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Breakout Session Details

Friday June 11

10:15am-11:45am

Breakout Session I

1.A. Community Based Research: Communities, community research organizations, and university collaborations in Hartford (Room 1120)

This session will explore models of community research collaborations in Hartford, CT. Speakers will highlight different partnerships between universities in the Hartford area and two community-based research organizations, the Institute for Community Research and the Hispanic Health Council.
Chair: Jim Trostle, Trinity College (Hartford, CT)
Judy Lewis, University of Connecticut (West Hartford, CT)
Jean J. Schensul, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Stephen Schensul, University of Connecticut Medical School (Hartford, CT)
Merrill Singer, Hispanic Health Council (Hartford, CT)
Jeanette Ickovics, Yale University (New Haven, CT)

1.B. Engaging city residents through Community Based Research: A comparison of 3 models (Room 1024)

The session compares three models of engaging city residents in community-based, participatory action research. The three models are based in Hartford, Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin.
Chair: Ken Williamson, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Reinaldo Rojas, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Nilofer Ahsan, Sarath Suong, Center for the Study of Social Policy (Chicago, IL); Making Connections Providence (Providence, RI)
Boyd Rossing, Stan Woodward, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)

1.C. Improving Services for Asians in the US through Community Based Research (Room 302)

Speakers will explore issues facing South Asian communities in different cities, and discuss how community-based research is being used to address some of the problems this immigrant population faces.
Chair: Bonnie Nastasi, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Vichyyka Shelto, Asian Family Services (Hartford, CT)
Tung Nguyen, City of Hartford Health Department (Hartford, CT)
Thongvanh Norinth, Lao Association of Connecticut (Fairfield, CT)
Sara Plachta-Elliott, Center for Urban Research and Learning, Loyola University (Chicago, IL)
Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, WestSide Community Health Services (St. Paul, MN)

Denise DeZolt, Walden University (Minneapolis, MN)

1.D. Methods, benefits and challenges of using video and photography in community based art and research (Room 703)

Speakers will present different projects in which they have used video and photography as a community-based art and research tool. Issues of participation, ethics, research methods, and working with diverse ages will be addressed.
Chair: Beth Krensky, University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)
Kim Radda, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Victor Pacheco, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Sarawut Chutiwongpeti, Artist (Bangkok, Thailand)

Bradley McCallum, Jacqueline Tarry, ConjunctionArts (New York, NY)

1.E. Engaging the community in research partnerships (Room 1126 - Dengan Lecture Hall)

Presentation of five different models of engaging residents and developing partnerships. Speakers will address challenges faced in developing the partnerships, address issues of resource allocation, power imbalances, level of participation and community capacity-building.
Chair: Robert Fisher, University of Connecticut School of Social Work (West Hartford, CT)
Pamela Jenkins, Shirley Laska, University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Angelia Paschal, Barbara Starrett, Kim S. Kimminau, University of Kansas School of Medicine (Wichita, KS)
Bonnie Braun, Sarah Kaye, University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
Judy Johnston, Elizabeth Ablah, University of Kansas School of Medicine (Wichita, KS)
Jessica Henry, Southeast Community Research Center (Atlanta, GA)

1.F. Leaving the Ivory Tower: Involving undergraduates in Community Based Research (Room 1101)

The session will present different models faculty are using to involve undergraduates in community-based research. Speakers will look at the benefits and challenges of incorporating CBR into their curricula.
Chair: Elizabeth Chin, Occidental College (Los Angeles, CA)
Elizabeth Paul, William Ball, David Preensky, The College of New Jersey (Ewing, NJ)
Michele Ramirez, Robert Shea, Pine Manor College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Joan Arches, University of Massachusetts, Boston (Boston, MA)
Brenda Moore, Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce, TX)

1.G. What's the point? Models of evaluating CBR processes and outcomes (Room 1103)

Speakers will present different models used to evaluate community-based research projects or participatory evaluation processes. The session will address issues of theories of change vs. logic models, funding pressures, political and ethical conflicts, and community involvement.
Chair: David Fetterman, Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Helene Clark, Andrea Anderson, ActKnowledge and Aspen Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Indicators (New York, NY)
J. Daniel Castro, Maria Del Carmen Cruz, Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, MI)
Wm. Thomas Summerfelt, Cidhinnia Torres Campos, Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center (Grand Rapids, MI)
Jennifer Raymond, Consuela Greene, Center for Social Policy, University of Massachusetts, Boston (Boston, MA)

1.H. Towing the line: external barriers and pressures that impact Community Based Research (Room 702)

This session will explore external barriers and pressures, such as funders and academic criteria for tenure, that can impact the effectiveness and success of community-based research projects. Speakers will explore challenges, while providing strategies and practical tools for addressing some of these issues.
Chair: Jen Kauper-Brown, Community Campus Partnerships for Health (Seattle, WA)
Michelle Ronda, Gigi Silberberg, City University of New York, Jewish Community Center of Staten Island (New York, NY)
Larry Felt, Penelope Rowe, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Community Services Council of Newfoundland (St. Johns, NL, Canada)

1.I. Mixing it up: Diverse research methods and philosophies in Community Based Research (Room 315)

Speakers will explore the use of diverse research methods in conducting community-based research, and its benefits. The session will also explore issues of positivist research approaches and diverse ways of knowing and alternative methods of inquiry.
Chair: William Disch, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Jeannine Chapelle, La Frontera Center (Tucson, AZ)
William Timpson, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)

Sally Campbell, University of Colorado-Boulder (Boulder, CO)

1.J. Communities of Color and Bioethics: Expanding the Debate (Room 317)

Panel presentation on the Communities of Color and Bioethics project that uses community-based research techniques to build equitable and community-centered partnerships in order to improve the participation of marginalized communities in the decision-making process on research and bioethics.
Chair: Stephen Sodeke, Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics (Atlanta, GA)
Connie Tucker, Southeast Community Research Center (Atlanta, GA)

Carrie Nelson, SISTA's (Atlanta, GA)

2:00pm-3:30pm

Breakout Session II

2.A. History is Political: Reconstructing an Excluded Past (Room 317)

The session will look at the use of ethnography to uncover historical events, such as the Underground Railroad in New Milford, CT and the history of African Americans in the region. Check on description
Chair: Evelyn Phillips, Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)
Deborah Calhoun, Tanya Jackson-Smith, Afrikan-American Cultural Awareness Association, Inc. (New Milford, CT)

Katherine Harris, Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)

2.B. Complexities of Collaboration: Conceptual and Derivative ( Room 1120)

The panel focuses on the complex nature of the collaboration process between researchers and community groups and organizations. Presentations will address the development of partnerships in cross-cultural contexts, and will explore principles of democratized inquiry. Discussion will include different collaborative paradigms and their challenges.
Chair: Ed Trickett, University of Illinois, Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Susan Espino, University of Illinois, Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Brinton Lykes, Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)

2.C. Building Partnerships to Improve Men's Health (Room 703)

Brief presentations and discussion of issues of men's health and the different ways community-based research is being used to address these issues across the country.
Chair: Amos Smith, Community Foundation of Greater New Haven (New Haven, CT)
Raul Pino, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Stephen Schensul, University of Connecticut Medical School (West Hartford, CT)
Freya Sonenstein, John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore, MD)
Conrado Barzaga, AHEC/Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT)
Bonnie Nastasi, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Discussant: Ravi Verma, Population Council (New Delhi, India)

2.D. Whose Voice: Research Collaborations with Youth (Room 1103)

Panel presentation that brings together youth and adults who are working together in conducting and community-based and participatory action research. Presenters will discuss the benefits and challenges from both the youth and adult perspectives.
Co-Chairs: Chiedza Rodriguez, Damion Sincere Morgan, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Jonathan London, Melissa Chabran, Derrick Smith, Youth in Focus (Davis, CA)
Ameena Batada, Anita Chandra, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore, MD)

2.E. Collaborative approaches to community HIV prevention research (Room 702)

Panel presentation of diverse case studies, models and approaches to address HIV prevention in communities around the country. Speakers will address issues of stigma, knowledge, education, personal relationships, ethics, and balancing research and clinical care.
Chair: Merrill Singer, Hispanic Health Council (Hartford, CT)
Richard Hung, Anna Madison, University of Massachusetts, Boston (Boston, MA)
Kimberly Coleman, Community Education Group (Washington, DC)
L. Jackson-Pope, N. Madru, M. Schulte, J. Marston, AB Morris, Community Research Initiative of New England (Springfield, MA)

2.F. The transformative potential of participatory research in communities and organizations (Room 306)

Speakers will present case studies of how conducting community-based and participatory action research has affected their organizations and program development. Issues such as use of research results, capacity-building, participation of community residents, and creating momentum for change will be addressed.
Chair: Robert Rooks, A Better Way Foundation (New Haven, CT)
Eustache Jean-Louise, Nesly Metayer, Anna Madison, Center for Community Health Education and Research (Dorchester, MA)
Stephanie Register, Trisha Thorme, Capital South Neighborhood Preservation Project (Princeton, NJ)
David Buck, Donna Rochon, Healthcare for the Homeless (Houston, TX)
Andrea Robles, Julie Whitaker, Vicki Walejko, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Health & Human Services, Cooperative Care (Milwaukee, WI)
Yameen Memon, Sindh Agricultural & Forestry Workers (Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan)

2.G. A thousand drops in the ocean: Communities and collaborations in fisheries (Room 302)

Panel presentation and discussion on the use of community-based research in a fisheries context. Presenters will describe the different kinds of collaborative initiatives in fisheries and the issues raised by their successes and failures.
Co-Chairs: Lisa Colburn, NOAA-Fisheries (Narragansett, RI), Madeleine Hall-Arbor, MIT Sea Grant (Boston, MA)
Sarah Robinson, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Julia Olson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (Woods Hole, MA)
Jay Michaud, Marine Surveyor (Marblehead, MA)
Respondent: Virginia Boudreau, Guysborough County Inshore Fisherman's Association (Nova Scotia, Canada)

2.H. Complex realities: Confronting power in building local knowledge (Room 1126 -Dengan Lecture Hall)

Panel presentation that explores the different ways in which issues of power has affected community-based research partnerships. Speakers will discuss how they have addressed power in their projects and offer approaches that support the building of local knowledge.
Chair: Sarah Diamond, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Hiromi Miyao, University of Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
Patricia Juarez, Patricia Bowden, University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX)
Nalini Visvanathan, University of Massachusetts, Boston (Boston, MA)

2.I. Rules of engagement: Developing guidelines for creating and sustaining research partnerships (Room 315)

A series of presentations that offer different examples and models of guidelines for establishing and sustaining community-based research partnerships. Presenters will offer strategies for developing partnerships and research agendas, funding, addressing ethical issues and implementing evaluations.
Chair: Margaret R. Weeks, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Karen Firehock, Community-Based Collaboratives Research Consortium (Charlottesville, VA)
David Lounsbury, Joyce Hunter, Sharlene Beckford, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies (New York, NY)
Betina Jean-Louis, Katherine Shoemaker, Harlem Children's Zone (New York, NY)
Pamela Block, Sarah Everhart Skeels, Paul Choquette, Erin Bean, Jenny Catrambone, SUNY Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY)

2.J. GIS and other technologies in Community Based Research (Room 1101)

Skill-building session that presents three examples of the ways in which others have used GIS, the Internet and other technologies to enhance their community-based research projects.
Chair: Julia Dickson-Gomez, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Hyunsun Choi, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Rodrigo Cantarero, Marcus Tooze, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
Madeleine Tudor, The Field Museum (Chicago, IL)
Discussant: Bandana Purkayastha, University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

Saturday, June 12

10:45am-12:15pm

Breakout Session III

3.A. Balancing your act: Partnering with multiple stakeholders (Room 1126 - Dengan Lecture Hall)

Speakers will present a series of case studies that describe challenges establishing and maintaining partnerships with multiple stakeholders. Issues related to negotiating roles and responsibilities, time allocation, leadership, trust, power and politics will be discussed.
Chair: Mariano Ortiz, Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services (Hartford,CT)
Michael D. Dwyer, Heather Wuensch, James V. Connell, Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, OH)
Kathryn Hopkins, Mary Hofstedt, Maria Fernandez, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and their Communities (Stanford, CA)
Donald W. Rowe, University at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)

3.B. Making it last: The challenges of sustainability and project continuity (Room 702)

Presenters will examine issues that affect the ability of community-based research projects to maintain continuity at the organizational level, and to sustain themselves over the long-term. Challenges such as staff turn-over, and funding will be addressed.
Chair: Jean J. Schensul, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Dieynaba Diallo, Coalition des Organismes Communautaires Québécois de lutte contre le SIDA (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Tim Simboli, Elizabeth Whitmore, Colin Stuart, Family Services Centre of Ottawa, Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)

3.C. The power to define: The meaning of community and community involvement (Room 703)

The panel will explore the definition of "community", "community input" and the factors that affect that definition. Questions of who represents the community, overlapping communities, resources, and level of participation will be addressed.
Chair: Michael Duke, Hispanic Health Council (Hartford, CT)
Susan Shaw, Hispanic Health Council (Hartford, CT)
Anna Marie Nicolaysen, Hispanic Health Council (Hartford, CT)

Naomi G. Penny, (Mishawaka, IN)

3.D. Making a difference: Linking research to policy (Room 306)

Presenters will offer case studies of ways in which community-based research has been used to influence policy and decision-making at the local, regional and national levels. Challenges to this process will be discussed, and attendees will receive ideas for effectively using research results to affect public policy change.
Chair: Cassandra Ritas, New York State Senator Liz Krueger (New York, NY)
Eddie Brown, Sarah L. Hicks, Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
Amanda B. Cissner, Kelli D. Moore, Center for Court Innovation (New York, NY)
Victoria Breckwich Vásquez, University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Mark Rukavina, The Access Project (Boston, MA)

3.E. Bridges or boundaries? The politics of identity in community based research (Room 1101)

Presenters will explore issues related to race, ethnicity, culture, gender, age and physical ability that arise in community-based research partnerships. Discussion will focus on ways in which the presenters have addressed these issues in their work.
Chair: Rey Bermudez, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Nancy Mandell, Fiona Whittington-Walsh, York University (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Mary Kay Anderson, Macrina Gosnell, La Coalición Hispano-Americana de la Salud (Johnson City, TN)
Joyce Meier, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

3.F. Training in Participatory Action Research: Supporting Resident Research (Room 318)

This interactive training will provide attendees with examples, strategies and a curriculum for working with and supporting adult residents to conduct participatory action research in their communities.
Ken Williamson, Reinaldo Rojas, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)

3.G. Folklore and Research: Examples, Uses and Reflections (Room 301)

Participants in this panel are community scholars, representing a wide range of traditions and communities in New England who have undertaken important new folklife research, becoming experts in their area because of their dedication, love for the subject, and ties to the community. They will discuss their research activities and the programming that has developed out of that.
Chair: Lynne Williamson, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Joseph Firecrow, Native American Flute maker (Winsted, CT)
Theresa Hoffman, Kathleen Mundell, Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance (Bar Harbor, ME); folklore consultant
Marek Czarnecki, Seraphic Restorations (New Britain, CT)

3.H. Community Research Ethics for Public/Environmental Health (Room 315)

This panel will discuss the major contributions and recommendations from the conference, "Dialogues for Improving Research Ethics in Environmental/Public Health," which was held at Brown University in May 2003. Issues such as community protection and rights in research, community representation on Institutional Review Boards and improving ethical relationships in community-based research will be addressed.
Chair: Dianne Quigley, Collaborative Initiative for Research Ethics in Environmental Health, Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
Niem Kret, Southeast Asian Bilingual Advocates, Inc. (Lowell, MA)
Jessica Henry, Southeast Community Research Center (Atlanta, GA)

3.I. Action Research in Chicago (Room 307)

This session will be a dialogue, presenting different models and examples of conducting participatory action research in the Chicago area.
Chair: Stephen Schensul, University of Connecticut Medical School (West Hartford, CT)
Phil Ayala, El Centro de la Causa (Chicago, IL)
Gwen Stern, Stern & Associates (Chicago, IL)

Lilia Fernandez, University of California, San Diego (Chicago, IL)

3.J. Integrating software into qualitative analysis (Room 1103)

This session will offer attendees information and ideas on how different software can be integrated into qualitative analyses.
Ray C. Maietta, ResearchTalk, Inc. (Bohemia, NY)

3.K. A tale of two cities: Peer led interventions for HIV prevention among active drug users in Baltimore and Hartford (Room 1120)

Chair: Maria Martinez, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Margaret R. Weeks, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Oscar Woods, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Chris Ortiz, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Carl Latkin, SHIELD (Baltimore, MD)

2:15pm-3:45pm

Breakout Session IV

4.A. Translating research ethics into practice (Room 703)

This session will be a set of roundtable discussions on the various issues that arise when translating research ethics into practice. Issues of research ethics in domestic and international settings will be discussed.
Roundtable Chairs:
Molly Lauck, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Gabriele Kohpahl, Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA)
Julia Dickson-Gomez, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)

4.B. Filling the gap: community based mental health interventions with youth and older adults (Room 1103)

This session will offer three different community-based research projects that are addressing mental health issues in children and older adults. Presenters will discuss the ways in which the results are being used and the impact of the interventions on the different populations.
Chair: Evelyn Baez, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Maria Woolverton, Elaine Slaton, Shannon Crossbear, Georgetown University, Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (Washington, DC, Alexandria, VA, Grand Portage, MN)
Evelyn Baez, Sonia Gaztambide, Institute for Community Research, Braceland Center (Hartford, CT)

Eugene Hickey, Institute of Living (Hartford, CT)
Discussant: Bonnie Nastasi, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)

4.C. Tools of communication: The politics and ethics of disseminating research findings through the media (Room 307)

This session will explore ethical and political issues related to using the media to disseminate research findings, particularly when dealing with sensitive issues. Presenters will explore the use of the media both inside the U.S. and in China.
Chair: Mark Convey, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Zhixiong He, University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)
Birgitte Rasine, LUCITÀ (Milford, CT)

4.D. Building theory from the ground up (Room 1101)

Panel presentation and discussion that operationalizes a theoretical orientation towards community-based research. The employment of feminist and empowerment theories in community-based research projects will be explored.
Chair: Sarah Diamond, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Anna V. Allocco, Heller School for Social Policy (Portland, ME)
Lynn Skotnitsky, Evelyn Ferguson, Jackie Sokoliuk, Valerie Himkowski, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, Community Worker (Toronto, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

4.E. A skill building workshop on Community -based participatory research partnerships (Room 306)

A skill-building workshop that presents a Curriculum Training Module developed by the Community-Institutional Partnerships for Prevention Research Group. Will provide tools and interactive exercises to equip participants with strategies and tools for building and sustaining community-university partnerships.
Kari Hartwig, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (New Haven, CT)
Jen Kauper-Brown, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (Seattle, WA)

4.F. Building democracy: Partnership, research and advocacy for effective public policy (Room 315)

Interactive workshop that presents a series of tools and concepts that will help community-based research practitioners overcome barriers to policy work, sustain partnerships and affect change. Participants will be guided through several processes necessary for effective advocacy.
Cassandra Ritas, New York Senator Liz Kreuger (New York, NY)

4.G. The family challenge trail: Engaging families to support and promote community-based health research and behavior change (Room 303)

Interactive presentation that describes a community-based research program designed to promote increased physical activity in youth through the development of social cohesion and the use of games and interactive programs. Participants will practice some of the games and exercises employed in the project.
Thomas J. Siyuja, Hualapai Tribal Health Department (Peach Spring, AZ)
Helen J. Watahomigie, Hualapai Tribal Health Department (Peach Spring, AZ)
Laurie Crozier, Hualapai Tribal Health Department (Peach Spring, AZ)
Sandra Yellowhawk, Hualapai Tribal Health Department (Peach Spring, AZ)
Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Arizona College of Public Health (Tucson, AZ)

4.H. Benefits and Challenges of Engaging in Community-University Research Partnerships (Room 1126 - Dengan Lecture Hall)

This session will explore through brief presentations and discussions of the benefits and challenges of community-university partnerships. Case studies and personal examples will explore issues related to organizational dynamics, hierarchy, and community conditions.
Chair: Ed Trickett, University of Illinois, Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Diana L. Paulk, University of Alabama, Center for the Advancement of Youth Health (Birmingham, AL)
Sarah Sisco, Sandro Galea, Ann-Gel Palermo, Eric Canales, Sister Mary Nerney, David Vlahov, Harlem Urban Research Center (New York, NY)
Leif Mitchell, Robert Dubrow, Kathy Sikkema, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Mary Beckman, Annie Cahill Kelly, Angela Miller McGraw, Debra Stanley, Kregg Van Meter, AIDS Ministry/AIDS Assist, Near Northwest Neighborhood Association, University of Notre Dame Center for Social Concerns, St. Joseph County Boys and Girls Club (Notre Dame, IN)
Joan Arches, Luis Aponte-Pares, Robert Beattie, University of Massachusetts, Boston (Boston, MA)

4.I. Training in Participatory Action Research: Supporting Youth Research (Room 318)

This interactive training will provide attendees with examples, strategies and a curriculum for working with and supporting youth to conduct participatory action research in their communities.
Chiedza Rodriguez, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Damion Sincere Morgan, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)

4.J. Using folklore for social change (Room 301)

This session will highlight three collaborative initiatives among folklorists, historians, community-based organizations, and community constituents which has gone beyond simple presentations of culture to develop in-depth projects that address social and cultural barriers and find creative and sustained ways to enhance the cultural health of communities.
Chair: Lynne Williamson, Institute for Community Research (Hartford, CT)
Roberta Delgado Vincent, St. Anthony's Chapel Restoration, Inc. (Norwich, CT)
Amy Skillman, Ho-Thanh Nguyen, Institute for Cultural Partnerships (Harrisburg, PA); Pennsylvania Immigrant & Refugee Women's Network (Enola, PA)
Madaha Kinsey-Lamb, Imani Reid, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center (Bronx, NY)