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Call for Papers and Graduate Student Paper Award

Conference on March 6, 2019 at Utah Valley University

The Mormon Social Science Association (MSSA) invites individual papers for our 4th Annual One-Day Conference 2019. Contributions are invited on all topics relevant to the social scientific study of Mormonism, with special interest in those featuring gender/sexuality, multiculturalism, globalism, and disaffiliation/retention concerns. Proposals should include a paper title, a 250-word abstract, and the names, contact information, and institutional affiliation of all participants. For more information, download the flyer here.

Please submit proposals to Gordon Shepherd at: gordons@uca.edu

Submissions Open: November 20, 2018
Submissions Close: February 1, 2019
Decision Notification: February 8, 2019

 

In addition, the inaugural Gordon and Gary Shepherd Graduate Student Paper Award will be awarded in 2019. The award recognizes and supports the work of graduate students who are doing significant social scientific research in Mormon Studies. The GGS Student Paper Award includes a grant of $200 and will be offered annually for the outstanding graduate student paper presented at either the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion or the MSSA’s one-day spring conference at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. For more information, download the flyer here.

Please submit proposals to Gordon Shepherd at: gordons@uca.edu

Submission Deadline: December 1, 2019

 

The Mormon Social Science Association (MSSA) promotes the social scientific study of study of Mormonism. The MSSA is interdisciplinary and international, and facilitates communication and collaboration among researchers, educators, and students.