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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 Speaker: Havidán Rodríguez, President, University at Albany
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 Author: Collina Cooke, Doctoral Candidate, University at Albany Presenter: Julia Hastings, Associate Professor, University at Albany Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 in New York’s Capital Region: A View from the Local Community on the Socioemotional Experience of the Pandemic Presenter: Annis Golden, Associate Professor, University at Albany Author: Albany Minority Health Task Force Author: Archana Krishnan, Assistant Professor, University at Albany Author: Lawrence Schell, Distinguished Professor, University at Albany Author: Masahiro Yamamoto, Associate Professor, University at Albany Author: Olivia Mata, Doctoral Student, Department of Communication, University at Albany Author: Elizabeth Holdsworth, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University at Albany Author: Hnin Wai Lwin Myo, Health Disparities Research Training Fellow, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany Author: Pallavi Khurana, Doctoral Student, Department of Communication, University at Albany Author: Amy Williams, Doctoral Student, Department of Communication, University at Albany
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 Author: John Lawless, Professor, SUNY Empire State College Author: Evelyn Wearing, Student, SUNY Empire State College COVID-19 has taken advantage of NY's most vulnerable population, its racial and ethnic minorities Author: Jose Manuel Velez, Undergraduate Student, University at Albany 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 Speaker: Havidán Rodríguez, President, University at Albany

Day 2 (Monday, June 28)

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM	Opening Speaker: Jim Malatras, Chancellor, The State University of New York Speaker: Havidán Rodríguez, President, University at Albany
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM	Keynote Address Racial Disparities in COVID-19: Implications for Long Haulers Syndrome Moderator: Lynn Warner, Dean of School of Social Welfare, University at Albany Keynote Speaker: Kitaw Demissie, Dean and Professor, School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	Stress and Adapting to New Technology Session Chair: Masahiro Yamamoto, Associate Professor, University at Albany Positive Impacts on Health Disparities for Kinship Caregivers Using Technologies New to Them: Lessons Learned about Virtual Peer Support Services Compelled by COVID-19 Author: Karen Coen Flynn, Senior Research Scientist, University at Albany Presenter: Rae Glaser, Director of the NYS Kinship Navigator, Catholic Family Center Discovering Differential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Education Workforce Presenter: Kristen Wilcox, Associate Professor, University at Albany Author: Francesca Durand, Associate Professor, The Sage Colleges Author: Hal Lawson, Professor, University at Albany Author: Aaron Leo, Post-doctoral Fellow-NYKids, University at Albany Author: Kathryn Schiller, Associate Professor and Chair, University at Albany An Exploratory Study of Ethnic Minority Students' Experiences in Remote Learning Spaces Presenter: Eugene Kwasi Gyekye, Doctoral Student, University at Albany
10:10 AM - 10:55 AM	Mitigating Outbreaks Session Chair: Samantha Friedman, Associate Professor of Sociology, University at Albany Forward Together: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Mitigating COVID-19 Outbreaks at One of the Nation’s Most Diverse Universities Presenter: Jayson Kratoville, Interim Director of the National Center for Security and Preparedness, University at Albany Author: Tomoko Udo, Associate Professor, Co-Associate Director, Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Policy and Practice, University at Albany Novel Commercial Protective Face Mask Technology to Mitigate Disparities in Personal Safety Presenter: Kevin Shah, Graduate Researcher, SUNY Polytechnic Institute Author: Lulian Gherasoiu, Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology, SUNY Polytechnic Institute Author: Michael Fasullo, Associate Professor of Nanobioscience, SUNY Polytechnic Institute Author: Harry Efstathiadis, Associate Professor of Nanoengineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute Selecting and Training Contact Tracers to Address Minority Health Disparities: Lessons from COVID-19 Author: Aileen Dowden, Doctoral Student, University at Albany Author: Dev Dalal, Assistant Professor, University at Albany Author: Gabrielle Danna, Doctoral Student, University at Albany Presenter: Jason Randall, Assistant Professor, University at Albany
10:55 AM - 11:40 AM	Systematic Inequities or Institutional Discrimination Session Chair: Tomoko Udo, Associate Professor, Co-Associate Director, Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Policy and Practice, University at Albany Towards a Framework for Addressing Immigrants’ Social Determinants of Health Presenter: Dina Refki, Clinical Associate Professor and Executive Director, University at Albany Presenter: Rukhsana Ahmed, Chair/Associate Professor of Communication, University at Albany Presenter: Jeanette Altarriba, Dean, University at Albany Author: Andrea Shaw, Assistant Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Housing Insecurity Presenter: Samantha Friedman, Associate Professor of Sociology, University at Albany Author: Mayuko Nakatsuka, Doctoral student, University at Albany Author: Yi Lu, Doctoral student, University at Albany
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM	Community Collaborations during COVID-19 Moderator: Kenya James, Senior Director, Healthcare Association of New York State Panelist: Bonnie Reyna, Senior Director of Equity and Community Engagement, Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) Panelist: Nancy Manigat, Chief Operating Officer, CN Guidance & Counseling Services Panelist: Ninfa Segarra, Senior Vice President Government & Communtiy Afffairs, Chief Diversity Officer, SBH Health System
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM	Closing Remark Speaker: Havidán Rodríguez, President, University at Albany