Democracy Summer Research Symposium
You are invited to attend Rutgers Democracy Lab's Democracy Summer Research Symposium, featuring poster presentations from Rutgers doctoral students, a faculty panel on civically-engaged research, and workshops for PhD students.
This symposium is for all members of the Rutgers community, but we especially encourage doctoral students and faculty to attend. Please RSVP on the Luma registration page to confirm your attendance.
Agenda Summary
1:00 PM -2:00 PM: Poster Presentations — 25 doctoral projects funded by the RDL, focused on deliberative dialogue, AI and democracy, democratic innovation, or other democracy-related topics. More information about projects and fellows here.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Faculty Panel on Civically-Engaged Research — featuring perspectives from faculty and community partners conducting research in social sciences, STEM, health, and communication.
- Charles Senteio, Associate Professor in Library and Information Science at Rutgers–New Brunswick
- Samantha Majic, Professor of Political Science at John Jay College-CUNY
- Stephen Danley, Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Rutgers–Camden
- Teresa Vivar, Founder and Executive Director of Lazos America Unida
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: PhD Student Workshops on Civically-Engaged Research — open to all Rutgers PhD students interested in conducting civically-engaged research. Workshops in breakout groups will focus on ethics, funding, partnerships, hiring, and more.
Questions? Please email Atl Castro Asmussen, Program Coordinator at Rutgers Democracy Lab: atl.castroasmussen@rutgers.edu