The Women's Research Center was established in August, 2001 with support from the President and Provost under the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 2006 the WRC became one of the nine centers and institutes under the Office of Research & Commercialization reporting to Dr. M.J. Soileau, Vice President for Research & Commercialization.
The Vision of the Women's Research Center is to enhance the prominence of the University of Central Florida in research relevant to women and to enhance the research capacity of UCF women faculty. The Mission of the Women's Research Center is:
- To encourage excellence in scholarship, research and creativity among UCF faculty and students in endeavors related to women.
- To foster research activities that are both inclusive and diverse building interdisciplinary collaborations throughout UCF.
- To develop research partnerships.
News
Dr. Shelley Park wins 2009 Women's Research Center Award in the Arts and Humanities
The
Women's Research Center is pleased to announce Shelley Park, Ph.D., Associate
Professor of Philosophy as the recipient of the 2009 Award in the Arts
and Humanities. She becomes the 15th recipient of the annual award initiated
in 2002. The award defrays some of the costs of research and production
associated with her book-length manuscript Real (M)others: The Metaphysics
of Maternity in Adoptive, Queer and Blended Families. In this book,
as well as a number of recent publications in edited books and journals
including
Hypatia and the Florida Philosophical Review she explores
the central philosophical issue of "What is a real mother?" Using
a number of theoretical models she answers this question on many levels
as a mix of realities and fictions.
The Women's Research Center works with the recipients to achieve external
funding for their projects and future research.