We are happy to announce the winners of the 2023 New Scholars Research Grants.

They will present their research at the upcoming LRAN Conference. See conference info here.

Katherine Mott, Ph.D. Candidate in sociology at Syracuse University. Her project is titled “Press to End Nightmare: Exploring Cultures of Solidarity and Resignation in Retail Grocery Work.”

Nabila Farcin, Lecturer at East West University. Her project is titled "Fractured Foundations: Unveiling Access to Post-Accident Remedies by Construction Workers in Bangladesh."

Claire Cohen, Assistant Professor at the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy at Occidental College. Her project is titled "How Teachers’  Unions Can Separate Austerity Myths from Facts."

Sara Trongone, Ph.D. Candidate in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her project is titled "A City to Win: Labor Militance and Strategy in Post-Recession Chicago."

Clara Ribeiro, Ph.D. Candidate in geography at the University of Washington. Her project is titled "Migration, Precarity, and Social Reproduction: Brazilian Workers in Georgia."

Brett Halperin, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. His project is titled “AI is Soulless': Hollywood Film Workers Strike and Emerging Perceptions of Generative Cinematography.”