Travis Wimsett

I completed my Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology & Psychology with my minor in Latin American Studies in August 2005.  During that month, I accepted a job teaching English as a Second Language for the Nelson County School District in Bardstown.  In the Fall of 2007, I returned to school at Indiana University-Bloomington.  I completed my Master's Degree in Education Policy Studies with an emphasis on International/Comparative Education.  I wrote my thesis on the Argentine decentralization process of education from a provincial perspective.  Upon completion of my degree at IU, I accepted a position as a Research Analyst at Vanderbilt University.  I am currently working on a team investigating the effectiveness of Pre-Kindergarten in the State of Tennessee.  My Latin American Studies training is certainly a key component of my job duties, as I am responsible for translating documents, recruiting Spanish-speaking parents into the study, and assessing Spanish-speaking children along the dimensions of the study.