As assistant director in the Office of Research Education and Training, Reed manages the recruitment and admissions process, implements retention initiatives, and advises doctoral students in the Basic Medical Sciences Graduate Program.
“I enjoy playing a role in student development and walking alongside our students on their path to graduation,” she said. “Watching students grow as research scientists is rewarding because the research they're conducting while they are here and after they graduate has the potential to lessen health disparities and improve the future of healthcare.”
Reed works alongside co-directors Thomas Rich, Ph.D., and Mark Taylor, Ph.D., in the Office of Research Education and Training, which provides training, support and administration for undergraduate researchers, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows within the Whiddon College of Medicine.
Previously, Reed was the retention and re-engagement coordinator in the department of student academic success at the University of South Alabama. The role gave her the opportunity to gain experience analyzing institutional data to aid in the development of retention initiatives and enrollment management techniques.
Reed is a doctoral candidate in higher education administration at the University of Southern Mississippi. Her dissertation, which she expects to defend in December, is related to understanding how noncognitive success indicators impact student outcomes in test-optional student populations.
She received a bachelor’s degree in communications from USA in 2014, followed by a master’s degree in strategic communication from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
