CEHD Presentations at AERA 25

Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal

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The CEHD is excited to participate in the 2025 AERA annual meeting in Denver, CO, April 23-27, 2027

Learn · Engage · Inspire

Each year, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting is the world's largest gathering of education researchers and a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative studies in an array of areas. With more than 2,500 sessions to choose from, the 2025 Annual Meeting provides a dynamic experience with opportunities to learn from prominent scholars, discover the latest research, engage in stimulating conversations and foster professional relationships.

CEHD 2025 Presentations

Temple University College of Education and Human Development invites you to explore the more than 30 presentations by our researchers, faculty, and students. Our scholars bring diverse perspectives with local insight and relevance to the this year's AERA Annual Meeting. Join us in our collaborative and engaging research focused on dismantling racial injustice and constructing educational possibilities in the fields of education and human development.

Wednesday April 23

Reimagining Special Education: A Case for Integrating the Five Pursuits in the IEP Process

Latesha Watson

Wed, April 23, 12:40 to 2:10pm MDT (2:40 to 4:10pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/22as8l8v

Undergraduate Women’s Experiences Building and Leveraging Social Capital to Secure Computing Internships

Katie N. Smith, Maria Aguilar Walls

Wed, April 23, 2:30 to 4:00pm MDT (4:30 to 6:00pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Meeting Room Level, Room 608

Paper Session, https://tinyurl.com/2aqlrs8k

Assessing Changes in Teacher Reflections Using Sentiment-Based Textual Analysis

Wendy Chan, Xinhe Liu, Lindsay Dusard, Chen Li, Mingjun Yang, Grace Louise Barry, Abby Reisman, Timothy Patterson, Joseph Eisman, Avi Kaplan

Wed, April 23, 2:30 to 4:00pm MDT (4:30 to 6:00pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3B

Paper Session, https://tinyurl.com/28fzkuuj

Social Cooperation and Individual Growth: An Unresolved Tension in Dewey’s Theory of Moral Education

Leonard J. Waks

Wed, April 23, 2:30 to 4:00pm MDT (4:30 to 6:00pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 102

Paper Session, https://tinyurl.com/26euzkjy

Fostering Complexity in the Conceptualization and Study of Motivation, Engagement, and Self-Regulated Learning: A Workshop

Avi Kaplan, Chair, Joanna K. Garner, Jonathan C. Hilpert, Gwen C. Marchand

Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm MDT (6:20 to 7:50pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 711

Workshop, https://tinyurl.com/2429ndvq

Post-Critical Global Citizenship & Psychoanalysis

Timothy Patterson, Jenni Conrad, H. James Garrett

Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm MDT (6:20 to 7:50pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3A

Structured Poster Session, https://tinyurl.com/2dmwfqlb

Thursday, April 24

Multimodal Symphonic Analysis: Methodology for Synchronously Analyzing Socially-Situated Pedagogical Events

Sabina R. Neugebauer, Elizabeth E. Blair

Thu, April 24, 1:45 to 3:15pm MDT (3:45 to 5:15pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/234wq9zg

Trading in Boots for Bookbags: Exploring Veterans’ Transition to College 

Latosha R. Henderson, Jennifer Michelle Johnson

Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm MDT (5:35 to 7:05pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3D

Paper Session, https://tinyurl.com/2ct2vq8x

Optimizing the 0-100 Number Line Estimation Task: Scale Reduction and its Implications for Elementary Mathematical Cognition

Kamal Chawla, Julie L. Booth, Christina Areizaga Barbieri

Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm MDT (5:35 to 7:05pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3B

Paper Session, https://tinyurl.com/2dm4vvzl

Friday, April 25

Turning Insights Into Impact: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Policy in Education

Benjamin M. Torsney, Chair

Fri, April 25, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT (10:00 to 11:30am EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3B

Workshop, https://tinyurl.com/2aw2undu

Preschool Teachers’ Metalinguistic Talk that Bolsters Vocabulary Growth

Sabina R. Neugebauer, Lia E. Sandilos, Emmaline Ellis, Maria Aguilar Walls

Fri, April 25, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (11:50am to 1:20pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 304

Paper Session, https://tinyurl.com/2a9pmfl6

The What and How of Parents’ Socialization: Exploring the Bridging Role of Children’s Psychological Processes

Grace Bennett-Pierre, Jing Tian, Nadia Tavassolie, Xinhe Zhang, Emily D’Antonio, Lexi Sylverne, Nora Newcombe, Marsha Weinraub, Annemarie H. Hindman, Kristie Newton, Elizabeth A. Gunderson

Fri, April 25, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (11:50am to 1:20pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2B

Symposium, https://tinyurl.com/2ad7f93j

New Directions Prompted by Chinese Philosophy

Leonard J. Waks

Fri, April 25, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (11:50am to 1:20pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/263lb9qx

Supporting Marginalized Identities in Higher Education

Latosha R. Henderson

Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT (1:40 to 3:10pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/2dggh5ho

How Goal Structures and Academic Expectations Co-Construct One Another: A Multiple Case Study

Jessica Hadid

Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT (1:40 to 3:10pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 203

Paper Session, https://tinyurl.com/2yhc58r6

Portraits of Growth: How Novice Social Studies Teachers Develop as Discussion Facilitators

Timothy Patterson, Chair

Fri, April 25, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT (1:40 to 3:10pm EDT),
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2H

Symposium, https://tinyurl.com/28hslkex

Advancing Equity Through Academic Leadership While Addressing Politics of Diversity, Inclusion, and New Culture Wars: Personal and Professional Challenges

Sonya Douglass, Carl A. Grant, Howard C. Johnson, Monika Williams Shealey

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT (3:30 to 5:00pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Mile High Ballroom 2A and 3A

Invited Roundtable, https://tinyurl.com/2ba6b36t

Advancing as Graduate Students or Postdoctoral Fellows to Establish Productive Professional Careers

James Earl Davis, Kimberly Griffin, Carol Camp Yeakey

Fri, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT (3:30 to 5:00pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Mile High Ballroom 2A and 3A

Invited Roundtable, https://tinyurl.com/27cgsoe7

The State of Early Childhood Education in Pennsylvania: Exclusionary Discipline and Preschool-to-Prison Pipeline

Aidan Campagnolio, Amy Lynch, K. Eva Weiss, John Suarez, Maria Aguilar Walis, Sally A. Gould-Taylor

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT (5:20 to 6:50pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/2dn87t8k

Chinese Immigrant Mothers’ Role Identity and Parental Involvement With Young Children

Qiling Wu, Annemarie Hindman, Avi Kaplan

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT (5:20 to 6:50pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F - Poster Session

Poster Session, https://tinyurl.com/25vup2zt

How Chinese Philosophy Can Contribute to Thinking Pedagogy

Leonard J. Waks

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT (5:20 to 6:50pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/296fqjkd

Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum: The Past, Present, and Future of Theory Development in Educational Psychology

Janelle M. Bailey, Participant

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT (5:20 to 6:50pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2B

Invited Speaker Session, https://tinyurl.com/2dfd5ytx

Extending Grit: Studying College Students’ Identity, Belonging, and Grit as Predictors of John Henryism

Benjamin M. Torsney, Catherine Pressimone Beckowski, James Earl Davis, Joseph H. Paris

Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm MDT (6:20 to 7:50pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F

Poster Session, https://tinyurl.com/232ea762

Saturday, April 26

Exploring Differential Effects of a Semester-Long Online Intervention With Latent Profiles of Learning Engagement

Ting Dai, Ruiping Huang, Jennifer G. Cromley, Avi Kaplan, Tony Perez, Kyle R. Mara, Michael Balsai

Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT (10:00 to 11:30am EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F

Poster Session, https://tinyurl.com/26sw6u6x

More than a Feeling? Students’ Empathy During Social Studies Discussions

Timothy Patterson, Joseph Eisman, Lindsey Graham, Lightning Jay, Jenni Conrad

Sat, April 26, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT (10:00 to 11:30am EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/26lzay4g

The Social Studies Discourse Instrument: Validating an observation tool for social studies classroom discussions

Lightning Jay, Abby Reisman, Timothy Patterson, Wendy Chan, Jenni Conrad

Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT (1:40 to 3:10pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/22256uwv

Motivation in Education SIG In-Progress Research Event

MG Hodge, Participant

Sat, April 26, 11:40am to 1:10pm MDT (1:40 to 3:10pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 605

Invited Speaker Session, https://tinyurl.com/22z996np

It’s A Very White Place: Racial Realities in Undergraduate Science Education for BIPOC Geoscientists

Jennifer Michelle Johnson, Marisa Lally, Christina W. Yao, Elizabeth R. Jackson, Vijay Kanagala, Chrystal A. George Mwangi, Onjale Scott Price

Sat, April 26, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT (3:30 to 5:00pm EDT)

The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/2xm49zxn

Remedy and Repair: Educational Psychology and the International Community

Avi Kaplan, Participant

Sat, April 26, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT (3:30 to 5:00pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 203

Invited Speaker Session, https://tinyurl.com/29jh7lcn

Shaping Possible Selves: The Influence of Internships on Women’s Career Paths in Computing

Jue Wu, Katie N. Smith

Sat, April 26, 1:30 to 3:00pm MDT (3:30 to 5:00pm EDT)
The Colorado Convention Center
Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3

Roundtable Session, https://tinyurl.com/2dgxvlj8

The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A DisCrit Analysis of the Enduring Nature of Carceral Logics within Restorative Justice