
Her project was titled, "COVID-19 and Mental Health: The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Mental Health of Ninth- and Eleventh-Graders in Georgia," and her mentor was Katie Rosanbalm. Katie Lutz majored in psychology and minoring in education and received the Child Policy Research Certificate through the Center.Morris Fellowship Award Recipients for Research on Child and Family Policy: Her research project was titled, "Who’s on the Right Track? Exploring the Relationship Between Race and Tracking into Gifted Programs in North Carolina Public Schools." She was mentored by Kristen Stephens. Georgia Price double majored in public policy & cultural anthropology.Her research project was titled, “Racial Disproportionality in North Carolina: An Analysis of Identification Practices for Special Education and Gifted Programs and Educator Perspectives," and she was mentored by Ken Dodge. Alana Agron double majored in public policy and psychology.Morris Fellowship Award Recipients for Research on Gifted and Talented Education: (Pictured above, left to right, rows 1-3) Up to six awards may be granted each year.

To qualify, students must fill out an application, agree to share your research product with CCFP, and prepare a poster presenting your research results. honors thesis, independent study) on policy issues regarding education of gifted and talented students can apply for Morris Fellowship Award for Research on Gifted and Talented Education. Undergraduate students engaging independent research (e.g. Morris Fellowship Award for Research on Gifted and Talented Education honors thesis, independent study) on topics related to children and families can apply for the Morris Fellowship Award for Research in Child and Family Policy. The foundation has endowed two fellowship programs to support students who are interested in conducting research in the following areas: Morris Fellowship Award for Research on Child and Family Policy Her parents established the Jacqueline Anne Morris Memorial Foundation to support research by undergraduate students who, like their daughter, are “dynamic, bright, ambitious and idealistic.”

She was a rising senior, majoring in Psychology and Public Policy, when she passed away in a tragic car accident in her native Arizona in 2000.

Jacqueline Morris was the Center’s first undergraduate honors thesis student.
