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Jiaxun Du is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Community Research and Action program at Vanderbilt University’s Department of Human and Organizational Department. His research interests surround the intersection of inequality and organization, particularly how inequality hinders nonprofit organizations’ ability to achieve their mission and how their practice may unintentionally reproduce inequality. Jiaxun received his B.A. in sociology at Beijing Normal University and M.A. in Philanthropic Studies at Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University.
Andy is a junior at Vanderbilt University double majoring in Human & Organizational Development (HOD) and Cognitive Studies with a minor in Medicine, Health, & Society (MHS). Having worked in the lab for almost a year as a research assistant and a lab manager, his research interests primarily lie in understanding the role that network dynamics amongst individuals and corporations play in social justice issues, including the anti-Asian hate social media campaign and the non-profit refugee coalitions. In addition, he is independently completing a study on technology companies’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) supporting the journalism community to counter the risks imposed by AI-induced misinformation.