08/27/2026
Dr. Marybeth C. Stalp is Professor of Sociology at the University of Northern Iowa. She engages in qualitative research focused on feminine leisure, or “how women have fun throughout the life course.” Stalp has studied quilters and artists, craftivism, the Red Hat Society, and most recently how sewists, quilters and 3D printing enthusiasts developed extensive networks to make and distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to organizations and individuals during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Dr. Braden Leap (co-author) is Associate Professor of Sociology at Mississippi State University. He studies country music and how people respond to socio-ecological transformations, disruptions, and disasters.
Dr. Kimberly Kelly (co-author) is a qualitative sociologist at Mississippi State University whose research uses interview-based methods to explore health, gender, and inequality, with close attention to lived experience and social context. Her work examines health, gender, and inequality, with a particular interest in how people navigate institutions and respond to constraints in everyday life. Her research is grounded in in-depth interviews and thematic analysis, with an emphasis on lived experience, meaning-making, and social context. She has led and collaborated on multiple interview-based studies across health and social policy domains. In the COVID-19 volunteer mask-making project, she brought interviewing and analytic experience to the study, helping to document how volunteers understood their labor, motivations, and community commitments during a moment of collective crisis.
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✨47th Annual Seminar - Lincoln, Nebraska
🗓️August 26-30
🤝Partnering with the International Quilt Museum
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