Term: Summer 2022 and Fall 2022 Status: Open Working With: Wendy Li, wyli@wisc.edu Topic: Navigating Careers in Public Policy Who are the people who write our laws and policies in Washington, D.C.? Beyond the elected and …
Undergraduate Research & Internship Opportunities
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2022: Progressive Policy Analysis
Term: Spring 2022 (Soc 320, Section 061) Status: Open Contact: Ada Britt Inman abinman@wisc.edu. This position is available for 1-3 credits. Description: This is an applied research course with virtual instruction. Through this spring research …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Fall 2021: Surveying School District Politics
Term: Fall 2021 (Soc 320, Section 281) Status: Open Contact: Jienian Zhang jienian.zhang@wisc.edu. This position is available for 1-3 credits. Description: The project investigates the history of racial equity work in a district. Data from …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Fall 2021: University Recruitment of High School Students in Taiwan
Term: Fall 2021 (Soc 320, Section 281) Status: Open Contact: Please contact Mikki Liu mikki.liu@wisc.edu with your resume and cover letter (see details below) to apply for this position. It is available for 1-3 credits. …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2021: Prosecutorial Decision-Making Across Contexts
Term: Spring 2021 (Soc 320, Section 235) Status: Open Contact: Please contact Chiara Packard cpackard@wisc.edu with your resume and cover letter (see details below) to apply for this position. It is available for 1-3 credits. …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2021: Lobbying and the Revolving Door in Policymaking Processes
Term: Spring 2021 Status: Open Working With: Wendy Li, wyli@wisc.edu Topic: Lobbying and the Revolving Door in Policymaking Processes This project studies the career patterns of lobbyists and policymakers, to understand how policy careers and policy …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2021: Discourse Used in Federal Contraceptives Hearings
Term: Spring 2021 Status: Open Working With: Kelsey Wright, kwright22@wisc.edu Topic: Discourse Used in Federal Contraceptives Hearings This project investigates the discourse used in federal hearings related to federal provision of contraceptives. It pays particular attention …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2021: “Safer-at-Home”: How Shifting Daily Realities Affect Life Course Decisions, Aspirations, and Practices
Term: Spring 2021 Status: Open Working With: Kelsey Wright, kwright22@wisc.edu Topic: “Safer-at-Home”: How Shifting Daily Realities Affect Life Course Decisions, Aspirations, and Practices This project investigates how the daily lives of people have been affected due …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Spring 2021: The Impact of COVID-19 on Service and Arts Workers
Term: Spring 2021 (Soc 320, Section 081) Status: Open Contact: Taylor Laemmli laemmli@wisc.edu. This position is available for 1-3 credits. Description: This project draws on semi-structured interviews with service industry and arts workers conducted during …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Fall 2020: Compiling Case Histories from Jail and Court Records
Term: Fall 2020 (Soc 320, Section 135) Status: Closed Contact: Please contact Prof Pamela Oliver pamela.oliver@wisc.edu if interested. It is available for 1-3 credits. Description: This project is in collaboration with Dane County community activists …