SLLS Webinar Series 2025: Session 2
Join us for a talk from Prof. Jessica A. Kelley, Chair of the Department of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
About the event
Thursday 22nd May 2025
14:00 - 15:00 (London, BST)
Online via Zoom
The Worked For, The Hoped For, and the Serendipitous: A Journey Through Academia
Presenter: Professor Jessica A. Kelley
Chair of the Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Chairs: Jessica Ordemann and Thomas O'Toole (Co-ordinators of the SLLS Early Career Network)
Summary
Jessica A. Kelley, a Professor of Sociology in the US, will share highlights from her career as a scholar of aging and the life course. She will talk about changes in academia and in her fields over the decades that have (re)shaped her scholarly work and the nature of her work more generally. Jessica will talk about planning and intentionality when charting a career path, but also being open to unexpected opportunities. She will talk about career challenges, such as keeping up with cutting-edge methods, or competing in a tough grant environment.
As the current Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, Jessica will be happy to discuss publication trends or the peer-review process. She will leave plenty of time for audience questions, which could be about publishing, grants, teaching, building collaborations, work-life balance. Anything!
How to register
Participation in this session is free of charge, but registration is required.
We do however ask you to consider becoming a member of the SLLS if you are not already, to help us continue our work in bringing the longitudinal and life course research community together. The SLLS membership year runs from January to December.
To register for this session, choose 1 in the 'quantity' dropdown box below (if you are registering a number of people, insert the overall number), then click on the 'Book Now' button and fill in the short form.
The session will be held via Zoom and all registrants will be emailed joining instructions a couple of days before the event. If you do not receive an email, please contact Cat Westlake.
