The Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute is celebrating the announcement of its spring 2024 grant awardees. The awards are named in honor of Vanderbilt’s first African American dean. This grant cycle, nine Professional Development and Training Grants and nine Dissertation Enhancement Grants were awarded to Vanderbilt Graduate School students. These students are among the more than 260 graduate students whose research and professional development pursuits have been supported by GLI grant programs since they were established in 2019.
The GLI Dissertation Enhancement Grant supports Ph.D. students with outstanding potential to accelerate progress on their research, adding depth or breadth to their work. Fall awardees will expand their research over a broad range of topics, including shifting immigration attitudes in crisis times, the effects of the opioid epidemic on postsecondary access, how temperature and age interact to shape mosquito humoral immunity, microbial signatures of social and ecological change, and the genetic epidemiology of schizophrenia and psychosis.
The GLI Professional Development and Training Grant supports Graduate School students pursuing professional development and training opportunities to further develop their academic and professional skills. These grants have supported students from 48 graduate programs attending workshops, short courses, specialized trainings, conferences, symposia and meetings across the U.S. and around the globe.
The next grant cycle will open on Nov. 1, 2024, for spring 2025 applications. The GLI is honored to support Vanderbilt students in important research and professional endeavors through grants and programming throughout the year.
Dissertation Enhancement Grants
Joseph Benthal, Human Genetics
Cody Christensen, Leadership and Policy Studies
Sarah Hagaman, English
Allison Lake, Human Genetics
William Lowery, Chemistry
Lindsay Martin, Biological Sciences
Catherine McCormack, Anthropology
Alexander Tripp, Political Science
Perry Wasdin, Chemical and Physical Biology
Professional Development and Training Grants
Lucas Borba de Miranda, Political Science
Micaela Harris, Learning, Teaching and Diversity
Miguel Herranz Cano, Spanish and Portuguese
Junyi Ji, Civil Engineering
Matthew Krantz, Biomedical Informatics
Yunzhen Liang, Psychology and Human Development
Arijit Sengupta, Electrical Engineering
Kenton Shimozaki, Leadership and Policy Studies
Kelly Tingle, Earth and Environmental Sciences
