Mary Yakimowski, professor and director in Orlean Beeson School of Education’s educational leadership program, is passionate about many things, musical theatre, traveling, landscaping, but perhaps most noteworthy is her passion for her students and for research.

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is one of the United States’ foremost national research societies. AERA strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.

Each year, AERA’s annual meeting hosts hundreds of innovative researchers across the field of education for a variety of opportunities to share and disseminate the findings of top professional and researchers in the field.

Yakimowski’s stewardship of important ideas, research, and students at the top of their game led to her involvement in several events and research topics presented at this year’s AERA annual meeting.

M. Monaco, M. Yakimowski, E. B. Mandinach, and D. Allen (May 2023). Using evidence to improve student learning--an invited symposium at the annual virtual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

W.T. Heard, Jr. and M. E. Yakimowski (2023). Academic resilience from the lens of successful middle schoolers in urban settings. delivered a research paper at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

L. Tippet, P. Bruno, and M. E. Yakimowski (2023). Exploring teacher self-efficacy in management, instructional strategies, and student engagement in elementary urban classrooms. delivered a roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

K. Wade and M. E. Yakimowski (2023). Public school principals’ perspectives on crisis preparation across different dimensions, barriers, benefits, and supports needed. delivered a research paper at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL

J.J. Williams and M. E. Yakimowski (2023). Public school teachers’ perspectives on a program designed to improve social-emotional competence. delivered a paper at the annual virtual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.