Youth Success & Wellbeing

About the Research

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.

MNPS Working Group Memebers

Allison D’Aurora (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 Working Group Members

Nicole Cobb (Professor of the Practice; Associate Dean
Nicole Hinton (Senior Research Manager)
Hannah Morris (Doctoral Student)
Maury Nation (Professor, Human & Organizational Development)
Ellen Parks (Doctoral Student, Community Research and Action)
Sarah Suiter (Associate Professor of the Practice)

Related News & Publications

Engage with Us

We want you to learn more about what we do and why we do it. We invite you to sign up to receive updates to learn how you be part of our work.