Jiaxin Jessie Wang

Graduate Research Assistant

Curriculum Vitae

Email: jiaxinjessie.wang@vanderbilt.edu

Website: Jiaxin Jessie Wang, M.Ed. (notion.site)

 

 

Education:

University of Florida, Gainesville, 2017
B.S. Psychology

Vanderbilt University, 2019
M.Ed., Special Education – High Incidence Disabilities

About Jessie

JIAXIN JESSIE WANG (she/her/她) (pronunciation) is a fourth year Ph.D. student in Special Education. Her passion for supporting students and families from racially minoritized backgrounds stems from her own experiences as a multilingual immigrant, public school student, and teacher. Jessie’s research exists at the intersection of special education, race, and education policy. She uses critical quantitative methods and leverages secondary data to answer questions surrounding disproportionality in disability identification and factors related to such disparities. Prior to starting her doctoral program, Jessie taught was a middle school special education teacher and she also has experience in nonprofit, advocacy, and government settings.

Favorites:

• Brain Rot Show: Love is Blind
• Podcast: Chalk & Gavel
• Place on campus: Hammocking on the giant anchor during October in Nashville
• Nashville Activity: Musician’s Corner
• Recent Read: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
• Office Must Have: Roost laptop stand
• Stationary: sticky notes by Jem & Cozy

Fun Fact: Jessie subscribes to the three-drink rule for maximum productivity: one for hydration (Water), one for energy (caffeine source), and one for fun (sucker for Olipop)

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