We often treat mentoring as something faculty intuitively know how to do. Yet many could benefit from opportunities to reflect on and expand how they mentor graduate students from increasingly diverse backgrounds. What effective mentoring did you receive in graduate school? #GraduateEducation

August is almost here, and so is the fall term. I’m reminding myself to pause before saying yes, protect time for the work that matters most, and save room for fulfilling collaborations. A strong start may depend as much on what we decline as on what we take on. #HigherEducation

We are two days away from the #AERA2027 Submissions deadline! Don't wait to submit - the system closes on July 24 at 11:59 pm PT! www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

2027 Annual Meeting Call for Paper and Session Submissions

2027 Annual Meeting Call for Paper and Session Submissions

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Associate Professor @royeljohnsonphd.bsky.social with a bold question in his new @insidehighered.com op-ed: Who is making the decisions about the future of AI in higher ed at a time when so many campuses are already under attack? shorturl.at/L2O17 @zcorwin.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social

Not all graduate and professional students have access to teaching assistantships. In this article, I share practical ways that could help students gain teaching experience through guest lectures, teaching center programs, curriculum development, and more. www.linkedin.com/posts/teachi...

Strategies for Supporting Graduate and Professional Students’ Teaching Readiness - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning | Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Teaching experience is essential for graduate and professional students pursuing academic careers, but not all students have access to teaching assistantships. Marcus Johnson, professor in the Virgin...

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In the inaugural editorial for Educational Psychology for Policy and Practice, Editors Sharon L. Nichols and Francesca López reflect on their paths to this new endeavor and set the stage for the future of the journal: https://bit.ly/4w4k4nk #EduPsych #PsychSciSky

As July 4th approaches, I’m hoping for an America that measures its strength not only by what it possesses, but by what it is willing to share. Our future is brightest when abundance supports dignity, possibility, and human flourishing beyond ourselves. #SharedHumanity

Utah has the largest wildfire in the country right now. They seem to follow me around.🥹 Check out this podcast on climate change and mental health. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Af...

Weathering Uncertainty: Climate Change, Chronic Stress, and Mental Health

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Storytime for Chicago library kids with LeVar Burton at the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Library 🤯✨📚 @obamafoundation.bsky.social

Proud to have been selected as a Juneteenth Faculty Scholar in 2023. That recognition helped inspire Teaching Historical Racial Trauma, a project supporting educators and students in engaging difficult, buried, and distorted histories. teachinghrt.vt.domains #Juneteenth #HistoryEducation

Glad to share my new Faculty Focus article, “Strategies for Supporting Graduate and Professional Students’ Teaching Readiness.” Teaching readiness should not depend only on access to a TAship. #HigherEducation #FacultyDevelopment #GraduateEducation www.facultyfocus.com/articles/fac...

Strategies for Supporting Graduate and Professional Students’ Teaching Readiness - Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning

Explore practical strategies for helping graduate and professional students build teaching readiness, teaching portfolios, and academic career experience.

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Checkout the first publication from the #BlackepiSTEMologies research group “Race-Focused Research as a Space for Identity and Belonging: Black Graduate Students’ Experiences in an All Black Research Team” Link: www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/16...

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Although International Museum Day was last week, it still feels like a good time to reflect on museums as spaces for conceptual learning. My coauthors and I explored this in our article, published in the Journal of Museum Education. #MuseumEducation #ConceptualChange doi.org/10.1080/1059...

Softening the Landing: Approaches to Facilitating Conceptual Change for Science Museum Educators

In this article, we describe some of the common misconceptions guests have expressed while visiting a Museum of Natural History and Science, along with ways in which museum educators had reacted to...

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Bryan Brayboy talks about how young people are the key to our future in this episode of the Imagining Futures podcast: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

For those interested in difficult histories, learning, and peace education, my recent article is available here: “Framing Violent Histories for Reconciliation” link.growkudos.com/1efqvrz4kjk #PeacePsychology #ConceptualChange

Teaching Difficult History Without Shaming Students

This article explains how teachers can help students learn about violent and racialized histories truthfully, correct common myths, reduce defensiveness, and support more honest dialogue, understandin...

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My latest paper, “Framing Violent Histories for Reconciliation,” is now online in Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. It brings together conceptual change, refutational teaching, and peace education to think about learning and reconciliation. #ConceptualChange #PeacePsychology

As finals begin and commencement approaches, I’m wishing students a steady and meaningful close to the semester. Wishing everyone strength for finals, and congratulations in advance to those preparing to graduate. #HigherEducation #FinalsWeek #Graduation

With it being Mental Health Awareness Month, I hope you can take a pause for yourself and enjoy some of the positives of the spring season.

Last night was the final class meeting for my Mixed Methods course. A good reminder that some of the best teaching moments come when we step back and let students show what they’ve learned and where they’re headed. #HigherEducation #MixedMethods

To all instructors: it’s course eval season. They can be useful, but they do not always capture the full story. This can also be a good time to ask students informally what worked well, what could be improved, and what big takeaway they’re leaving with. #HigherEducation #TeachingAndLearning

Temple Grandin came up in discussion last night in my Mixed Methods course. Her life and work remind us that “The world needs different kinds of minds to work together.” #HigherEducation #TeachingAndLearning

Grateful @aeraedresearch.bsky.social to reflect on mentors who help shape our scholarly lives. Thankful for @galesinatra.bsky.social, who guided me through my dissertation on motivated conceptual change at UNLV. Proud to be part of her academic family tree. #AERA2026 #AcademicMentoring

Grateful to present at AERA yesterday. A good reminder that deep learning is often cultivated not only through formal curriculum, but through dialogue, reflection, and the spaces we create for students to engage meaningfully. #AERA2026 #HigherEducation

We had a great first day of #AERA2026!

AERA 2026 gets underway tomorrow in Los Angeles. Looking forward to scholarship, conversation, and reconnecting with colleagues across the field. Safe travels to everyone heading out. #AERA2026 #HigherEducation

Excited my new book chapter, “Virtual Spaces for Critical Dialogue: Promoting Social Interaction and Cognitive Engagement in Higher Education Courses,” is published in Improving Your College Courses: A Guide for Engaging in Digital Learning. #HigherEducation #FacultyDevelopment #DigitalLearning

If you had to pick the men’s and women’s champions based only on your opinion of the remaining Colleges or Schools of Education, who’s cutting down the nets? Women: UConn, South Carolina, UCLA, Texas Men: UConn, Illinois, Michigan, Arizona #HigherEducation #MarchMadness

Check out what's coming soon to LA with our first issue of #AERA2026 Insider! www.aera.net/Portals/38/I...