Yussen named Educational Research editor; Dillon, Harwell named associate editors
Former CEHD Dean Steve Yussen, professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Institute of Child Development, has been named editor of AERA's flagship journal, Educational Researcher. Deborah Dillon, Guy Bond Chair in Reading in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and educational psychology professor Michael Harwell join Yussen as associate editors.
Yussen brings more than 35 years of scholarly experience to this new endeavor. In the past he has served as associate editor of Child Development and the Journal of Educational Psychology, as a reviewer for numerous scholarly journals, and as an editorial advisory board member. His own research, which centers on cognitive development, instructional psychology, memory, learning, and reading comprehension in school-age children, has been widely published.
The American Educational Research Association publishes Educational Researcher nine times each year for its members. The peer-reviewed journal features scholarly articles, reviews, analyses, and commentary of importance to the broad community of education researchers.
James Hearn, of the University of Georgia, will join the University of Minnesota faculty as an associate editor.
The full text of AERA's announcement is available here.