President Janelle Scott
Janelle Scott, professor and the Birgeneau Distinguished Chair in Educational Disparities at the University of California, Berkeley, in the School of Education, was voted president-elect in 2023. Her presidency began at the conclusion of the 2024 Annual Meeting.
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President-Elect Maisha T. Winn
Maisha T. Winn, the Chancellor’s Leadership Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis, was voted president-elect of AERA in 2024. Her presidency begins at the conclusion of the association’s 2025 annual meeting.
Immediate Past President Tyrone Howard
Tyrone Howard, a professor of education in the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, was voted president-elect of AERA in 2022. His presidency began at the conclusion of the 2023 Annual Meeting.
Honorary President Edmund W. Gordon
Edmund W. Gordon, a distinguished education researcher renowned for his pioneering scholarship on the gaps in education opportunities and supports for children of color and low-income students, was named AERA honorary president. Gordon, the first person in AERA’s 105-year history to receive this recognition, was installed as honorary president at the association’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.
AERA Presidents 1915 - 2024