Research Fellows



Katherine Everhart 
Graduate Research Fellow 
Katherine Everhart is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University. Katherine holds a BA degree in Sociology from UNC-Asheville and a MA degree in Sociology from UNC-Charlotte.  Katherine is currently a research assistant with The Curb Center and The Vanderbilt Center for Nashville Studies. Her research interests are gender and culture, specifically music. In particular, she is currently researching music and autobiographical memory, as well as migration patterns of musicians in the United States.

Michal Fischer
Research Fellow
Michal Fischer is a recent alumna of the Wisconsin School of Business, where she earned her MBA in Arts Administration.  Throughout her tenure as an MBA student, she worked as a Project Assistant at Madison Children’s Museum and the Bolz Center for Arts Administration in Development and Alumni Relations respectively.  She is now living in the Denver Metro area, where she is working to start a career in Event Planning and Experience Design.

Aimee Fullman
Research Fellow
I am an independent arts and cultural policy consultant specializing in North American comparative cultural policy, cultural diplomacy and exchange, cultural diversity, and culture and technology. In 2007 I became the principle investigator and project advisor for the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation’s Cultural Diplomacy Initiative. In the past, I served a 15-month assignment as an Associate Expert for the Canadian Cultural Observatory and a five-year tenure with the Center for Arts & Culture, an American non-partisan cultural policy think tank, as a Program Officer and Administrator. In the United States, I have worked primarily on behalf of international programs, executing and managing UNESCO, State Department, USAID, Fulbright and the President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities contracts. My academic background includes an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (International Cultural Policy and Public/Nonprofit Administration) from George Mason University and a B.A. in International Affairs with a minor in Dance from George Washington University. A complete survey of my work and clients can be found at www.aimeefullman.com. 

Evan Harris
Undergraduate Research Fellow
Evan Harris is a sophomore and an English major coming to Vanderbilt from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Evan grew up all over Europe and South America until moving to the United States at the age of 12. Like his brother and grandfather Evan attended boarding school at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. His interests include tennis, electronic music, and creative writing.

Diego Montero 
Graduate Research Fellow
Diego Montero is a Master in Public Policy student at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. His studies focus on national strategic and diplomatic issues, with a special emphasis on US-China relations. Prior to matriculating at the Kennedy School, he was a domestic news editor at Xinhua News Agency, based in Beijing, China.   Diego is conducting his Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE), the capstone of the Master in Public Policy curriculum, with the Curb Center in the area of cultural diplomacy.   

Garrett Morgan
Undergraduate Research Fellow
Garrett Morgan is a junior double majoring in History and Religious Studies double major, from Oswego, New York. He spent two years booking talent, organizing and executing performances, and designing advertising and promotional material at Hamilton College before transferring to Vanderbilt.  Additionally, Garrett spent a summer working at an independent record label, started a student run label at SUNY Oswego, and held important executive positions at Hamilton's Radio station. Garrett is interested in the creation of student run creative enterprises that will provide students with performance opportunities and career related experiences without compromising the benefits of a liberal arts curriculum.

Liz Clayton Scofield
Undergraduate Research Fellow
Liz Clayton Scofield is a junior pursuing an interdisciplinary degree in cultural musicology through the College of Arts and Sciences.  She is also an active member of the McGill Project on-campus, a DJ on WRVU Vanderbilt Radio, and a singer/songwriter learning the ropes of recording on an 8 track. 

Bryson W. Whitney
Undergraduate Research Fellow
Bryson W. Whitney is a sophomore from Memphis, TN currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Science. He is majoring in Sociology with a double minor in Studio Art and Music History. He is a talented artist who enjoys drawing and painting. After graduation, Bryson intends to enter law school and then work in Urban Planning where he will incorporate his study of the Arts to develop creatively enriched metropolitan communities.        
   


RockBandAtVandy.com
Eran Egozy, developer of the interactive video games Rock Band and Guitar Hero, spoke on Vanderbilt's campus as part of the Curb Creative Leadership Series. The conversation was followed by a Community Guitar Hero Competition.

Watch the video from VUCast news coverage

 

Vanderbilt View Cover Story - November 2009


Can an innovative program led by the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy nurture creativity on campus?