Peabody College
Expanding the CMR Model – A Computational Investigation of Reading Comprehension (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 21, 2023—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Elijah Williams to work in the laboratory of Dr. Katherine S. Aboud, Ph.D. in the Vanderbilt Brain Institute during the summer of 2023. Elijah is a rising junior with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Data Science. In this summer research project, Elijah and his mentor investigated patterns in the...
Empowering Educators: Insights from Classroom Audio
Jul. 14, 2023—In the realm of education, understanding the dynamics of teacher-student interactions is crucial for enhancing learning outcomes. With this goal in mind, Natalie Huerta, Doctoral Student in Special Education at Vanderbilt University, and Jess Boyle, Doctoral Student & Research Assistant at Vanderbilt Peabody College, are leading a collaborative effort to analyze classroom audio and its...
Immersion Spotlight: Vanderbilt student-athlete drives sports performance through data analysis
Jul. 13, 2023—Recent Vanderbilt graduate and Division I student-athlete Jared Wheatley may have spent his whole life playing sports, but it wasn’t until he studied the real-world applications of data science that the idea for his Immersion Vanderbilt project was sparked. Combining his deep understanding of athletics and his coursework as an economics major and data science...
DSI hosts Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference for data scientists and aspiring data scientists to learn from other women in the field
Mar. 8, 2023—The Data Science Institute welcomed women who are leading the way in data science at our annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference on March 7. The conference was an opportunity for women in data science to connect, network and learn from other women in the field. The conference featured a variety of sessions with...
Language and Educational Analytics Research (LEAR) Lab Looking to Hire DS MS Students
Oct. 24, 2022—The Language and Educational Analytics Research (LEAR) Lab is looking to hire DS MS students to provide support for Vanderbilt’s Learning Engineering Virtual Institute Community Hub. The hub focuses on helping engineering teams from around the world developing cutting edge technologies to increase math learning in K-12 educational settings. The hub is specifically designed to...
Measuring Naturalistic Proximity as a Window Into Caregiver–Child Interaction Patterns (DSI-SRP)
Sep. 8, 2022—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Qi Shi to work in the laboratory of Kathryn Humphreys in the Department Psychology and Human Development during the summer of 2022. Qi is a junior with majors in Medicine, Health, & Society and Psychology. The TotTag, a device developed by the VU SEA Lab with a team of collaborators, is...
District-Level Resource Allocation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Understanding How Districts Leveraged Federal Stimulus Funds (DSI-SRP)
Sep. 8, 2022—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Jingyi Chen to work in the laboratory of Christopher Candelaria in the Department of Public Policy and Education during the summer of 2022. Jingyi is a senior with majors in Human & Organizational Development and Mathematics. Over the summer, Jingyi worked with Professor Christopher Candelaria to analyze district and school-level allocation...
Using Cluster Analysis to Understand the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation & Depression Symptoms (DSI-SRP)
Sep. 8, 2022—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Emma Boldwyn to work in the laboratory of Autumn Kujawa in the Department of Psychology and Human Development during the summer of 2022. Emma is a senior with majors in Cognitive Studies and Child Development. Emma used data from a project that examines adolescents’ depression symptoms in conjunction with neurological factors....
Intermittent Stimulation of the Nucleus Basalis Improves Working Memory in Aged Monkeys (DSI-SRP)
Sep. 8, 2022—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Sophia Chung to work in the laboratory of Professor Christos Constantinidis in the Department of Biomedical Engineering during the summer of 2022. Sophia is a junior with majors in Cognitive Studies and Neuroscience. This summer, Sophia used MATLAB to analyze the behavioral data obtained from the working memory task administered to...
The Effects of a Parent-Coaching Intervention on the Temporal Dynamics of Parent-Child Interactions in Children with ASD (DSI-SRP)
Sep. 8, 2022—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Yunah Song to work in the laboratory of Dr. Miriam Lense in the Department of Otolaryngology during the summer of 2022. Yunah is a junior with majors in Cognitive Studies and Child Development. Timing is an integral component of successful parent-child social interactions for both autistic children (ASD) and children who...