Journeys in World Politics
University of Iowa

Kelly M. Kadera
Sara McLaughlin Mitchell
The Journeys workshop brings together junior and senior women working in International Relations. The weekend experience is highlighted by research presentations by junior scholars, feedback on research from conference participants, sessions on career and gender topics (e.g., networking, mentoring, balancing family & work, women in the classroom, negotiations), and oral autobiographies by senior scholars.

2023 Journeys Workshop Schedule, Hosted by Jessica Weeks at University of Wisconsin, Madison

2022 Journeys Workshop

2018 Journeys Workshop

2017 Journeys Workshop

2016 Journeys Workshop

2015 Journeys Workshop

2013 Journeys Workshop

2011 Journeys Workshop

2010 Journeys Workshop

2009 Journeys Workshop

2008 Journeys Workshop

2007 Journeys Workshop

2006 Journeys Workshop

2004 Journeys Workshop


Selected Readings on Women, Careers, & Political Science

Selected Readings from the Chronicle of Higher Education

Parental Leave Policies for 50 of the Top Public Universities

Negotiation Resources

Salary data for over 1100 universities in the United States


Journeys Alumnae

Organizers

Kelly M. Kadera, University of Iowa

Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, University of Iowa

Jessica Weeks, University of Madison, Wisconsin


Senior Scholars

Deborah Avant, University of Denver

Shannon L. Blanton, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Xinyuan Dai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tanisha Fazal, University of Minnesota

Martha Finnemore, George Washington University

Joanne Gowa, Princeton University

Wendy L. Hansen, University of New Mexico

Caroline A. Hartzell, Gettysburg College

Vicki Hesli, University of Iowa

Courtney Hillebrecht, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Valerie Hudson, Texas A&M University

Audie Klotz, Syracuse University

Catherine Langlois, Georgetown University

Brett Ashley Leeds, Rice University

Michaela Mattes, University of California, Berkeley

Rose McDermott, Brown University

Molly M. Melin, Loyola University

V. Spike Peterson, University of Arizona

Emilia Justyna Powell, University of Notre Dame

Karen Rasler, Indiana University

Burcu Savun, University of Pittsburgh

Christina Schneider, University of California, San Diego

Megan Shannon, University of Colorado, Boulder

Beth A. Simmons, University of Pennsylvian

Krista Wiegand, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dina Zinnes, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


Junior Scholars

Stephanie Ahern,, United States Army Futures Command

Susan Hannah Allen, University of Mississippi

Bethany Amal Barratt, Roosevelt University

Emily Barrett

A. Burcu Bayram, University of Texas at Arlington

Lotem Bassan-Nygate, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Caglayan Baser, New York University, Abu Dhabi

Tyra Blew, practicing attorney

Kathryn Boehlefeld, Air Command and Staff College

Kanisha Bond, University of Maryland

Christina Boyes, CIDE

Emma Leonard Boyle, The Pennsylvania State University

Elizabeth Brannon, Texas Tech University

Caroline Brandt, University of California, Berkeley

Kirstin J.H. Brathwaite, Michigan State University

Katrina Browne, Cornell University

Courtney Burns, Georgia Southern University

Sarah Bush, Temple University

Charity Butcher, Kennesaw State University

Tiffany Chu, University of Arizona (PhD)

Olga Chyzh, University of Toronto

Deniz Cil, University of Maryland

Menevis Cilizoglu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kathryn McNabb Cochran, Center for a New American Security

Courtenay R. Conrad, University of California, Merced

Kerry F. Crawford, James Madison University

Sarah Croco, University of Maryland

Ellen Cutrone, high school teacher

Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, University of Maryland

Elisa D'Amico, Loyola University

Sarah Bauerle Danzman, Indiana University

Ursula E. Daxecker, University of Amsterdam

Erica Susanne De Bruin, Hamilton College

Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, University of North Texas

Tijen Demirel-Pegg, Indiana University

Lora DiBlasi, Michigan State University (Phd)

Daniela Donno, University of Pittsburgh

Ruoxi Du, University of Iowa

Jennifer Dumas, University of Louisiana-Monroe

Marina Duque, Florida State University

Ozlem Elgun, DePaul University

Kara Ellerby, University of Delaware

Chelsea Estancona, University of South Carolina

Andrea L. Everett, University of California, Santa Cruz

Elizabeth L. Fausett, University of Arizona

Katja I. Favretto, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Kerstin Fisk, Loyola Marymount University

Kristen M. Flanagan

Katharine M. Floros, University of Illinois, Chicago

Maryann E. Gallagher, University of Georgia

Faten Ghosn, University of Arizona

Kelly Gleason, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Iasmin Goes, Colorado State University

Jillienne Haglund, University of Kentucky

Holley E. Hansen, Oklahoma State University

Heidi Hardt, University of California, Irvine

Lindsay Heger, One Earth Future

Alina Heineke, Associated Press

Marina E. Henke, Northwestern University

Alexis Leanna Henshaw, Bucknell University

Paola Fajardo-Heyward, Canisius College

Mi Hwa Hong, Kookmin University

Tiffiany Howard, University of Las Vegas

Zaryab Iqbal, Pennsylvania State University

Yukari Iwanami, University of Rochester

Taylor Jacoby, Rosen Consulting Group

Amira Jadoon, University at Albany

Sheherazade Jafari, American University

Hye Ryeon Jang, Morehouse College

Sangmi Jeong, Korea National Diplomatic Academy

Hyeran Jo, Texas A&M University

Leslie Johns, University of California, Los Angeles

Jaclyn M. Johnson, University of Kentucky

Kristin Johnson, University of Rhode Island

Tana Johnson, Duke University

Danielle Jung, Emory University

Sabrina Karim, Cornell University

Eliza G. Kelly, Stryker Corporation

Aparna Kher

Christina Kiel, Tulane University

Alisha Abbie Kim, University of Texas at Dallas

Myung Jung Kim, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Yooneui Kim, Texas Tech University

Anessa Kimball, Laval University

Shanna A. Kirschner, Allegheny College

Katja B. Kleinberg, Binghamton University

Jun Koga, University of Strathclyde

Willow Kreutzer, University of Iowa

Rebecca Kreitzer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Jule Krueger, University of Michigan

Minju Kwon, Chapman University

Samantha Lange, University of Iowa

Bomi Lee, Washington University, St. Louis

Carrie Lee, US Army War College

Sojeong Lee, University of Iowa

Vanessa Lefler, Middle Tennessee State University

Amanda Licht, Binghamton University

Tracy Kuo Lin, University of California, San Francisco.

Erin K. Little, University of Alabama

Carmela Lutmar, University of Haifa

Naoko Matsumara, Hitotsubashi University

Michaela Mattes, University of California, Berkeley

Eleonora Mattiacci, Amherst College

Jacqueline R. McAllister, Kenyon College

Darrah McCracken

Caitlin McCulloch, Rand Corporation

Cynthia McMeekin, Cal State, LA

Heidi McNamara, University of California, San Diego (PhD)

Molly M. Melin, Loyola University

Shawna Metzger, National University of Singapore

Gina Miller, George Fox University

Jennifer Miller, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Shweta Moorthy, Northern Illinois University

Susanne Mueller-Redwood,, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Ashley Murph-Schwarzer, freelance writer

Rachel Myrick, Duke University

Raghnild Nordas, University of Michigan

Elizabeth Nyman, Texas A&M University, Galveston

Faith Okpotor, Moravian University

Erin Olsen-Telles, University of Iowa

Melda Ozsut, Texas Tech University

Karen K. Petersen, Middle Tennessee State University

Lukas Pfaff, U.S. Government, Analyst

Julianne Phillips, University of Texas, Austin (Phd)

Stefanie Pleschinger, Columbia University

Emilia Justyna Powell, University of Notre Dame

Kathy L. Powers, University of New Mexico

Apekshya Prasai, MIT University

E. Paige Price, University of South Carolina

Alyssa Prorok, University of Iowa

Shawn Ling Ramirez, Emory University

Jennifer M. Ramos, Loyola Maramount University

Lindsay Reid, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Carie Reiling, Washington College

Stephanie J. Rickard, London School of Economics

Emily Hencken Ritter, University of California, Merced

P. Deanne Roark, University of North Texas

Dona Roy, University of South Carolina

Abigail Ruane, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Thania Sanchez, Yale University

Rosa E. Sandoval-Bustos, Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

Amanda Sanford, Louisiana Tech University

Nil Satana, Bilkent University

Burcu Savun, University of Pittsburgh

Katherine Sawyer, University of Maryland

Jamie E. Scalera, Georgia Southern University

Theresa Schroeder, Radford University

Megan Shannon, University of Colorado, Boulder

Jacqueline M. Sievert, Western Carolina University

Agnes Simon, Saginaw Valley State University

Nicole Simonelli, New York University

Laura Sjoberg, University of Florida

Heather Smith-Cannoy, Lewis and Clark College

Jennifer Spindel, University of New Hampshire

Carie Steele, Texas Tech University

Jessica Stoll, U.S. Government

Patricia L. Sullivan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Stacy Bondanella Taninchev, Gonzaga University

Aimee Tannehill, Department of Justice

Kimberly Turner, Harvard University

Felicity Vabulus, University of Chicago

Saskia van Wees, University of Florida

Yaping Wang, University of Virginia

Mikaela Westhoff, Penn State University (PhD)

Jennifer Whitten-Woodring, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Leah Windsor, University of Memphis

Unislawa Wszolek-Williams, Spelman College

Amy Yuen, Middlebury College

Nila Zarepour-Arizi, Texas Tech University

Gladys Zubiria, Rice University

Kelebogile Zvobgo, William and Mary University


Other Useful Links

Women in Conflict Studies

Women's Caucus for International Studies

Women in International Security (WIIS)

APSA Report: Women's Advancement in Political Science

American Association of University Women