Putting Sociology to Work in Research Funding

Session Submission Type: Invited Session (90 minute)

Description

This panel brings together sociologists who work, or have worked, in governmental and nonprofit funding agencies to think about how sociology informs organizational missions and research funding decisions. Accomplishments and challenges of sociology research funding will be discussed. Given the rapidly changing environment related to science funding, the panelists will also address just-in-time developments.

Sub Unit

• Presidential Panel

Presider

• Nina Bandelj, University of California-Irvine

Panelists

• Adam Gamoran, William T. Grant Foundation

• Alondra Nelson, Institute for Advanced Study

• Sarah Thébaud, University of California-Santa Barbara

• Bruce Western, Columbia University

Session Organizer

• Nina Bandelj, University of California-Irvine