Allyson Cornett
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Director of Research at Trellis Strategies
Texas, United States
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Director of ResearchTrellis StrategiesSep 2023 - Current (3 years 2 months)Oversees and designs mixed-methods research projects to highlight diverse student voices and better support the modern learner.
Directs a team of talented researchers to deliver insights to over 360 non-profit organizations, thinktanks, foundations, and institutions of higher education in 2025.
Leads the design and implementation of national survey projects, including the annual Trellis Strategies Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS).
Applies principles of social science and public health to inform research design and advocate for meaningful, data-driven solutions for clients and stakeholders.- Senior Research AssociateTrellisJan 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 8 months)Leads and manages mixed-methods research projects exploring critical issues in higher education, including college hunger, basic needs security, mental health, student success, and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research project manager for Federal Student Aid (FSA) initiative to improve student success, retention, and graduation at 72 minority-serving institutions.
Designed and administered 100+ unique surveys to 2.7 million students in the last five years, enhancing our understanding of student success, financial fragility, and challenges faced by today's college student.
Presents key findings, policy implications, and targeted research-to-practice recommendations at 40+ convenings, webinars, and confe - Contract ResearcherUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public HealthJul 2021 - Oct 2021 (4 months)Recruited to work on select qualitative components of the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium II (TBESC-II) site at UNTHSC, funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
- Research AssociateTrellisMay 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 8 months)
- Research AnalystTrellisNov 2018 - May 2020 (1 year 7 months)
- Research AssistantTrellisDec 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year)Used qualitative methods and principles of public health to examine the relationship between student finances and success in college, focusing on the interplay of food insecurity, health, academics, and finances.
- Research Assistant (Remote)University of North TexasSep 2016 - May 2017 (9 months)Conducted qualitative and quantitative research, literature reviews, analysis, and editing related to food security and other topics.
- Research AssistantUniversity of North TexasSep 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year)Assisted in the development, planning, and execution of a Wenner-Gren Foundation funded international rural sustainability workshop that took place on the UNT campus in June 2016.
- Research InternCNMJun 2015 - Sep 2015 (4 months)Planned and implemented a Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) assessment of Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS). Led focus groups, conducted key informant interviews, and presented findings to the DCHHS Board.
- Instructional AssistantUniversity of North TexasAug 2014 - May 2019 (4 years 10 months)Evaluated and graded homework, tests, and assignments, created lesson plans, delivered lectures, and advised and tutored students for several anthropology courses.
Education
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- Bachelor’s Degree, Cultural AnthropologyTexas State UniversityCum laude in Cultural Anthropology with a minor in Psychology
- Master of Public Health - MPH, Behavioral and Community Health; Public Health LeadershipUNT Health Fort WorthCulminating Project: The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students' Basic Needs and Mental Health at Three Minority-Serving Institutions
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- IEmployee of the MonthIssued by Trellis Company
- ISchool of Public Health (SPH) Dean's ListIssued by University of North Texas Health Science Center
- ICEO AwardIssued by Trellis Company
- ICEO AwardIssued by Trellis Company
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- AMeasuring College Student Attitudes Toward COVID-19 VaccinationsAmerican Journal of Health Studies AugThis survey explores attitudes of 1,197 currently enrolled college students regarding their comfort taking a COVID-19 vaccine. Results suggest most college students are willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine if their institution requires it to return to campus in subsequent semesters. However, certain students of Color, students with disabilities, and adult students may be less willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine if it were required before or during an on-campus semester. Finally, many college students do not understand that COVID-19 vaccines will be free, possibly affecting student willingness to vaccinate and their perceptions of safely and affordably returning to campus. Implications for postsecondary policy and leadership are addressed.
- JThe Impacts of COVID-19 on the Experiences of Students with Basic Needs Insecurity: Evidence from a National SurveyJournal of Student Financial Aid MayThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected college students’ basic needs, financial security, academic success, caregiving responsibilities, mental health, and more, according to the Fall 2020 Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS) conducted by Trellis Company. Researchers surveyed 37,936 students at 62 two- and four-year colleges and universities from October to November 2020 and found 53 percent (n=20,095) indicated one or more forms of basic needs insecurity (BNI). This brief examines data from students with BNI with a special lens on their mental health, familial responsibilities and finances, employment, and financial security. These results highlight the disparate impacts of the pandemic among basic needs insecure students.
- ERecognizing Fluctuations in Food Security Among College StudentsEducation Commission of the States EdNote Blog Jan
- TStudying on Empty: A Qualitative Study of Low Food Security Among College StudentsTrellis Research Oct