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Division A: Administration, Organization, and Leadership Excellence in Research Award: Dr. Carol Mullen Outstanding Dissertation Award: Dr. Tanya DaMommio Emerging Scholar Award: Dr. Huang Wu
Division B: Curriculum Studies Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Shirley Steinberg Outstanding Book Award: Justin Coles and Dominque Hill Outstanding Dissertation Award: Dr. Jacqueline Cofield Ella Baker/Septima Clark Human Rights Award: Shaka Rawls
Division C: Learning and Instruction Graduate Student Research Excellence Award: William Van Luven Jan Hawkins Award for Early Career: Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens Outstanding Early Career Scholar Award: Yeo-eun Kim Sylvia Scribner Award: Roy Pea
Division D: Measurement and Research Methodologies Graduate Student Committee In-Progress Research Award: Songtao Wang, Cammie Justus-Smith, Katie Haus, and Shahin Hossain Early Career Award: Dr. Youmi Suk Outstanding Dissertation Award: Dr. Yi Feng and Dr. April Jones Significant Contributions to Research Methodology Award: Dr. Jennifer Wolgemuth, Dr. Kelly Guyotte, and Dr. Stephanie Shelton
Division E: Counseling and Human Development Distinguished Research Award - Counseling: Ian Levy, Distinguished Research Award - Human Development: Ron Astor, Emily Weiss, and John Gill Outstanding Dissertation Award in Human Development: Taiylor Rayford Outstanding Dissertation Award - Counseling: Christina Tillery
Division G: Social Context of Education Distinguished Dissertation Award: Johnathan Hill and Kourtney Kawano Early Career Award: Luis Leyva and Antonio Duran Mentoring Award: Michelle Knight-Manuel Lifetime Achievement Award: James "Jim" Scheurich and Beth Rubin Henry T. Trueba Award for Research Leading to the Transformation of the Social Contexts of Education: Royel Johnson and Lori Patton Davis Luis Moll Outstanding Book/Creative Work Award: David Low, Maria Ghiso, Gerald Campano, and Sophia Rodriquez
Division H: Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools Outstanding Publications Award - Applied Research Reports: Gwynne, J.A., Allensworth, E.M., Young, C., & Hart, H. Outstanding Publications Award - Outstanding Dissertation/Thesis: Xue Wang Outstanding Publications Award - Program Evaluation: Fangfang Mo, Yao Yang, Yuxiao Zhang, & F. Richard Olenchak Outstanding Publications Award: Communicating Research to Lay Audiences: Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, Sarah Beach, and Helen Min Outstanding Publications Award: Assessment, Accountability, & Advances in Methodology: Graham Zulu
Division I: Education in the Professions Established Investigator Award: So Yoon Yoon New Investigator Award: Ting Sun Outstanding Research Publication Award for an Article: James Huff and Amy Brooks
Division J: Postsecondary Education Exemplary Research Award: Gary Rhoades Outstanding Dissertation Award: Jacqueline Pedota Outstanding Publication Award: Dr. Alice Lee
Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education Early Career Award: Justin Coles Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Award: Mariana Souto-Manning Innovations in Research on Equity and Social Justice in Teaching and Teacher Education Award: Abiola Farinde-Wu Mid-Career Award: Travis Bristol Outstanding Dissertation Award: Elizabeth Castro
Division L: Educational Policy and Politics Lifetime Achievement Award: Ellen Goldring Outstanding Dissertation Award in Educational Policy and Politics: W.W. Kekailoa Perry Jr. Outstanding Short Policy Report in Educational Policy and Politics Award: Sarah Bausell, Shaun Kellogg, Lam Pham, Emily Thrasher, and Tamara Young