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  • Wednesday, Feb 26th
    11:15 AM – 12:15 PM US EST
    Real-time Crisis Management for Education Abroad
    Session Leader: Paul Raffile – SafeAbroad
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Wednesday, Feb 26th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM US EST
    Advancing Best Practices for Supporting Student and Staff Mental Wellbeing
    Session Leader: Mark Barneche – Abilene Christian University
    Presenter: Laura Dupont-Jarrett (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Presenter: Vanessa Nichol-Peters – Marist College
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Thursday, Feb 27th
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM US EST
    Student Voices: Mental Health and Study Abroad
    Session Leader: Lindsay T. Allen – AEP Academic Experience in Prague
    Presenter: Adam Rubin – University at Buffalo
    Presenter: Greta Decker – Johns Hopkins University
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Wednesday, Mar 19th
    8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EST
    Pre-Conference Workshop | Empowering Leadership: Upskilling Your Team for Student Services Success (separate registration needed)
    Location: Provincial South, 2nd floor
    Facilitator: Seth A. Tucker (he/him/his) – Syracuse University
    Facilitator: Patrick Morgan – University of Michigan
    Facilitator: Eryn Kudzinski (she/her/hers) – CEA CAPA
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Wednesday, Mar 19th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM US EST
    Managing Travel Risks Using Scenario-based Planning
    Location: Provincial North, 2nd floor
    Session Leader: Marie-Claude Du Cap – Aléas
    Presenter: Mariam Raza – Conestoga College
    Presenter: Lana Bos (she/her/hers) – Dalhousie Agricultural College
    Presenter: Laura Costigan (she/her/hers) – Business Info Sheet
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    8:45 AM – 9:45 AM US EST
    From Risk to Resilience: Communicating Health & Safety to Gen Z Travelers
    Location: Dominion North, 2nd floor
    Session Leader: Mackenzie Grahek (she/her/hers) – International SOS
    Presenter: Alexis Wren (she/her/hers) – Costa Rica Global Learning Programs
    Presenter: Kristina Miller (she/her/hers) – Seneca Polytechnic
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    9:45 AM – 10:30 AM US EST
    Reducing Institutional and Operational Risks for Study Abroad
    Location: Exhibit Hall, Lower Concourse level
    Poster Presenter: Maxine Semple (she/her/hers) – Niagara College Canada
    Poster Presenter: Marie-Claude Du Cap – Aléas
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    9:45 AM – 10:30 AM US EST
    Start to Finish: Creating a Health & Wellness Strategic Plan
    Location: Exhibit Hall, Lower Concourse level
    Poster Presenter: Greg Muger – Pepperdine University
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM US EST
    Care Without Burnout: Balancing Self-care and Student-care
    Location: Provincial North, 2nd floor
    Session Leader: Kate Parsons (she/her/hers) – Webster University
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM US EST
    Promoting Safer Learning Environments through Trauma-Informed Practices
    Location: Pine, Mezzanine level
    Presenter: Julie M. Pollard (she/her/hers) – University of California Education Abroad Program
    Presenter: Leanne Elliott (she/her/hers) – mindhamok
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Thursday, Mar 20th
    3:45 PM – 4:45 PM US EST
    What Do I Really Need to Know About Student Health?
    Location: Grand Ballroom, Lower Concourse level
    Session Leader: Matthew Rader – IES Abroad
    Presenter: Rebecca Hurst (she/her/hers) – IES Abroad
    Presenter: Lezlie J. Painovich (she/her/hers) – University Health Services, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being
  • Friday, Mar 21st
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM US EST
    If Only We Had Known: Shared Pre-departure Student Mental Health Strategies
    Location: Dominion North, 2nd floor
    Session Leader: Adam Rubin – University at Buffalo
    Presenter: Cari Vanderkar
    Presenter: Rebecca Hurst (she/her/hers) – IES Abroad
    Presenter: Lezlie Weber – Lawrence University
    Presenter: Anna Hayes – Duke University
    Health, Safety, and Well-Being