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When Vanderbilt announced its new College of Connected Computing, Provost C. Cybele Raver knew the university needed an extraordinary leader to oversee the initial startup of the college—a gifted scholar capable of understanding the interdisciplinary scope of the new college who also had the leadership skills to unite faculty from across campus to lay vital groundwork for the appointment of a new dean. She found the perfect candidate in cognitive scientist Duane Watson, who will lead the initial planning of the college as vice provost for special initiatives.

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Duane Watson to lead startup of College of Connected Computing as vice provost for special initiatives

Alex Christensen and Eric Wilkey, assistant professors of psychology and human development, are emerging leaders in the psychological sciences, strengthening Vanderbilt’s expertise in data science and the neuroscience of mathematical learning, respectively. In recognition of their advancements in the field of psychology, the Association for Psychological Science named them 2024 APS Rising Stars.

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Christensen and Wilkey: emerging leaders in psychological sciences