ICAPRO gives UAH students opportunities to connect political science, public policy, research, advocacy, and creative communication. Students have presented original work in Washington, D.C.; met with members of Congress, federal officials, and advocates; and collaborated across disciplines to translate survivor experiences into animated public education films.
MPSA Poster Session
UAH Political Science major and ICAPRO intern Anna Cate Sparkman presented a poster session, International Parental Child Abduction as a Matter of Public Policy: Why States Should Care, Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting in Chicago
Washington, D.C. Student Practicum 2 —September 23, 2023
Presentation: IPCA: A Wicked Problem for Society
Washington, D.C. Student Practicum 1 — 2021
About: Historical precursor to ICAPRO; include the existing UAH trip blog and iStand conference program.
UAH 2021 D.C. practicum story
iStand conference program: State of IPCA Research and Policy
IPCA Survivor Stories: UAH Student Animation Collaboration
UAH students and alums in the animation program in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), partnered with ICAPRO to produce a collection of short films inspired by the lived experiences International Parental Child Abduction survivors.
UAH Student Animators Bring International Child Abduction Awareness to the Screen