Welcome to the NEERO March 2022 newsletter! In this issue you will find: 

• NEERO 2022: Conference Updates 
• NEERO 2022: Tips, Resources & Office Hour for Presenters and Discussants
• NEERO 2022: Announcing Award Winners!
• NEERO 2022: Conference Program
• NEERO 2022: Conference Registration 

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We look forward to welcoming conference presenters and attendees via zoom and in-person in Portsmouth, NH for a thought-provoking, meaningful, and inspiring research conference in just two weeks!

Conference Information (Virtual and In-Person Components)

The NEERO 2022 Conference will include: invited keynote speakers and panels; accepted paper, poster, research-in-progress roundtable and symposium presentations; awards celebration and presentation; business meeting; and informal gatherings and opportunities to connect with fellow conference participants. 

• Wednesday, April 6 (Day 1): The first day of the NEERO 2022 Conference will be held virtually via zoom. The Rubovits Presentation and Awards Celebration will take place in-person at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel. All events and conference sessions will be accessible via zoom with viewing options available at the Portsmouth Sheraton Harborside Hotel. If you plan to attend sessions on Wednesday 4/6 at the Portsmouth Sheraton Harborside Hotel, please bring your computer and a pair of headphones. NEERO will provide space at the hotel.
• Thursday, April 7 (Day 2): The second day of the NEERO 2022 Conference will be held fully in-person at the Portsmouth Sheraton Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. The keynote presentation and business meeting will also be accessible via zoom with remote viewing options available at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel. 
• Friday, April 8 (Day 3): The third day of the NEERO 2022 Conference will be held fully in-person at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. The morning panel will also be accessible via zoom. 

Conference Health & Safety Information

NEERO will follow health and safety guidelines for the in-person components of the conference. At this point, all NEERO 2022 in-person conference attendees will be required to confirm vaccination status and/or negative COVID-19 test results prior to attending the in-person conference. Masks will be required for participation in all in-person NEERO events, except when presenting or actively eating. The NEERO Board is monitoring current CDC and local New Hampshire guidelines and appreciate your understanding should these protocols warrant modification.

NEERO will practice social distancing for conference attendees and presenters. 

To minimize risk, all food served as part of the NEERO 2022 Conference will either be individually packaged or served by employees of the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel. 

The NEERO Board has compiled tips and resources for presenters and discussants, including: 

• NEERO 2022 Guidelines for Presenters and Discussants
• Five Tips for Inclusive Presentations

Upcoming Office Hour for Presenters & Discussants (March 25, 2022, 12 - 1pm ET)

Have a question about how to prepare for your conference presentation? Looking for guidance on how to be an effective discussant? Drop in during an office hour to speak with NEERO Board members who can answer your questions!

• Date/Time: Friday, March 25, 12:00 - 1:00pm ET
• Zoom link:  https://wne-edu.zoom.us/j/96584898256?pwd=elcycVNiVVd1ZG5wYzgwcHBMcExKUT09
  Meeting ID: 965 8489 8256
  Passcode: 20366655

Carie Ruggiano (University of Massachusetts Amherst) has been awarded the Rubovits Award from the NEERO 2021 Conference for her paper, "Adapt and Serve the Community!: Voices of Families of Youth of Color in Predominantly White, Rural Communities."

Carie earned her B.A in English and Journalism at UMass Amherst and her M.A.T in English Education at Teachers College. She began her doctoral journey to better understand and improve the experiences of young people of color, living and attending school in predominantly white rural contexts, in large part due to her experiences as a mother in a transracial adoptive family. Scholarly interests include: antiracist and culturally sustaining pedagogy; critical whiteness studies; rural education; critical and multimodal literacies; digital storytelling; teaching of writing; secondary English teacher education, training, and recruitment.

Dr. Katharine Covino (Fitchburg State University) has been awarded the NEERO 2022 Kim Fries Award for early career distinction.

Dr. Covino, Associate Professor of Education Studies, teaches writing, literature, and teacher-preparation classes at Fitchburg State University. Three areas of current scholarship focus on a) critical pedagogy in literacy-learning classrooms, b) applying indigenous lenses to examine cultural myths, and c) collaborating with middle, secondary, and post-secondary teachers on issues related to literacy praxis. Prior to teaching at the university level, she taught middle school and high school in Austin, Texas. She is also a children’s book author. Two recent books seek to support children and their families in understanding, processing, and addressing the challenges of living through a global pandemic in a funny, accessible, kid-friendly way. An upcoming book uses humor and science to help kids use and not abuse digital technology.

Abby Emerson (Teachers College, Columbia University) has been awarded the John Schmitt Award for Outstanding Graduate Research for her paper, "The entanglement of emotions, whiteness, and practicing teachers in antiracist teacher education: A literature review."

Abby is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Curriculum & Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is currently researching antiracist teacher education, with attention to emotions and how this work plays out in school-based contexts. Her research also explores whiteness, White supremacy, and their manifestations in the formal and informal spaces where children are educated. Previously, she was an elementary school teacher for 10 years in NYC public schools. During that time she was named the 2018 National Association for Multicultural Education’s Critical Teacher of the Year. Her work can be found in Bank Street Occasional Papers, Radical Teacher, and Urban Education. 

NEERO 2022 Conference "Expanding Equity in Educational Research" (April 6 - 8, 2022)

As a global community, we continue to grapple with ongoing and persistent crises including the COVID-19 pandemic, institutionalized and systemic racism, climate change, and social and economic disparities that manifest in and out of education. As a research community, we call on educational researchers, practitioners, activists, and policy makers, to rise up and leverage their expertise to identify, critique, and respond to inequities in education, and expand equity in and through educational research. 

A vital aspect to this work is providing a forum for novice and expert researchers, policy makers, practitioners, community organizers, and activists to come together to share research and engage in critical dialogue. 

Highlights include:

• Pre-conference graduate student virtual networking, Wednesday, April 6, 9:30 - 10:30am via zoom. 
• Symposium, paper, roundtable, and poster presentations each day of the conference
• Keynote speakers and panel on each day of the conference:
  • Virtual Keynote, Wednesday, April 6, 12:15 - 1:30pm: Dr. Susan Baglieri (Montclair State University), 
  • In-person Keynote, Thursday, April 7, 12:15 - 1:45pm: Dr. Liza Talusan (University of Massachusetts Boston), 
  • In-person panel, Friday, April 8, 9:00 - 10:15am: Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith (Boston College), Dr. Larry Ludlow (Boston College) & Dr. Tom Schram (University of New Hampshire) 
• Awards Celebration and Rubovits Presentation, Wednesday, April 6, 5:30 - 6:45pm
• In-person networking, Thursday, April 7, 9:00 - 10:15am
• NEERO Reception, Thursday, April 7, 4:45 - 5:45pm
• NEERO Board meeting and info session on Friday, April 8, 12:30 - 1:30pm. All are invited!
• Raffles and fun throughout the conference

NEERO 2022 Conference registration will provide participants access to all virtual and in-person components of the conference. 

Professional Registration

• Professional Regular Registration: $200

Full-Time Student or Emeritus/Retired Registration

• Full-Time Student or Emeritus/Retired Regular Registration: $100

Membership ONLY

• Membership ONLY (no conference participation): $25 

Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel Reservation Information

• The NEERO group rate is no longer available at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel. Please contact the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel directly if you would like to book a hotel room. 

For more information about the NEERO 2022 Conference, visit the NEERO website.