8th Annual Parren J. Mitchell Symposium: Controlling the Narrative

Please join the Critical Race Initiative and its sponsors—including BSOS, the Department of Sociology, the Anti-Black Racism Initiative and the Baha'i Chair for World Peace—for the 8th Annual Parren J. Mitchell Symposium.

Panels and poster presentations will explore the theme of "Controlling the Narrative: Counter-Storytelling and Community-Engaged Research for Families of Color."

The symposium will take place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Prince George's Room of the Stamp Student Union (room 1211). A reception will take place from 3 p.m.-4 p.m. in the Stamp Grand Ballroom Lounge.

Agenda

Opening Remarks: 9am-9:15am

Panel #1: Neighborhoods (9:15am-10:30am)

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 (10:45am-12pm)

Dr. Yvette Fouche-Weber and Dr. Sara Murthi, The R Adams Crowley 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 (12pm-1:30pm)

Panel #3: Immigration (1:30pm-3pm)

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