Meet Our Team

Working together to understand and transform disparities in school discipline

Founding Director

Richard O. Welsh

Associate Professor
Education and Public Policy Vanderbilt University

Faculty

Luis A. Rodriguez

Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
NYU

Graduate Researchers

Kathryn James McGraw

Ph.D. Student
Education Policy and Leadership
Vanderbilt University

Tia R. Williams

Ph.D. Student
Education Policy and Leadership
Vanderbilt University

Blaise Joseph

Ph.D. Student
Education Policy and Leadership
NYU

Neha Sobti, Ed.D.

Ph.D. Student
Administration, Leadership, and Technology
NYU

SDL in the Press

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Chalkbeat: Four reasons why schools are facing crippling shortages
Chalkbeat: Four reasons why schools are facing crippling shortages

Luis A. Rodriguez, faculty researcher with the School Discipline Lab, is featured and quoted in a Chalkbeat article about the connection between COVID-19 and staff shortages.

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Luis A. Rodriguez in the New York Times: Understanding COVID’s impact on school discipline
Luis A. Rodriguez in the New York Times: Understanding COVID’s impact on school discipline

Luis A. Rodriguez, faculty researcher with the School Discipline Lab, is featured and quoted in a NYT article about the connection between COVID-19 and school discipline.

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Major grant from the William T. Grant Foundation awarded to Welsh and team for equity-centered research-practice partnerships
Major grant from the William T. Grant Foundation awarded to Welsh and team for equity-centered research-practice partnerships
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Richard Welsh featured in Vanderbilt University’s Research News for equity-lab
Richard Welsh featured in Vanderbilt University’s Research News for equity-lab
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