Biennial Graduate Student Diversity Challenge Conference

The ISRC is delighted to provide an opportunity for graduate students to present their work and engage in discussion, mentoring, and community with experienced scholars conducting race and racism-related research. This conference will be free and held virtually via Zoom.

Intersectional Approaches to the Study of Race and Racism: Implications for听and Racism in Psychological Science:
Psychological Research, Training, and Practice

November 15, 2025 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
Online via Zoom

This opportunity is focused on showcasing the work of Graduate students as they present their work and receive valuable mentorship from esteemed scholars in this field. Join us to contribute to the production and dissemination of impactful research on race and racism. This conference is free and open to graduate students.听

Call for Proposals

We are inviting submissions of proposals for poster presentations, individual research papers, and symposia focused on intersectionality and recommendations for practice and policy that reflect intersections of race and racism with gender, disability, social class, sexual identity, and religion. The symposia proposals should represent a collection of 3 presentations centered on a unifying theme and can comprise both research and conceptual presentations.听

Please submit your proposal 听no later than SEPTEMBER 1, 2025

When submitting your proposal, please include the following in separate documents:

  • Cover page with Presenters and Affiliation
  • Overview of presentation:听
    • 300 words maximum for posters and individual paper presentations
    • 500 words maximum for symposia, including a brief description of each individual presentation

The proposals will be submitted to an anonymous peer review process and notifications of acceptances will be issued by September 15, 2025.

The Keynote Address will be delivered by Dr. Jioni Lewis, University of Maryland, College Park.听

Panelists for the afternoon Mentoring Sessions to be announced.