Research Priority
MNPS and Vanderbilt will collaborate with community partners to develop strategies that support the district’s focused outcomes and foster a shared, citywide accountability for the well-being and success of Nashville’s youth. The Working Group will seek to develop the research architecture for understanding the roles that various city agencies and community organizations in Nashville (in addition to the the school system) play in supporting the city’s youth. Ultimately, the group aims to build a “youth master plan”, or an evidence-based map for how these groups can work together to foster youth wellbeing and success.
METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Allison D’Aurora
Executive Director of Policy Planning & Project Management
Ashford Hughes
Executive Officer of Student Success & Opportunity
Elisa Norris
Chief of Student Support Resources
Renita Perry
Chief of Academics & Schools
Tina Stenson
Executive Director of Research, Assessment, and Evaluation
Makeda Watson
Director, Community Achieves
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Nicole Cobb
Professor of the Practice; Associate Dean
Nicole Hinton
Senior Research and Operations Manager
Hannah Morris
Doctoral Student
Maury Nation
Bob Innes Chair, Professor of Human & Organizational Development
Ellen Parks
Doctoral Student, Community Research and Action
Sarah Suiter
Professor of the Practice
