Williams Institute Works-in-Progress Speaker Series


	programs upcoming Other Events >2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 publications reading room press support us contact us home			The Williams Institute Works-in-Progress Series The Works-in-Progress Series gives scholars the opportunity to present their research in a setting that encourages questions and commentary. Materials will be available on the Williams Institute website one week prior to each workshop for individuals interested in attending any of the sessions in the series. From this page, click on the link to the materials for the current workshop. Otherwise, copies are available in the Law School mail room. Please RSVP for upcoming presentations (click here). Upcoming Presentations Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Did the Defense of Marriage Act Repeal the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act? Barbara J. Cox Clara Shortridge Foltz Professor of Law, California Western School of Law Works-in-Progress Series UCLA School of Law, Room 2326 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Straight Scrutiny Catherine Smith, 2009 Williams Institute Visiting Scholar, Associate Professor, Sturm College of Law, University of Denver Works-in-Progress Series UCLA School of Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Lesbians and Gay Men in Federal, State, and Local Government: Under-Represented and Underpaid? Gregory B. Lewis, Professor of Public Management & Policy, Syracuse University Works-in-Progress Series UCLA School of Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Monday, April 20, 2009 Evaluating AB205: Evidence from the California Health Interview Survey Christopher (Kitt) Carpenter, Assitant Professor of of Economics/Public Policy, University of California, Irvine Works-in-Progress Series UCLA School of Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm May, May 6, 2009 "I want to be just like you, Mommy": Anxiety Over the Mimetic Reproduction of Parents' Identities Kim Pearson, Law Teaching Fellow, The Williams Institute Works-in-Progress Series UCLA School of Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm * presentation part of A Primer on Empirical Research on Sexual Orientation training. Past Presentations Friday, November 14, 2008 Tailoring Equal Protection to Address Today's Democratic Deficit Holning Lau, Associate Professor of Law, Hofstra Law School UCLA School of Law, Rm. 2326 12:20-1:45pm To see a paper draft of this presentation, click here. Friday, November 7, 2008 Living Under the Rainbow: New Research on Queer Family Lives Charlotte Patterson, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia UCLA School of Law, Room 1457 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Gender Identity Rights David B. Cruz, Professor, USC Gould School of Law UCLA School of Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm A paper draft will be available at the presentation. Wednesday, November 5, 2008 The Sexual Orientation Gap in Labor Force Participation Rates: The Role of Children Michael Steinberger, Public Policy Fellow, The Williams Institute UCLA School of Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm A paper draft is not available. Click here to see abstract. Monday, October 6, 2008 Cause Lawyering in the ‘Culture War' Douglas NeJaime, Sears Law Teaching Fellow, The Williams Institute UCLA School of Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Is Gay the New Straight? Gary J. Gates, Senior Policy Fellow, The Williams Institute UCLA Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Regulating the Sexuality of Minors Douglas NeJaime, Law Teaching Fellow, The Williams Institute UCLA Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Friday, April 11, 2008* Antidiscrimination Law as Disruption: The Emergence of a New Paradigm for Understanding and Addressing Discrimination Vicki Schultz, Ford Foundation Professor, Yale Law School UCLA School of Law, Library Tower, 4th Floor 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Black “Tops” and Asian “Bottoms”: The Impact of Race and Gender on Coupling in Queer Communities Russell Robinson, Professor, UCLA School of Law UCLA School of Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, April 2, 2008 When Family Fails Adam Romero, Public Policy Fellow, The Williams Institute UCLA Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Acting White: What's Sexual Orientation Got to Do With it? Devon Carbado, Professor, UCLA School of Law UCLA Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, January 16, 2008 LGBT Poverty: Some Surprising Results M.V. Lee Badgett, Research Director, The Williams Institute UCLA Law, Room TBD 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, November 28, 2007 HIV Discrimination in Dental Care Brad Sears, Executive Director, The Williams Institute UCLA Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Friday, November 9, 2007 Etiology, Mutability, and the Law: A Critique of Biological and Psychological Arguments for Lesbian and Gay Rights Ed Stein, Associate Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law Visiting Professor, UCLA Law UCLA Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Friday, November 9, 2007 Etiology, Mutability, and the Law: A Critique of Biological and Psychological Arguments for Lesbian and Gay Rights Ed Stein, Associate Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law Visiting Professor, UCLA Law UCLA Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Border Identities: Intersections of Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation on the U.S-Mexico Border Amanda Baumle, Public Policy Fellow, The Williams Institute Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Houston UCLA Law, Room 2448 12:20-1:45pm THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Thursday, September 20, 2007 Moral Conflict and Liberty: Gay Rights and Religion Chai Feldblum, Director, Federal Legislation Clinic, Professor of Law, Georgetown Law UCLA Law, Room 1314 12:20-1:45pm Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Adolescents' Attitudes About Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Stephen Russell, Fitch Nesbitt Endowed Chair in Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Arizona UCLA Law, Room 1457 12:20-1:30pm