Interdisciplinary Research Support

The Fox Center supports interdisciplinary research by Emory faculty and students across departments, programs, schools and rank. We are also eager to support collaborations between our own faculty and researchers at other institutions.

Interdisciplinary Research Seminars 

We invite applications for research seminars which convene faculty and graduate students around a specific topic, area, or question at the intersection of disciplines, fields, and methods. Regular participants must span multiple departments. Typically the goal of these seminars is to advance the research of all participants through intellectual exchange around shared readings and/or detailed feedback on works-in-progress aiding them towards publication and dissemination. For seminars focused on on works-in-progress, it is expected that there will be formal structures in place to support the advancement of participants' research towards publication, for example, pairing each presenter with another participant for a follow-up meeting. Regular attendance by all participants is expected.  

Seminars may be funded for one semester OR one academic year. The renewal of funding is contingent on the success of the seminar as documented in an end-of-cycle report. These reports, which need not be longer than two pages, should provide a record of participation, meetings, and outcomes, and should outline specific changes planned for any subsequent cycle.

Research seminars may be used to explore the potential and/or explicitly lay the groundwork for a Collaborative Research Hub, for example, in a two-year cycle where the first year is a Seminar and the second year is a Collaborative Research Hub (i.e. culminating in a conference, workshop, edited volume, special issue of a journal, etc.) In such a case, for example, a group of Emory faculty might convene in the first year around a set of shared readings and the exchange of works-in-progress, and in the second year organize a conference with external participants. 

Support for Interdisciplinary Research Seminars includes use of the Fox Center Seminar Room for meetings, a modest catering budget, and logistical support by our staff. 

How to propose an Interdisciplinary Research Seminar: 

Please send proposals to foxcenter@emory.edu. Informal inquiries may be directed to Director Carla Freeman. 

Proposals should be 1-2 pages in length and include: 

1. A description of the research theme, format, and goals. If the focus is on works-in-progress, please outline how the seminar will support progress to publication. Please also indicate if you anticipate that the seminar will lead to a hub.
2. A list of anticipated participants, including titles and affiliations. Regular attendance by all participants is expected.
3. A budget indicating the number of meetings planned and the expected attendance at each, and indicating any other financial support received or solicited.
4. The CV(s) of the convener(s).

Collaborative Research Hubs 

We invite applications for collaborative research activities which bring together faculty from different fields or disciplines to facilitate research which would not be possible without intensive cross-disciplinary interaction. Possible outputs may include: a symposium, workshop, or conference with participants from multiple institutions; a set of panels at a major conference; an edited volume or special journal issue with articles by Hub participants; preparation of a major grant proposal. Creative and public-facing projects are also eligible for support. If the objective of the Hub is a publication, the intended venue for publication should be determined prior to the Hub’s commencement. 

Grants for Collaborative Research Hubs are generally in the range of $5,000-$20,000. For Hubs centered on an event or series of events, we offer staff support with planning and event management. Where applicable, conveners are required to apply for support from the Hightower Fund and the Arts & Humanistic Inquiry Fund. 

Hubs may be funded for a period of up to two years (the timeline of activities must be specified at the outset) and funding is non-renewable. Conveners are required to provide an end-of-cycle report detailing the activities undertaken and their outcomes. 

How to propose a Collaborative Research Hub: 

Please send proposals to foxcenter@emory.edu. Informal inquiries may be directed to Director Carla Freeman. 

Proposals should be 3-4 pages in length and include: 

1. A detailed description of the research theme, activities, and anticipated output(s);
2. A timeline of activities;
3. A list of anticipated participants, including titles and affiliations;
4. A draft budget;
5. A disclosure of any prior FCHI support received and of any support received or solicited from other sources for this proposal;
6. The CV(s) of the convener(s).

AMES (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies)

Conveners: Devin Stewart, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and Cheryl Crowley, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures

AMES provides a forum for the discussion of works-in-progress by scholars from a variety of disciplines whose research concerns the many regions that make up the Middle East and Asia. AMES seeks to create an intellectual community of faculty and graduate students spanning departments and disciplines and to foster collaborative work on Middle Eastern and Asian cultures.

LALXS (Interdisciplinary Latin American and Latinx Studies Workshop)

Conveners: Pablo Palomino, Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Oxford College, and Leonardo Velloso-Lyons, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese

LALXS is a multi-department, interdisciplinary research endeavor providing Emory faculty and graduate students working in various fields of inquiry a place to share their works-in-progress and hear feedback from a variety of points of view. LALXS supports faculty and graduate students at all stages to get their work published and to expand their readership beyond the confines of their discipline.

Asian American Studies in an Age of Authoritarianism  

Convener: Chris Suh, Associate Professor, Department of History 

Members:

• Erica Bruchko, Humanities Librarians, Librarian
• Yoon Won Chang, Anthropology, PhD student
• Eleanor Craig, Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Postdoctoral Fellow
• Mansi Hitesh, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, PhD student
• Ji Hyun Hong, Russian and East Asian Languages and Culture, Professor
• Erica Kanesaka, English, Assistant Professor
• Vani Kannan, English, Associate Professor
• Ayoung Kim, Humanities Librarians, PhD Student
• Jieun Lee, Theater Studies, Assistant Professor
• Wenxin Liang, Ctr Digital Scholarship, PhD Student
• Gautham Reddy, International Area Studies, Librarian
• Allison Sullivan, Dean's Office, PhD Student
• Hiro Terasawa, English, PhD Student
• Chella Vaidyanathan, Humanities Librarians, Librarian
• Melissa Yang, English, Associate Professor

This hub addresses one of the most urgent issues of today: the rise of authoritarianism and the erosion of democracy around the world.It will foster new research in Asian American Studies and Asian diaspora studies in order to illuminate urgent issues of state violence, transnational networks of resistance and collaboration, and multiracial struggles for democracy, with the larger goal of helping to recalibrate the field of Asian American Studies for this new age of rising authoritarianism. The work of the hub, which brings together scholars at Emory and beyond, will culminate in a conferencein Spring 2026. 

Sovereignty 

Convener: Yanna Yanakakis, Department Chair and Professor, Department of History

Members: 

• Amelia Ali, English, PhD student  
• Emil’ Keme, English and Indigenous Studies, Professor  
• Malinda Lowery, History and Indigenous Studies, Professor  
• Gerardo Manrique de Lara Ruíz, History, PhD Student  
• Tanju Ozdemir, Film and Media Studies, Assistant Professor   
• Meredith Schweig, Music, Associate Professor  
• Falguni Sheth, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Professor  
• Laura Torres-Rodríguez, Spanish and Portuguese, Associate Professor  

This hub examines sovereignty, whichremains a core issue for diverse communities around the world today as the struggles of Indigenous peoples around the globe attest. Featuring a diverse group of Emory scholars, this hub meets monthly to explore sovereignty as an analytical tool in an interdisciplinary, comparative global framework and across a broad chronology. The collective work of this hub will conclude with asymposium and a digital humanities collaboration with the Emory Center for Digital Scholarshipin the 2025-2026 academic year.