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Lead Researcher<\/h2>\n


\nJoanne W. Golann<\/h3>\n

Joanne W. Golann is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education and an Assistant Professor of Sociology (secondary appointment) at Vanderbilt University. Trained as a sociologist and an ethnographer, she seeks to understand how culture shapes educational policy and practice. She is committed to listening and learning from others, and wants her students to develop a critical lens and a sense of empathy when evaluating educational policies and programs.<\/p>\n

Dr. Golann received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University. She received a master’s degree in social sciences from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in English from Amherst College. She also is a recipient of the National Academy of Education\/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship.<\/p>\n \n

Research Assistant<\/h2>\n

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Maria Maria Castillo<\/h3>

Maria Maria Castillo is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. Maria is interested in K-12 finance and examining how policies and interventions can improve mathematical learning outcomes and educational experiences for low-income students of color.Before graduate school, Maria served as an AmeriCorps member on the admission team at Breakthrough New York. She was then a graduate coordinator for the Women in STEM program at Harvard College. Maria has worked on several research projects ranging from Latinx parental engagement and linguistic and cultural diversity to a more recent independent study focused on understanding how Title I funds reach schools in New York and examining its intended impact. Maria earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Mount Holyoke College and her Ed.M. in Teacher Education from The Harvard Graduate School of Education.<\/p>\n \n

Former Lab Members<\/h2>\n

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Kara P.M. Brennan<\/h3>\n

PhD Research Assistant (2021-2024)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Leadership, Policy, and Organizational Studies<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Food Negotiation<\/p>\n

Current Role: <\/strong>Legislative Analyst<\/p>\n \n

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Catherine Duggan<\/h3>\n

PhD Research Assistant (2023-2024)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Leadership, Policy, and Organizational Studies<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Modern Family<\/p>\n

Current Role:<\/strong>Director of Student Accessibility Services<\/p>\n \n

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Kanoe Bonilla<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021-2025)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong>Child Development<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Food Negotiation<\/p>\n

Current Role: <\/strong>Medical School<\/p>\n \n

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Emma Bufkin<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022-2025)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong>Child Studies and Political Science<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Food Negotiation<\/p>\n

Current Role: <\/strong>Law school student at the University of Kentucky<\/p>\n \n

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Sheila Chau<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2023-2024)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong> Bachelors of Arts in English and Anthropology<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Food Negotiation<\/p>\n

Current Role: <\/strong>Writer<\/p>\n \n

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Angelina Ma<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022-2023)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong>Bachelor of Science in Child Studies<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Food Negotiation<\/p>\n

Current Role: <\/strong>Undergraduate student at Vanderbilt University<\/p>\n \n

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Audrey Morris<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2023-2025)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong>Cognitive Studies and Classical and Mediterranean Studies<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Food Negotiation<\/p>\n

Current Role: <\/strong>Undergraduate student at Vanderbilt University<\/p>\n \n

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Yida Lu<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024-2025)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong>Child Development and Economics<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Food Negotiation<\/p>\n

Current Role:<\/strong> MPH student in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale University<\/p>\n \n

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Monica (Yumeng) Shen<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022-2024)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong>Bachelor of Science in Child Development and Cognitive Studies<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Food Negotiation<\/p>\n

Current Role: PhD Student in Cognitive Science at UC San Diego<\/strong><\/p>\n \n

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Grace (Yukun) Xu<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022-2024)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program: <\/strong>Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Child Development.<\/p>\n

NJFS Project(s):<\/strong> Food Negotiation<\/p>\n

Current Role: <\/strong>Masters Student in Learning Design and Technology at Stanford University<\/p>\n \n

Rich Hall<\/h3>\n

PhD Research Assistant (2017-2022)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program:<\/strong> Leadership, Policy, and Organizational Studies<\/p>\n

Current Role:<\/strong> Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Saint Louis University-School of Education<\/p>\n \n

Erin Smith<\/h3>\n

Graduate Research Assistant (2020-2022)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program:<\/strong> Masters of Public Policy, Education Policy<\/p>\n

Current Role<\/strong>: Research Associate at SRI International<\/p>\n \n

Elsie Kindall<\/h3>\n

Graduate Research Assistant (2021-2022)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program:<\/strong> Masters of Public Policy, Educational Policy<\/p>\n

Current Role:<\/strong> Masters of Public Policy Student<\/p>\n \n

Susanna Harpold<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program:<\/strong> Bachelors of Science, Human and Organizational Development<\/p>\n

Current Role:<\/strong> Higher Education Consultant<\/p>\n \n

Tracy Luan<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021-2022)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program:<\/strong> Bachelors of Science, Human and Organizational Development<\/p>\n

Current Role:<\/strong> Masters of International Comparative Education at Stanford University<\/p>\n \n

Taqiyyah Elliot<\/h3>\n

Graduate Research Assistant (2019-2020)<\/p>\n

Peabody Program:<\/strong> Masters of Education, Community Development and Action<\/p>\n

Current Role:<\/strong> Young Adult Trainer<\/p>\n \n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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