{"663886":{"#nid":"663886","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Celebrating Fall 2022 School of Public Policy Graduates","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s almost Commencement time, and we\u0026rsquo;re excited to honor the School of Public Policy students receiving degrees at the Fall 2022 Commencement!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENine students will graduate this Fall, including six Bachelor of Science in Public Policy (BSPP) candidates and three Master of Science in Public Policy (MSPP) students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlana Barr\u003C\/strong\u003E, who participated in the BS\/MS program, will graduate with a Master of Science in Public Policy. After graduation, she will travel to Geneva to pursue a traineeship in Maternal Health with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My new role will entail developing and enhancing a breastfeeding educational initiative through designing and implementing e-learning modules, identifying relevant stakeholders to disseminate the modules, and assessing and analyzing the effectiveness of these modules in educating people about the benefits and importance of breastfeeding,\u0026rdquo; Barr said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETyrek Shepard\u003C\/strong\u003E, graduating with an MSPP, will join the Black Teacher Collaborative as a senior research assistant. In June, he will move to Philadelphia to join Bristol Myers Squibb\u0026rsquo;s MBA Technology Leadership Development Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Studying at Georgia Tech has been the experience of a lifetime, and it was a transformative experience,\u0026rdquo; Shepard said. \u0026ldquo;I was drawn to the School of Public Policy because of the program\u0026rsquo;s strong ability to develop researchers at the master\u0026rsquo;s level. I knew that being trained as a researcher would open numerous doors for me, but I\u0026rsquo;ve been floored at the reality of it all.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESarah Kallis\u003C\/strong\u003E, graduating with a BSPP, will work for Georgia Public Broadcasting as a state politics reporter.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of my favorite memories of my time at Tech is finally getting approval to start 3484 Magazine in Spring 2019,\u0026rdquo; Kallis said. \u0026ldquo;We have now published six issues!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd not to be outdone, fellow BSPP graduate \u003Cstrong\u003EEmily Chesser\u003C\/strong\u003E will spend some time backpacking in Europe with some of her best friends before joining the work world (don\u0026rsquo;t forget to send pictures!).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther BSPP graduates are \u003Cstrong\u003ECasey Barton\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EAudrey Carroll\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EIsabel \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKnofczynski\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003EAnnabel Luong\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlexandra Slack\u003C\/strong\u003E joins Shepard and Barr in earning the MSPP.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations and best wishes to all of our graduates!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENine School of Public Policy students have earned their degrees this fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nine School of Public Policy students have earned their degrees this fall."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2022-12-14 20:22:58","changed_gmt":"2022-12-16 16:23:03","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663881":{"id":"663881","type":"image","title":"Congratulations, Fall 2022 Public Policy Graduates","body":null,"created":"1671049164","gmt_created":"2022-12-14 20:19:24","changed":"1671049164","gmt_changed":"2022-12-14 20:19:24","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251301","name":"spp grad image.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/spp%20grad%20image.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/spp%20grad%20image.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":144882,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/spp%20grad%20image.jpg?itok=lUisLdt4"}}},"media_ids":["663881"],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}