September 20, 2017
314B Illini Union
1:00-4:15pm (Lunch available at 12:45)
RSVP appreciated at http://https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/8449436
Session I: 1:00-2:35pm
Welcome Remarks
Colleen Murphy
WGGP Director and Professor of Law, Philosophy & Political Science
“Countering Violent Extremism and Encouraging Civic Engagement in West Africa”
Alice Iannantuoni Ph.D. Student in Political Science
Vernita Pearl Fort, Commentator Institute of Communications Research, College of Media; Ret. US Diplomat (USAID)
“Seasonal Masculinities: Seasonal Labor Migration and Masculinities in Rural Maharashtra, India”
Pronoy Rai Ph.D. Candidate in Geography
Ghassan Moussawi, Commentator Assistant Professor, Sociology
“Help-seeking following Violence against Women: A Cultural Perspectives”
Suvarna Menon Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical/Community Psychology
Rebekah Niblock, Commentator Staff Attorney, The Immigration Project
BREAK
Session II: 2:45-4:15
“Plant-derived edible oils as emerging larvicides for yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) control
Teresia Njoroge Ph.D. Student in Entomology
Flavia Andrade, Commentator Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health
“Viticulture is the sector of the future”: The Contemporary Implications of the Colonial Agricultural Practice in Tunisia
Kat Wisnosky Ph.D. Student in History
Rini Bhattacharya Metha, Commentator Assistant Professor, Comparative and World Literatures & Dept. of Religion
“Sustaining gender-based inequality? The unintended consequences of solar development in India”
Ryan Stock Ph.D. Candidate in Geography
Rebecca Thornton, Commentator Associate Professor, Economics