Following 鈥檚 selection earlier this year as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, she was inducted on Friday, April 12, at the AERA 2024 annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
鈥淎t the heart of Lani鈥檚 work is a sincere desire to improve mathematics education for all students, especially for those historically marginalized by education systems. The AERA Fellowship reflects the impact of her work not only on the field of education research but on the instructional practices of countless educators. I congratulate her on this distinct and most deserved honor,鈥� said , Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development.
Two additional faculty members and an alumna of 澳门六合彩 also received honors at AERA鈥檚 annual conference.
, professor of psychology and the Anita S. and Antonio M. Gotto Chair in Child Development, won AERA鈥檚 2024 . , associate professor of equity and inclusion in education policy, won the from the Society of Professors of Education and gave the DeGarmo Lecture at the Society鈥檚 annual meeting during the AERA conference.
Alumna , PhD鈥�23, BS鈥�12, assistant professor of teacher education at Pennsylvania State University, won the Outstanding Dissertation Award from AERA Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education for her dissertation, .
鈥淏ethany, Chezare, and Mariah are exceptional leaders in education research and truly worthy of these honors. Bethany鈥檚 research empowers novel instructional methods for improving children鈥檚 mathematics knowledge, Chezare鈥檚 research advances our understanding of the conditions that enrich Black education, and Mariah鈥檚 dissertation challenges how policies have historically treated Black women educators and explores their unique learning needs as pre-service teachers,鈥� Benbow said.
Sylvia Scribner Award
The Sylvia Scribner Award recognizes a scholar whose recent work鈥攑ublished within the last 10 years鈥� significantly influences the field of learning and instruction. Sylvia Scribner studied issues within the fields of cognition, learning, and education, specifically the relationship between cognition and culture.
鈥淚鈥檓 really honored to receive the Sylvia Scribner Award that honors Scribner鈥檚 legacy,鈥� Rittle-Johnson said. 鈥淢y own scholarship on the bi-directional and iterative development of conceptual and procedural knowledge illustrates how some theoretical debates can be resolved by integrating ideas, rather than putting them in competition with each other.鈥�
Charles DeGarmo Lecture Award
According to the , 鈥渢he Charles DeGarmo Lecture is an annual statement on a problem or issue of special current concern to the education professoriate, offered by a prominent and distinguished figure in American education.鈥� Charles DeGarmo was a professor of the science and art of education and the first president of the National Society of College Teachers of Education in 1902.
鈥淚鈥檓 grateful to my colleagues for such generous recognition of my work and scholarly contribution. To be selected as this year鈥檚 DeGarmo Award winner in the long line of previous recipients including Linda Darling-Hammond, Sonia Nieto, Edmund Gordon, and Bettina Love to name a few, is a deeply humbling honor,鈥� Warren said.
Outstanding Dissertation Award, AERA Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education
The Outstanding Dissertation Award 鈥渞ecognizes a dissertation of exemplary conceptual, methodological, analytical, and writing quality on a topic of key significance in teaching and teacher education,鈥� AERA鈥檚 says. This marks Harmon鈥檚 third outstanding dissertation award, having previously received the from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the from the Association of Teacher Educators. Harmon earned her Ph.D. in Peabody鈥檚 .
鈥淭his recognition has encouraged me to continue working towards more inclusive and equitable teacher education practices, centering the needs of minoritized teacher candidates,鈥� Harmon said. 鈥淚 am so grateful to my DTL family, particularly my advisor, and my generous committee members, for pushing me to explore my ideas and supporting me throughout the dissertation process.鈥�
