Conference Agenda

09:00a.m. - 09:20a.m.
(First Floor Lobby)

Registration

09:20a.m. - 09:30a.m.
(Auditorium)

Welcome to the Conference
Philip McCallion, Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany.

Welcome from School of Social Welfare and Introduction of Susan Herbst Katharine Briar-Lawson, Dean, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany.

Welcome from the University at Albany
Susan V. Herbst, Officer in Charge, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, University at Albany.

Welcome from Research Administration
Lynn Videka, Professor and Vice-President for Research, University at Albany.

Introduction of Peter Delany
Philip McCallion, Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany.

09:30a.m. - 10:00a.m
(Auditorium)

Opening Remarks: Dr. Peter Delany, Program Director for Health Services Research in the Division of Treatment & Recovery Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. "From the Bench to the Back Door: A Public Health Perspective to Address Disparities Among Diverse Populations"

10:00a.m. - 11:30a.m.

Panel Presentations - Panel 1A-Room 1143, Panel 2A-Room 1144

1A (Room 1143)

Jenna Basiliere, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Women’s Studies, University at Buffalo. Outside the Binary: The Role of the United States in Positioning Space for Transgendered Bodies and Identities within the Gender and Development Discourse.

Alyssa Colton, Lecturer, Department of English, University at Albany. Reclaiming Birth Stories: Identity, Medicine and the Resistant Role of the Storyteller.

Jackie Roberts, Assistant Professor, Department of Theater, University at Albany. Towards a Free Theater: Or Why I Don’t Teach August Wilson.

William Roth, Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. Politics and the Disabled Body: Diverse Thoughts about Human Diversity.

Kelly Secovnie, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of English, University at Albany. Striving for Connection: African-American and West African Drama and the Search for the One Out of Many.

2A (Room 1144)

NEW APPROACHES TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE, Chair, Philip McCallion, Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany.

Cristina Mogro-Wilson, Ph.D., School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. Research Director, Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Connecticut. Cultural Competence in Research: Methodological Issues for University Collaboration with a Rural Latino Community and Substance Abusing Population.

Bonnie Carlson, Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany.
Lani Jones, Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. Ethnic Similarities and Differences in Women Treatment for Substance Abuse: Implications for Intervention

11:45a.m. - 12:45p.m.
(Couryard)

Lunch

12:45p.m. - 1:30p.m.
(Audotorium)

Introduction
Dr. Cathleen Lewandowski, Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany.

Introduction of Dr. Orlando Patterson
Dr. James Anderson, Vice President for Student Services, and Vice Provost for Institutional Assessment and Diversity, University at Albany.

Plenary Speech
Dr. Orlando Patterson, John Cowles Professor of Sociology, Harvard University “The Ecumenical Candidate?: Obama, Diversity, and Changing Ethno-Racial Identities in America.”

01:30p.m. - 03:00p.m.

Panel Presentations - Panel 1B-Room 1143, Panel 2B-Room 1144

1B (Room 1143)

WORKING WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS, Chair, Virginia Eubanks, Department of Women’s Studies, University at Albany.

Catherine Carballeira, Ph.D. Candidate, and Veronica Treadwell, MSW, School of Social Welfare, University at Stony Brook. Working Collaboratively with an Underserved and Vulnerable Population: The Poospatuck Indian Reservation Health Community Needs Assessment.

Edwina Dorch, Research Scientist and Jeryl Mumpower, Professor, Department of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany. Diversity Initiatives and Poverty Training for Caseworkers’ Agency Structural Change: And Miles to Go before.

Janell Hobson, Assistant Professor, Department of Women’s Studies, University at Albany. Pedagogy of the Privileged: Feminist Pedagogy and the Challenge of Diversity in the College Classroom.

Nadia Rubaii-Barrett, Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, College of Community and Public Affairs, University at Binghamton. Local Government Responsiveness to Language Diversity: Evaluating Challenges and Strategies over Time.

Stacy Williams, Assistant Professor, School of Education, University at Albany. Multicultural Awareness for School Based Practitioners: A Graduate Seminar. Presenter: Tylea Dernavich, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Education, University at Albany.

2B (Room 1144)

HEALTH DISPARITIES AGENDA, Chair, Lawrence Schell, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany.

Sandra Austin, Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. TANF Recipients Screening and Assessment for Substance Abuse.

Lani Jones, Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. Enhancing Psychosocial Competence among Black Women at Risk of Depression.

Blanca Ramos, Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. Marijuana Use among Latino Adolescents.

03:00p.m. - 03:15p.m.
(Lobby outside Auditorium)

Break

03:15p.m. - 04:45p.m.

Panel Presentations: Panel 1C-Room 1143, Panel 2C-Room 1144

1C (Room 1143)

THINKING ABOUT DIVERSITY, Chair, David Gerber, Professor and Chair, Department of History, University at Buffalo.

Victor Asal, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University at Albany. Political Inclusion and Exclusion in the Americas. Presenter: Shawn Flanigan, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, San Diego State University (September 2007).

Jose Cruz, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University at Albany. Puerto Rican Politics in New York City during the 1960’s.

Sally Friedman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University at Albany. Latino Representation in Congress: A Voting Block for Substantive Representation?

Julie Novkov, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University at Albany. Notes toward a Legal Genealogy of Color Blindness.

Patricia Strach, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University at Albany. Kathleen Sullivan, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ohio University. Power, Control, and Gender in US Welfare Provision.

ADAPTATIONS OF INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS DIVERSITY NEEDS, Chair, Philip McCallion, Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany.

Laura Moon Hopson, Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany (September 2007). Effectiveness of Culturally Grounded Adaptations of Evidence-based Substance Abuse Prevention with Alternative School Students.

Lynn Warner, Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. Health Screening in the US Substance Abuse Service System: Toward a More Equitable Practice.

Cathleen Lewandowski, Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany. Twyla Hill, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Wichita State University. Vajeera Dorabawila Ph.D., New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Race Differentials in the Role of Life Trigger Events in the First Incident of Drug Abuse among Women in Kansas.

04:45p.m. - 05:00p.m.

Closing Remarks
Orlando Patterson and Philip McCallion