Marquette Women’s and Gender Studies Fellowship Presentations
Monday, November 7, 2011, 3:30-5 pm, Emory Clark 111
Reception to follow in Cramer Hall 087 lounge
Sandra Hunter, Associate Professor, Program in Exercise Science, Dept. of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, and Alyssa A. Stevens, Exercise Physiology and Physical Therapy Major, College of Health Sciences, “Sex Differences in Marathon Performance with Advanced Age: Nature or Nurture?”
Ed de St. Aubin, Associate Professor, Psychology, Klingler College of Arts & Sciences, and Rachael Wandrey, Psychology and WGST Major, Klingler College of Arts & Sciences, “The Generative Lesbian: A Strengths-Based and Person-Centered Approach”
Nasir Hussain, Criminology and Law Studies and Political Science Major, Klingler College of Arts & Sciences, “Perceptions and Portrayals: A Preliminary Look at Discursive Constructions of Gender and Sexuality by Attorneys in Milwaukee County Sexual Assault Cases”
Natalie Campbell, College of Education, “Cultural Cluelessness: What We Can't Understand About Classroom Gender Roles From Outside”
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program announces four fellowships to be awarded to faculty and undergraduate students for research beginning in the summer of 2012.
Collaborative Research Fellowship – 2 for summer and fall 2012 -- The Provost’s Office has made available to the WGST program support for two faculty/undergraduate student research fellowships, for research related to gender and/or sexuality. Two faculty/student pairs will receive $4000 each, $2500 to the faculty member and $1500 to the student, for research to be performed in the summer and fall semesters 2011. The fellowships are intended to support authentic collaboration that will advance the scholarship of both faculty member and student. Each pair will be expected to present their research to the Marquette community at a formal event in November, 2011.
Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship – 2 for summer 2012 --The
WGST
program also will award two undergraduate summer research fellowships of $750 each for research related to gender and/or sexuality to be performed by an undergraduate student under the supervision of a faculty member during summer 2011. Both students will be expected to present their research to the Marquette community at a formal event in November, 2011.
Student applicants need not be WGST majors or minors, and students in all majors and colleges and faculty in all colleges are encouraged to apply. To be eligible, students must be Marquette undergraduates in good academic standing who will be enrolled at Marquette in the fall of 2011.
Applications are due electronically by March 15, 2012, to Dr. Amelia Zurcher, Director, Women’s and Gender Studies (email to amelia.zurcher@mu.edu). Please direct any questions to Amelia Zurcher as well.
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