U of L Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research

Congrats to the honorable mentions for the Social Justice Research Graduate paper awards!!! Honorable mentions are:

- Shauna Evans: PhD student, CEHD, for the submission "The mental violence of silence: Legislative hostility, deliberate indifference, and the duty to mitigate race-based traumatic stress for Black womxn educators and girls”

- Chloe Hale: MA student in Anthropology, A&S, for the submission "Gender, Food, and Flooding in Appalachia"

- Avantika Kapadia: Clinical Psychology PhD student, A&S, for the submission "Welfare Queen: The Intersection of Welfare Narratives and Mental Health"

- Jamieson Oakley: PhD student in Rhetoric and Composition, A&S, for the submission "Detransition as Counterstory: Trans-Affirming Narratives on TikTok"

Congrats to the THREE honorable mentions for the Social Justice Research Multimedia award!!! The three students are:

- Veronica Pulley, Anthropology major, A&S for the submission “Q***ring the past: Q***r Identity and Necroviolence in Present and Future Archaeology”

- Garth Gray Noble, Communications major with minors in Political Science and History, A&S for the submission “Am I still an ism?”

- Izzy Hoffman, Fine Arts major, A&S for the submission “Lady Justice and the Seeds She Sows”

Congratulations to Bridget Kelley, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and History major, A&S, for being the 2026 Undergrad Paper winner with her submission “Community and Identity.”

Congratulations to D’Neika Lopez, Ph. D. in Educational Leadership & Organizational Development, Department of Educational Leadership, Evaluation, and Organizational Development, College of Education and Human Development, for being the 2026 Graduate Paper winner with her submission “When Work Gets Under the Skin: Racialized Labor and Cumulative Health Risk in Higher Education”

EVENT REMINDER!!!

Join the ABI in our Open House tour "Reading is Radical" to look at the Braden book collection. Get hands-on interaction as you learn about the history of these books and what we have been doing to care for them. Also help us brainstorm ideas about how we all can use them. Drop-in anytime between 1PM-3PM on the second floor of the Ekstorm Library TODAY!

Congratulations to Yuan Zhao, PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, English, A&S, for being the 2026 Multimedia Award winner with his submission “Typeface Injustice: How TOEFL Typeface in Reading Section Troubles Readability.“

Congratulations to the 2026 Social Research Award winners!

Grad Paper Winner: “When Work Gets Under the Skin: Racialized Labor and Cumulative Health Risk in Higher Education” by D’Neika Lopez, Ph. D. in Educational Leadership & Organizational Development, Department of Educational Leadership, Evaluation, and Organizational Development, College of Education and Human Development

Multimedia Award Winner: “Typeface Injustice: How TOEFL Typeface in Reading Section Troubles Readability” - Yuan Zhao, PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, English, A&S

Undergrad Paper Winner: “Community and Identity” - Bridget Kelley, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and History major, A&S

Join the ABI in our Open House tour "Reading is Radical" to look at the Braden book collection. Get hands-on interaction as you learn about the history of these books and what we have been doing to care for them. Also help us brainstorm ideas about how we all can use them. Drop-in anytime between 1PM-3PM on the second floor of the Ekstorm Library on Wed. May 20th!

ABI is co-sponsoring an event with the Speed Art Museum at Speed Cinema!

Speed Cinema will be screening "WTO/99" directed by Ian Bell. There will be a post-screening community conversation moderated by Angela D. Storey, Director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research at the University of Louisville.

Tickets are $12 or $8 for Speed members. Moving screening will be Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 1:00PM-2:40PM at the Speed Art Museum.

For more information visit the link or use the QR code: https://www.speedmuseum.org/cinema/wto-99/

THE DEADLINE IS QUICKLY APPROACHING!!! Don't forget to submit your essay!!!

The UofL’s Anne Braden Institute sponsors an annual award to recognize exceptional essay work completed by UofL students about social justice topics. Currently enrolled undergrad and grad students from any discipline or college at UofL are welcome to enter your work!

- Submissions are due Thurs., April 23rd.
- Best undergrad submission gets $250
- Best grad submission gets $500
- Paper must be 8-25 pages in length (not including reference pages), 12-point, double-spaced text.
- Submissions must engage clearly with one or more social justice topics.

See the ABI website using the link or QR code for full details and requirements:
https://centers.louisville.edu/anne-braden-institute/social-justice-research-award