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Day 1   (Monday, June 21)

Last updated on Mon Oct 23 2023 14:57:13 (Eastern Standard Time)

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Opening
  • Speaker: Theresa Pardo, Special Assistant to the President, Associate Vice President for Research Governance of Institutes, Centers, & Specialized Labs (ICL) & Research Data, University at Albany
Welcome from the President
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
President's Roundtable Building Minority Health Equity: UAlbany’s Interdisciplinary Research and Practice Agenda
Moderator: Havidán Rodríguez, President, University at Albany
  • Panelist: David Holtgrave, Dean of School of Public Health, University at Albany
  • Panelist: Lynn Warner, Dean of School of Social Welfare, University at Albany
  • Panelist: DeeDee Bennett Gayle, Associate Professor, University at Albany
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Interventions in Education
Session Chair: Julia Hastings, Associate Professor, University at Albany
COVID-19-Anxiety and Using Substances to Cope: Differences Across Race and Gender in a New York State College Student Sample
  • Presenter: Laura Longo, Alcohol and Other Drug Preventionist; Staff Psychologist, University at Albany
  • Author: Cara Fresquez, Doctoral Student, University at Albany
  • Author: Jessica Martin, Associate Professor and Director, Division of Counseling Psychology, University at Albany
  • Author: Natalie Sumski, College Prevention Coordinator, University at Albany
  • Author: M. Dolores Cimini, Director, Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Stressors on Graduate and Undergraduate Students at a Majority-Minority University in NYS
  • Author: Meredith Maroney, Health Promotion Specialist/Staff Psychologist, Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research
  • Author: M. Dolores Cimini, Director, Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research
  • Author: Emily Feuer, Assistant Director, University at Albany
  • Presenter: Shangyun Zhou, Doctoral Student, University at Albany
  • Presenter: Justin Karter, Doctoral Intern, University at Albany
Impact of COVID-19 on Educators’ Comfort with Racial Issues in Two Urban School Districts
  • Presenter: Kathryn Schiller, Associate Professor & Department Chair, University at Albany
  • Author: Beth Anne Horning, Graduate Research Assistant, University at Albany
10:10 AM - 10:55 AM
Mental Health
Session Chair: Lindsey Disney, Assistant Professor, University at Albany
Exploring Differential Impacts of COVID-19 related Fear and Psychological Health Consequences on College Students
  • Presenter: Amanda Flagg, Graduate Student, University at Albany
  • Author: Li Shen Chong, Graduate Student, University at Albany
  • Author: Elana Gordis, Associate Professor, University at Albany
  • Author: Betty Lin, Assistant Professor, University at Albany
  • Author: Laura Welch, Graduate Student, University at Albany
The Societal Impacts of COVID-19 on Asian Americans: Mitigating Mental Health Disparities Stemming from Labels Like the “China Virus”
  • Presenter: Elisabeth Dubois, PhD Student, University at Albany
  • Author: Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan, Associate Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany
The Ecological Impact of COVID on the Mental Health of Black Children
  • Presenter: LaNina Cooke, Assistant Professor/Assistant Director, Center for Criminal Justice Studies, Farmingdale State College
10:55 AM - 11:40 AM
Community Engagement + Community Anchor Institutions
Session Chair: Rosie Love, PhD Student/CEMHD Fellow, University at Albany
COVID-19 and Disability Services in Upstate New York: A Survey of Disability Organizations
  • Presenter: Jeremy French-Lawyer, Instructor; Instructional Design & Evaluation Manager, SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • Author: Katherine Goss, Instructor; Disability and Health Senior Researcher, SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • Author: Margaret Turk, Distinguished Service Professor; Vice Chair, SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • Author: Lindsey White, PhD Student, Syracuse University
COVID-19 and The Black Church
Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 in New York’s Capital Region: A View from the Local Community on the Socioemotional Experience of the Pandemic
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Panel Discussion The Impact of COVID-19 Through the Eyes of SUNY Students
Moderator: DeeDee Bennett Gayle, Associate Professor, University at Albany
Addressing disparities: housing-insecure students and COVID-19
  • Author: Emma Zelenak, Undergraduate Student, University at Albany
Autoethnographic Account
Language Access and Domestic Violence During COVID Against Latin American Women
  • Author: Ashley Marte, Undergraduate Leadership and Intern at RESPOND, University at Albany
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
Closing Remark