Fellow Testimonials
“I have gone to a hundred conferences and this is easily among the most professionally rewarding and useful. I am humbled and grateful that I was able to participate.”
ICER 2019 Fellow
“ICER surpassed my wildest expectations. It was one of the most mindfully crafted virtual seminars I’ve ever been to. The community was so supportive and kind. I feel like my eyes have been opened to so many different possibilities for CER and my project.”
ICER 2021 Fellow
“First, this conference was incredibly inspiring. I have tenure and have pursued a pretty “conventional” approach for most of my research career. But I have been worried that I am somehow unable to conduct more engaged work. This conference has really motivated me. Second, I have cultivated what I hope are durable relationships with great PS scholars. This is especially true of my small group interactions. They are an inspiring bunch.”
ICER 2019 Fellow
At ICER, I learned more about how I might more deeply engage – beyond class projects, interviews and survey instruments — with relevant organizations and interested citizens in both the research process and taking action on the results of that research. ICER also gave me the opportunity to learn from scholars who have successfully made these connections in their own research and get advice from them on the best ways to do so.
ICER 2019 Fellow
“ICER helped me cultivate the skills to learn about people in ways other than conventional surveys and observational datasets and provided a new perspective on growing my work, teaching and mentoring philosophy, and respect and reciprocity for communities. This is an inspiring and incredibly supportive group of scholars.”
ICER 2024 Fellow
“The scholars in the ICER network base their interactions with one another on mutual respect, camaraderie, and humility. We appreciate each of our colleagues’ experiences which allows us to work together as true collaborators. ICER has helped me transition from a Ph.D. candidate to an active member of an intellectual community.”
ICER 2019 Fellow