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  • Wednesday, Feb 26th
    11:15 AM – 12:15 PM US EST
    Solidarity as Praxis: Student-centered Advising for Increased Equity
    Session Leader: Daniel F. Diaz (he/him/his) – Unemployed
    Presenter: Tony Nelson (he/him/his) – CET Academic Programs
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Wednesday, Feb 26th
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM US EST
    Student Identity: Supporting Wellness in Cross-cultural Settings
    Session Leader: Bethany Petersen (she/her/hers) – Child Family Health International
    Presenter: Martha L. Canseco Bennetts – Child Family Health International
    Presenter: Kimberly Connelly – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Presenter: Marcia Henisz (she/her/hers) – SASSIE Consulting
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Wednesday, Feb 26th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM US EST
    Decolonising the Study Abroad Curricula – from Theory to Practice
    Session Leader: Heidi James-Dunbar (she/her/hers) – FIE
    Presenter: Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone – The Open University
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Feb 27th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM US EST
    Access Granted: Empowering Disabled Pros in International Ed
    Session Leader: Katie Wiggins-Gawlik (she/her/hers) – ISEP Study Abroad
    Presenter: Melissa Gonnerman (she/her/hers) – Terra Dotta
    Presenter: Katherine Haan (she/her/hers) – Chicago State University
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Feb 27th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM US EST
    Money Talks? Beyond Funding to Recruit First-gen Students to EA
    Session Leader: Louis Berends – CEA CAPA Education Abroad
    Presenter: Oksana Stalczynski (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Presenter: Kyle Rausch – University of Illinois Chicago
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Feb 27th
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM US EST
    Community over Competition: Ensuring DEIB Thrives in Education Abroad (Session closed to the media)
    Session Leader: Kory M. Saunders (she/her/hers) – AIFS Abroad
    Presenter: Noelle Ashley Baldwin (she/her/hers) – IES ABROAD
    Presenter: Christina 'Chris' Thompson – Compear Global Education Network
    Presenter: Seth WEIL (he/him/his) – CEA CAPA Education Abroad
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    8:45 AM – 9:45 AM US EST
    Strategies to Support Transgender & Nonbinary Students in Education Abroad (Session closed to the media)
    Location: Civic Ballroom North, 2nd floor
    Session Leader: Krista Miller (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Presenter: Courtney Bauman (she/her/hers) – School for International Training (SIT)
    Presenter: Lindsay Parise (she/her/hers) – School for International Training/World Learning
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    8:45 AM – 9:45 AM US EST
    Transforming & Connecting Indigenous Communities in Canada and Aotearoa, NZ
    Location: Willow East, Mezzanine level
    Session Leader: Mahvish Wesley – University of Toronto
    Presenter: Natalie Maramena Lulia – Education New Zealand
    Presenter: June Viglatzis – University of Toronto - First Nations House/Indigenous Student Support
    Presenter: Caitlyn Murphy-Eagleson (she/her/hers) – First Nations House
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM US EST
    Beyond 2%: Increasing Community College Participation in Education Abroad
    Location: Maple, Mezzanine level
    Session Leader: Jeanette Owen – American Councils for International Education
    Presenter: Richard Johnson (he/him/his) – Harper College
    Presenter: Karen Miller – Johnson County Community College
    Presenter: Sarah R. Lemelin (she/her/hers) – Oakland Community College
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM US EST
    Formación Profesional Y Educacion Internacional: Aportes Del Sur Global
    Location: Willow East, Mezzanine level
    Session Leader: Andrea A. Rizzotti – FLACSO-Argentina
    Presenter: Daniel Antenucci – Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-CONICET
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM US EST
    Indigenous Global Learning Using an Equity and Justice-oriented Lens
    Location: Willow Centre and West, Mezzanine level
    Session Leader: Marisa A. Gray (she/her/hers) – Toronto Metropolitan University
    Presenter: Anastasia Koonjean (she/her/hers) – Toronto Metropolitan University
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM US EST
    CANCELLED: Creating Diverse and Inclusive Pathways in Global Learning at an HBCU
    Location: Maple, Mezzanine level
    Session Leader: Marisa A. Gray (she/her/hers) – Toronto Metropolitan University
    Presenter: Charlene Chester Jerome (she/her/hers) – Morgan State University
    Presenter: Natasha Otto (she/her/hers) – Morgan State University
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    3:45 PM – 4:45 PM US EST
    DEI Co-constructing: Disrupting Prescriptive Approaches for Global Equity
    Location: Birchwood Ballroom, Mezzanine level
    Session Leader: Neal McKinney (he/him/his) – AIFS Abroad
    Presenter: Ebony Ellis – Aventurine Global
    Presenter: Christina 'Chris' Thompson – Compear Global Education Network
    Presenter: Sara Dart – Education in Ireland
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    3:45 PM – 4:45 PM US EST
    Mind the (Age) Gap: Building Inclusive Intergenerational Teams
    Location: Dominion South, 2nd floor
    Session Leader: Zac Macinnes – WorldStrides Higher Ed
    Presenter: Abigail Cavazos (she/her/hers) – Siena College
    Presenter: Linny L. Tran (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Friday, Mar 21st
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM US EST
    How Accessible Are We Really?
    Location: Civic Ballroom North, 2nd floor
    Session Leader: Tyler M. D'Andrea (he/him/his) – IFSA: Institute for Study Abroad
    Presenter: Angie Schaffer (she/her/hers) – Fund for Education Abroad
    Presenter: Emily Wheeler (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Friday, Mar 21st
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM US EST
    Indigenous Programs: Intercultural Dialogues Between North and South
    Location: Willow East, Mezzanine level
    Session Leader: Andrea A. Rizzotti – FLACSO-Argentina
    Presenter: Rebecca Hardie (she/her/hers) – NorQuest College
    Presenter: María Carbonetti – The University of British Columbia
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Friday, Mar 21st
    9:30 AM – 10:15 AM US EST
    Empowering Latinx Students Abroad: Strategies for Latinx Student Support
    Location: Exhibit Hall, Lower Concourse level
    Poster Presenter: Giovanna Arecchi (she/her/hers) – Absolute Internship
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Friday, Mar 21st
    9:30 AM – 10:15 AM US EST
    Identi-Tea: Amplifying diverse voices through partnership
    Location: Exhibit Hall, Lower Concourse level
    Poster Presenter: Ashley S. Szulak (she/her/hers) – Study Abroad Association
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Friday, Mar 21st
    9:30 AM – 10:15 AM US EST
    In a Turbulent Fall, and on Global Stage, Provider Combats Polarization
    Location: Exhibit Hall, Lower Concourse level
    Poster Presenter: Laura Strohminger (she/her/hers) – Institute of Shipboard Education, Semester at Sea
    Poster Presenter: Amanda N. Davidson (she/her/hers) – Institute for Shipboard Education/Semester at Sea
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Friday, Mar 21st
    9:30 AM – 10:15 AM US EST
    Increasing Access for Students with Disabilities Studying Abroad
    Location: Exhibit Hall, Lower Concourse level
    Poster Presenter: Lindsey S. Aloia – University of Arkansas
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Friday, Mar 21st
    10:15 AM – 11:15 AM US EST
    Disrupting Silos: Collaborative Approaches to Inclusive Education Abroad. Closed to media
    Location: Dominion South, 2nd floor
    Session Leader: Louise Yahiaoui – The Ohio State University
    Presenter: Laura Hills (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
    Presenter: Zac Macinnes – WorldStrides Higher Ed
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Friday, Mar 21st
    10:15 AM – 11:15 AM US EST
    Leveraging Fulbright to Address the Triple A’s: Academics, Arts & Athletics
    Location: Willow East, Mezzanine level
    Session Leader: Dan Kramer – IIE
    Presenter: Timothy F. Bryson – San Diego State University
    Presenter: David N. Bernstein – Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School & Harvard Business School
    Presenter: Elizabeth Thompson (she/her/hers) – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion