Explorations in Research 2022
The Office of Immersion Resources (OIR) and the Scientific Immersion and Mentorship (SIM) student organization have partnered to organize Explorations in Research, convening researchers from all disciplines for an evening of networking and discovery.
This year's event will be entirely virtual.
Join us on Monday, February 7 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. CT.
Agenda - Monday, February 7
3:30 p.m. - Introduction & Keynote Speaker
3:45 p.m. - Lightning Round Speakers
4:00 p.m. - Breakout & Networking Sessions
5:00 p.m. - Event ends
Please use the button below to access the main Zoom feed for the keynote speaker and lighting round speakers.
Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions with guided discussions will be held from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Please scroll down to access the buttons to join the breakout sessions.
Virtual Table Hours
Virtual table hours for partner office attendees will run concurrently from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy: Join Here
Center for Second Language Studies: Join Here
Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries: Join Here
Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP): Join Here
Slave Societies Digital Archive: Join Here
The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation: Join Here
DORE Initiative: Join Here
Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal: Join Here
Spatial Analysis Research Lab: Join Here
Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy: Join Here
Data Science Institute at Vanderbilt University: Join Here
Keynote Speaker
Marcy Singer-Gabella, Ph.D., M.Ed
Associate Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning
Professor of the Practice of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning
Faculty Director, Nashville Partnership for Educational Equity Research (Nashville PEER)
Professor Singer-Gabella’s research focuses on designing contexts that bring together diverse stakeholders to investigate and act on pressing problems that contribute to inequality – and doing so in ways that honor the voices of those who often go unheard by virtue of power or status. She is Faculty Director of Nashville Partnership for Educational Equity Research (Nashville PEER) and a co-investigator on the Nashville Longitudinal Study of Youth Safety and Wellbeing.
Lightning Round Speakers
Yolanda McDonald
Assistant Professor, Department of Human and Organizational Development,
Drinking Water Justice Lab
Kendra Oliver
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, ArtLab
David Wright
Stevenson Chair; Dean of Graduate Education and Research, Department of Chemistry, Wright Lab
Breakout Session 1
Antentor Hinton Jr.
Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Hinton Lab
Piran Kidambi
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Kalman Varga
Professor, Physics & Astronomy
Breakout Session 2
Maxime Chevée
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Calipari Lab
Thomas McGinn
Professor, History
Steven Wernke
Associate Professor, Anthropology, Director, Spatial Analysis Research Laboratory, Director, Vanderbilt Initiative for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Research (VIIGR)
Research Representatives
David Caudel
Associate Director, The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation
Heather E. LaFerriere
Health Sciences Informationist, Eskind Biomedical Library
Hanes Motsinger
Social Innovation Assistant Director, The Wond'ry
Jesse Spencer-Smith
Chief Data Scientist, Data Science Institute
Jay Clayton
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English, Director, The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy
Jane Landers
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, Director, Slave Societies Digital Archive
Nathalie Porter-Dieu
Senior Principal Lecturer, French Language and Culture, Director, Center for Second Language Studies
Andrew Wesolek
Director, Digital Scholarship
& Scholarly Communications,
Buchanan Library Fellowship Program
Kayce Gill
Health Sciences Collections Librarian, Eskind Biomedical Library
Rachel Lane Walden
Health Sciences Informationist, Eskind Biomedical Library
Natalie Robbins
Research Analyst (VIIGR), Anthropology, Spatial Analysis Research Lab
Kafond Wilder
Co-Director, Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy, Program Manager, The Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity
Elizabeth Zechmeister
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of
Political Science,
Director, Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)
Partner Offices and Programs
