Illinois Distinguished Postdoctoral Research Associate Symposium
March 9, 2023
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Heritage Room, Funk ACES Library
1101 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana
Registration Deadline: March 1, 2023
Join the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the DRIVE Committee for the Illinois Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Annual Symposium. Our Fellows are among the most talented and accomplished emerging scholars in the country, representing a broad array of academic disciplines. The Symposium celebrates their accomplishments and features presentations of their path-breaking research. The opportunity to meet outstanding scholars and hear about research from all over the university make this an exciting multidisciplinary event. Lunch is provided.
This event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the Diversity Realized at Illinois through Visioning Excellence (DRIVE) committee.
Presenters
Alexandra Barbier
Department of Dance
Bronte Charette
Department of Chemistry
“Bio-inspired Coordination Complexes for Solar Fuel Technologies”
Marísa Hicks-Alcaraz
Department of Media and Cinema Studies
“Archives and Pláticas: Embodied Latinx Community Memory-Making”
August Jenkins
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
“EMBRAHCE: Examining Multi-dimensions of Black Relationships and Health across Context and Environments”
Jennifer Johnson
Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership
“The Broad Daylight of Knowledge: Seminole Education amid state formation”
Kimberly Ransom
Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership
“From Memory to Monuments: A Critical Approach to Researching African American Education via Community-Based Public History”
Brenda Straka
Department of Psychology
“Social Exclusion, Group Membership, and Social Identities”
Stephanie Thurston
Department of Religion
“Identity, Power, and Ethics: An Ethnographic Account of Religion at Brooklyn High”
If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate, please email Holly Clingan at diversity@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.
This event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the Diversity Realized at Illinois through Visioning Excellence (DRIVE) committee.