20)

Virtual Session upcoming May 4-5: Undergraduate Latina Activists: Creating Space for Collective Joy and Struggle
Elena Marie Marquez (Ph.D. Student)