The has announced the winners of its 2025 awards for excellence in education research.
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Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award
USF's Professor and Department Chair, Dr. Deirdre Cobb-Roberts is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award. She is an exemplary scholar whose groundbreaking research centers the experiences of Black women in higher education. A former McKnight Fellow, Dr. Cobb-Roberts has revolutionized the study of gendered racism and its effects on Black women faculty and administrators. With articles in prestigious journals and co-edited books, including Black Women, Academe, and the Tenure Process and Mentoring as Critically Engaged Praxis, she is a leading voice in the field. A professor, department chair, and mentor to nearly 100 doctoral students, she is a possibility model who exemplifies excellence in advancing gender equity and uplifting marginalized voices.
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 at any level in the education community. This award will be presented to an individual whose professional career has been devoted in substantial part to the study of gender in education, and who has significantly advanced the field through extraordinary leadership, scholarship, or professional practice. The AERA Committee on Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education is charged by AERA Council with serving as the selection committee for this award.
AERA will honor the recipients at the Awards Ceremony Luncheon at the in Denver on Thursday, April 24, from 11:40 am to 1:25 pm MT in the Colorado Convention Center.
About AERA
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is the largest national interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning. Founded in 1916, AERA advances knowledge about education, encourages scholarly inquiry related to education, and promotes the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.