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Presentations, papers, panel discussions, roundtables, and mentoring sessions featuring Simmons professors and doctoral students participating in the 2026 AERA Conference can be found below. Complete information, as well as general conference information, is available at the website and the website.

Wednesday, April 8

• 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Poster Session:
  Using Education, Place, Space, and Time in the Pursuit of Educational Justice and Renewal

  Cheyenne Phillips (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Meredith Paige Richards (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall - Exhibit Hall A

• 7:45 a.m.–3 p.m. PDT

  AERA Virtual Poster Session:
  Division J - Section 2a: College Student Access, Trajectories, and Transitions Virtual Poster Session

  Justin C. Ortagus (University of Florida); Xiaodan Hu (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Hope Allchin (University of Florida); Rachel Dean Divaker (University of Florida); Terri D. Pigott (Georgia State University)

  Virtual Posters Exhibit Hall, Virtual Poster Hall

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 1:
  Toward Innovative and Supportive Teaching Practices (Table 2)

  Sara Dozier (California State University - Long Beach); Quentin Sedlacek (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Michelle Friend (University of Nebraska - Omaha); Anthony Muro Villa (University of California - Riverside); Maricela Leon (The University of Texas System); Karla Lomeli (Santa Clara University); Greses Perez (Tufts University); Joel Alejandro Mejia (University of Cincinnati)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 3:
  Supporting Positive Mathematical Affect Through Instruction and Informal Learning (Table 5)

  Candace A. Walkington (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Anthony J. Petrosino (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Jennifer D. Sayed (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Saki L. Milton (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Safia Khan (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Eric Desjardins (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Theodora Beauchamp (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Mary Cabanas (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Elizabeth Stringer (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3

• 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Working Group Roundtable:
  Community-Informed STEM Learning

  Maximilian Sherard (University of North Texas); Jessie Zarazaga (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 501A 

• 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 2:
  Women and the Superintendency (Table 2)

  Katrina Struloeff (University of Pennsylvania); Shanae Neal (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Megan MacDonald (University of Pennsylvania)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2

Thursday, April 9

• 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session:
  Leadership Strategies During Crisis and Emergency Situations (Table 2)

  Kessa Roberts (Clemson University); Cheyenne Phillips (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Shanea Neal (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Shanae Neal (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Alexandra E. Pavlakis (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Meredith Paige Richards (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D

• 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Paper Session:
  STEM Education Across K-12 Contexts

  Kelsey E. Schenck (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Prajakt Pande (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Los Cerritos

• 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

  NCME Individual Paper Session:
  Item Parameter Prediction and Difficulty Modeling

  Yusuf Kara (University of Miami); Kuo Wang (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Joanne Joo (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Zoltan Szentkiralyi (ÎÞÂëרÇø); William Ebo Annan (Texas Christian University)

  Silver Lake A

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Structured Poster Session:
  Data Science as a Tool for Engaging in Civic Education

  Jennifer D. Sayed (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Nick Okafor (trubel&co)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515A

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 4:
  Bridging Campuses, Communities, and Classrooms: Collaborative Pathways to Lasting Change (Table 1)

  Prajakt Pande (Aarhus University); Marc Sager (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Karen Pierce (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Jessica Murillo (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Rolanda Washington (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4

• 11:30–12:30 p.m. PDT

  NCME Electronic Board Session:
  Methodological Investigations in DCM, G Theory, and IRT

  Yusuf Kara (University of Miami); Xin Qiao (University of South Florida); Cornelis Potgieter (Texas Christian University); Joanne Joo (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Hancock Park

• 2:15–3:45 p.m. PDT

  AERA Symposium:
  Measuring and Addressing Gaps in Out-of-School Time Access: Barriers, Data Infrastructure, and Program Impacts

  Jennifer McMurrer (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Marshall Garland (Gibson Consulting Group); Amie Rapaport (University of Southern California); David J. Osman (Gibson Consulting); Amanda Brown Cross (University of Pittsburgh); Courtney Grondziowski (University of Pittsburgh); Tori Nickerson (Gibson Consulting Group)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 409AB

• 2:15–3:45 p.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 4:
  AI-Enabled Curriculum and Pathways in Computing and Beyond (Table 4)

  Yanjun Pan (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Ching-Yu Tseng (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Lawrence J. Klinkert (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Eric C. Larson (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Corey Clark (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4

Friday, April 10

• 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 1:
  Non-academic Outcomes and Student Well-being: The Importance of Schools and Communities (Table 7)

  Cheyenne Phillips (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Shanae Neal (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Shanea Neal (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Alexandra E. Pavlakis (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Kessa Roberts (Clemson University); Meredith Paige Richards (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Workshop:
  

  Participant: Quentin Sedlacek (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 403A

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Structured Poster Session:
  How Data Science Education Can Enable Exploration of Real World Phenomena

  Chair and Organizer: Marc Sager (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Marc Sager (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Saki L. Milton (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 515A

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  NCME Individual Paper Session:
  Estimation with Complex Distributions and Data Structures

  Xin Qiao (University of South Florida); Emma Evudottir (University of South Florida); Cornelis Potgieter (Texas Christian University); Akihito Kamata (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Roosevelt A

• 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. PDT

  NCME Electronic Board Session:
  Individual eBoards: Methodological Investigations in DCM, G Theory, and IRT

  Xin Qiao (University of South Florida), Cornelis Potgieter (Texas Christian University), Akihito Kamata (ÎÞÂëרÇø), Sarunya Somsong (Chulalongkorn University), Yusuf Kara (University of Miami), Kuo Wang (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Hancock Park

• 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 3:
  Science Teaching and Learning (Table 9)

  Anthony Muro Villa (University of California - Riverside); Quentin Sedlacek (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Michelle Friend (University of Nebraska - Omaha); Sara Dozier (California State University - Long Beach); Karla Lomeli (Santa Clara University); Greses Perez (Tufts University); Joel Alejandro Mejia (University of Cincinnati)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3

• 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 4:
  AI-Enhanced Problem Solving and Instructional Design Frameworks (Table 10)

  Candace A. Walkington (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Theodora Beauchamp (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Jiabao Wen (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Jonathan Isaac (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Robert DiBiano (Ailectric)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4

• 3:30–5:00 p.m. PDT

  NCME Individual Paper Session:
  Practical Issues in Psychometrics

  Paul David Foster (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Yusuf Kara (University of Miami); Joseph F. T. Nese (University of Oregon); Akihito Kamata (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Silver Lake B

• 3:45–5:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Symposium:
  

  Participant: Candace A. Walkington (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Beverly

Saturday, April 11

• 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Symposium:
  Insights from Examining and Comparing Elementary Teachers' Visions Across Content Areas

  Chair: Anne Garrison Wilhelm (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Rebecca Memmolo (University of Delaware); Olga Hawranick (Washington State University); Blake Nelson (Washington State University); Anne Garrison Wilhelm (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Amy Guillotte (University of Pennsylvania), Sam Prough (University of Delaware), Rebecca Memmolo (University of Delaware), Anne Garrison Wilhelm (ÎÞÂëרÇø), Sarah Schneider Kavanagh (University of Pennsylvania), Robyn K. Pinilla (University of Texas – El Paso), Lynsey K. Gibbons (University of Delaware)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 6

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Poster Session:
  AI and Technology Integration in K-12 Education

  Angelica DaSilva (Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop); Diane Baty Gifford (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Medha Tare (Sesame Workshop)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall - Exhibit Hall A

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Ed Talk:
  e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 16 - Stage 2

  Angelica DaSilva (Sesame Workshop); Diane Baty Gifford (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Medha Tare (Sesame Workshop)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A - Stage 2

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Invited Speaker Session:
  

  Participant: Michele Wiedemer (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Westin Bonaventure, Level 3, Avalon

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 1:
  Developing Intentionality Among Pre-service STEM Teachers (Table 4)

  Deepika Menon (University of Nebraska - Lincoln); Jeanna R. Wieselmann (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Grace Morison (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Sarah A. Haines (Towson University); Sumreen Asim (Indiana University - Southeast); Allison Johnson (University of Nebraska - Lincoln)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

• 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Paper Session:
  Critical Narratives From Carceral, Educational, and Community Contexts

  Marc Sager (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Maximilian Sherard (University of North Texas); Anthony J. Petrosino (ÎÞÂëרÇø)
  Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, La Brea

• 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Paper Session:
  Transformational Leadership Growth and Critical Consciousness: Learning Across Sectors, Systems, and States

  Rebecca Cheung (University of California - Berkeley); Melissa Itzel Virrueta-Peters (University of California - Berkeley); Jessica G. Rigby (University of Washington); Annie Wilhelm (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Los Cerritos

• 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Paper Session:
  Considering the Interplay between Generative AI and the Mathematics Classroom

  Theodora Beauchamp (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Candace A. Walkington (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Tiffini Pruitt-Britton (American Institutes for Research)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum A

• 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Research in Progress Roundtable Session Four:
  Research-in-Progress RT026

  Merve Kocyigit Gurbuz (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree Hall C

• 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 1:
  Institutional Responsibilities for Teaching, Learning, and Community Engagement (Table 3)

  Sondra Nicole Barringer (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Brianna R. Freshwater (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1

• 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Paper Session:
  

  Discussant: Xiaodan Hu

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum H

• 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

  NCME Individual Paper Session:
  Fairness Concerns with AI

  Chalie Patarapichayatham (HMH); Gozde Sirganci (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Akihito Kamata (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Roosevelt B

• 3:30pm–5:00pm PDT

  Coordinated Paper Session:
  Text/Speech-based Approaches to Item Parameter Modeling

  Kuo Wang (ÎÞÂëרÇø), Akihito Kamata (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Boyle Heights

• 3:45pm–5:15pm PDT

  AERA Paper Session:
  Examining Mathematics Teaching Practices

  Charissa Richards (University of Missouri); Syeda Sharjina Akther (University of Texas at Austin); Megyn Elizabeth Martin (University of Missouri); Emily A. Short (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Sarah R. Powell (University of Texas at Austin); Erica S. Lembke (University of Missouri)

  Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Beaudry B

• 3:45–5:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Paper Session:
  Immersive Technologies in Education: Enhancing Learning Through VR, AR, and Robotics

  Julianna Washington-Henderson (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Candace A. Walkington (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Santa Barbara A

Sunday, April 12

• 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Symposium:
  Designing for Affect and Embodiment: Ethical Attunements in the Futuring of Education

  Corey Brady (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Lauren Vogelstein (Teachers College, Columbia); Tessaly Jen (Vanderbilt University)

  Westin Bonaventure, Floor: TBD, La Cienega

• 7:45–9:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 2:
  

  Chair: Lois Ndungu (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2

• 9:45–11:15 a.m. PDT

  AERA Roundtable Session - Gold 2:
  Of Care and Resistance: Teachers' Voices in Complex Times (Table 6)

  Shanea Neal (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Janel Anderson (Gonzaga University); Jeff Walls (University of Iowa)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2

• 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Paper Session:
  The Power Of (Un)Forgetting, Historical Consciousness And Decolonial Future Of Education

  Mai Zaru (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Danfeng Soto‑Vigil Koon (University of San Francisco); Huriya Jabbar (University of Southern California)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 303B

• 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Poster Session:
  SIG-RME Poster Session: Explorations of the Mathematics Teaching and Learning Experience

  Jonathan Isaac (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Candace A. Walkington (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall - Exhibit Hall A

• 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA Ed Talk
  e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 22 - Stage 2

  Jonathan Isaac (ÎÞÂëרÇø); Candace A. Walkington (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  Los Angeles Convention Center, Level One, Exhibit Hall A - Stage 2

• 1:45–3:15 p.m. PDT

  AERA: Roundtable Session - Gold 3
  Meta-analytic and Systematic Reviews of Learning Environments (Table 4)

  Saki L. Milton (ÎÞÂëרÇø)

  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3