Conference Schedule
September 26, 2024
8:00 a.m. Check-In Opens
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Presentation
9:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions Block A
11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions Block B
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:10 p.m. Breakout Sessions Block C
2:35 p.m. Breakout Sessions Block D
3:25 p.m. Keynote Speaker & Reception
September 27, 2024
8:00 a.m. Breakfast and Networking
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Presentation
9:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions Block E
11:10 a.m. Breakout Sessions Block F
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions Block G
2:40 p.m. Closing Session
Session Topics
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Sept. 26
Navigating Difficult Dialogues:
Teaching During a Presidential Election Year - Dr. Jill Channing
Inclusive Leadership in Action:
Faculty Perspectives on DEI Training – Imani Johnson
We all have strengths:
Let’s use them to cultivate an inclusive environment – Dr. Mary Mullins
Inclusive Substance Use Disorder Recovery:
Advancing Equity for LGBTQ Individuals - Scott Coble
Postsecondary Access and Financial Aid for Immigrant students in East Tennessee -
Alan Miramontes Flores
Beyond Inclusion to Belonging:
UT CLEE’s Commitment to Equity from Early Childhood to Employment - Kerri Munsey
DEI IDK:
Navigating the political environment, campus and community fears, and staying resiliently committed to the work - Aja Rodriguez
Representation of DEI Values on Institutional and Programmatic Landing Pages -
Laurie Schroder
DEI Strategies to Improve Faculty and Student Research –
Dr. Stacey Williams
Insights and Opportunities in Student Led Rural Health Research -
Nathan Dockery
Promoting Engagement and Retention of Students Whose First of Best Language is Not English –
Dr. Michele Williams
Beyond Checking the Wellness Box:
Utilizing Lifestyle Medicine and Community Trends to Address Wellbeing – Nadia Sabri, MD FAAP DipABLM
(De)Centering Power and the Facilitator:
Navigating the Ethical Questions of Community-Engaged Learning – Scott Jenkinson & Dr. Jennifer Adler
Animating Diversity:
Enhancing Representation and Creativity in Animation – Miguel Caffey
Health Care Reparations:
Reversing the impact of race corrections on health equity - Dr. Georgita T. Washington
Everyday Equity:
The Head, the Heart and the Hands of Inclusive Leadership – Dr. Matisa Wilbon
Reframing Policy:
Advancing Higher Educational Strategies for Black Male Empowerment Programs – Dr. James Hairston
I Was Left Very Unprepared:
How the Racialized Social System Perpetuates a Hostile Campus Climate and Leads to Ineffective First-Year Seminars for Students of Color - Dr. Emily Krechel
Expecting Growth without Changing:
Nepotism, Skepticism, or Hidden Racism – Dr. Mary Giles
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Sept. 27
Using Movies to Teach Psychopathology Through the Lens of Prejudice and Hate -
Jon B. Ellis
From the INSIDE OUT- Creating an ADHD Coaching Program Based On Student Needs -
Bethanie Dye
Racial Equity In Organizational Leadership –
Dr. Sal Corbin
Impacts of Gender and Sexuality in Academia –
Yanik Lazarov
Milk Matters -
Overcoming Barriers Faced by Lactating Parents at ETSU – Dr. Rachel Lindsey
Facilitating cultural humility and critical thinking in the classroom -
Cindi Huss
UTM's Call Me MISTER:
Pioneering Equity and Inclusion in Tennessee's Education System – Dr. Austin Ferrell
The Deaf Community's Access in Research Settings:
Alternative Approaches to Promote Inclusion - Angela Masiello
Protecting peace and promoting growth:
Building inclusive mentorship in the academy - Deneen Evans, PhD, LCSW
Just A Foot in the Door:
Ensuring Teacher Diversity in Tennessee Through Policy and Practice - LaDawn Hudgins
Green Zone:
A Military Friendly Area of Operation - Cody Morelock