2024 AERA Annual Meeting

Drexel University School of Education

SOE AERA Reception 24

Drexel University School of Education Reception at AERA

Friday, April 12, 2024
6:00 - 10:00 pm ET
Kline Institute of Trial Advocacy
1200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Interim Dean Aroutis Foster invites you to attend the School of Education’s reception at this year’s AERA conference in Philadelphia. Join us for an exciting evening where you can connect with faculty, staff, and graduate students and learn more about our ongoing research projects, collaborations, and community engagement. Drexel University's President John Fry and Provost Paul Jensen will also be in attendance.

Enjoy a wide range of delicious food and beverages in the beautiful setting of Drexel's Kline Institute of Trial Advocacy, just steps away from the Pennsylvania Convention Center on the corner of 12th and Chestnut streets.

RSVP HERE

School of Education Presentations at AERA

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

Presenter	Presentation Title	Time (ET)	Location
Karena Alane Escalante	Liderazgo en la Industria de Educacion: Conflict/Commitment Unpacking Latina Leaders n P-20 Education	9:00 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Katie Mathew, Vera J. Lee	Emergent Writing in Preschool: Nurturing Children’s Voices	9:00 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Christopher Beissel, Monica Blaisdell, Michael J. Haslip	An Introduction to the Concept and Measurement of Social and Emotional Learning Mindset	9:00 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
Dominic F. Gullo, Katie Mathew	Exploring Longitudinal Changes and Consistencies in Kindergarten: Reexamining Foregone Conclusions Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohorts 1998 and 2011	10:50 am	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 13
Katie Mathew, Vera J. Lee, Andrea DiMola, Cory Johnson	Working Within, Against, and Beyond the Systems That Uphold Kindergarten Readiness: Centering Families’ Aspirations	4:20 pm	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 1
Tamecah Pinkney, Tryphaena Hooper	Reconnecting Broken Bonds: Why Family-School Partnerships Need to Be a Priority in Middle Schools	4:20 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 113C
H. Bernard Hall	“There’s Levels to This Shit!”: Contributions, Additive, Transformative, and Social Action Approaches to Hip Hop	4:20 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 112B
Yiyun Fan	How Did We Tweet About Teachers: Lessons Learned From Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4:20 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B

Friday, April 12, 2024

Presenter	Presentation Title	Time (ET)	Location
Kristine Lewis Grant, Stephanie Smith Budhai	A Resistant Capital Analysis of Black Family Engagement in Urban Schools	7:45 am	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 13
Sheila R. Vaidya (Chair)	Mentoring Through Storytelling, Writing, and Reading	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Jennifer Thorndike-Gonzales (Participant)	Division D Equity and Inclusion Committee Invited Session: Methods for Integrating Evidence with Equity and Inclusion Policy	9:35 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 118C
Jason Silverman, Anthony Matranga	Exploring Mathematics Teacher Persistence in Professional Development: Cases of (Mis)Aligning Figured Worlds	9:35 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 112B
Tajma Cameron, Ayana Allen-Handy, Valerie Ifill, Raja Schaar, Michelle Rogers, Destiny Bugg, Myra Lewis, Tamecah Pinkney	Navigating Resilience Through Dance: Black Girls’ Experiences in a STEAM Counterspace During the COVID-19 Pandemic	11:25 am	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 5, Salon A
Kareem Edouard	STEAM’D KICK S: Examining the Self-Explanation Effect in Virtual Reality for Black Students in Sneaker Design	11:25 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor Exhibit Hall B
Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo	Special Education in the United Arab Emirates: Knowledge and Perception of Inclusive Education in Ras AI Khaimah	11:25 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor Exhibit Hall B
Neisha Terry Young	Supporting Black Immigrant Youth Identity Navigation by Amplifying Their Voices Through Multiliteracy Practices and Platforms	11:25 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 112A
Vera J. Lee (Chair), Kristine Lewis Grant (Chair)	Dismantling Barriers and Centering Multilingual Families through Humanizing Critical Partnerships	3:05 pm	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 11
Vera J. Lee, Kristine Lewis Grant, Karena Alane Escalante	Building Bridges for Multilingual Family-School-Community Engagement	3:05 pm	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 11
Peggy A. Kong, Stephanie Smith Budhai	Illuminating the Immigrant Bargain: Multilingual Asian Families Leading and Cultivating Agency and Voice	3:05 pm	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 11
Peggy A. Kong	Parents’ Views About How Language and Culture Promote Dominica and Salvadoran Preschool Children’s School Readiness	3:05 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
H. Bernard Hall, Monet Harbison	“If WE Ruled the World”: Imagining Hip-Hop Abolitionist Educational Praxis	3:05 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Sarah Kuser, Michael J. Haslip	Supporting Holistic Development by Training Early Childhood Educators to Observe, Assess, and Enhance Play Skills	3:05 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Sheila R. Vaidya (Chair)	Examining STEM Students’ Higher Education Trajectories	3:05 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Kristin L.K. Koskey, Yiyun Fan, Dara N. Bright, Turea Michelle Hutson, Toni A. May (Sondergeld)	A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Patterns in Sixth-Grade Students’ Mathematical Problem-Solving Errors	4:55 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Karena Alane Escalante, Rebecca Rose Metzger, Ayana Allen-Handy, Isaiah L Lassiter, Susan Brooks, Lotus Barron, Tiffani D Hurst	Fostering Intergenerational Conflict Resolution and Racial Healing in West Philadelphia: An Antiracist CPAR Project	4:55 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Zachary Cohen, Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo	Middle Schoolers Make Mistakes: Building a Model for Mistake Literacy	4:55 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Neisha Terry Young (Officer)	Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Theory, Research, and Practice 2024 SIG Business Meeting and Reception	6:45 pm	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level, Room 411
Ayana Allen-Handy (Officer)	The Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education Business Meeting, Awards Ceremony and Reception Sponsored by The Center for the Study of Higher Education at The Pennsylvania State University	6:45 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 108B

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Presenter	Presentation Title	Time (ET)	Location
Dominic F. Gullo (Chair)	Challenging Behaviors, Expulsion, and Trauma-informed Practices	7:45 am	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 12
Dominic F. Gullo	Head Start Child and Teacher Characteristics: Factors That Predict Teacher Ratings of Child Externalizing Behavior	7:45 am	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 12
Toni A. May (Sondergeld)	Assessing Middle School Student Perceptions of STEM Interest, STEM Identity, STEM Self-Efficacy, and 21st-Century Skills Gained in STEM Programs at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
Sheila R. Vaidya (Discussant)	The Role of Teachers in Enhancing Student Outcomes	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 115B
Ayana Allen-Handy (Chair), Karena Alane Escalante (Participant)	Graduate Student Breakfast Hosted by The Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education	8:45 am	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 5, Salon E
Dara N. Bright, Toni A. May (Sondergeld)	Wallet Weight: A Multi-Method Survey Validation Study for Measuring Financial Stress in College Students	9:35 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 103C
George Schafer	Queerness in STEM: A Review of National Science Foundation Research Grants	9:35 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
Alene O'Malley	Comprehending Multiple Identities as Minoritized Students in Engineering: How Can Developmental Networks Grow Meaning-Making Capacity	11:25 am	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4 Room 403
Toni A. May (Sondergeld), Kristin L.K. Koskey	Borrowing Theory From Engineering: Applying Empathic Design Principles to Mathematics Assessment Development	11:25 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Toni A. May (Sondergeld), Kristin L.K. Koskey	Establishing Multilevel Benchmarks for Small-Scale, Complex Examinations Using Objective Standard Setting	11:25 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Ayana Allen-Handy	A Conceptual Framework for Positive Black Girl Identity Formation	1:15 pm	Philadelphia Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110A
Katie Mathew, Adena Klem, Cory Johnson	Safety a Kindergarten Readiness Priority: Exploring the Beliefs of Minoritized Parents/Caregivers	1:15 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Casey E Hanna, Amanda Reinsburrow, Vera J. Lee, Bruce Levine	Interrogating Tensions Created by Civic and Democratic Citizenship Education Policies for German Youth	1:15 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Brendan P Mackey, James Cross, Razmig Garabet	The Future of Medical Education: ChatGPT-4 as a Tutor for the USMLE Step 1 Examination	1:15 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Kimberely Sterin	It’s Bigger Than Belonging: An Examination of Well-being, Representation, and Advocacy	1:15 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Christopher G. Wright (Chair)	Culturally Sustaining Approaches to Classroom Assessment	1:15 pm	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 1
Christopher G. Wright, Ayana Allen-Handy	Learning in Culturally Sustaining Assessments of Computational Explorations	1:15 pm	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 1

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Presenter	Presentation Title	Time (ET)	Location
Ayana Allen-Handy (Chair)	‘It’s a West Philly Thing’: Conversations with Intergenerational Community-driven Civic Action Research Collectives Pursuing Justice	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110A
Rachel Wenrick	Anti-Displacement: The Untapped Potential of University-Community Cooperative Living	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110A
Lauren Lowe	Arts-Centered Community Action: How Public Arts Programming Strengthens Civic Infrastructure and Promotes Civic Innovation	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110A
Jahyonna Brown	Preserving the Cultural Heritage of West Philadelphia High School: A Community-Driven Participatory Action Research Approach	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110A
Rebecca Rose Metzger	Restorative Justice Community Dialogue Project: Conflict Resolution and Racial Healing in West Philadelphia	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110A
Dominic F. Gullo	Enhancing Family Social Capital: Fostering Development and Learning Outcomes in Kindergarten for Low-SES Urban Children	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 102AB
Casey E Hanna	Investigating, Understanding, and Interrupting Adultism in K-12 Education Spaces: A Narrative Literature	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
Mark E. Petrovich, Aroutis N. Foster	Identity Exploration Within STEM Pathway Programs: An Ordered Network Analysis	7:45 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 107B
Tajma Cameron, Jen Katz-Buonincontro	“Mirrors and Windows:” A Case Study of Educator’s Culturally Responsive Teaching Aspirations and Syllabi Transformation in the Arts	9:35 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Kareem Edouard	Sup With Ya Mans?!?! Exploring Black Students’ Emotional Awareness and Belonging in Informal STEAM Environments	9:35 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Rebecca Epting, Stephanie Smith Budhai	Professional Development Practices to Support Developing Racial Literacy in White In-Service Teachers	9:35 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Simran Shamith, Carolyn Giordano	ChatGPT Validation of an Antiracism in Medical Education Survey	11:25 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo	Tackling Tender Topics: How Urban ECE (Early Childhood Education) Teachers Talk About Trauma	11:25 am	Pennsylvania Convention Center Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Yiyun Fan, Kristen L.K. Koskey, Dara N. Bright, Turea Michelle Hutson, Michael Klein, Toni A. May, Thomas Heverin	Undergraduate Cybersecurity Students’ Validating Experiences: A Case Study of CyberCorps Program Applying Validation Theory	1:15 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 105B
Sheila R. Vaidya, Casey Hanna	Teacher Retention as a Critical Factor in School Effectiveness and Improvement	1:15 pm	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 407
Colin Hennessy Elliott	The critical complexities of youths’ analytic contributions to IA in participatory research	1:15 pm	Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 13
Tajma Cameron, Katie Mathew, Kimberly Sterin, Ayana Allen-Handy, Jacqueline Genovesi, Kimberly Anne Godfrey, Dominique A. Thomas, Janai Keita, Sharon L. Walker, Ian Marcus	Exploring STEM Professionals’ Dispositions Toward Mentoring Girls of Color: Critical Race Feminist Insights and Implications	1:15 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Isiah L Lassiter, Karena Alane Escalante, Ayana Allen-Handy, Jahyonna Brown	Resisting Our School’s Erasure: An Intergenerational Critical Participatory Action Research Project to Preserve	3:05 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 112A
Toni A. May, Kristin L.K. Koskey, Dara N. Bright, Tiffani D Hurst	Validating a PreK Nutrition Teacher Practices Survey: Using Diverse Perspectives and Multiple Data Sources	3:05 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Mutuma Ichba, Aroutis N. Foster	Mapping the STEM Identity Journey: Insights From Alumni and Faculty in STEM Pathway Programs	3:05 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A
Deanna Hill, Anna-kay Thomas	Exploring the Community Cultural Wealth of Black Medical School Students Who Required Post-Baccalaureate Study Prior to Admissions: A Narrative Study	3:05 pm	Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 120A