Tia Murray, BS, CLC, CD(DONA), has received the Deborah A. Hobbins Graduate Student Award in Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice. Tia is a Ph.D. Student in Human Ecology: Human Development and Family Studies at the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology and Co-Founder & CEO of Harambee Village Doulas. Tia is a certified Birth Doula, through …
Mandy McLaughlin has received the Ruth Bleier Scholarship in the Natural Sciences. Mandy is a junior at UW Madison majoring in biology and gender & women’s studies. She spends her time volunteering at Meriter Hospital, tutoring with Badger Volunteers, and singing in the university’s Women’s Choir. She also is the Co-President of Badger Yogis and …
Tarsha Herelle has received the Mary Washburn Willets Award for Excellence in the Social Sciences. Tarsha is a fourth year PhD candidate in Educational Policy Studies. Her research explores policies of inclusion, educational spaces, and the politics of belonging among groups marginalized by race, gender and sexuality. Her dissertation examines how policies of inclusion at two …
Lindsay M. Cannon, MPH, MSW, has received the Worcester/Whatley/Leavitt Award. Lindsay is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She is also affiliated with the Center for Demography and Ecology. Lindsay’s work focuses on the intersection between sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and substance use …
Morgan C. Matthews has received the Hyde Dissertation Research Award for Graduate Students. Morgan is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her dissertation analyzes historical patterns of gender polarization in state legislatures and examines how partisanship takes on gendered meaning in the everyday practice of governance. Morgan uses multiple data sources …
Emma Carpenter has received the Deborah A. Hobbins Graduate Student Award in Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice. Emma is a PhD student graduating in May 2020. Her research examines the role of policy in promoting family planning and reproductive health and dignity, both broadly and specifically for the LGBT community. Emma’s dissertation research aims to …