Event Status
Scheduled
Friday October 2nd | 10am-1:30pm | FAC Classroom | RSVP
Social Science at Work is a half-day symposium designed to equip graduate students and postdocs with practical tools, entrepreneurial perspectives, and real-world connections that bridge academic training and professional impact. Through an expert-led workshop, an engaging keynote-style discussion, and an alumni panel, attendees will leave with fresh frameworks for thinking about the value of their social science expertise — and how to apply it beyond the academy.
Whether you are exploring careers in industry, government, consulting, nonprofits, or the private sector, this symposium offers insight, inspiration, and community.
Speakers:
- Dr. Angelicque Tucker Blackmon, CEO & Chief Data Analyst, Innovative Learning Center
- Dr. Zhina Shen, (UT PhD, Special Education) Director of Research & Development, Innovative Learning Center
- Jonathan Alba, Lecturer, Department of Communication Studies
Panelists:
- Gloria Stout (PhD HDFS ‘24), Research and Development Scientist, Resources for Learning
- Beth Cozzolino Santiago (PhD Sociology and Demography ‘18), Principal Product Data Scientist, Indeed
- Daren Brabham (PhD Communication), VP Research Analyst, ETR
Event Details
Date and Time
Oct. 2, 2026, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location