COE faculty present at American Education Research Association Annual Meeting – Illinois State University News

Illinois State University’s College of Education (COE) is proud to highlight the faculty, faculty associates, graduate students, and staff from across the University, bolded below, who are adding to the research and discourse surrounding education and teacher education through presentations and service roles at the 2026 American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting.
View the events supported by members of the COE community:
Wednesday, April 8
9:45-11:15 a.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D
“If you think this vilifies the police, then you think police are villains”: Teaching Reparations Won as an antidote to copaganda. In Roundtable Session: Revisiting the Past to Reimagine the Future: Liberation, Joy, and Community as Frameworks for Educational Justice and Renewal (Table T)
Kaitlyn Selman, Hannah Carson Baggett, Justin Turner
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 9
Decolonizing Artificial Intelligence: AI and Education from the Perspectives of Indigenous Peoples. In Paper Session: From Histories to Horizons: Indigenous Language Sovereignty and Artificial Intelligence in Shaping Education’s Future
Maung Ting Nyeu, Gui Ying Annie Yang-Heim
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Mt. Washington
Understanding Motivation-Mindsets in English Learning: The Roles of Basic Psychological Needs, Language Learning Anxiety, and English Proficiency. In Paper Session: Mindsets and Motivation Across Contexts: Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives on Self-Beliefs and Learning
Jiatong Zhang, Barry Bai, Hongfang Li, Yu Su, Qingyao Dan, To Chan, Miranda Lin
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2
Stories of Displacement: Analyzing War, Refugees, and Immigrants in Children’s Picture Books with English as a Glocal Language. In Roundtable: Discourse Analysis Across Language Education Contexts: Examining Textbooks, Policy, and Colonial Narratives (Table 6)
Robby Anggriawan
1:45-3:15 p.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall—Exhibit Hall A
Zooming in on Socio-Scientific Issues: Exploring Science and Social Studies Integration with Preservice Teachers (Poster 22). In Poster Session: Supporting Sensemaking in Science Teaching and Learning
Soo Won Shim, Xiaoying Zhao, Sung Eun Jung
Thursday, April 9
7:45-9:15 a.m.
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1
Preparing Future Teachers for Intersectionality Through an Interdisciplinary Webinar on Multilingualism and Disability. In Roundtable: Language, Power, and Identity in Teacher Preparation: Multilingual Awareness, Academic Language, and Intersectionality (Table 5)
Woongsik Choi, Melissa McGraw, Christina Gilhuber
9:45-11:15 a.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D
Imagining Just Futures: Examining Tensions Between Scripted Curriculum and the Necessity of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. In Roundtable: The Limitations of Reform: Recognizing the gaps in scripted curriculum and transformative efforts (Table 3)
Andrea Jamison, Sara Ann Jones
2:15-3:45 p.m.
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 3rd Floor, Atrium II
Unpacking Father Engagement in Teacher Preparation: Views, Biases, and Opportunities. In Paper Session: Preparing Educators to Work with Culturally Diverse and Multilingual Families
Kyle Miller, Jordan Arellanes, Watsachol Narongsaksakul
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall—Exhibit Hall A
Profiling English Learners’ Negative Emotions: Motivational Antecedents, Emotion Regulation, and Achievement across Genders (Poster Six). In Poster Session: Emotion, Identity, and Social Contexts in Learning
Yuhong Jiao, Barry Bai, Hongfang Li, Qingyao Dan, Jiatong Zhang, To Chan, Miranda Lin
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1
Use of High-Quality Children’s Literature in Elementary Preservice Preparation and Assignments: Literacy Teacher Educators’ Perceptions. In Roundtable: Curriculum in Context: Literacy, Language, and Place (Table 6)
Wendy L. Gardiner, Chelsey Bahlmann Bollinger, Shuling Yang, Roya W. Scales, Ann Van Wig, Linda D. Smetana, Catherine M. Kelly, W. David Scales, Marjorie W. Rowe, Sarah D. Reid, Stephanie M. Lemley
4:15-5:45 p.m.
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3
Trends & Gaps in the Middle: A Content Analysis of MLER Research Agenda Literature Reviews. In roundtable: Mapping the Field: Trends, Frameworks, and Global Perspectives in Middle Level Research (Table 9)
Kristina N. Falbe, Kathleen M. Brinegar, Matthew J. Moulton, Cheryl R. Ellerbrock, Margaret Rintamaa.
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3
Middle Level Curriculum in United States Public Schools: A Status Report. In Roundtable: Mapping the Field: Trends, Frameworks, and Global Perspectives in Middle Level Research (Table 9)
Amanda Wall, Steven B. Mertens, James F. Nagle, Christopher S. Weiler, Stacie Kae Pettit
Friday, April 10
9:45-11:15 a.m.
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum A
Exploring Early Forms of Perceptual Subitizing, Conceptual Subitizing, and Number Structuring. In Paper Session: Exploring Various Teaching and Learning Methods of Mathematics Topics
Beth MacDonald, Laura Bofferding, Doris Fulwider, Yi Zhu, Sanhei Nhor
Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Level 2, Echo Park
“ChatGPT Was Okay, But I Needed My Peer”: Preservice Teachers’ Experiences with AI and Human Feedback.” In Paper Session: Integrating AI in Pre-service Teacher Education
Gui Ying Annie Yang-Heim, Xi Lin
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 506
Envisioning Possibilities: The Case of Korean-English Dual Language Bilingual Education in Illinois. In Symposium: From Margins to Momentum: Honoring Over 30 Years of Korean DLBE for Linguistic Justice
Chaehhyun Lee, Woongsik Choi
1:45-3:15 p.m.
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 8
Unforgetting and ReImagining: Exploring Abbott Elementary’s Impact on a Black Woman Pre-Service Teacher’s Developing Identity. In Paper Session: Purpose and Power: Black Women Educators’ Legacies, Resistance, and Futures
Sara Ann Jones, Mariah D. Harmon
3:45-5:15 p.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D
From Social to Spatial Justice in Campus Food Insecurity: Equity, Access, and Futures. In Roundtable Session: Mapping Spatial Injustice: Educational and Food Access (Table 1)
Tanaporn Supanichrattana, Huachen Gao
Saturday, April 11
7:45-9:15 a.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D
Exploration of English literacy readiness among Korean immigrant families with pre-K children. In Roundtable Session: Early Childhood, Home Language, and Refugee Family Supports in AANHPI communities (Table 10)
Sunyoung Kim, So Yeon Kim, Casey (Keunhee) Kim, Jeongae Kang, Namhee Kim, Sung-ae Kim
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree D
Imagining Spaces for Social Justice Literacies: Developments in a Community-Based Discourse Community. In Roundtable: Reimagining Community-Based Educational Research (Table 6)
Ashley Summer Boyd, Rachael Wolney
9:45 to 11:15 a.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall—Exhibit Hall A
Classroom Relationship Profiles: Links with Students’ Multiple Goals and Self-Regulated Learning Strategy Use (Poster 29). In Poser Session: Learning Together: Collaboration, Teaching Strategies, and Identity in Classroom and Community Contexts
Qingyao Dan, Barry Bai, Yuhong Jiao, Hongfang Li, Jiatong Zhang, To Chan, Miranda Lin
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall—Exhibit Hall A
Digital Tools, Real Voices: What Teacher Candidates Say About Seesaw in Early Childhood Contexts (Poster 22). In Poster Session: Snapshots from the Field: Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Gui Ying Annie Yang-Heim, Xi Lin
12:26 p.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Exhibit Hall A—Stage 2
Digital Tools, Real Voices: What Teacher Candidates Say About Seesaw in Early Childhood Contexts. In e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 17
Gui Ying Annie Yang-Heim, Xi Lin
1:45-3:15 p.m.
Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, La Brea
Influences of Teachers’ Support on Students’ Self-regulation in ESL Collaborative Learning: Mediating Role of Students’ Motivation. In Paper Session: Motivation in STEM Learning Environments
Barry Bai, Xuan Zang, Qingyao Dan, Hongfang Li, Yuhong Jiao, Yu Su, To Chan, Miranda Lin
3:45-5:15 p.m.
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 8
Excavation, Emotionality, and Evasion: Examining Racial Literacy Development in Elementary Teacher Education. In Paper Session: Elementary Pre-Service Teacher Education: Feedback, Futures, Technology, and Equity
Michael Young
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 4
Voice, Vibe, and Place: Rewriting Spatial Histories Through Hip Hop Aesthetics. In Roundtable: Spaces of Sound, Memory, and Meaning in Hip Hop Education (Table 4)
Viraj Patel, Rabani Garg
Sunday, April 12
7:45-9:15 a.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall—Exhibit Hall A
Demonstrations of STEM Identities in a Place Based Renewable Energy Afterschool Workshop (Poster 39). In Poster Session: Equitable Participation and Discourse in Science Teaching and Learning
Allison Antink-Meyer, Jeritt Williams, Matthew Aldeman, Jin Jo
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A
What does it mean to be global citizens?: A critical content analysis of picturebooks (Poster 14). In poster session: Childhoods, Materials, and Critical Learning Encounters
Xiaoying Zhao, Ling Hao
Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Petree Hall C
Middle School Journal. In Meet the Editors – Journal Talks Session 4
Lisa Harrison, Kristie Smith, Ellis Hurd
9:45-11:15 a.m.
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 7
Tapping Into Our Transnational and Translingual Assets: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Asian International Teaching Assistants. In Paper Session: Crossing Borders: Immigrant, Migrant, and Transnational Teacher Identities
Yangyang Zhu, Woongsik Choi, Tirha Karki
1:45-3:15 p.m.
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1
Artificial Intelligence With and for Children: Scoping Review. In Roundtable: AI, Technology, Digital Literacy, and Computational Thinking in Early Childhood (Table 7)
Shinho Kim, Kyung Hwa Lee, Gyu Lim Choi, Katherine C. Cheng, Naeun Yun, Sung Eun Jung, Hyeungok Kang, Soo Won Shim, Xiaoying Zhao
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2
Pláticas and Femtorship as Pathways for Advocacy, Mentorship, and Healing in Education
In Roundtable: Places and Possibilities for Equity, Justice, and Belonging (Table 5)
Margarita Jimenez-Silva, Janine Bempechat, Eleonora Villegas-Reimers, Patricia D. Quijada Cerecer, Melody Esqueda, Evelyn C. Baca, Leticia Alvarez Gutierrez
Service Roles:
We also want to acknowledge faculty and staff serving in service roles as chairs and discussants of meeting sessions and SIG Officers, including Emily Jones, Miranda Lin, and Kyle Miller.

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