Join us in congratulating this semester’s SSJR fellows:
- Anna Helova, DrPH, Department of Health Policy and Organization/Sparkman Center for Global Health, School of Public Health
- Shannon McCarthy, PhD, Department of Human Studies, School of Education
- LaToya Melton, MSW, Department of Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences
- Lilian Mina, PhD, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences
- Claire Greenstein, PhD, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, College of Arts and Sciences
- Mary Ann Bodine-Al Sharif, PhD, Department of Human Studies, School of Education
- Caroline Richter, PhD, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Julie Paul, PhD, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education
- Jessica Jaiswal, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine
- Jenna Reynolds, PhD, Department of World Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences
- Dr. Catheryn Orihuela, PhD, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
The SSJR Fellowship lasts one semester and focuses on specific skill development relating to social science and justice research. SSJR fellows participate in SSJR workshops and receive additional training and feedback.
The SSJR Fellowship Program has the following objectives:
- Develop independent researchers in social science and justice research through mentored training.
- Provide training on the research approaches and viewpoints social science and justice research can offer non-social science disciplines.
- Teach scientific writing and specific research skills such as grant writing, methods in social science and justice research, and collaborative approaches.
- Provide instruction on working in interdisciplinary teams.
The spring 2023 iteration of the SSJR Fellowship Program focuses on grant writing. Participants will be taught grant preparation skills with the tangible goal to produce grant applications and new interdisciplinary projects that incorporate perspectives or policies of equity, inclusion, justice, and human rights suitable for submission to an external agency. The final product will be a grant proposal written (and submitted, pending applicable submission deadlines) by each fellow during the training period or shortly after.
