May 6, 2025, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Memorial Union
On May 6, IDS hosted the first annual Spring Junior Conference. The conferences was a fast-paced interdisciplinary conference featuring research conducted by IDS Graduate Fellows.
Program
9:45 – 10:15: Registration, Coffee, Posters, Networking
10:15 – 10:20: Opening Remarks
10:20 – 10:55: Talk Series #1
Alexis Avery and Jirs Meuris (both UW-Madison) – A Legacy of Task Segregation: Skin Tone and Exposure to Adverse Work Environments.
Padideh Hassanpour, LB Klein, Jiwon Lee, Jeneile Luebke, Taylan Stulting, Sanika Panwalkar, and Kate Walsh (all UW-Madison) – Developing the Barriers and Facilitators to Sexual Assault Services Scale (BF-SAS): Results from Cognitive Interviews.
Benjamin Lebovitz and Mollie McQuillan (both UW-Madison) – Exploring the Impact of Adult Support through Structural Equation Modeling: A Focus on Trans Youth.
Zoe Walts, Amy Cochran, Mark Steinwandel*, Amy Trentham Dietz, Nicci Owusu-Brackett, Melissa Rosenkranz, Anne Ersig, Martha Shrubsole*, and Shaneda Warren Andersen (all UW-Madison) – Associations between sociodemographics and depression with physiological dysregulation in a population at risk for colorectal cancer. [* Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research]
Srijan Pandey and Corey Jackson (both UW-Madison) – Colonial Marginalization in AI: Examining India and the Global South.
10:55 – 11:10: Break, Coffee, Posters, Networking
11:10 – 11:50: Talk Series #2
Michelle Marji, Morgan Jerald, John Curtin, Corey Jackson, and Paula Niedenthal (all UW-Madison) – Metastereotypes and Black Americans Belonging and Vigilance in Outdoor Public Parks
Louis Lindley and Stephanie Budge (both UW-Madison) – Enhancing Coping Skills and Reducing Gender Dysphoria: The Impact of the Online Trans Care Intervention
Nahime Aguirre Mtanous, Jamie Koenig, Melica Nikahd*, Sarah Effertz, Madison Hyer*, Sal Silinonte*, Brittany Hand*, and Lauren Bishop (all UW-Madison unless otherwise indicated) – Unintended Harms of ABA Therapy: Investigating Mental Health Outcomes Among A US National Sample. [* The Ohio State University]
Kamila Redd and Markus Brauer (both UW-Madison) – A Closer Look at Campus Climate: Racial Group Differences in University Engagement & Climate Surveys.
Markus Brauer: The Future of the Institute for Diversity Science. Followed by discussion with Angela Byars-Winston (Institute Chair) and Markus Brauer (Executive Director).
11:50-12:00: Posters, Grab lunch and walk to Memorial Union Terrace for Networking Lunch
12:00-12:45: Networking Lunch on the Memorial Union Terrace