Speakers



Each semester, the Diversity Committee invites a number of distinguished speakers to present on an area within the broad range of diversity topics. Talks have ranged from hour-long brown bags to longer colloquia or symposia. Speakers are broadly represented and have included members of student associations; University of Maine professors, staff, and alumni; members of local community organizations; and speakers from other universities and academic institutions.

 

The Diversity Committee is pleased to announce the following invited guests to speak during the January 2011 – May 2011 period:

 

Douglas Nangle, Ph.D.; April O’Grady, Ph.D.; Agnieszka Serwik, Ph.D.; Geoffrey Thorpe, Ph.D. (University of Maine)

January 21, 2011: “Diversity Issues in Clinical Practice”

 

Jessica Pollard, Ph.D. (The Aware Center for Early Intervention) http://www.theawarecenter.com/about.html

March 28, 2011: “Predicting and Preventing Psychosis”

 

Lenard Kaye, D.S.W./Ph.D. (Director of the Maine Center on Aging) http://www.umaine.edu/mainecenteronaging/index.htm

April 11, 2011: “Aging/The Elderly in Psychotherapy”

 

Krista Maywalt-Aronson, Ph.D. (Bates College)

April 29th, 2011: “The Story Book Project: Fostering positive intergroup relations among

elementary school children."

 

Previous speakers have included (** denotes speaker was invited as part of the Stanley Sue Distinguished Diversity Lecture Series):

 

2010

Hideko Abe, Ph.D. (Colby College)

“Language, Gender, and Sexuality in Japan”


Christopher Adams, Ph.D. (Center for Excellence in Teaching and Assessment, University of Maine)

“Addressing the Divine in Psychotherapy: Religious and Spiritual Competency 

for Clinicians.”


Steven Barkan, Ph.D. (Department of Sociology, University of Maine)

"The Extant and impact of Poverty: A Sociological View."


Rhonda Boyd, Ph.D. (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)**

“Prevention Interventions:  The Impact of Depression in African American 

 Mothers on Their Children”


Judi Josiah-Martin (Director of the Office of Multicultural Programs, University of Maine)

“Crossing the Line:  Relations to the Therapeutic Relationship”

“The Impact of Race and Ethnicity on The Therapeutic Relationship”


Paulina McDougall, Ph.D.  (University of Maine)

“President’s Council on Women.”


Darren Ranco, Ph.D. (Department of Anthropology, University of Maine)

"Risk Assessment and Native Americans at the Cultural Crossroads: Making Better Science or Redefining Health?"

 

2009


Stephen Gilson, Ph.D. (Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies, School of Social Work, University of Maine)**

“Now Guess Who’s Coming to the Diversity Dinner: Disability and Beyond Bodies and Backgrounds”


Jenan Jondy, M.A. (Husson University)

“Mental Health and the Muslim Community”


Judi Josiah-Martin (Director of the Office of Multicultural Programs, University of Maine)

 "Developing Skills for a Multicultural Practice" 


 "Cross-Cultural Dialogues" 



Stephen Marks, Ph.D. (Department of Sociology, University of Maine)

“Avoidable Biases and Assumptions in Working with Sexual Minorities.”


Dean Angel Martinez Loredo (University of Maine)

“Psychology and Latinos: Do They Mix?”


Susan Pinette, Ph.D. (Franco-American Study Center, University of Maine)

"Franco-Americans of New England" 



Paul Poteat, Ph.D. (Boston College)**

“Adolescent Sexual Prejudice: Its effects on LGBT and Heterosexual Youth”


Tarja Raag, Ph.D., & Joe Atkins, Ph.D. (Colby College)

“CCOR:Campus Conversations on Race.”


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