The Vanderbilt Story
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Recent Peabody graduate transforming lives of the sight-impaired
James Boehm, who earned a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Peabody College in May, turned a life-changing incident into a mission to help others recovering from traumatic injuries and blindness. Read MoreMay 29, 2019
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Student Athlete: The Graduates
For this installment of the student-athlete series, we take a look at three Class of 2019 seniors. Read MoreMay 17, 2019
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Happy Helping Others: Robby Perry, BE’19
From an Alternative Spring Break trip to renovate houses with Habitat for Humanity, to a Home Depot–sponsored web-coding hackathon, to a semester of study abroad that took him to cities such as Madrid, Marrakesh and Istanbul—Robby Perry’s time at Vanderbilt exemplifies just how much you can pack into four years. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Special-needs Siblings Inspire a Career in Care: Alexandra Vierling, BS’19
It was at Vanderbilt that Alexandra Vierling found her passion for nursing. But the idea of working at the intersection of health care and education was a seed planted long ago. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Beyond the Petri Dish: Gabriela Alvarado, PhD’19
Gabriela Alvarado began her graduate program intent on studying something microscopic, but she ended up developing a passion for understanding the bigger picture of her research. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Flying on to Medical School: Riley Ferguson, BA’19
A Facebook query seeking Vanderbilt students who were pilots led Riley Ferguson to two of her closest friends and the founding of AviaDORES, a campus organization with the mission of making aviation accessible to VU students. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Refugees and a ‘Third-Culture Kid’: Aya Abou-Jaoude, BS’19
Aya Abou-Jaoude has always planned to become a physician. But she says an eye-opening Vanderbilt course last year about refugee resettlement helped affirm her ultimate goal: to pursue pediatric medicine, with a particular focus on refugee health. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Using Science to Spark Innovation: Jasper Lu, BS’19, MS’19
Creative writing and computer science classes in middle school and high school inspired Jasper Lu to pursue a liberal arts education at Vanderbilt, where he could explore all his passions and identify connections between them. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Combat Veteran and Future Trauma Surgeon: Kathleen Gallagher, MD’19
Like many medical students, Kathleen Gallagher knew by the time she’d finished high school biology that she wanted to become a doctor. It was the tragedy of Sept. 11, however, that launched her journey into trauma surgery. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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A Scientific Mind and a Heart for Women’s Issues: Ananya Sharma, BA’19
As the only child of a university biology professor, Ananya Sharma’s talent in science came naturally. Yet, while navigating a STEM-specialized curriculum in high school, she discovered an interest in women’s studies. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Building Community and Confidence: Jarryd Bethea, BS’19
During his college search, Jarryd Bethea sought an institution that would combine great academics, strong school spirit, and a community where he could make an impact. He found that and more at Vanderbilt. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Musical Talent and Mentor: Rama Kumaran, BMus’19
Rama Kumaran initially intended to study both science and flute when he came to Vanderbilt. He says he didn’t come expecting to know everything. “But I expected to do everything," he says. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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Runner’s High: Evan Suzman, BS’19
Evan Suzman, a cross country runner for the Commodores, likes to clear his mind with long, winding runs across campus. Off the course, the native New Yorker is a double major in history and child development, with a focus on the history of science. Read MoreApr 11, 2019
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I Am Who I Am: My story as a transgender Vanderbilt student-athlete
By Braeden Abrahamsen, as told to Andrew Maraniss One of the most positive things about sports is how it brings people together. As a member of the Vanderbilt women’s bowling team, I have teammates from Australia, Russia, Singapore, New York, New Jersey and New Mexico, just to name a… Read MoreMar 31, 2019
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Emily Mathewson: Lacrosse attacker and community volunteer
Student-athlete Emily Mathewson rallies her teammates on the field, and rallied them to support a young patient with cancer at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 29, 2019
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Find Your Impact: Student empowers women through tech
Vanderbilt engineering student Miti Joshi took a leap of faith when declaring her major. She ended up falling in love with computer science and launching Vanderbilt Women in Computing. Read MoreMar 27, 2019
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Jonathan Metzl examines how hot-button political issues impact health
Professor Jonathan Metzl isn’t afraid to tackle society’s most controversial issues, like guns, mass shootings, health care, race, politics and mental illness. Read MoreMar 11, 2019
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Bree Horrocks: Center and researcher
When Bree Horrocks decided she would pursue her final season of college basketball as a graduate transfer, the 6-foot-5-inch center had conversations with a number of interested coaches. Each time, Horrocks let coaches know their programs would be getting much more than a basketball student-athlete. Read MoreFeb 28, 2019
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Find Your Impact: Student creates app for orangutans
A coding hobby led Vanderbilt HOD and economics double major Ben Scheer on a wild immersion, building an app for orangutans at Zoo Atlanta. Read MoreFeb 22, 2019
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International dream comes true for Blair composition major
Vanderbilt sophomore Jacob Beranek loves music and his Czech heritage. These passions recently converged in an incredible opportunity for the talented music composition major. Read MoreFeb 7, 2019