Lyndsie receives Fullbright Nehru Research Award
Congratulations to Lyndsie Whitehead for being awarded the Fulbright–Nehru Research Award to India. Her research focuses on the push-pull factors that influence international student mobility. India has the world’s second largest higher education system, with more than 800 universities, 39,000 colleges and a capacity of enrolling more than 20 million students. Through her research, Lyndsie aims to explore approaches […]
Deyonna accepts grant researcher position at NLET.
RISE lab is excited to announce that Deyonna Grant has accepted a consultancy position as a Grant Researcher for the National Laboratory for Education Transformation (NLET). In her position, Deyonna Grant will be responsible for building a base of upcoming grants (federal, foundation, state, etc.), and identifying organizations and people that NLET might want to open dialogue […]
RISE lab welcomes Darryl Diptee
RISE lab welcomes Darryl Diptee Hailing from University of California, Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education, Darryl Diptee became a RISE lab member in late 2020. As a doctoral student, Darryl’s research investigates how underrepresented minority students might better negotiate STEM identities within oppressive social systems. He is leveraging the theory of embodied cognition to design […]
