Faculty Research Fellowships
The faculty research fellowship (FRF) supports Stanford scholars in advancing innovative gender research by fostering intellectual exchange and multidisciplinary collaboration. Since 2007, over 180 Stanford faculty members have joined us as fellows, many of whom stay actively engaged with Institute activities.
What to Expect
As part of the fellowship, up to 8 fellows participate in lunch seminars that occur once or twice a month to share their gender research, receive feedback from colleagues, and build long-lasting connections with a vibrant community of gender scholars. These seminars are attended exclusively by Institute affiliates, providing a collegial space for discussion.
Fellows receive a $7,500 award from the Institute to support gender-related research activities. During the seminars, fellows present on a wide range of research topics at various stages of development, including early-stage projects, ongoing work, and studies nearing completion or publication.
Past Fellows’ Research Topics
Every year, we encourage students to write articles about our fellows’ research talks. Example seminar topics include:
- Leslie Adams (Medicine): “Performing Strength: Raciallized Masculinity and Suicide Risk among Black Men”
- Adrian Daub (German Studies): "How YouTube shaped perceptions surrounding the Depp v. Heard trial"
- Emanuele Lugli (Art & Art History): "Properzia de’ Rossi, or How a Woman Carved Out a Place in Sixteenth-Century Italy"
- Kathryn Olivarius (History): "Syphilis at war: Protecting male shame at the expense of women in the 19th century"
- Soledad Artiz Prillaman (Political Science): "Men co-opt women’s political authority in gender quota elections"
- Michael Rosenfeld (Sociology): “Training, demographics among factors contributing to decline in federal worker harassment cases"
- Christine Min Wotipka (Education & Sociology): "On gender parity in academic leadership roles"
Additional Media
The stipend and regular convenings have really influenced my research priorities this past year and encouraged me to wade into a contentious space with vigor, conviction, and a sense that I have something to contribute.
Please direct all questions to the Clayman Fellowship Manager (anyafang [at] stanford.edu (anyafang[at]stanford[dot]edu)).