The Amplify Staff Fellows (ASF) is a small cohort of university staff who gather every other week to explore more about generative AI and develop specific solutions utilizing AI to improve their daily work. It is designed for individuals with an intermediate (or above) understanding of Gen AI who are looking to create real world solutions in their daily lives. It is a collaborative space to learn, experiment, and build solutions together.聽聽
We had two successful co-horts during the 2025- 2026 academic year.
See more on the Fellows and their projects, below.聽
This has had the most significant, positive impact on my work of any initiative I've been a part of in my 17 year VU career.
Spring 2026 ASF Cohort
Maggie George
A system that automatically compiles and summarizes many nightly RA duty reports into concise morning summaries for Area Coordinators to easily review and quickly respond to.
Bridget Gorohovsky
Amplify AI system that transforms complex research and survey results by leveraging natural language processing and document intelligence to shift through years of documents to produce clear, accurate, and concise outcomes.鈥�
Max Hackenbrack
An AI-enhanced project management dashboard that tracks current projects and identifies optimization opportunities using predictive analytics and AI-powered insights.
Harper Hayes
AI-powered customer relationship management system that identifies students at critical pipeline stages who require targeted intervention and support allowing their needs to be addressed efficiently.
Rachel Kurilko
A quality assurance tool that automatically reviews and validates Tech Hub tickets for accuracy and completeness.鈥�
Chris Meyers
A comprehensive AI-integrated ticket system that connects building maintenance requests with the Ready app for streamlined facility management.
Todd Newsome
An AI-enhanced billing system that generates clear, meaningful cloud service chargeback reports with improved visual representation and cost transparency.
Nicole OBlock
Division-wide software inventory that analyzes platform usage, identifies cost-saving opportunities, and highlights prioritized renewal recommendations through an interactive dashboard.
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Vaibhav Ravinutala
AI-powered program that automatically generates titles, descriptions, and IPTC classifications for television news transcript segments in the 天美传媒官网 Television News Archive.鈥�
Kathryn Salisbury
AI-powered plugin that delivers a real-time, 5-day at-a-glance snapshot of team's workload 鈥� surfacing upcoming proposal deadlines, professional engagements, alerts, goals, capacity needs, and individual assignment readiness across the entire team.
This was one of the single most useful class I have ever taken in terms of impact on my work and efficiency.
Fall 2025 ASF Cohort
Connor Bacon
Automates the time-consuming process of migrating course content from Word documents and PowerPoint presentations into D2L Brightspace, enabling instructional designers to build structured course shells with modules, lessons, and assignments in a fraction of the time.鈥�
Betsy Brandes
As designers produce Figma designs for websites, the AI automatically pulls the designs and creates pixel-perfect and accessible implementations for the 天美传媒官网 website.鈥�
Tony Crawford
Amplify AI system that allows the user to transform complex research by leveraging natural language processing and document intelligence to shift through decades of documents to produce the necessary material.鈥�
EJ Edney
An AI-powered conversational assistant that guides Vanderbilt event planners through university policies, timelines, and requirements, automatically generating personalized checklists and actionable timelines based on event specifications like venue, alcohol policies, AV needs, and attendance expectations.
Hayden McMordie
AI-powered system to streamline and automate data transformation and categorization tasks, reducing processing time significantly.
Michael Ferral
An AI-powered tool that automates the analysis of API documentation and generates Python integration code, Snowflake schemas, and data transformation documentation, with an iterative feedback system.鈥�
Christine Fogg
Amplify AI automatically receives vendor invoices via email, validates vendor information, invoice compliance, rates/charges, and routes to the correct approver based on result.鈥�
Teresita Heiser
An AI-powered chatbot that helps VALIANT lab members handle the high volume of stakeholder inquiries about research areas, expertise, team members, and publications by leveraging agentic capabilities to retrieve and analyze information from PubMed, university sites, and lab publications.
Lindsay Meyers
Amplify AI powered workflow management system designed to revolutionize secondary faculty appointment processes to reduce staff time by 300%.
John Reiter
AI functional competitor analysis tool that generates information including automated competitor identification, comprehensive program comparison data, and AI-generated insights for admissions programs.鈥�
Don Snyder
Forward emails to your Amplify AI personal assistant with meeting scheduling requests. The AI handles checking your calendar, drafting the reply, or optionally sending it directly.鈥�
This program was so exciting. It was inspiring being around others and seeing what the students were able to accomplish in such a short period of time!