Leveling the Playing Field in School Safety: Lauren Sukhu Shares What She Learned from Her Honors Thesis Project

Please join us for “Leveling the Playing Field in School Safety: Lauren Sukhu Shares What She Learned from Her Honors Thesis Project.”Lauren Sukhu, from Dallas, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S.A. in biology, a minor in Hindi, and a certificate in evidence and inquiry. A member of the Polymathic Scholars Honors program, she conducted research at Dell Medical School on excessive school discipline practices, including restraint and seclusion, serving as project manager for the restraint and seclusion initiative in the lab of Micky Marinelli. Her honors thesis, “Level the Playing Field in School Safety,” examines inequities in school discipline policies. She was also an intern at the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint. Sukhu was actively involved on campus as a peer mentor in the Bioprospecting stream of the Freshman Research Initiative, a program assistant for Women in STEM, and a volunteer at Dell Children’s Medical Center. She also played viola in the Engineering Chamber Orchestra. Her work earned her the Distinguished College Scholar Award and the College Scholar Award. After graduation, Sukhu will attend Texas A&M College of Medicine to pursue an M.D.Support the show