NTRVW#44. Prison to PhD: Noel Vest

Now a post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University, Noel Vest once battled drug addiction and spent several years in prison. Upon release from prison he went on to earn a PhD in Experimental Psychology where one of his main research interests is in addiction. He's been featured in the prestigious Nature magazine, published in several academic articles, and worked on several initiatives to "ban-the-box" on college applications across the country. Dr. Vest's Stanford profile: https://profiles.stanford.edu/noel-ve...

Nature Magazine article which features Dr. Vest: https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

PBS article: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article...

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