WISELI Reports and Publications

Published Papers
Working Papers
Dissertations
Research Reports
Evaluation Reports
Presentations
WISELI Annual Reports
Reports to/from Funding Agencies

Published Papers

Carnes, Molly; Claudia Morrissey; and Stacie E. Geller. 2008. “Women’s Health and Women’s Leadership in Academic Medicine: Hitting the Same Glass Ceiling?” Journal of Women’s Health. 17(9): 1453-1462.
Ford, Cecilia E. 2008. Women Speaking Up: Getting and Using Turns in Workplace Meetings. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Ford, Cecilia. “Questioning in Meetings: Participation and Positioning.” In Why Do You Ask? The Function of Questions in Institutional Discourse (Susan Erlich and Alice Freed, Eds.) Oxford University Press. In press.
Fine, Eve. 2008. “Response to Lawrence Summers’ Remarks on Women in Science.” In The Blair Reader: Exploring Contemporary Issues, 6th edition. Edited by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandel. Prentice Hall. Originally published January 2005 by WISELI.
Handelsman, Jo and Robert Birgeneau. September 25, 2007. “Women Advancing Science: A Few Significant Changes in the Academic System Could Stem the Loss of Talented Women, Thereby Fortifying our Scientific Leadership.” Technology Review.
Marchant, Angela; Abhik Bhattacharya; and Molly Carnes. 2007. “Can the Language of Tenure Criteria Influence Women’s Academic Advancement?” Journal of Women’s Health. 16(7): 998-1003.
Sheridan, Jennifer; Eve Fine; Jessica Winchell; Christine Maidl Pribbenow; Molly Carnes; and Jo Handelsman. 2007. “Searching for Excellence & Diversity: Does Training Faculty Search Committees Improve Hiring of Women?” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2007 Conference Proceedings. June 2007.
Sheridan, Jennifer; Christine Maidl Pribbenow; Eve Fine; Jo Handelsman; and Molly Carnes. 2007. “Climate Change at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: What Changed, and Did ADVANCE Have an Impact?” Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEPAN) 2007 Conference Proceedings. June 2007.
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl; Jennifer Sheridan; Molly Carnes; Eve Fine; and Jo Handelsman. “Departmental Climate: Differing Perceptions by Faculty Members and Chairs.” The Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. [2006 draft accepted and under revision.]
Carnes, Molly and JudyAnn Bigby. 2007. “Jennifer Fever in Academic Medicine.” Journal of Women’s Health. 16(3):299-301.
Carnes, Molly and Carole Bland. 2007. “A Challenge to Academic Centers and the NIH to Prevent Unintended Gender Bias in Selection of CTSA Leaders.” Academic Medicine. 82(2):202-206.
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering. 2006. Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering. The National Academies Press: Washington, DC.
Carnes, Molly. 2006. “Gender: Macho Language and Other Deterrents.” Letter to the Editor. Nature. 442:868.
Sheridan, Jennifer; Patricia Flately Brennan; Molly Carnes; and Jo Handelsman. 2006. “Discovering Directions for Change in Higher Education Through the Experiences of Senior Women Faculty.” Journal of Technology Transfer. 31(3): 387-396.
Carnes, Molly; Stacie Geller; Evelyn Fine; Jennifer Sheridan; and Jo Handelsman. 2005. “NIH Director’s Pioneer Awards: Could the Selection Process be Biased Against Women?” Journal of Women’s Health. 14(8):684-691.
Carnes, Molly; Jo Handelsman; and Jennifer Sheridan. 2005. “Diversity in Academic Medicine: The Stages of Change Model.” Journal of Women’s Health. 14(6):471-475.
Handelsman, Jo; Nancy Cantor; Molly Carnes; Denice Denton; Eve Fine; Barbara Grosz; Virginia Hinshaw; Cora Marrett; Sue Rosser; Donna Shalala; and Jennifer Sheridan. 2005. "More Women in Science." Science. 309(5738):1190-1191.
Gunter, Ramona and Amy Stambach. 2005. "Differences in Men and Women Scientists' Perceptions of Workplace Climate." The Journal of Women and Minorities in Science & Engineering. 11(1):97-116. [Abstract]
Gunter, Ramona and Amy Stambach. 2003. "As Balancing Act and As Game: How Women and Men Science Faculty Experience the Promotion Process." Gender Issues. 21(1):24-42. [Abstract]
Sheridan, Jennifer; Molly Carnes; and Jo Handelsman. 2003. “The University of Wisconsin-Madison ADVANCE Program: Progress to Date.” Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEPAN) 2003 Conference Proceedings. June 2003.
Bakken, Lori L.; Jennifer Sheridan; and Molly Carnes. 2003. “Gender Differences Among Physician-Scientists in Self-Assessed Abilities to Perform Clinical Research.” Academic Medicine. 78(12):1281-6.

Working Papers

Griffin, Lindsay; Carol A. Isaac; and Molly Carnes. 2008. “The Emergent Department Chair: Building Success One Individual at a Time.”
Sheridan, Jennifer; Eve Fine; Christine Maidl Pribbenow; Jo Handelsman; Molly Carnes. 2009. “Searching for Excellence & Diversity: Increasing the Hiring of Women Faculty at One Academic Medical Center.”
Sheridan, Jennifer; Jo Handelsman; Amy Wendt; and Molly Carnes. 2007. “ADVANCE at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Progress Towards Transforming the College of Engineering.”
Crone, Wendy. Survive and Thrive: A Self-Assessment Guide for Untenured Faculty. 2007 draft under review/tentative publication agreement. Cambridge University Press.
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl; Jennifer Sheridan; and Deveny Benting. 2007. “Extending the Tenure Clock: The Experiences of Faculty at One University.”
Frehill, Lisa; Elena Batista; Sheila Edwards-Lange; Cecily Jeser-Cannavale; Jan Malley; Jennifer Sheridan; Kim Sullivan; and Helena Sviglin. May 2006. “Using Program Evaluation To Ensure the Success of Your ADVANCE Program.” (PDF)
Frehill, Lisa; Cecily Jeser-Cannavale; Priscilla Kehoe; Ellen Meader; Jennifer Sheridan; Abby Stewart; and Helena Sviglin. January 2005. “Toolkit for Reporting Progress Toward NSF ADVANCE: Institutional Transformation Goals.” (PDF)
Ford, Cecilia E. and Barbara A. Fox. 2005. “’Can I Make a Brief Comment on That’: Reference and Social Organization In and Around an Extended Turn.”

Dissertations

Gunter, Ramona. 2007. "Laboratory Talk: Gendered Interactions and Research Progress in Graduate Science Education." Doctoral Dissertation: University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Research Reports

Sheridan, Jennifer. December 9, 2008. “Results of PACE Survey of Engineering Undergraduates. University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering. 2008.” [Available upon request]
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl. April 2008. "Results of the 2006-07 Study of Faculty Attrition at the UW-Madison." (PDF) Executive Summary (PDF)
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 2007. "Gender Equity By The Numbers: Status of Women in Biological & Physical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002-2006."
Sheridan, Jennifer. February 8, 2007. "Climate Change for Faculty at UW-Madison: Evidence from the 2003 and 2006 Study of Faculty Worklife." (PDF) Report prepared for the Campus Diversity Plan Oversight Committee.
Sheridan, Jennifer. December 13, 2006. "Climate Change for Faculty at UW-Madison: Evidence from the 2003 and 2006 Study of Faculty Worklife." (PDF) Report prepared for the Committee on Women in the University.
Sheridan, Jennifer. December 4, 2006. "Department Climate in the College of Letters and Science: Evidence from the 2003 and 2006 Study of Faculty Worklife." (PDF) Report prepared for the Equity and Diversity Committee in the College of Letters & Science.
O’Connell, Kathleen and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. December 2006. “She’s Got a Ticket to Ride: Strategies for Switching from Non-Tenure to Tenure-Track Position at UW-Madison.” (PDF)
Sheridan, Jennifer. October 31, 2006. "Perceived Benefits of and Barriers to Interdisciplinary Research at the UW-Madison: Evidence from the 2006 Study of Faculty Worklife at the University of Wisconsin-Madison." (PDF) Prepared for and presented to the steering committee for the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
O'Connell, Kathleen; Christine Maidl Pribbenow; and Deveny Benting. March 2006. "The Climate at UW-Madison: Begins Sunny and Warm, Ends Chilly." (PDF)
Sheridan, Jennifer. September 23, 2004. "Preliminary Results from the Study of Faculty and Academic Staff Worklife at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Selected Analyses of Two Category B Academic Staff Titles in the College of Engineering." (PDF) Report prepared for the College of Engineering Committee on Academic Staff Issues, UW-Madison.
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl; Sue Lottridge; and Deveny Benting. February 2004. "The Climate for Women Faculty in the Sciences and Engineering: Their Stories, Successes, and Solutions." (PDF)

Evaluation Reports

Winchell, Jessica. August 12, 2009. “Implementing Climate Workshops for Department Chairs: Evaluation of the workshop presented to CIC affiliates and others on June 2, 2009.” (PDF)
Winchell, Jessica. June 29, 2009. “Issues and trends in department climate experiences: Evidence from WISELI’s department climate survey.” Revision of May 2007 Report. (PDF)
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl and Jennifer Sheridan. April 10, 2009. “Evaluation of the Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Program." (PDF)
Winchell, Jessica. March 11, 2009. “Evaluation of the Workshop: ‘Implementing Training for Search Committees’ Presented to the University of Delaware on February 9, 2009.”
Winchell, Jessica. March 11, 2009. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Workshop Presented to the School of Medicine and Public Health November 7, 2008.” (PDF)
Winchell, Jessica. March 11, 2009. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Workshop Presented Across the UW-Madison Schools and Colleges Fall 2008.” (PDF)
Winchell, Jessica. March 11, 2009. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Workshop Presented to the College of Letters & Science Fall 2008.” (PDF)
Winchell, Jessica. March 11, 2009. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Workshop Presented to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Fall 2008.” (PDF)
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl and Jessica Winchell. January 6, 2009. “Formative Review of WISELI's Searching for Excellence and Diversity: A Workshop for Search Committees.” (PDF)
Benting, Deveny. August 14, 2008. “Evaluation of ‘Searching for Excellence & Diversity: A Workshop for Search Committees’ Presented at Edgewood College on June 12, 2008.”
Benting, Deveny. August 13, 2008. “Evaluation of the Workshop ‘Searching for Excellence & Diversity: Implementing Training for Search Committees’ Presented at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on June 25, 2008.”
Benting, Deveny. April 28, 2008. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Workshop Presented to University of Alabama-Birmingham on March 26, 2008.”
Benting, Deveny; Christine Maidl Pribbenow, and Jennifer Sheridan. April 2008. “Evaluation of the Vilas Life Cycle Professorships Program.” (PDF)
Benting, Deveny. February 27, 2008. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Workshop Presented to Wayne State University on January 25, 2008.”
Benting, Deveny. February 15, 2008. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Workshop Presented to UW-Eau Claire on January 16, 2008.”
Benting, Deveny. December 13, 2007. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Workshop Presented to the UW-Madison Art Department on November 14 and 15, 2007.”
Benting, Deveny. November 20, 2007. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Two-Session Workshop Presented to UW-Whitewater on September 24, 2007.”
Benting, Deveny. October 23, 2007. “Searching for Excellence and Diversity: Evaluation of the Workshop Presented to the UW-Madison Chemistry Department (August 28 and October 30, 2007).”
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl; Jennifer Sheridan; Brenda Parker; Jessica Winchell; Deveny Benting; Kathy O'Connell; Cecilia Ford; Ramona Gunter; and Amy Stambach. October 8, 2007. "Summative Evaluation Report of WISELI: The Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute." (PDF)
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl and Jennifer Sheridan. April 2007. “Evaluation of the Vilas Life Cycle Professorships Program.” (PDF)
Benting, Deveny. March 29, 2007. “Evaluation of the Workshop: ‘Implementing Training for Search Committees’. Presented to the Washington University Medical School on March 5, 2007.”
Benting, Deveny. March 28, 2007. “Evaluation of the Workshop: ‘Implementing Training for Search Committees’. Presented to the Washington University Danforth Campus on March 6, 2007.”
Benting, Deveny. March 26, 2007. “Evaluation of ‘Searching for Excellence and Diversity: A Workshop for Search Committees’. Presented at UW-Stout on March 1, 2007.”
Winchell, Jessica K. and Jennifer Sheridan. September 2006. "Evaluation of the Sexual Harassment Information Sessions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison." (PDF)
Winchell, Jessica K. and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. September 26, 2006. "Evaluation of the Gender Pay Equity Study and Equity of Faculty Salaries Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison." (PDF)
O’Connell, Kathleen and Jennifer Sheridan. April 2006. “Evaluation of the Vilas Life Cycle Professorships.” (PDF)
Benting, Deveny and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. March 14, 2006. “Survey Results of WISELI’s ‘Implementing Training for Search Committees’ Workshops for the Wisconsin Technical College System.”
Winchell, Jessica K. and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. February 2006. “WISELI’s Workshops for Search Committee Chairs: Evaluation Report.” (PDF)
Sheridan, Jennifer; Deveny Benting; and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. April 10, 2006. "Evaluation of Childcare Needs and Practices at the University of Wisconsin-Madison." (PDF)
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl. July 14, 2005. “WISELI’s Climate Workshops for Department Chairs: Evaluation Report.” (PDF)
Benting, Deveny and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. July 5, 2005. “Survey Results of WISELI’s ‘Implementing Training for Search Committees’ Workshop.”
Winchell, Jessica. October 2004. “Celebrating Women in Science & Engineering Grant Program, 2002-2004: Interim Evaluation Report.” (PDF)
Sheridan, Jennifer and Deveny Benting. July 27, 2004. "Evaluation of the Tenure Clock Extension Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison." (PDF)
Sheridan, Jennifer; Deveny Benting; and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. July 27, 2004. "Evaluation of the Women Faculty Mentoring Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison." (PDF)
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl and Deveny Benting. June 9, 2004 (revised September 23, 2004.) “WISELI’s Life Cycle Research Grant Program: Formative and Summative Evaluation.” (PDF)
Sheridan, Jennifer and Jessica Winchell. 2003. "Results from the 2003 Study of Faculty Worklife at UW-Madison."
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl. November 14, 2003. “WISELI Department Climate Workshops: Formative Evaluation Report.” (PDF)
Benting, Deveny and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. November 14, 2003. “Survey of the Virginia Valian Luncheon: Final Report.” (PDF)
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl and Deveny Benting. August 14, 2003. “Interviews with WISELI Leadership Team Members (2002-2003): Summary Report.”
Benting, Deveny and Christine Maidl Pribbenow. July 24, 2003. “Meetings with Senior Women Faculty: Summary of Notes.”
Sheridan, Jennifer; Jo Handelsman; and Molly Carnes. 2002. “Current Perspectives of Women in Science & Engineering at UW-Madison: WISELI Town Hall Meeting Report.” (PDF)

Presentations

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2009

Sheridan, Jennifer. July 23, 2009. “Unconscious Biases & Assumptions: Implications for Evaluating Women’s Leadership.” (PDF) Invited speaker, UW-Madison Women & Leadership Symposium 2009. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. June 9, 2009. “Gender Issues in Academic Medicine, Science, and Engineering.” (PDF) Invited speaker, University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA.
Carnes, Molly. July 23, 2009. Invited panelist, “Mentoring Moments: Insights & Perspectives from Doris Slesinger Awardees.” UW-Madison Women & Leadership Symposium 2009. Madison, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 15, 2009. “Bias and Assumptions: Implications for Evaluating Women and Minorities at Critical Career Junctures.” (PDF) Keynote speaker. University of Wisconsin System Women & Science Program Spring Conference. Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Carnes, Molly. May 14, 2009. “Factors Contributing to and Influencing the Current State.” (PDF) Invited speaker, “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Designing the Culture that Promotes Satisfaction and Success” Faculty Summit. Penn State Hershey College of Medicine. Hershey, PA.
Sheridan, Jennifer. April 29, 2009. “Bias and Assumptions: Implications for Evaluating Women and Minorities at Critical Career Junctures.” (PDF) Invited speaker. Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ.
Carnes, Molly. April 28, 2009. “Gender Bias in Academic Medicine: Pitfalls, Promise and Progress.” (PDF) Invited speaker. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA.
Carnes, Molly. April 27, 2009. “Faculty Evaluation: How Implicit Bias Can Derail Departmental Goals.” (PDF) Invited speaker, University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA.
Wendt, Amy. April 21, 2009. “Diverse Scientists Panel.” Panelist. Sennett Middle School. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. March 29, 2009. "Forewarned is Forearmed: An Evidence-Based Approach to Advancing Women in Academic Medicine.” (PDF) Invited speaker. American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
Carnes, Molly. March 9, 2009. “Promoting Gender Equity in Academic STEMM: An Institutional Change Approach”. (PDF) Invited speaker. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA.
Sheridan, Jennifer. March 9, 2009. “More Women in Science: The Institutional Challenge.” (PDF) Invited speaker. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA.
Sheridan, Jennifer. February 27, 2009. “Project to Assess Climate in Engineering (PACE): Selected Results from UW-Madison.” (PDF) Invited speaker, College of Engineering Academic Affairs Monthly meeting. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. February 26, 2009. “Institutional Transformation.” (PDF) Invited speaker, College of Engineering Diversity Forum. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer. February 26, 2009. “Project to Assess Climate in Engineering (PACE): Selected Results from UW-Madison.” (PDF) Invited speaker, College of Engineering Diversity Forum. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer. February 19, 2009. “Understanding the Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering: The PACE Study.” (PDF) Invited speaker, Sociology of Gender Brownbag Series. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.

2008

Carnes, Molly. October 21, 2008. “Searching for Excellence & Diversity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Training Search Committees.” (PDF) Presented at the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s workshop “Building Diversity in Higher Education: Strategies for Broadening Participation in the Sciences and Engineering.” Charleston, West Virginia.
Fine, Eve. October 14, 2008. “Reviewing Applicants: Understanding and Minimizing the Potential Influence of Bias and Assumptions.” (PDF) North Carolina State University, “Forum on Recruiting Diverse Faculty.” Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sheridan, Jennifer; Amy Wendt; Christine Maidl Pribbenow; Molly Carnes. October 10, 2008. “The Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Program at the UW-Madison.” (PDF) Poster presented at “The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility: Transforming the Culture in Science & Engineering” Conference. Ames, IA.
Handelsman, Jo. June 2, 2008. “Beyond Bias and Barriers.” American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.
Harrigan, Margaret N. May 28, 2008. “Evaluation of a Hiring Initiative: Recruitment and Retention of Faculty of Color, Dual Career Couples, and Women in Science.” Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum. Seattle, WA.
Carnes, Molly. May 27, 2008. “University of Wisconsin-Madison ADVANCE Program: Did We Transform the Institution in 5 Years?” (PDF) Invited speaker. Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC), UT Southwestern. Dallas, TX.
Neuwald, Anuschka. May 15, 2008. “Creating change: an open-dialogue about educational and institutional barriers in STEM education.” (PDF) University of Wisconsin System Women in Science Program Spring Advisory Board Meeting. Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Wendt, Amy. May 9, 2008. Discussion with women faculty in Engineering. Invited speaker. University of Maryland. College Park, MD.
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 13, 2008. “Making Data Work FOR You.” (PDF) 7th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Carnes, Molly. May 12, 2008. “Promoting and Sustaining Institutional Change” Moderator. 7th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl. April 29, 2008. “Talking About Leaving: Why Faculty Leave UW-Madison and What We Can Do About It.” (PDF) Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education Brownbag. Madison, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer and Eve Fine. April 22, 2008. “Searching for Excellence & Diversity.” (PDF) Invited Presentation to Waisman Center Faculty and Staff. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. April 4, 2008. “Eliminating Bias in Scientific Review.” From Cells to Society: A joint symposium hosted by the Center for Women’s Health Research and the Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. March 29, 2008. “Language and Women’s Academic Advancement” (PDF) and “Careers in Academic Medicine: Evaluation at Gatekeeping Junctures.” (PDF) Women in Medicine Day. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA.
Sheridan, Jennifer. March 4, 2008. “Enhancing Departmental Climate to Promote the Development of Women Leaders in Academia.” (PDF) Invited speaker, “Women in Biomedical Research: Best Practices for Sustaining Career Success” workshop. National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD.
Sheridan, Jennifer. February 20, 2008. “More Women in Science: The Institutional Challenge.” (PDF) Invited speaker, University of Minnesota-Duluth. Duluth, MN.
Sheridan, Jennifer. February 2008. “So You Want to Run a Climate Survey?” (PDF) Presented at the “Improving the climate for Your Science and Engineering Work Force” career workshop. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meetings. Boston, MA.

2007

Carnes, Molly. November 29, 2007. ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series. “UW-Madison ADVANCE Program: Did we transform the institution in 5 years?” (PDF) National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Carnes, Molly. November 27-28, 2007. “Procedures that Activate or Mitigate Gender Bias in Scientific Review.” (PFD) Chair, NIH National Leadership Workshop on Mentoring Women in Biomedical Careers. National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC.
Handelsman, Jo. November 15-16, 2007. “Beyond Bias and Barriers: Strategies for an Equitable Hiring Process.” University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Baltimore, MD.
Mathews, Nancy. November 13, 2007. Invited presentation, “Balancing Work and Life in the Academy in the 21st Century: A Changing Paradigm for Women?” (PDF) 28th Annual meeting of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Milwaukee, WI.
Carnes, Molly. November 4, 2007. Panelist, “Women’s Academic Advancement: The Influence of Language.” Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.
Sheridan, Jennifer. October 4, 2007. “The Climate for Faculty of Color in the Biological & Physical Sciences at UW-Madison.” (PDF) Invited Speaker, Graduate Engineering Research Scholars (GERS) Program. Madison, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer; Eve Fine; Jessica Winchell; Christine Maidl Pribbenow; Molly Carnes; and Jo Handelsman. June, 2007. “Searching for Excellence & Diversity: Does Training Faculty Search Committees Improve Hiring of Women?” (PDF) American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meetings. Honolulu, HI.
Sheridan, Jennifer. June, 2007. Moderator, “Climate Surveys Panel.” 6th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Sheridan, Jennifer; Christine Maidl Pribbenow; Eve Fine; Jo Handelsman; and Molly Carnes. June 2007. “Climate Change at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: What Changed, and Did ADVANCE Have an Impact?” (PDF) Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEPAN) 2007 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
Carnes, Molly. May 23-25, 2007. “Women Leaders in Medicine: Institutional Transformation Required” (PDF) Whittington Lecturer and “Careers in Academic Medicine: Evaluation at Gatekeeping Junctions” (PDF) Medical Grand Rounds. University of Florida. Gainsville, FL.
Carnes, Molly. May 2-3, 2007. “NIH Director's Pioneer Award: Lesson in Scientific Review” (PDF) and “Workshop: Lessons Learned in Shaping a Career” Invited speaker. Brown University. Providence, RI.
Parker, Brenda. April 19, 2007. “NSF ADVANCE: Lessons for Geography Departments” (Panelist). American Association of Geographers Annual Meetings. San Francisco, CA.
Carnes, Molly and Jennifer Sheridan. April 11-12, 2007. “Overview of WISELI: Lessons Learned” and “Overview of WISELI: New Initiatives at UW-Madison” (PDF) Invited speakers. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN.
Sheridan, Jennifer. March 27, 2007. “WISELI: Improve Departmental Climate for Women Faculty and Faculty of Color” (PDF) [Poster]. Showcase 2007. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. March 21-22, 2007. “Careers in Academic Medicine: Evaluation at Gatekeeping Junctures” (PDF) Medical Grand Rounds and “Women Leaders in Academic Health Sciences: Institutional Transformation Required” (PDF) Invited speaker. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT.
Carnes, Molly. March 14, 2007. “Bias in Scientific Review: The Case of the NIH Directors Pioneer Award.” Center for the Study of Cultural Diversity in Healthcare Training Seminar. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. February 22, 2007. “Words Matter: How Language Can Promote the Activation of Stereotypes” Invited speaker. University of Illinois-Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Carnes, Molly. February 21, 2007. “Gender Bias in Scientific Review.” (PDF) Invited speaker. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer. January 30, 2007. “Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering.” (PDF) Center for Demography & Ecology Training Seminar. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer. January 17, 2007. “Beyond Bias and Barriers.” (PDF) Zonta International. Madison, WI.

2006

Handelsman, Jo. November 10, 2006. “Best Practices and Gender Equity in the Academy.” University of Lethbridge. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Handelsman, Jo. November 3, 2006. “Beyond Bias and Barriers: A Call to Arms about Women in Science.” Keynote. Cabinet 99 Symposium. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Handelsman, Jo. October 29-30, 2006. “Diversity.” Invited speaker, all-school assembly at Phillips Exeter Academy. Exeter, NH.
Handelsman, Jo. October 24, 2006. Briefing of NIH officials and the Women in Medicine committee on the “Beyond Bias” report. Bethesda, MD.
Sheridan, Jennifer. October 21, 2006. “Systemic and Institutional Barriers Women Face in Science and Engineering.” (PDF) “Encouraging Success in Science and Medicine” Symposium. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Handelsman, Jo. September 26-27, 2006. Briefing of Senators Kennedy and Murray’s aides on “Beyond Bias and Barriers” report from the National Academies Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering. Washington, DC.
Sheridan, Jennifer. August 13, 2006. “Why Does ADVANCE Need Sociologists?” (PDF) Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Montréal, Canada.
Carnes, Molly. August 3, 2006. “Activation of Gender-Based Stereotypes: Can This Undermine Women’s Academic Advancement?” Keynote Plenary Address. Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. San Francisco, CA.
Handelsman, Jo. June 2006. Workshop on Diversity. National Academies Summer Institute on Undergraduate Education in Biology. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. June 19, 2006. “Gender Bias in Scientific Review: A Case Study of the NIH Pioneer Award.” Annual meeting of the Graduate Women in Science. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 24, 2006. “Searching for Excellence & Diversity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Training Search Committees.” (PDF) Wisconsin Association for Equal Opportunity’s 29th Annual Spring Conference. Milwaukee, WI.
Carnes, Molly. May 19, 2006. “Institutionalization—Cross Site Findings of Institutionalization Workgroup” (PDF) (Discussant). 5th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Pribbenow, Christine. May 19, 2006. “Using Evaluation Data to Affect Institutional Change.” (PDF) 5th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 19, 2006. “Collection and Use of Climate Survey Data at the UW-Madison.” (PDF) 5th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Carnes, Molly. May 18, 2006. “Engaging Senior Female Faculty” Roundtable Chair. (PDF) 5th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 18, 2006. “Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Program.” (PDF) 5th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Fine, Eve. May 18, 2006. “Climate Workshops for Department Chairs.” (PDF) 5th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Fine, Eve and Jennifer Sheridan. May 17, 2006. “Searching for Excellence & Diversity—Training Workshops for Search Committees (PDF) [Poster]. 5th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 17, 2006. “Lessons Learned from ADVANCE at the UW-Madison: What We Wish We Had Known….” (PDF) 5th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 17, 2006. “Data Collection and Reporting: The NSF Indicators.” (PDF) 5th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Ford, Cecilia. May 15, 2006. “Methods and Challenges in the Study of Language in Interaction” Invited speaker. Department of Linguistics. Stockholm University. Stockholm, Sweden.
Ford, Cecilia. May 11-14, 2006. “Studying Turn Taking in Workplace Meetings as ‘Interdisciplinary/Applied’ Conversation Analysis.” International Conference on Conversation Analysis. Helsinki, Finland.
Carnes, Molly. April 22, 2006. “Gender Bias in Scientific Review: The Case of the NIH Pioneer Awards” Keynote. Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender, Graduate Student Conference. State University of New York-Buffalo. Buffalo, NY.
Sheridan, Jennifer. April 7, 2006. “Searching for Excellence & Diversity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Training Search Committees.” (PDF) 10th Annual Absence of Color Conference. Blackhawk Technical College. Janesville, WI.
Gunter, Ramona. April 3, 2006. “Men and Women Graduate Students' Experiences in Two Plant Science Laboratories.” Fort Atkinson Branch of American Association of University Women Meeting. Fort Atkinson, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer. March 17, 2006. “Climate and Institutional Change: ADVANCE Efforts to Improve Departmental Climate.” (PDF) Committee on Institutional Change-Women in Science and Engineering (CIC-WISE) Group Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Sheridan, Jennifer. March 14, 2006. “Searching for Excellence & Diversity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Training Search Committees.” (PDF) Wisconsin Technical College System Leadership Development Institute. Madison, WI.
Ford, Cecilia. March 8, 2006. “The Extraordinary Precision of Ordinary Talk: A Linguist’s Perspective on Social Interaction.” University Roundtable. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Handelsman, Jo. February 23, 2006. “Understanding Our Biases and Assumptions: Male and Female” Invited speaker. Stanford University. Stanford, CA.
Sheridan, Jennifer. February 20, 2006. “Methodological Challenges in Measuring Institutional Transformation, Part II: The Limits of Quantitative Indicators.” (PDF) 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO.
Handelsman, Jo. February 9, 2006. “Boosts and Barriers to Women in Science.” Barnard College. New York, NY.
Handelsman, Jo. January 11, 2006. “More Women in Science.” Madison Chapter of TEMPO. Madison, WI.

2005

Handelsman, Jo; Molly Carnes; Jennifer Sheridan; Eve Fine; and Christine Pribbenow. December 9, 2005. “NSF ADVANCE at the UW-Madison: Three Success Stories” (PDF) [Poster]. National Academies’ “Convocation on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering.” National Academies of Science. Washington, DC.
Handelsman, Jo. November 29, 2005. Roundtable discussion with faculty and administrators on women in science. Colorado State University. Ft. Collins, CO.
Carnes, Molly. October 21, 2005. “Women and Leadership: When Working Hard is Not Enough.” Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation Rural Women’s Health. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. October 17, 2005. “Women in Academic Leadership: Institutional Transformation Required” and “Advice From a Few Mistakes I’ve Made & Some Things I’ve Done Right (workshop).” 8th Annual Professional Development Conference Focus on Health & Leadership for Women. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Philadelphia, PA.
Ford, Cecilia and Teddy Weathersbee. July 25, 2005. “Women's Agency and Participation: Feminist Research for Institutional Change.” Symposium on Gender in Public Settings: Approaches to Third Wave Feminist Analysis at the 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics Conference. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Handelsman, Jo. July 11, 2005. “Diversity, Bias, and Change” Invited speaker. Harvard Deans’ Retreat. Harvard University. Cambridge, MA.
Ford, Cecilia and Barbara A. Fox. July 6-9, 2005. “Reference and Repair as Grammatical Practices in an Extended Turn.” Plenary address. 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text & Discourse. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Ford, Cecilia. June 11-16, 2005. “’Can I Make a Brief Comment on That’: Reference and Social Organization In and Around an Extended Turn” Invited lecture. Symposium on Reference and Referential Form in Interactional Linguistics, organized by the Nordic Research Board. Helsinki, Finland.
Handelsman, Jo. June 9-10, 2005. “Sex and Science.” Howard Hughes Medical Institute New Investigator Training. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Chevy Chase, MD.
Zweibel, Ellen. June 2, 2005. “Dual Career Initiatives at U. Wisconsin.” American Astronomical Society Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.
Fine, Eve. May 20, 2005. “Working with Department Chairs: Enhancing Department Climate.” (PDF) 4th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC. Executive Summaries From Panel
Handelsman, Jo. May 20, 2005. “Affecting Climate/Culture Change — Using Multiple Points of Entry in the Department of Kumquat Science.” (PDF) 4th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC. Executive Summary
Carnes, Molly. May 19, 2005. “Converting Academic Staff to the Tenure Track at the UW-Madison: A Viable Strategy?” (PDF) 4th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Carnes, Molly. May 19, 2005. “Insights from Social Science Research on Achieving Academic Awards and Honors: A Local and a National Example.” (PDF) 4th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 19, 2005. “Indicators and Dissemination: Question 2. What are the Outcomes of Institutional Processes of Recruitment and Advancement for Men and Women?” (PDF) NSF ADVANCE P.I. Meeting, National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Sheridan, Jennifer. May 19, 2005. “WISELI’s Life Cycle Research Grant Program.” (PDF) 4th Annual NSF ADVANCE PI Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Carnes, Molly. May 13, 2005. “Women in Academic Leadership: Has There Been Progress?” Keynote. Women Against Lung Cancer Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
Carnes, Molly. May 9-10, 2005. “Incorporating Research on Biases and Assumptions into Search Committee Training;” “Women in the World of Academic Health Sciences: What’s Holding Us Back?” “Women in Academic Leadership: Has There Been Progress?” Invited Speaker. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN.
Ford, Cecilia. May 2005. “Language and Heteronormativity.” Workshop on Global Perspectives on Sexual Diversity and Gender Relations in a Changing World. Multicultural Student Center and International Student Services. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. April 26, 2005. “Women in Academic Leadership: Institutional Transformation Required” Grand Rounds/Merritt Lecture. Indiana University School of Medicine. Indianapolis, IN.
Coppersmith, Sue. April 8, 2005. “NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award at UW-Madison.” (PDF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Advisory Committee Meeting. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Carnes, Molly. March 12, 2005. “Women Physicians and Leadership: The Issues, The Goals, The Process” Keynote. Women’s Physician Council of the American Medical Association. Washington, DC.
Carnes, Molly. March 4, 2005. “Women in the World of Medicine: What’s Holding Us Back?” Leadership Skills and Equity in the Workplace: Lessons Learned Conference. Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA.
Handelsman, Jo. March 2, 2005. Informal workshop on bias and prejudice in academic evaluation. Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR.

2004

Peercy, Paul. December 13, 2004. “NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award at UW-Madison.” NSF ADVANCE Engineering Workshop. National Science Foundation. Washington, DC.
Carnes, Molly; Jo Handelsman; Lillian Tong; and Amy Wendt. December 8, 2004. “WISELI Update—Status of Our Efforts to Promote the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering.” (PDF) WISELI Seminar. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. November 17, 2004. “The Impact of Unconscious Biases on Evaluation: Relevance to the NIH Director’s Pioneer Awards” Invited presenter. Office of Research on Women’s Health Roundtable. National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD.
Brennan, Patricia; Molly Carnes; Bernice Durand; Jo Handelsman; and Jennifer Sheridan. November 10, 2004. “Discovering the Experiences of Senior Women in Academic Science & Engineering.” WISELI Seminar. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. October 20, 2004. “Women in Academic Leadership: The Issues, the Goals, the Process.” and “NSF ADVANCE Program at UW-Madison.” Invited Speaker. University of Illinois-Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Sheridan, Jennifer. October 14, 2004. “WISELI’s Life Cycle Research Grant Program.” (PDF) Society of Women Engineers 2004 National Conference. Milwaukee, WI.
Carnes, Molly. October 13, 2004. “Searching for Excellence, Equity & Diversity: Unconscious Assumptions and Lessons From Smoking Cessation” Invited Speaker. Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA.
Sheridan, Jennifer; Jo Handelsman; and Molly Carnes. August 14, 2004. “Assessing “Readiness to Embrace Diversity”: An Application of the Trans-Theoretical Model of Behavioral Change.” (PDF) Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA.
Ford, Cecilia. May 3, 2004. “’Having our ideas ignored’: CA and a Feminist Project.” American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference. Colloquium entitled “CA as Applied Linguistics: Crossing Boundaries of Discipline and Practice.” Portland, OR.
Spear, Peter. April 21, 2004. “Sustainability of ADVANCE Programs” (PDF) Panelist. NSF ADVANCE National Conference. Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA.
Sheridan, Jennifer. April 21, 2004. “WISELI’s Study of Faculty and Academic Staff Worklife Surveys.” (PDF) NSF ADVANCE National Conference. Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA.
Durand, Bernice. April 20, 2004. Session Coordinator, “Senior Women and Advancement—A Facilitated Discussion” panel. NSF ADVANCE National Conference. Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA.
Carnes, Molly. April 20, 2004. “Women from Underrepresented Groups” (PDF) Panelist. NSF ADVANCE National Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Sheridan, Jennifer. April 20, 2004. “ADVANCE Institutional Data: Using Institutional Data to Create Institutional Change. (PDF) NSF ADVANCE National Conference. Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA.
Sheridan, Jennifer. April 13, 2004. “Study of Academic Staff Work Life at UW-Madison: Preliminary Results.” (PDF) Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education Academic Staff Institute 2004. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer and Eve Fine. April 5, 2004. “WISELI Leadership Workshops” (PDF) [Poster]. Showcase 2004. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl. March 22, 2004. “The Climate for Women Faculty in the Sciences and Engineering: Blueprints for Failure and Success.” (PDF) WISELI Seminar. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Sheridan, Jennifer. February 17, 2004. “Implementing a Campus Climate Survey: Logistical Notes and Preliminary Findings.” (PDF) Center for Demography & Ecology Training Seminar. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Ford, Cecilia. February 16, 2004. “Getting our Voices Heard: Patterns of Participation in University Meetings.” WISELI Seminar. Madison, WI.
Carnes, Molly. February 13, 2004. “Status of STEM Female Faculty Recruitment, Retention and Advancement” (PDF) Discussant. “Systemic Transformations in the Role of Women in Science and Engineering” Symposium, 2004 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA.
Sheridan, Jennifer. January 12, 2004. “Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute at UW-Madison” (PDF) Panelist. AdvanceVT Inaugural Workshop, “ADVANCEing Women in Academe: Voices of Experience.” Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA.

2003

Sheridan, Jennifer. November 17, 2003. “Faculty Worklife at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Preliminary Findings.” (PDF) WISELI Seminar. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Gunter, Ramona. October 20, 2003. “Science Faculty Talk about Self, Home, and Career.” WISELI Seminar. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Ford, Cecilia. September 16, 2003. “Gender and Talk: Looking Back and Looking Forward.” Women’s Health Forum of the UW-Madison Center for Women’s Health and Women’s Health Research. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Wendt, Amy. September 2003. “NSF ADVANCE at UW-Madison: WISELI Activities.” 25th Anniversary of the Women in Computer Science and Engineering Organization. University of California-Berkeley. Berkeley, CA.
Sheridan, Jennifer; Molly Carnes; and Jo Handelsman. June 2003. “The University of Wisconsin-Madison ADVANCE Program: Progress to Date.” (PDF) Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEPAN) 2003 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.
Stambach, Amy and Ramona Gunter. May 2003. “As Balancing Act and As Game: How Women and Men Science Faculty Experience the Promotion Process.” Gender, Science, and Technology International Conference. Trondheim, Norway.
Ford, Cecilia. July 2003. “Gender and Language in/as/on Academic Science: Combining Research with a Commitment to Institutional Change.” Perception and Realization in Language and Gender Research Conference. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI.

2002

Handelsman, Jo and Molly Carnes. December 2002. “University of Wisconsin-Madison Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute.” (PDF) Plant Pathology Research Seminar Series. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.
Murphy, Regina. November 2002. “The Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute at UW-Madison.” American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN.
Carnes, Molly and Jo Handelsman. October 2002. “The NSF ADVANCE Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: An Interdisciplinary Effort to Increase the Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of Women in Academic Departments in the Biological and Physical Sciences.” (PDF) Retaining Women in Early Academic Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Careers Conference. Iowa State University. Ames, IA.
Sheridan, Jennifer; Molly Carnes; and Jo Handelsman. April 3, 2002. “WISELI” (PDF) [Poster]. Showcase 2002. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI.

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