A workshop for junior women and non-binary scholars
Proposals Due January 20, 2022
Workshop June 8-10, 2022
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Call for Proposals
We invite proposals for the “Cultivating Networks and Innovative Scholarship in Law and Courts” workshop. The two-day workshop will be June 8-10, 2022*, hosted by Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut. All workshop costs, including travel, meals, and lodging, will be paid thanks to generous funding provided by the National Science Foundation Law and Science Program.
Who is eligible?
The workshop is open to junior women and non-binary law & courts scholars, including ABD graduate students, post-docs, tenure track, VAPs, instructors, and other similarly-situated scholars. We define “law and courts” broadly to include, for example, judicial decision-making, law and society, and criminal justice scholars. Under-represented scholars are especially encouraged to apply. Please submit your proposal here.
Cultivating Networks for Junior Law & Courts Women and Non-Binary Scholars
We proposed this workshop to build a law and courts community and assist junior scholars to earn tenure. Our project—a workshop and mentoring community—serves as one targeted effort to improve representation in the law and courts field. Besides serving as a space for junior women and nonbinary scholars to gather and receive feedback on their research, the workshop aims to facilitate connections between junior scholars and senior mentors in the field. The workshop serves a three-fold purpose: it aids in rectifying the “leaky pipeline” problem for women and non-binary people, assists law and courts scholars in gaining acceptance in the top journals, and facilitates collaborative projects by bringing detached communities together.
The Workshop
The workshop includes opportunities to receive quality feedback from peer and senior scholars, opportunities to network and build relationships with peer and senior women scholars, and for the work of our participants to be showcased online on our website, Twitter page, and by the section.
The workshop will last one and a half days. Given our goals, the basic format of the workshop will be: 1) four paper sessions on current research attended by all participants where each workshop paper receives substantive discussion led by two or three lead reviewers, one of which will be a senior scholar, 2) meals with peers and senior mentors, 3) informal receptions and free time for in-depth discussion and collaboration, and 4) roundtable plenary sessions on the following topics: succeeding in the tenure track, developing and managing a research pipeline, demystifying the peer-review process, and funding research.
The workshop will be June 8-10, 2022. We expect to kick off the workshop with a dinner, followed by a full day of research breakouts and a plenary dinner. The final day will be a half-day with one last research breakout and a working lunch. We’ll end with a brief session reflecting and planning the next steps for research productivity.
Proposals
Proposals should be approximately one-page summarizing the paper’s theory, methods, any preliminary findings, and how the workshop will help the project move from draft to publication. Co-authored proposals are acceptable, but only one co-author may present. Unfortunately, we can only host and fund one member per co-author team. If both co-authors are interested in attending, one must submit a proposal for a different project. Proposals are due January 20, 2022. Please submit your proposal here.
The committee of senior law & courts women will evaluate proposals based on the fit of the research to the workshop’s purpose, whether the proposed paper has the potential to answer an important law and courts question, and whether the proposal demonstrates that their progress on the project will lead them to have a draft of the paper completed by the workshop’s deadline. We will notify participants in late February or early March 2022.
Vaccination Statement
In accordance with the policy of our host institution, Wesleyan University, all participants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Who is eligible?
The workshop is open to junior women and non-binary law & courts scholars, including ABD graduate students, post-docs, tenure track, VAPs, instructors, and other similarly-situated scholars. We define “law and courts” broadly to include, for example, judicial decision-making, law and society, and criminal justice scholars. Under-represented scholars are especially encouraged to apply. Please submit your proposal here.
Cultivating Networks for Junior Law & Courts Women and Non-Binary Scholars
We proposed this workshop to build a law and courts community and assist junior scholars to earn tenure. Our project—a workshop and mentoring community—serves as one targeted effort to improve representation in the law and courts field. Besides serving as a space for junior women and nonbinary scholars to gather and receive feedback on their research, the workshop aims to facilitate connections between junior scholars and senior mentors in the field. The workshop serves a three-fold purpose: it aids in rectifying the “leaky pipeline” problem for women and non-binary people, assists law and courts scholars in gaining acceptance in the top journals, and facilitates collaborative projects by bringing detached communities together.
The Workshop
The workshop includes opportunities to receive quality feedback from peer and senior scholars, opportunities to network and build relationships with peer and senior women scholars, and for the work of our participants to be showcased online on our website, Twitter page, and by the section.
The workshop will last one and a half days. Given our goals, the basic format of the workshop will be: 1) four paper sessions on current research attended by all participants where each workshop paper receives substantive discussion led by two or three lead reviewers, one of which will be a senior scholar, 2) meals with peers and senior mentors, 3) informal receptions and free time for in-depth discussion and collaboration, and 4) roundtable plenary sessions on the following topics: succeeding in the tenure track, developing and managing a research pipeline, demystifying the peer-review process, and funding research.
The workshop will be June 8-10, 2022. We expect to kick off the workshop with a dinner, followed by a full day of research breakouts and a plenary dinner. The final day will be a half-day with one last research breakout and a working lunch. We’ll end with a brief session reflecting and planning the next steps for research productivity.
Proposals
Proposals should be approximately one-page summarizing the paper’s theory, methods, any preliminary findings, and how the workshop will help the project move from draft to publication. Co-authored proposals are acceptable, but only one co-author may present. Unfortunately, we can only host and fund one member per co-author team. If both co-authors are interested in attending, one must submit a proposal for a different project. Proposals are due January 20, 2022. Please submit your proposal here.
The committee of senior law & courts women will evaluate proposals based on the fit of the research to the workshop’s purpose, whether the proposed paper has the potential to answer an important law and courts question, and whether the proposal demonstrates that their progress on the project will lead them to have a draft of the paper completed by the workshop’s deadline. We will notify participants in late February or early March 2022.
Vaccination Statement
In accordance with the policy of our host institution, Wesleyan University, all participants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Contact:
Any questions or comments can be directed to [email protected] or to the workshop organizers:
- Monica Lineberger, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Alyx Mark, Wesleyan University
- Abby Matthews, University at Buffalo, SUNY
*Due to the ever-changing landscape with COVID, the workshop date may be pushed back to August. Workshops dates will be finalized in February.