Five faculty members and two alumni were recognized at the 聽in Los Angeles, April 8 鈥� 12. Congratulations to , , , , , Lam Pham, PhD鈥�20,聽and Walker Swain, PhD鈥�16. Read the full announcement.
Phoebe Ahn, a special education doctoral student, joined the 18th cohort of the 聽Doctoral Student Scholars.
, professor of human & organizational development, was awarded Vanderbilt’s Lois Autrey Betts Chair in Education and Human Development. , professor of technology and education, was awarded Vanderbilt’s Margaret Cowan Chair.
, EdD’17, was honored with the prestigious n, given by the Academic Senate of the University of California, Berkeley. Read Peabody鈥檚 interview with Burns.
, professor of psychology and human development, was of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
, assistant professor of psychology and human development, and , assistant professor of the practice of psychology and human development, were recognized as 2026 鈥淯nder 10鈥�聽alumni of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Psychology. The award recognizes alumni who have made notable contributions within the first 10 years following the awarding of the degree.
The Vanderbilt Graduate School announced its 2025-26 awards: , Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Special Education, for Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring; Julia Garon-Bissonnette for Postdoctoral Fellow of the Year; , professor of mathematics education, for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring; Nicollette Mitchell for Outstanding Doctoral Student; and Tin Nguyen for Postdoctoral Excellence in Innovation.
, distinguished research dean, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor and professor of educational leadership and policy, was elected to the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement.
, associate professor of teaching and learning, received the Mathematical Association of America’s , honoring outstanding contributions to mathematics education.
, associate professor of psychology and human development, received an Early Career Impact Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABB). and alumna , PhD’00, were named to the newest class of .
RaeAnne Lindsay, research coordinator in the Department of Special Education, received the 2025聽, a lifetime cash grant supporting inspiring individuals living with paralysis.
, associate professor and associate dean for academic affairs and graduate education, was honored with the 2026 Council for Exceptional Children Division for Research’s Distinguished Researcher from Underrepresented Groups Award.
, University Distinguished Professor of Human & Organizational Development and Lois Autry Betts Chair in Education and Human Development, was honored with the 2026 APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology. Read more.
, lecturer in leadership, policy and organizations and serves as assistant director of teaching development and initiatives at , and , associate professor of leadership, policy and organizations and principal investigator of , were recognized as Black Male Educator Honorees by the Tennessee General Assembly. Read more.
The Tao of Montessori, a book by , professor of the practice of teaching and learning, will be translated into Vietnamese.
, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, was selected as the 2026 honoree for the Gloria Ladson-Billings HBCU TAG Award for Excellence in Teacher Education. He also received the 2026 Mary Anne Raywid Award from the .
, executive director of the and professor of early childhood education and policy, president-elect of the (APPAM), the nation鈥檚 premier public policy research association. .
, Carolyn M. Evertson Professor in Teacher Education, received the prestigious for outstanding contributions in reading research from the .
Three Metro Nashville Public Schools students from the 鈥檚 (SSMV) senior class have been named as Top 300 Scholars in the鈥疪egeneron Science Talent Search鈥�2026 competition. Read the full story.
