Marching Forward: A Research and Scholarship Symposium November 29th, 4-6pm Wieser Hall, 10th Floor
Symposium Agenda Welcome Opening Remarks Christian Davenport, PhD Director, Conflict and Peace Initiative; Professor, Political Science; Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies
Performance: Through Our Eyes School of Music, Theater, and Dance Undergraduate Students Dance Majors: Johanna Kepler, Le'Elle Davis, Benjamin Marshall, Sarah Morgan, Callie Munn, Mariah Stevens, Kandis Terry, Craig White, Kiara Wiliams Vocal Performance Major: Zion Jackson
Mobilizing a Community of Diversity Scholars Tabbye M. Chavous, PhD Director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity; Professor of Education and Psychology
Poster Session A System that Constantly Generates Disparities Shervin Assari, MD, MPH Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry Adapting and Testing Life Skills: Applications to Address Interpersonal Relationships in the Community & on Campus Lindsay Cannon, MPH, MSW Clinical Research Coordinator, School of Nursing Affordable Public Transportation: Assessing Community Perspectives on Access to Public Transportation in Milwaukee Larry Davis, MPH Graduate Student, School of Social Work Algorithmic Fairness Martin Strauss, PhD Professor, Department of Mathematics Attitudes Toward Abortion, Gender, and Social Welfare in the US and South Africa: Lessons for Global Reproductive Justice Lisa Harris, MD, PhD Associate Professor, University of Michigan Medical School Elizabeth Mosley, MPH Graduate Student, School of Public Health Balancing Femininity and Masculinity as a Black Female Athlete: an Exploration of Self-Silencing and Self-Sexualization Dana Mansfield Research Volunteer, Department of Psychology Elizabeth Gazley Research Volunteer, Department of Psychology Building Capacity for Community-Based Tax Foreclosure Prevention & Outreach in Detroit Alexa Eisenberg, MPH Graduate Student, School of Public Health Erika Linenfelser Graduate Student, Taubman College
Detroit Community Based Research Program Jenna Steiner, MPH Assistant Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Doctors of Tomorrow: The Community Health Capstone Project Raina Advani Medical Student, University of Michigan Medical School; Sarah Diamond Medical Student, University of Michigan Medical School Jessa Miller Medical Student, University of Michigan Medical School Exploring Gendered Performance Differences in Introductory Physics Nita Kedharnath Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics External Perceived Identity Conflict and Penalized Leadership Evaluations of Political Leaders Emily Vargas, MS Graduate Student, Department of Psychology Freedom Suite: Transaction Being Processed Eryn Rosenthal, MFA King-Chávez-Parks Visiting Professor and Artist in Residence Jennifer Harge, MFA Lecturer in Dance, School of Music, Theatre & Dance Gerry Mander: Tracking the Crooked Paths of Redistricting Melanie Manos, MFA Lecturer, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design Learning from our Community: Improving Language Access for Latino Immigrants in Washtenaw County Maria Militzer, MA Graduate Student, School of Public Health Charo Ledon IDEA-Buenos Vecinos Leonardo Rian IDEA-Buenos Vecinos Nayely Mena Latino Community Key Informant Angelica Snyder Michigan Medicine Interpreter Services Program Allison Thompson Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science and the Arts Cristal Valle Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan, School of Public Health Michigan Study of Cognitive Aging in Diverse Elders Laura Zahodne, PhD Principle Investigator; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Ketlyne Sol, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology Narratives on the Refugee Experience Sura Shlebah Graduate Student, School of Social Work Political Protest during the Presidency of Donald Trump Michael Heaney, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Organizational Studies and Department of Psychology Reproductive Justice in Authoritarian America Micaela Stevenson Research Assistant, Department of Family Medicine
Strengthening of Post-Traumatic Growth Using Social Service Interventions and Collective Memory Following a Traumatic Event Monte-Angel Richardson Graduate Student, School of Social Work The Bells: Constructing an Inclusive Public Soundscape at UM Tiffany Ng, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Music, Theater, and Dance The Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center: Community and Academics Uniting During the Flint Water Crisis Kaneesha Wallace, MBA Program Manager, Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center Keosha Corder, MS Program Manager, Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center Kris Johns, MHSA Program Manager, Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center Athena McKay, MSA Program Manager, Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center The Impossible Challenges of the Uninvited: The Hurdles Refugees Face to Reach the E.U. Dimas Garcia Undergraduate Student, Washtenaw Community College The Pathway between Rurality and Higher Education: Using Digital Tools to Build Inclusive College Preparation Programming Megan Taylor Research Associate, Office of Academic Innovation Undergraduate Research and its Instrumental Role in Developing Students’ Career Interests in Advocacy, Law, Policy and Social Change Luciana Aenășoaie, PhD Assistant Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Catalina Ormsby, MPA Assistant Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program University of Michigan Women in Science and Engineering Program Cinda-Sue Davis, PhD Executive Director, Women in Science and Engineering Program Jamie Saville, MPA Associate Director, Women in Science and Engineering Program Debbie Taylor Associate Director, Women in Science and Engineering Program Unscrambling Integration Processes Gabrielle Peterson Graduate Student, Department of Sociology Vulvar Matter: Materiality and Black Sexual and Reproductive Politics in the 2017 Women’s March Danae Ross Research Assistant, School of Social Work ‘Words Flying Through the Air’: Tribal Radio as a Health Information Resource for Rural American Indian Reservation Residents Jana Wilbricht Graduate Student, Department of Communication Studies WREASN: A Sociotechnical Approach to Improving STEM Retention and Graduation Rates Among Underrepresented Student Populations Rama Mwenesi, MSE Graduate Student, University of Michigan Medical School Monique Ellis Graduate Student, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education; Cynthia Sanchez Graduate Student, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education