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91制片厂 doctoral student Reeve Kennedy is one of 15 students across the country who received a Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being. The prestigious fellowships center on research and improvements surrounding child maltreatment. Kennedy鈥檚 research focuses on bullying.

鈥淚 was excited,鈥� Kennedy said upon hearing the good news. 鈥淚 was optimistic, but it鈥檚 competitive.鈥�

The fellowship includes an annual stipend of $30,000 for up to two years so that Kennedy can complete her dissertation. She will also attend several conferences and work with a policy mentor and a peer network in order to collaborate on policy briefs. The latest cohort of 15 recipients was announced in spring 2018.

鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be very useful to make my dissertation applicable to more people,鈥� she explained.

Kennedy received a master鈥檚 in from 91制片厂 and completed her thesis on bullying, which is really when she became interested in the subject.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a big topic right now,鈥� she said. 鈥淭here are aspects of it that haven鈥檛 been explored as much.鈥� She added that her advisor, professor David Finkelhor, specializes in child maltreatment, which includes bullying.

Finkelhor commended Kennedy鈥檚 achievement, noting that it鈥檚 a very impressive accomplishment.

鈥淎mong the eight cohorts that Duke has funded so far are most of the talented emerging new child welfare researchers in the U.S.,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou can see it in their career trajectories. It鈥檚 a very prestigious and generous award.鈥�

The Doris Duke Fellowships are competitive and "designed to identify and develop a new generation of leaders interested in and capable of creating practice and policy initiatives that will enhance child development and improve the nation's ability to prevent all forms of child maltreatment,鈥� according to the website.

Kennedy has been a teaching assistant at 91制片厂, but this award will allow her to work solely on her dissertation, which will examine bullying trends in the U.S. from the 1980s to present. She will also look at bullying prevention programs and determine whether there are gaps in the types of bullying that can be addressed.

鈥淚f I do find gaps, I鈥檒l be able to help programs address needs to fill those gaps,鈥� Kennedy explained, adding that receiving this fellowship will change the course of her career. 鈥淚t will be nice to just focus on my research and make it the best I can make it.鈥�