Kara Jones

  • Vanderbilt University

    Kathryn McGraw – 2024 August Student Spotlight

    Kathryn James McGraw has recently been selected to serve on the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Graduate Student Council. This council is responsible for creating a community for emerging educational leadership, policy, and evaluation scholars in collaboration with UCEA’s Associate Directors for Graduate Student Development. Kathryn is… Read More

    Aug. 7, 2024

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    Coral Flanagan – 2024 August Student Spotlight

    Coral is a PhD candidate in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Peabody College. Coral was awarded the 2024 Bonsal Award for her dissertation research application essays and the holistic admissions process. The Bonsal Applied Education Research Award is designed to advance the development and completion of doctoral… Read More

    Aug. 7, 2024

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    Diana Quintero Castellanos – 2024 August Student Spotlight

    Diana is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Peabody College. Her dissertation focuses on the impact of test-based grade retention on students designated as English Learners (ELs). Diana’s dissertation was selected for the American Educational Research Association and National Science Foundation. Diana… Read More

    Aug. 7, 2024

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    Nicollette Mitchell – 2024 July Student Spotlight

    Nicollette Mitchell, a fifth-year DTL student and Russell G. Hamilton Fellow, was recognized as a finalist for the International Society for the Learning Sciences Outstanding Student Paper Award. Her paper, titled “A Black woman in geoscience is like a unicorn”: Black women’s educational experiences in the geosciences,… Read More

    Jul. 9, 2024

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    Elizabeth Metts – 2024 July Student Spotlight

    Fifth-year DTL doctoral student Elizabeth (Lizi) Metts has received the CPM’s 2024 award for her Outstanding Dissertation in Mathematics Education. Using participatory research methods, Lizi’s scholarship focuses on how secondary mathematics teachers incorporate data science into their curricula, highlighting the possibilities and contradictions they encounter. Read More

    Jul. 9, 2024

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    Bretton P. Nabit – 2024 May Student Spotlight

    Pharmacology graduate, Bretton P. Nabit, defended his dissertation “Deciphering the Role of mGlu8 in Thalamocortical Circuitry: Insights from Conditional Knockout Strategies” on May 6! Congratulations Bretton!… Read More

    May. 9, 2024

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    Chao Li – 2024 May Student Spotlight

    Epidemiology Ph.D. student, Chao Li, was selected to give an oral presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) annual meeting on April 9th in San Diego, CA.  His talk was titled “Integrating single-cell RNA seq analysis with large genome-wide association study to identify cell-of-origin populations in colorectal… Read More

    May. 9, 2024

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    Dr. Laura Carter-Stone: 2024 April Student Spotlight

    Dr. Laura Carter-Stone, under the guidance of Kevin Leander, has been awarded the Otto Bassler Outstanding Dissertation Award for Peabody College’s Department of Teaching and Learning. Her dissertation delves into how dramatic improvisation can inspire more democratic, just, and vital teaching methods. After working as a post-doctoral researcher in… Read More

    Apr. 10, 2024

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    Pharmacology Students organize the Annual Joel G. Hardman Student-Invited Pharmacology Forum

    On April 5th, the Annual Joel G. Hardman Student-Invited Pharmacology Forum was organized by the Pharmacology Program students and held in Alumni Hall. This year’s topic was “Pharmacology in the Wild, II”, and featured speakers such as Angela Calderón, Ph.D. from Auburn University, Stephen Mackessy, Ph.D. from Colorado State… Read More

    Apr. 10, 2024

  • Vanderbilt University

    A Chat With Alumnus Mateo Andres Perezrodriguez, MA ’11, Economics

    Alumnus Mateo Andres Perezrodriguez, MA ’11, Economics Isaac Reeser, Assistant Director, Development and Alumni Relations, spoke with Alumnus Mateo Andres Perezrodriguez, MA ’11, Economics this spring. In this story, you will learn about Mateo’s journey to Vanderbilt and how his experiences in the commodore community have influenced his… Read More

    Apr. 8, 2024