We are honored to have a vibrant, active team of colleagues who serve as our research team. If you would like to contact one of our members or are interested in participating on our research team, we’d love to hear from you. Please email Rural Research Advisory Committee Chair Pam Buffington (PBuffington@edc.org) with any questions or comments.
We are pleased to release the National Rural Education Association Research Agenda 2022–2027. The agenda charts a five-year research path for rural education with the goal of shedding light on innovative rural practices, addressing unique rural challenges, and continuing to build on the strengths of rural people and places.
Prepared by a subcommittee for NREA’s Research and Higher Education Committee, the agenda was guided by research data collected from a broad representation of rural education stakeholders. On the research agenda, Allen Pratt, executive director of NREA states, “This research agenda provides a powerful tool to help ensure rural strengths are recognized and inequities are understood and addressed.”
Catharine Biddle
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Maine
Pamela J. Buffington, Ph.D.
Director of Rural Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, US Division of Education Development Center
Sara L. Hartman
Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Ohio University
Erin McHenry-Sorber
Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration, School of Education, West Virginia University
J. Kessa Roberts
Assistant Professor of Instructional Leadership, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, Utah State University
Sarah Schmitt-Wilson
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Education, Montana State University
