The Institute for Women’s Leadership Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Program seeks to foster community-based, interdisciplinary research collaborations across the university that further our understanding of gender and/or sex and leadership in life experiences. In its seventh year, the IWL Interdisciplinary Summer Research Grant program continues to help fund research and support efforts to pursue larger, extramurally-funded projects. IWL’s Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Program supports projects involving collaborators from two or more disciplinary backgrounds or traditions, recognizing that gender/sex intersects with many fields.
The 2026 IWL Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Program awardees:
- “Gendered Inequality, Family, and Community Wellbeing among Rohingya and Burmese Communities in Milwaukee”
- Principal Investigators: Dr. Enaya Othman, professor of languages, literatures, and cultures in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences; Dr. Rawan Atari-Khan, assistant professor of counselor education and counseling psychology in the School of Education; Dr. Abir Bekhet, professor in the College of Nursing; Dr. Sumana Chattopadhyay, associate professor and associate dean in the Diederich College of Communication; and Dr. Matthew Mleczko, assistant professor of political science in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences.
- “Empowering the Female Nursing Workforce by Enhancing Knowledge and Training about Intimate Partner Violence”
- Principal Investigators: Dr. Nilanjan Lodh, associate professor of medical laboratory science in the College of Health Sciences; and Dr. Linda Piacentine, associate professor in the College of Nursing.
These awards also support multiple Marquette University student researchers and community organizations involved with these community-based research projects.
For more information about IWL’s Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Program and other research opportunities, visit the IWL website.
