2023

To what extent does an online family-based intervention promote positive youth development and reduce negative behavioral, social, and emotional outcomes among sexual and gender minority youth of color?

This grant will strengthen the Nashville Partnership for Educational Equity Research, a partnership between Vanderbilt University and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, in understanding and addressing disparities in early postsecondary opportunities.

With this award, Tormos-Aponte will leverage his infrastructure approach to equip mentees with the skills to fulfill their self-defined aspirations.

What educational programs, practices, and policies are most influential for raising student achievement among Black and Latinx students in the United States?

With this award, Rodriguez will share what she learns about mentoring with her department chair and dean and host a brown bag lunch series to share research and key learning about mentoring with other faculty and graduate students.

With this award, Stewart-Ambo intends to emphasize non-hierarchical mentorship models and prepare ethical and community-engaged scholars who are assets to their communities.

With this award, Salehi will solidify her burgeoning mentoring philosophy that emphasizes providing actionable feedback, helping students set realistic goals, and empathizing with the unique issues facing researchers of color.

With this award, Stein will advocate for systemic change at the department, college, and university levels to remove barriers related to financial challenges.