Who We Are
 
Profile of Law & Education SIG Members
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SIG members study laws and administrative policies that impact all aspects of education from pre-K through graduate school and adult education. Our members are from a variety of countries and include faculty, graduate students, and practitioners. Our scholarship represents a variety of disciplinary perspectives and methodologies. While some of our members have law degrees, others do not. What we all share is a passion for the study of law and education and making our work accessible to a wide variety of audiences.
 
 
Committees
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Committees

Nomination & Election Committee:
Jeanne Powers, CHAIR
Associate Professor
Arizona State University
[email protected]
 
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2015 CHAIR, PROGRAM CHAIR, TREASURER, & MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR/WEBMASTER!
If you, or someone you know in the SIG,  are interested in serving as an officer in the Law and Education SIG, please contact the chair of the nominations committee, Jeanne Powers. Nominations and self-nominations accepted! The slate for 2016-17 will need to be submitted to AERA in early fall 2015!

New officers will take over at the 2016 meeting in Washington D.C. New officers should plan to attend the annual meeting.

Emerging Scholar Award Committee:
Karen Miksch, CHAIR
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
[email protected]

All Graduate Students who are first author or sole author of a Law & Education SIG paper proposal are eligible for the award. The Committee will choose the best accepted graduate student proposal and present an award and $500 stipend to the recipient at the 2016 SIG business meeting. Once papers are accepted by the SIG, the Chair of the committee will convene the award committee panel to determine if there are eligible proposals for the Emerging Scholar Award.  The winning graduate student will be notified in advance so that she or he can be sure to attend the SIG business meeting. 

 
 
SIG Officers
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Officers

Chair
Jeffrey Sun
Professor      
University of Louisville
[email protected]

Program Chair 
Catherine Horn
Associate Professor
University of Houston
(713)743-5032
[email protected]

Secretary / Treasurer 
Marguerita DeSander
Associate Professor
Western Kentucky University 
[email protected]

Membership Coordinator/Webmaster
Maria Lewis
Assistant Professor
Pennsylvania State University
[email protected]

 
 
Structure & Governance
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Structure & Governance

The SIG is governed by the Executive Committee, made up of the Chair, Program Chair, Secretary Treasurer, and Web Master. The SIG bylaws were approved by the membership, reviewed and approved by AERA with minor modifications. Any member who would like a copy of bylaws should contact Marguerita DeSander, the Secretary/Treasurer at [email protected]  

 
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