2012 Jessie Bernard Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarshp Paper Award
Hyun-Kyung You, Central Michigan University
"The Intersection of Motherhood and Disability: Being a 'Good' Korean Mother to and 'Imperfect' Child"

Purpose

This award is presented in memory of Jessie Bernard, former NCFR Board Member and pioneer in the field of Feminist Family Studies. This award recognizes a graduate student/new professional who has published or is about to publish a paper using feminist frameworks and methodologies in research.

Award (Plaque, Money, Recognition, etc.)

The award winner will receive a $250 gift certificate for complimentary books, up to $350 in travel allowance, up to $95 towards NCFR Annual Conference registration, and a plaque. A summary of the recipient's research results will be published in the Feminism and Family Studies Section Newsletter.

Criteria

• Graduate student or new professional (with up to five years post-doctoral work)
• Papers should contribute to feminist scholarship about families and the use of feminist frameworks and methods.

Nomination/Application Process

• Authors should identify themselves only in a cover letter so that all entries can be reviewed anonymously - all identifying references should be removed from the paper or proposal submissions.
• An abstract of not more than 150 words.
• Applicants should be the sole author or first author of the paper, both published an unpublished papers will be considered, although the paper should be at near-submission status.

Deadline for Application

Application deadline is April 15th  All materials may be submitted electronically to jbawards2012@gmail.com