Term: Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 (Soc 320, Section 278)
Status: OPEN
Contact: Please contact Molly Clark-Barol at clarkbarol@wisc.edu. It is available for 2-3 credits.
Description: This mixed-methods action research project is in collaboration with a community partner: FREE, a statewide organization of formerly incarcerated women. We will be looking at factors related to the success or failure of legislation related to reproductive justice (“Dignity Bills”) for incarcerated women. The first phase consists of creating legislative histories of attempts to pass this legislation, including generating provisional hypotheses about mechanisms. Then, we will be conducting qualitative data collection with relevant stakeholders in a subset of state cases. We may also conduct limited quantitative analyses based on the original data set. The research experience will also include 1-2 justice-impacted community research fellows (women impacted by the criminal legal system, who may or may not be undergraduates).
Duties: We will have a ‘lab’ meeting once per week, either virtually or in person depending on if the community research fellows are located in Madison, as well as at least some standard co-working hours.
Requirements: Undergraduates will be expected to already have research training (eg HDFS 425, CSCS 570, SOC 357). Students will enroll in an independent study or research practicum course, for research credit (e.g., CSCS 601, HDFS 592, or SOC 320 depending on the needs/departmental home of the student) for 2-3 credits (6-9 hours/week).
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and a resume to Molly Clark-Barol at clarkbarol@wisc.edu. The ideal candidate would also be open to continuing with a second semester in Spring 2025.