Parren J. Mitchell Symposium
"Controlling the narrative: Counter-storytelling and community-engaged research for families of color"
The symposium will take place on Friday, April 26, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room (1211). A closing reception will take place in the Grand Ballroom Lounge in the Stamp from 3-4 p.m.
For more information and to register, please contact Katelyn Foltz at kfoltz@umd.edu, or Collin Mueller at muellerc@umd.edu.
Schedule:
Opening Remarks (9-9:15 a.m.)
Panel #1: Neighborhoods (9:15-10:30 a.m.)
- Dr. Paris “AJ” Adkins-Jackson, Columbia University
- Dr. Arianna Gard, University of Maryland
- Dr. Demar F. Lewis IV, University of Maryland
- Dr. Fanita Tyrell, University of Maryland
- Moderated by: Dr. Nicholas Smith
Panel #2: Health (10:45 am to 12 p.m.)
- Dr. Yvette Fouche-Weber & Dr. Sara Murthi, The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at University of Maryland
- Dr. Chandra L. Ford, Emory University
- Dr. Andrea M. López, University of Maryland
- Dr. Carolette Norwood, Howard University
- Moderated by: Dr. Collin Mueller
Poster Presentations (12-1:30 p.m.)
Panel #3: Immigration (1:30-3 p.m.)
- Dr. Asad L. Asad, Stanford University
- Dr. Jean Beaman, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Dr. Christina Getrich, University of Maryland
- Dr. Dina Okamoto, Indiana University Bloomington
- Dr. Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California
- Moderated by: Dr. Muna Adem
Closing Reception (3-4 p.m.)
Location: Grand Ballroom Lounge
Co-Sponsored by:
- School of Public Policy
- Department of Sociology
- College of Education
- Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Department of American Studies
- The Anti-Black Racism Initiative
- The U.S. Latina/o Studies Program
- Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion
- The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace