We seek to bring people with different levels of and experiences with public scholarship together to learn from and share expertise. While we anticipate that attendees will come away from the workshop with some practical insight for how to effectively serve as a public scholar, the focus is not to provide a how-to guide on becoming a public scholar or growing their audience. Rather, the workshop will: (1) illustrate why public scholarship matters in CSCW; (2)showcase the array of options CSCW researchers have for engaging in public scholarship; (3) provide insight into the risks and benefits of public scholarship in 2026; (4) build participants' confidence and self-efficacy for engaging in public scholarship, and (5) build solidarity amid rapidly shifting landscapes that come with unequal impacts.
We are aiming for no more than 30 participants to ensure facilitator coverage and opportunity to actively participate in discussions. Depending on the number of applications we receive, we may not be able to accommodate everyone. We will select participants with an array of responses. In cases where applications are similar, we will select the application that was submitted first.
Applications will be open until August 15, 2026.
We will let all selected participants know by August 30, 2026.
In order to lower barriers to participation, the application process for this workshop is a series of personal reflections on public scholarship. To access the form, please click the "Apply here" button below.
If you are in a position where your funding might be contingent on an officially accepted position paper, please contact Sarah Gilbert (sarah dot gilbert at cornell dot edu).