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“South Asian Women and Transnational Marriage Abandonment in the UK: Role of Community-based Organizations”
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 2
Presenter: Neely Mahapatra, Ph.D (she/her/hers) – University of Wyoming
Presenter: Sukyung Yoon, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of North Texas
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Accuracy and Trust in COVID-19 Knowledge Among Resettled Refugees
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 13
Presenter: Yohan Moon, MSW (he/him/his) – University at Albany, SUNY
Presenter: Lindsey Disney, PhD, LCSW – University at Albany, SUNY
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Breaking Barriers: Addressing Health Communication Challenges Faced by Refugees with Disabilities
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 10
Presenter: Mustafa Rfat, MSA/MPA – WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
Presenter: Qusay Hussein, MSSW – University of Texas Austin
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Building Belonging Through Community, Care, and Uncertainty
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Plaza Court 8
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Centering Black Immigrant Voices: Advancing Racial Equity and Mental Health Justice in Social Work
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Lobby/Street Level - Director's Row I
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Centering Emotional Wellness and Legal Support for Immigrant Communities
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Lobby/Street Level - Director's Row J
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Community-Based Participatory Research: Supporting Latino Immigrant Men and Behavioral Health Providers
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Plaza Court 6
Presenter: Jennifer L. Siegel, PhD (she/her/hers) – Calvin University
Presenter: Yancy E. Padilla, MSW (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Diabetes Prevalence, Built Environment and Demographic Risk Factors among Immigrants: St. Louis and Minneapolis
Location: Sheraton Tower, Terrace Level - Terrace
Presenter: Habiba Ibrahim, PhD – St. Catherine University
Presenter: Hisako Matsuo, PhD – Saint Louis University
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Effects of War-Related Trauma on Ukrainian Refugees in Philadelphia: Perspectives of Mental Health Professionals
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Plaza Court 6
Presenter: Nataliia Gusak, PhD, MSW – University of Anchorage, AK
Presenter: Amy E. Stein, PhD, LCSW, MSW – Private Practice
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Emotional Violence and Functional Impairments Among Refugee Students in Tanzania
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 25
Presenter: Edson Chipalo, Ph.D – University of Cincinnati
Presenter: Catherine Carlson, Ph.D – University of Cincinnati
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Employment Integration of Refugees with Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities
Location: Sheraton Tower, Terrace Level - Terrace
Presenter: Qusay Hussein, MSSW – University of Texas Austin
Presenter: Dani Herrmann, BSW – University of Texas
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Family Navigators as Bridges to Mental Healthcare: Supporting Black Immigrant Communities
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Lobby/Street Level - Director's Row I
Presenter: Bertranna A. Muruthi, PhD, LMFT – Drexel University, Dornslife School of Public Health
Presenter: Dollar Ganu, BA – University of Oregon
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Forensic Mental Health Evaluations: Using Social Work Clinical Expertise to Support Deportation Defense
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Lobby/Street Level - Director's Row J
Presenter: Cherra M. Mathis, PhD., MSW (she/her/hers) – University of Kentucky
Presenter: Laurie Cook Cook Heffron, PhD, LMSW (she/her/hers) – St. Edwards University
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Health, Disability, and Opportunity Among Refugees and Immigrants
Location: Sheraton Tower, Terrace Level - Terrace
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
“Here my mind is at peace”: Cultivating intergenerational healing spaces for refugee youth
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Governor's Square 12
Moderator: Ellie Adelman, LCSW – The Village Institute
Panelist: Monica R. Acosta, LSW (she/her/hers) – The Village Institute
Panelist: Claudine Migisha, MSW – The Village Institute
Panelist: Sarah Shakoory, n/a – The Village Institute
Contributor: Amayrani Rojas, BSW – The Village Institute
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Mapping the Health Profile of Brazilian Immigrants in the United States: A Scoping Review
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 3
Presenter: Erick da Luz Scherf, MSW (he/him/his) – The University of Alabama, School of Social Work
Presenter: Lydia Mehrara, PhD, MSW – Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Mental Health and the Environment for Unaccompanied Children in the United States
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 3
Presenter: Salam Makram, n/a – Providence College
Presenter: Robert Hasson, III, PhD, LICSW (he/him/his) – Providence College
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Mutual Aid and Interdependence the Role of Community Sponsorship in Refugee Integration and Belonging
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Plaza Court 8
Presenter: CRAIG M. MORTLEY, MS (he/him/his) – university of Connecticut School of social Work
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Physically Separated, Psychically Connected: Immigrant Parents’ Experiences of Separation and Reunification
Location: Sheraton Tower, Level 2 - Grand Ballroom
Panelist: Cheryl Aguilar, MSW, LICSW – Smith College School for Social Work
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Provider Perspectives on Mental Health Care for Immigrant and Refugee Communities
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Plaza Court 6
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Social Work Practice with Forced Migrants with Disabilities and/or Other Chronic Health Conditions
Location: Sheraton Tower, Majestic Level - Savoy
Presenter: S. Megan Megan Berthold, PhD, LCSW (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Presenter: CRAIG M. MORTLEY, MS (he/him/his) – university of Connecticut School of social Work
Presenter: Elnara Klicheva, MSW, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Presenter: Yvonne Mbewe, MSW, LCSW (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Presenter: Scott Harding, PhD – University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
The Need for Unreliable Networks: Navigating the US-Mexico Border in Times of Uncertainty
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Plaza Court 8
Presenter: Alejandro Olayo-Méndez, PhD (he/him/his) – Boston College School of Social Work
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Understanding Factors that Impact the Emotional Well-Being of Hispanic Immigrants in the United States
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Lobby/Street Level - Director's Row J
Presenter: Leah Holle, MAR, MSW, LCSW, CEDS (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Undocu-Black: Considerations of Critical Race Theory and Mental Health for Undocumented Black Migrants
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Lobby/Street Level - Director's Row I
Presenter: Bertranna A. Muruthi, PhD, LMFT – Drexel University, Dornslife School of Public Health
Presenter: Jose Zarate, MS, LPCC – California State University, Monterey Bay
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
Unfinished Journeys: A Qualitative Exploration of North Korean Defectors’ Redefection and Resettlement
Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 26
Presenter: Michin Hong, PhD, MSW – Indiana University
Presenter: Min Young Lee, PhD – Cyber University of Korea
Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations