2024 Conference Program
12:00 pm - Lunch in A300: Houston Room
Panels in A300: White Oak
1:15 pm - Gender Differences, Feminist Approaches, and Spirituality
Moderator: Dr. Yajaira Ceciliano-Navarro, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Alma Herrera and Kimberly Murillo - Gender Differences in Living up to Gender Role Expectations or Not: A Qualitative Study
Meagan Fontenot - Androcentrism and Challenges from Feminist Approaches
Meagan Fitzpatrick – The “Squaw” Sachem of Pocasset: Developing English Characterizations of Weetamoo from 1651 to 1676
Olivia Tawa – Gender and Spirituality
Melissa Walden - The Significance of Women’s Representation in Clinical Trials
2:45 pm - Gender Roles, Performativity, and Coping Skills
Moderator: Nisreen Elsayegh, M.A., Lecturer of Psychology
Angel Paz – Ophelia: The Mad Woman
Rachel Blume – Blackwater Wolf
Lindsay Lajoie – How Stigma and Discrimination Affects LGBTQ Youths Mental Health and Coping Skills
Sha’Nice Baldwin - Impact of climate change on women’s lives
Sasha Smith – Onlyfans Detected: Opinion Rejected
4:15 pm - The Intersections of Race, Gender, Community, and Support
Moderator: Dr. Shahnjayla Connors, Assistant Professor of Health and Behavioral Science
Dania Estrada - The Urgency of Voting in Minority Communities: A Call to Action
Talina Brown – The Matriarch
Alexandria Soto – Just Be
Mateo Aragon Hernandez – One of Two and Two of One
Yasmeen Ammourah – Westernization vs. Liberation