"Seek Justice"

24th National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work
and
3rd Student Poster Presentation

April 20, 2012
Ohio Union

Keynote address:  dr. Michael (mike) spencer

"Promoting Justice and Reducing Disparities
through Community-Based, Participatory Research (CBPR)
in Detroit, Michigan"

Dr. Mike Spencer is the Associate Dean and Professor of the School of Social Work, University of Michigan.  His research examines interventions for reducing disparities in physical and mental health and service use among populations of color. Dr. Spencer is the Principal Investigator of the REACH Detroit Family Intervention, anNIH-funded, community-based, participatory research (CBPR) project that aims at reducing disparities in type 2 diabetes through the use of community health workers among Latino residents in Southwest Detroit. He also investigates the association between discrimination and physical and mental health as well as service use among Latinos, African Americans and Asian Americans.

Also, Dr. Spencer has initiated CBPR interventions on issues of environmental justice aimed at building the capacity of community residents to organize and take action against environmental injustices in Detroit neighborhoods. He also examines interventions for environmental sustainability among Native Hawaiians in Hawai'i.

Dr. Spencer also coordinates and evaluates dialogue groups in local high schools as a means for negotiating conflict and promoting anti-bigotry and social justice among adolescents. He teaches courses in social justice education and community organizing.
 

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Schedule Overview - Ohio Union

• 8:30 a.m. - Arrival
• 9:00 a.m. - Welcome - Ground Floor US Bank Conference Theater
• 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. - Keynote Address - Ground Floor US Bank Conference Theater
  • Dr. Michael Spencer "Promoting Justice and Reducing Disparities through Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in Detroit, Michigan"
• 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Doctoral Research Presentations - 3rd Floor meeting rooms
  • Session 1 - Mental Health - Suzanne M. Sharer Room
  • Session 2 - Youth - Rosa Ailabouni Room
  • Session 3 - International - Hays Cape Room
• 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Posters available for viewing - 3rd Floor Round Meeting Room
• 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. - Lunch - on your own
• 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. - Doctoral Research Presentations -3rd Floor meeting rooms
  • Session 4 - Children -  Suzanne M. Sharer Room
  • Session 5 - Systematic Review - Rosa Ailabouni Room
  • Session 6 - Women's Issues - Hays Cape Room
• 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. - Poster Presentations and Judging - 3rd Floor Round Meeting Room 
• 4:15 p.m. - Closing Remarks, Poster Awards and Reception - 3rd Floor Barbie Tootle Room 

Symposium Sessions

Morning Sessions - 10:45-12:15 - 3rd Floor - Ohio Union
Session 1  - Mental Health - Suzanne M. Sharer Room
Respontdent:  Dr. Cynthia Fontanella; Moderator: Jessica Linley
	Dr. Patricia A. Lee King "Understanding and Effectively Screening for Perinatal Depression in Women with Low Socioeconomic Status		Dr. Kathi R. Trawver "Who Succeeds in Mental Health Court? Identifying Predictors of Program Retention and Legal Recidivism
Session 2 - Youth - Rosa Ailabouni Room
Respondent:  Dr. Alvin Mares; Moderator: James Carter
	Dr. Don Schweitzer "Runaway and Homeless Youth:  Changing the Discourse by Legitimizing Youth Voice		Dr. Michael P. Vimont "Exploring the Relationship between Youth Assests and Substance Use Among Rural Youths:  An Empirical Process for Community Based Planning
Session 3 - International - Hays Cape Room
Respondent:  Dr. Sharvari Karandikar-Chheda; Moderator:  Sylvester Lamin
	Dr. Misa Kayama "Disability in a Cultural Context:  Providing Social and Emotional Support for Japanese Children with 'Developmental Disabilities' at School"		Dr. Sook Hyun Kim "Conceptualization of Organizational Empowerment:  A Study of North Korean Refugee Organizations"
Afternoon Session - 1:45-3:15 - 3rd Floor Ohio Union
Session 4 - Children - Suzanne M. Sharer Room
Respondent:  Dr. Shantha Balaswamy; Moderator: Danielle Hiance
	Dr. Amber Moodie-Dyer "Falling Through the Cracks:  Child Care Decision Making among the Working Poor"		Dr. Karen Flint Stipp "Access to Health Care and School Engagement in U.S. School Children"
Session 5 - Systematatic Review - Rosa Ailabouni Room
Respondent:  Dr. Denise Bronson;  Moderator: Kathy Raffle
	Dr. Adedamola Christson A. Adedoyin "What Media Works Best to Improve Cancer Screening among African Americas? A Systematic Review of Effective Cancer Education Media in Interventions		Dr. Stacey M. Saunders-Adams "Reunification and Reentry in Child Welfare:  A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"
Session 6 - Women's Issues - Hayes Cape Room
Respondent:  Dr. Audrey Begun; Moderator: Sheila Barnhart
	Dr. Gretchen Clark Hammond "The Phoenix Rising:  Describing Women's Stories of Long-Term Recovery		Dr. Gloria Hegge "The Subjective Experience of Women in Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder"

Posters

Information for Attendees

• Transportation and Parking - Visitors - Ohio Union South is the visitors' garage attached to the Ohio Union
• Continuing Education - The symposium offers CEUs: Keynote = 1; each session = 1.5 for a maximum of 4 CEUs
• Student Class Sign In Sheets available 

Go to:

• The Main Symposium page
• Symposium Call (2012)
• Symposium Highlights (2011)