2018 Academic Pathways Symposium February 23, 2018 Vanderbilt University

8:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks Kissam Center C210

8:45-10:45 a.m. Session A Kissam Center C210

Andrea Locke, Texas A & M University Jamie Stern, University of Vermont Mercedes Spencer, Vanderbilt University Stephany Cuevas, Harvard University

10:45-11:00 a.m. Break

11:00-1:00 p.m. Session B Kissam Center C210

Kevin Holt, Columbia University Mariana Giusti Rodriguez, Cornell University Kendall Park, Princeton University

12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks/Boxed Lunches Session A Kissam Center C210

8:45 a.m. Andrea Locke, Texas A&M University Optical Bio-sensing towards Point of Care Applications

9:15 a.m. Jamie Stern, University of Vermont Behind the Scenes: Distinct Structural Changes Underlie Tau's Dynamic Microtubule Binding Behavior

9:45 a.m. Mercedes Spencer, Vanderbilt University The Comprehension Problems of Children with Poor Reading Comprehension despite Adequate Decoding: Findings from Multiple Investigations

10:15 a.m. Stephany Cuevas, Harvard University "Con mucho sacrificio, we give them everything we can": The Strategic Sacrifices of Undocumented Latina/o Parents

Session B Kissam Center C210

11:00 a.m. Kevin Holt, Columbia University Get Crunk: Performativity and Politics in Atlanta's Hip-Hop Party Culture

11:30 a.m. Mariana Giusti Rodriguez, Cornell University Going Beyond Co-ethnicity: Ethnic Cleavages and Programmatic Preferences in the Andes

12:00 p.m. Kendall Park, Princeton University B the change: B Corp Certification and Mission Expansion Academic Pathways An Initiative for Academic Diversity

Academic Pathways Fellowships combine enhanced professional and leadership development training and robust mentoring for postdocs with the goal of preparing them to be highly competitive candidates for academic careers. Sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Office of the Provost with additional funding from the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate of the National Science Foundation, Academic Pathways seeks to address the acute need for greater diversity within the professoriate. Academic Pathways Fellowships are open to all programs of study within the College of Arts and Science, Owen Graduate School of Management, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, School of Divinity, School of Engineering, Law School, and School of Medicine. Academic Pathways is administered by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Vanderbilt University Graduate School.

For more information, visit: vu.edu/academicpathways

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