We are pleased to introduce the sections for the SREE 2026 Conference and extend our sincere thanks to our dedicated section chairs for their leadership and commitment to making this year’s program exceptional.
Each section represents a vital area in our field, spanning early childhood through postsecondary education, research methods, global contexts, and more. Together, they reflect the breadth and depth of the important work our community is doing. We hope you will find a section where your research feels at home and we encourage you to submit your abstract by April 1!
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Chair: Justin Doromal, Urban Institute
This section encourages submissions that examine effects of promising education practices, supports, initiatives, programs, and policies prior to Kindergarten, particularly at scale, and their carryover into subsequent developmental periods.
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Chair: Jessa Valentine, Ascendium Education Group
This section invites submissions examining practices, supports, initiatives, programs, and policies designed to improve students’ access to, transitions into, and completion of postsecondary education.
EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN GLOBAL CONTEXTS
Chair: Saloni Gupta, Brown University
This section encourages submissions that explore the effectiveness of practices, supports, initiatives, programs, and policies at all levels either in non-U.S. contexts or with a focus on generalizability in a global context.
ACADEMIC LEARNING AND SUPPORTS IN K-12
Chair: Jennifer Hamilton, NORC at the University of Chicago
This section invites proposals that examine types of practices, supports, initiatives, programs, and policies that influence K-12 education trajectories.
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS
Chair: Elizabeth Talbott, William and Mary
This section encourages submissions that advance knowledge of environments, schools, classrooms, teachers, practices, and policies that promote social and emotional development and well-being and shape academic, social, and health outcomes from preschool through adulthood.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Chair: Alexandra Shelton, Johns Hopkins University
This section invites submissions that examine approaches that effectively support learning, social, and behavioral outcomes for students with disabilities, educators, and their families.
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS
Chair: Laura Rogers, University of Virginia
This section seeks submissions exploring policies, programs, and practices related to supporting teacher and school leader effectiveness across a range of contexts.
ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS
Chair: Erica Harbatkin, Florida State University
This section encourages submissions that use rigorous research designs and analytic techniques to examine how schools, school systems, and other support systems can improve student outcomes.
USE OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE ACROSS SETTINGS
Chair: Betsy Wolf, DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
This section encourages submissions that rigorously examine the practices and conditions influencing how policymakers, practitioners, and other decision-makers utilize research evidence in education or in other contexts.
RESEARCH METHODS
Chairs: Kylie Anglin, University of Connecticut and Tracy Sweet, University of Maryland
This section encourages submissions that advance methods directly addressing issues in education and/or disseminate the application of state-of-the-art quantitative methods.
For full section descriptions, submission guidelines, and conference details, please visit our website.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and seeing you at SREE 2026!