IDS Mini Conference

September 9, 2024

Location: Memorial Union

In this fast-paced mini-conference held on September 9, 2024, IDS Seed Grant recipients presented research related to their funded projects and others in the IDS community presented posters as part of a networking opportunity at the end of the conference.

Check out photos from the event below.

UW-Madison Memorial Union (Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison)

Agenda:

1:30-2:00:  Welcome/registration
2:00-3:00: Session 1
3:00-3:15: Break/poster session
3:15-4:15:  Session 2
4:15-5:00: Reception/networking (light refreshments will be served)

Presentations

Session 1 – 2:00-3:00 (8 speakers)

Stav Atir: The Daughter Card: The Effect of Having Daughters on Policy Makers’ Real and Perceived Gender Egalitarianism

Chloe Grace Hart: How prevalent is sexual harassment among gender minorities, and how are their experiences of sexual harassment perceived?

Mosi Ifatunji: Self-Selection, Local Context and Black Infant Health in the United States: Testing a Theory of Geographic Ethnoracism

Jacob Thebault-Spieker: Experimenting with Diversity Science: Prototyping Research Infrastructure For Studying Biases in Ratings-Based Evaluations

Kaiping Chen: Advancing Large Language Models for Inclusive Dialogues in Latin American Countries

Felix Elwert: New Methods for the Causal Decomposition of Group Inequalities

Marie-Louise Mares: Mass Media Role Models and Parents’ Support for their LGBTQ Teen: Selective Exposure and Experimental Effects

Kate Walsh – [Grad student project]: A Mixed-Methods, Multi-Stakeholder Study to Understand and Improve Access to Post-Sexual Assault Care for Survivors of Color, LGBTQ+ Survivors, and/or Survivors Living in Poverty

 

Session 2 – 3:15-4:15 (6 speakers)

Ran Liu – [Grad student project]: The Transformative Potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) in STEM Learning, Equality, and Inclusion: A Student-Centered Mixed Methods Study

Max Besbris:  Ethnoracial Variation in Neighborhood Knowledge and Neighborhood Desirability in the Market for Rental Housing: Survey and Experimental Evidence Across Five U.S. Cities

Stephanie Budge: Incorporating Radical Healing and Addressing Internalized Transnegativity in Psychotherapy for Two Spirit, Transgender, and Nonbinary People of Color: An Open Clinical Trial

Linda Oakley: Health Equity for a Marginalized Black Community: A Feasibility Study of Co-creating Communities of Care Through Partnerships with Community-Based Public Health Nurses

Susan Passmore: Just Research: Testing a Pro-Diversity, Socially Normative Educational Intervention to Promote Inclusive Research Practices among Investigators and Research Staff

Mollie McQuillan: PK-12 School Board Policies Concerning LGBTQ+ Students: Who Has Them, What Do They Say, and How Do They Matter to LGBTQ+ Students’ Wellbeing?