About Us
ICPSR
The University of Michigan’s ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social science research community. ICPSR consists of more than 800 academic institutions and research organizations. It maintains a data archive of more than 400,000 files in social and behavioral sciences including education, voting, criminal justice, aging, health, economics, and more. In 2019, ICPSR was awarded a National Medal for Museum and Library Services, the nation’s highest award recognizing the top 10 museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities.
AERA
AERA is the largest national interdisciplinary scientific association devoted to the study of education and learning, including an important emphasis on STEM. Founded in 1916, AERA aims to advance knowledge about education, encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good. With approximately 25,000 members in close to 100 countries, AERA is deeply committed to equity and inclusion in all of its functions and practices. The Association is well-known for the publication of seven major journals (two of which are open access), a valued professional development program, research initiatives that stimulate innovation, a breadth of activities that foster and support sound science policy, a range of public programming, and an annual meeting–the largest gathering of education researchers worldwide. Learn more about becoming a member of AERA!
Current Advisory Board Members
- Lisa Benson, Clemson University
- Sean P. “Jack” Buckley, Imbellus
- Greg J. Duncan, University of California, Irvine
- Noah D. Finkelstein, University of Colorado Boulder
- Gustavo E. Fischman, Arizona State University
- Kris D. Gutiérrez, University of California, Berkeley
- Larry V. Hedges, Northwestern University
- Andrew Dean Ho, Harvard University
- Michelle G. Knight-Manuel, Teachers College, Columbia University
- Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux, California Institute of Technology
- Ebony McGee, Vanderbilt University
- Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin
- Jason Owen Smith, IRIS, University of Michigan
- William F. Tate IV, University of South Carolina
- Beth Yakel, University of Michigan
PEERS Collaborative Partners
- American Anthropological Association (AAA)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- American Economic Association (AEA) American Political Science Association (APSA)
- Association for Psychological Science (APS)
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- American Sociological Association (ASA)
- American Statistical Association (ASA)
- Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
- International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
- Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
- National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
- National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
- Society for Learning Analytics Research (SOLAR)
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
- Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
- Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Repositories and Other Data Providers
- Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania
- Databrary
- Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, College of Education, Michigan State University
- Education Research Alliance of New Orleans, Tulane University
- Institute for Research on Innovation & Science, University of Michigan
- Michigan Education Data Center, University of Michigan
- National Student Clearinghouse
- Qualitative Data Repository