Researchers
ASCEND Researchers
ASCEND brings together experts from biological sciences, chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, mathematics, sociology, and political science to form a resource and build tools for transdisciplinary immersion research and community-sourced solutions. This Initiative is aimed at collaborating with local communities, providing learning opportunities, and fostering student research immersion to advance actionable solutions and affect positive ecological change under climate change pressure.
Faculty & Staff
Professor of Political Science Professor of Human and Organizational Development Professor of Law Professor of Philosophy |
Project Manager (PMP, CSM), ASCEND Initiative and Center for Innovative Technology |
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Centennial Endowed Professor in Biological Sciences Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Director, Vanderbilt Microbiome Initiative Associate Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation |
Librarian for Geospatial Data and Systems Digital Scholarship and Communication |
Associate Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering Associate Director for Research, Vanderbilt Climate Change Research Network |
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Professor of Sociology James Thornton Fant Chair in Sustainability Studies Associate Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment Director, Program on Environmental and Sustainability Studies |
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences |
Stevenson Professor of Chemistry Chair, Department of Chemistry Director, Center for Innovative Technology |
Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences Professor of Biological Sciences Professor of Biomedical Informatics |
Research Assistant Professor in Chemistry Executive Director, Center for Innovative Technology Assistant Scientific Director, The SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program |
Assistant Professor of Chemistry |
Associate Professor of Sociology |
Professor of Mathematics |
Director of Research Initiatives, Peabody College of Education, Office of the Dean Research Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Undergraduate Researchers
Makenzie Baker Class of 2023 |
Iman Byndloss Class of 2023 |
Micayla Cochran Class of 2022 |
Claire Doshier Class of 2023 |
Natalie Elliott Class of 2022 |
Campbell Flower Class of 2022 |
Owen Lamson Class of 2022 |
Truman McDaniel Class of 2023 |
Brianna Moyers Class of 2023 |
Henry Pliske Class of 2023 |
Lauren Rhodes Class of 2023 |
Sydney Rosen Class of 2023 |
Summer Rucker Class of 2023 |
Defne Salli Class of 2023 |
Jazlyn Selvasingh Class of 2023 |
Estelle Shaya Class of 2023 |
Victoria Vuong Class of 2023 |
Teresa Xu Class of 2023 |
Veronica Zancho Class of 2023 |
Allen Zeng Class of 2023 |