Fall 2020

September 2: Introduction
Jordan Conwell, UW-Madison Sociology

September 9: In-Person Meeting*
POSTPONED

September 16: PAA Abstract Workshop
Jordan Conwell, UW-Madison Sociology
Michal Engelman, UW-Madison Sociology

September 23: Online ‘Marketing’: Personal Websites
Caitlin Tefft UW-Madison SSCC

September 30: From Dissertation to Publication
Jordan Conwell, UW-Madison Sociology

October 7: Postdocs and Grants
Jayanti Owens, Brown University Sociology

October 14: Non-Academic Jobs
Catherine Doren, U.S. Census Bureau
Esteban Quinones, Mathematica

October 21: From ABD to Postdoc
Jess Meyer, University of North Carolina Population Center

October 28: Practice Job Talks
Masoud Movahed, UW-Madison Sociology
Joanna Venator, UW-Madison Economics

November 4: COVID-19 and Survey Research
Kathryn Edwards, RAND

November 11: Optional Drop-in Office Hours with Professor Conwell
Jordan Conwell, UW-Madison Sociology

November 18: Ethics Session: Restricted-Use Data Agreements and Sponsored Research
Matt Barron, UW Research and Sponsored Projects
Laura Conger, UW Institutional Review Board

November 25: No Seminar (Thanksgiving Break)

December 2: Research Self-Efficacy
Amber Smith, UW WISCIENCE
Liza Chang, UW WISCIENCE

December 9: Semester Wrap-up
Jordan Conwell, UW-Madison Sociology