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Alice J. Dan Dissertation Award

About the Alice J. Dan Dissertation Award Heading link

The Alice J. Dan Dissertation Award is named after the founding director of the CRWG and long-time faculty member in the College of Nursing, Alice J. Dan, PhD.

The annual Alice J. Dan Dissertation Award encourages original and significant research about gender and/or women by UIC doctoral students. Recipients are awarded monetary support to assist with their research. The award is open to UIC doctoral students in any field who have completed the requirements for candidacy and have an approved dissertation proposal by the application deadline.

A call for applications typically takes place each spring, with awards announced during the summer.

2024 Award Winner Heading link

The Center for Research on Women and Gender is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Alice J. Dan Dissertation Research Award:

Ashlee Van Schyndel, Community Health Sciences

Ashlee Van Schyndel

Ashlee is a PhD candidate in the division of Community Health Sciences with a focus in Maternal Child Health. Her dissertation will be using a mixed-methods approach to investigate how full-time workers in the US engage with workplace leave policies in the context of miscarriage.