She will begin her one-year term as president of the 20,000-member international organization at the conclusion of its 2004 annual meeting, following a year of service as president-elect.
Cochran-Smith, one of three candidates nominated for the AERA presidency, is chair of the AERA Publications Committee and co-chairs its National Consensus Panel on Teacher Education.
For more information, see www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/features/c-s_aera_pres.html.