Community and Urban Sociology

Building Communities in Research and Practice

We are excited to announce a virtual mini-conference giving an opportunity to graduate and postdoctoral students to present their recent scholarly research, network with mentors and each other. There will be one session of concurrent paper presentations, where invited mentors will give feedback to the student presenters. Each paper session will have 4 student presenters at maximum and one invited mentor, who will serve as a presider/discussant. There will also be three professional workshops: (1) Dissertation Workshop, (2) Navigating the Job Market and (3) Publishing, Fellowships, and Grants Workshop.

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024, 12:00 pm – 4:45 pm EST (to accommodate attendees from different time zones).

Registration: Interested students should submit an extended abstract of two pages, with the following clearly marked sections: (1) Introduction to the topic; (2) Hypotheses/Research Questions; (3) Methodology; and (4) Preliminary Results.

Registration portal: https://forms.gle/mckPVtB77Q7zugWLA

Deadline for registration: February 26, 2024.

Eligibility: This is a free event for CUSS members, who are graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The event is open to all others on the condition that if an abstract is accepted for presentation, they become section members.

Contact: CUSS.Mini.Conference@gmail.com.

Preliminary Schedule (EST time zone):
12:00 – 12:15 pm, Welcome, introduction of the section
12:15 – 1:15 pm, Concurrent Paper Sessions (4 papers per session, 1 mentor)
1:15 – 1:45 pm, Invited mentors’ feedback
1:45 – 2:00 pm, Break
2:00 – 3:00 pm, Concurrent workshops (presentations by invited speakers with Q&A)
A. Dissertation workshop (open to first and second year graduate students)
B. Finding a job workshop (third and higher years graduate students, post-doctoral students)
3:00 – 3:15 pm, Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm, Publishing, fellowships, and grants workshop (presentations by invited speakers with Q&A)
4:15 – 4:45 pm, Open forum, feedback about the day, real-time surveys, and other interactive activities.