International Academic Competitions
Brina Ratangee serves as the Tennessee Outreach Coordinator for International Academic Competitions and has held various roles at The Vanderbilt Hustler, where editorial responsibilities include serving as Editorial Director, News Editor, and Deputy News Editor. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Brina works as a Research Assistant at the Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center, focusing on the impact of social determinants on cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease risks, with research presented at notable conferences. Additional research roles include the HEAL Project, investigations on COVID-19 effects on caregivers, and involvement with both the American Medical Association and the Tennessee Department of Health. Brina's academic background includes a Master of Arts in Medicine, Health & Society and a Bachelor of Arts in the same field, complemented by a dual major in Neuroscience, both from Vanderbilt University, along with a High School Diploma from Urbana High School.
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International Academic Competitions
International Academic Competitions is a consortium of competitions for primary and secondary students operating in over 25 countries around the world. IAC’s mission is to reward academic excellence by bringing innovative, stimulating, fair, and relevant competition opportunities to students around the world. Academic competitions have a unique role to play in the education of students by encouraging them to explore new areas of knowledge while rewarding achievement inside the classroom. Academic competitions can help students gain confidence, make new friends, strengthen long-term memory knowledge, help students with university admissions, and most of all, ignite a passion for lifelong learning. IAC would love nothing more than to give all children around the world rewarding academic competition opportunities in which they can take part. IAC is overseen by Nolwenn and David Madden, a married French-American couple with decades of combined experience with academic competitions, as participants, volunteers, tournament directors, and administrators. IAC staff include tournament directors, question writers, logisticians, and administrative personnel who are passionate about developing and growing our competitions. In the years to come, IAC will seek to fulfill its mission by continuing to refine its existing competitions and developing new ones in an expanding array of cities, regions, and countries.