March 27, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room
The Queer and Trans Research Symposium is a half-day academic conference focusing on queer and trans student research and queer and trans student researchers at the University of Michigan.
The symposium will feature the work of U-M graduate and professional students, and will also include undergraduate researchers.
BENEFITS OF INVOLVEMENT
- Uplifting and celebrating student research across disciplines
- Experience presenting at an academic conference
- Networking with peer researchers, faculty, and other experts
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Join us for the symposium, networking social, or both
Schedule
11:30 a.m.: Lunch and opening keynote
KEYNOTE
Naomi Goldberg, MPP
Naomi Goldberg is the executive director of the Movement Advancement Project (MAP). She previously directed the policy department and then the LGBTQ program, and most recently served as MAP’s deputy director. Naomi is a trusted expert on the topics of LGBTQ data inclusion, laws impacting LGBTQ parents, and various federal policy issues. She’s published reports on LGBTQ families, the criminal justice system, economic security, and served as a co-author on several papers with data from the longest running longitudinal study of planned lesbian families. Naomi attended Mount Holyoke College and received a Master of Public Policy from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She completed a public policy fellowship at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.
1:00 p.m.: Session 1—Panel
2:10 p.m.: Session 2—Table topics
3:20 p.m.: Session 3—Panel
4:30 p.m.: Closing
5:00 p.m.: Networking Social at Uplift
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Sponsors
- College of Literature, Science, and the Arts—DEI Office
- Ginsberg Center
- GoSTEM
- National Center for Institutional Diversity
- Rackham Graduate School
- Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs
- OutMD
- School of Social Work—Flourish
Committee
We're grateful for the support of our committee members: Jesse Beal, Tristan Morton, Eli Gonzalez, Sol Llanes, and Dom Adams-Santos.