AERA Division B Lifetime Achievement Award - Carter G. Woodson

Based in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, Patrick Roberts is an Associate Professor in the Foundations and Educational Policy Studies program. He currently teaches classes in the history of American education, museum education, and ethics and education. He is the coordinator of NIU's Center for Peace and Transcultural Communication, which was developed in partnership with the University of Tetova in Macedonia. In 2010, Roberts served as a Fulbright Scholar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he studied museum education in post-conflict societies. He is the North American Sections Editor for the Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies.