University of Wisconsin–Madison

Awards

Third Annual 4W Summit on Women, Gender and Well-being and 41st Wisconsin Women and Gender Studies Conference

Our Bodies, Our Earth: Voice, Violence, and Peacemaking

2018 Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium Undergraduate Research Conference Presentation

Award Recipients:

The following are recipients of the WGSC Undergraduate Research Awards. Each student to be recognized was identified by the Women’s and Genders Studies Program on their home campus. In addition to being recognized for the quality of their research, the award offers the opportunity to present their undergraduate research at the 2018 4W Summit. We are proud to recognized these recipients: 2018 WGSC Undergraduate Research Awardees Alysha Andrews, UW-Platteville “Healthcare Resources and Cancer in African American Women” Sophia Burroughs, UW-Madison “Lack of Equity for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Seniors with Disabilities Alejandra Estrada, UW-Eau Claire “Effects of the Amnesty Act of 1986 on Recipients and their Broader Communities”Hannah Foley, UW-Oshkosh “Leadership Ambition in Female Identified Students in “Pink Collar” Majors” Madison Gordon, UW-Stout “Conversion Therapy: Yes, This is Still an Issue” April Mootz, UW-River Falls “An Examination of Emerging Adults’ Marriage Preferences and Feminist Ideologies” Katelyn Rigotti, UW-La Crosse “The Equal Rights Amendment and its Advocates in the Women of Wisconsin”

Conference Co-chairs:

Lori DiPrete Brown, Director, UW-Madison 4W Initiative Helen Klebesadel, Director, UW Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium Special Thanks to the Summit Planning Committee

Summit Contacts:

Helen Klebesadel, Director UW Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium Email: hrklebesadel@wisc.edu, Phone:  608-262-3056 Dace Zeps, Program Administrator Center for Research on Gender and Women, UW-Madison dazeps@wisc.edu, Phone: 608-263-2053 The 4W Summit co-convenors and sponsors are honored to be holding this conference under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair on Gender, Wellbeing, and a Culture of Peace as part of a global United Nations Platform on education, science, and culture.