The mission of the Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) is to strengthen the impact of Utah girls, women, and families. We serve Utah and its residents by 1) producing relevant, trustworthy, and applicable research; 2) creating and gathering valuable research-based resources; and 3) convening trainings and events that inform, inspire, and ignite growth and change for all Utahns. The UWLP was founded in 2009 by Dr. Susan R. Madsen, who leads this work as part of her faculty position as a scholar at Utah State University.
The Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) released a new research report, Poverty Among Utah Women: A 2026 Update, which provides an overview of poverty trends among Utah women and how they vary by race and ethnicity, age, family st...
This report summarizes the latest data from the statewide Companies Championing Women (CCW) initiative. The report highlights how Utah employers are adopting flexible, family friendly, and women focused policies that strengthen recruitment, retention, and...
The Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) released a new research snapshot, Suicide Among Utah Girls and Women: A 2026 Update, providing an overview of suicide trends in the state and how they vary by gender, age, race, ethnicity, a...
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The UWLP—under the direction of faculty member Dr. Susan R. Madsen—hosts, offers, partners on, and collaborates on research-based programs, seminars, lectures, workshops, and think tanks aligned with efforts to move mountains for Utah girls, women, and families. View all upcoming events.
Dr. Susan Madsen will be joined by leading experts Dr. R. Neal Davis, Holly Willard, and Dr. Brooks Keeshin, to explore the science, clinical realities, and community impact of ACEs and childhood trauma. After their discussion, Sage Hancock, Executive Director of GenerationAll, will close the webinar by introducing Utah’s Healing Generations initiative, the first statewide ACE screening pilot of its kind.
