ASA Travel Grants to
ISA World Congress Are Awarded
Sixty-four sociologists had an easier time attending the XVIIth World Congress of the International Sociological Association (ISA) in Gothenburg, Sweden, this summer thanks to a travel grant awarded to the American Sociological Association by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The ASA received a $60,000 grant to provide travel funds to U.S. sociologists to attend the July 11-17, 2010, ISA World Congress.
The purpose of the travel support was to enable sociologists at all career stages to participate in an international conference that fosters scientific communication, research, and exchange. ASA received 142 applications for support. The Selection Committee that ranked the applicants and made the awards includes: Richard Alba, William D’Antonio, Bette Dickerson, Cynthia Epstein, David Kirk, Carole Marks, Rogelio Saenz, Caroline Persell, Ernest Quimby, Steve Tuch, Gaye Tuchman, Yonette Thomas, Program Administrator Katherine Rosich, and ASA Executive Officer and Principal Investigator Sally Hillsman. The Selection Committee focused on the nature and significance of the applicants’ participation in the meeting. Attention was paid to ensuring broad participation and to balancing applicant qualifications. The recipients include:
Gwendolyn Yvonne Alexis Avraham Astor Arturo Baiocchi Mikhail Balaev Rosemary L. Barberet Monica Rao Biradavolu Katerina Bodovski Hilary Schaffer Boudet Sorcha Alexandrina Brophy-Warren Kuangchi Chang Erica Chito Childs Esther Ngan-ling Chow Eugenia Conde-Dudding Brian D. Cook Suzanna M. Crage Mary Ann Davis |
Betty Ann Dobratz Marlese Durr Michael Elliott Dana Fisher David Flores John Foran Eli Friedman Alexandra Gerber Rachel Harvey Donabelle Hess Brian Philip Hinote Pamela Irving Jackson Pantea Javidan Carolyn Smith Keller Mary Kritz Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld |
Lauren Langman Kirk Steven Lawrence Bronwen Lichtenstein April Linton Stefano Longo Samuel Lucas Ligaya Lindio McGovern Ami Moore Ziad Munson Emily Joy Nicklett Neema Noori Robert Nash Parker Bernice Pescosolido Gretchen Purser Xuefei Ren Elizabeth Roberto |
Laura C. Robinson Belinda Robnett Russell K. Schutt Ephraim Shapiro Tom Smith Elizangela Storelli Alisa Herrmann Szatrowski Roberta Villalon Mike Vuolo Lisa K. Waldner Ming Wen Anna Wetterberg Mark. D. Whitaker Monica Whitham Patricia Widener Zachary Zimmer |
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