AERA Announces 2020 Award Winners in Education Research

Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award

Recipient: Howard Gardner (Harvard University)

The Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award is the premier acknowledgment of outstanding achievement and success in education research. It is designed to publicize, motivate, encourage, and suggest models for education research at its best. 

E.F. Lindquist Award

Recipient: Randy E. Bennett (Educational Testing Service)

This award is presented jointly by AERA and ACT in recognition of outstanding applied or theoretical research in the field of testing and measurement. The award is meant to acknowledge a body of research of an empirical, theoretical, or integrative nature rather than a single study.

Early Career Award

Recipient: Lindsay Page (University of Pittsburgh)

Established to honor an individual in the early stages of their career no later than 10 years after receipt of the doctoral degree, this award is granted for study in any field of educational inquiry.

Outstanding Book Award

Recipient: Leilani Sabzalian (University of Oregon)
Indigenous Children’s Survivance in Public Schools

The Outstanding Book Award was established to acknowledge and honor the year’s best book-length publication in education research and development.

Social Justice in Education Award

Recipient: David Stovall (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Established in 2004, the Social Justice in Education Award honors an individual who has advanced social justice through education research and exemplified the goal of linking education research to social justice.

Distinguished Public Service Award

Recipient: Eddie Bernice Johnson (U.S. Representative, Texas)

This award is granted annually in recognition of an individual who has worked to enact or implement policies that are well grounded in education research, or who has been at the forefront of efforts to increase recognition and support for education research.

Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award

Recipient: Jessica Ringrose (University College, London)

Established in 2006, the Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award recognizes individuals within AERA for distinguished research, professional practice, and activities that advance public understanding of gender and/or sexuality at any level in the education community.

Exemplary Contributions to Practice-Engaged Research Award

Recipient: Maria Coady (University of Florida)

This award is presented to an education research scholar or scholars in recognition of collaborative project(s) between researchers and practitioners that have had sustained and observable effects on contexts of practice.

Outstanding Public Communication of Education Research Award

Recipient: Morgan Polikoff (University of Southern California)

This award honors scholars exemplary in their capacity to communicate the importance of education research to the broad public, including education communities. It recognizes scholars who have excelled in conveying important findings and research to wide audiences and who have demonstrated the capacity to deepen understanding and appreciation of the value of education research in the public sphere.

Review of Research Award

Recipient: Francis A. Pearman, II (Stanford University) (formerly University of Pittsburgh) 
“Gentrification and Academic Achievement: A Review of Recent Research.” Review of Educational Research, Volume 89, Issue 1, February 2019

This award is given in recognition of an outstanding review of research article appearing in the Review of Research in Education or the Review of Educational Research.

Scholars of Color Distinguished Career Contribution Award

Recipient: María Estela Brisk (Boston College)

Presented to a senior-level scholar, usually 20 years or more after receipt of the doctoral degree.

Scholars of Color Mid-Career Contribution Award

Recipient: Adrienne D. Dixson (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Presented to a scholar in mid-career who is beyond the first level of professional appointment and for whom 10 or more years have passed since receipt of the doctoral degree. 

Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award

Recipient: Jessica C. Harris (University of California, Los Angeles)

Presented to a scholar who is within the first decade of their career after receipt of a doctoral degree.