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2018 Schedule

Thursday, September 20, 2018

8:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30

Morning Welcome- Auditorium

9:00 - 10:00

Featured

Chuck Campbell, MDiv, BA, BS & Jamie Vaughan

Human Trafficking 101

Chuck Campbell, MDiv, BA, BS & Jamie Vaughan

Chuck Campbell, MDiv, BA, BS & Jamie Vaughan

Jesse Bach, PhD; George Tsagaris, PhD, MS, MSSA, LISW-S & Christine Buddner, MSW

“What I Wanted was the Drugs”: Heroin as a Method of Control in a Case Study on Sex Trafficking

Jesse Bach, PhD; George Tsagaris, PhD, MS, MSSA, LISW-S & Christine Buddner, MSW

Jesse Bach, PhD; George Tsagaris, PhD, MS, MSSA, LISW-S & Christine Buddner, MSW

Adeleye Lewis Olatunji, MSc & Joseph Osuigwe, BEd

African Largest Paper Orphans: An Evaluation of the Unremitting Supply Side of Child Trafficking through Orphanism

Adeleye Lewis Olatunji, MSc & Joseph Osuigwe, BEd

Adeleye Lewis Olatunji, MSc & Joseph Osuigwe, BEd

Kylee Gregg

A Childhood Sex Trafficking Survivor's Story and Perspectives

Kylee Gregg

Kylee Gregg

Miranda Tippie, MOT, OTR/L, QMHS, CDCA & JoDee Figueroa

Occupational Alienation, Deprivation, and Imbalance: Restoring Life through Occupation and Client Centered Care

Miranda Tippie, MOT, OTR/L, QMHS, CDCA & JoDee Figueroa

Miranda Tippie, MOT, OTR/L, QMHS, CDCA & JoDee Figueroa

Patina Park, JD

Hearing their Voices: The Persistence of Violence Against Native American Women and Girls, Understanding the Past to Address the Present

Patina Park, JD

Patina Park, JD

David J. Corliss, PhD

Meta-Analysis of Human Trafficking in the United States: Economic, Demographic, and Sociological Drivers

David J. Corliss, PhD

David J. Corliss, PhD

10:15 - 11:15

Featured

Elizabeth M. Donovan, JD

Serving Human Trafficking Survivors: Collaboration & Immigration

Elizabeth M. Donovan, JD

Elizabeth M. Donovan, JD

David Manville, MSW, LMSW, ACSW

How Your Everyday Choices Lead to Environmental Destruction Through Forced Labor

David Manville, MSW, LMSW, ACSW

David Manville, MSW, LMSW, ACSW

Jo Beth Gonzalez, PhD, MFA & Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Theatre for Youth: A Tool for Tackling Trafficking

Jo Beth Gonzalez, PhD, MFA & Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Jo Beth Gonzalez, PhD, MFA & Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Neil Simon, MA

What It Takes to be a Successful and Sustainable Not-for-Profit Organization!

Neil Simon, MA

Neil Simon, MA

Youngbee Dale, MA

Korean Sex Market in the U.S.

Youngbee Dale, MA

Youngbee Dale, MA

Maureen Guirguis (Kenny), JD & Renee Jones

Minor vs. Adult Sex-Trafficking Survivors: How to Best Serve Each of These Similar, Yet Unique Populations

Maureen Guirguis (Kenny), JD & Renee Jones

Maureen Guirguis (Kenny), JD & Renee Jones

Toshia L. Hogan, BS; Kimberly Hogan, MA, MSW & Theresa Flores, LSW

Survivor-run Social Enterprise CleanUP HT: Seeking to Inspire Other Survivors to Succeed

Toshia L. Hogan, BS; Kimberly Hogan, MA, MSW & Theresa Flores, LSW

Toshia L. Hogan, BS; Kimberly Hogan, MA, MSW & Theresa Flores, LSW

Jeremy Norwood, JD, PhD

Indicators of Human Trafficking among Migrant Farm Worker Communities in Western Michigan

Jeremy Norwood, JD, PhD

Jeremy Norwood, JD, PhD

11:30 - 12:30

Featured

Mary Ellis

Commercial Sex Trafficking and the Massage Parlor Industry

Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis

Neil Simon, MA

What It Takes to be a Successful and Sustainable Not-for-Profit Organization! (Continued): Non-Profit Case Study

Neil Simon, MA

Neil Simon, MA

Jaymelee J. Kim, PhD & Leigha S. Shoup, MS, RA

Analyzing Human Trafficking Survivor Intervention and Violence in Rural Ohio: A Community-Based Anthropological Approach

Jaymelee J. Kim, PhD & Leigha S. Shoup, MS, RA

Jaymelee J. Kim, PhD & Leigha S. Shoup, MS, RA

Amy Thompson, PhD; Joan Duggan, MD; Jamie Dowling, PhD; Courtney Stewart, LSW, LCDC III

Critical Linkages: Opiate Addiction and Elevated Risk of Human Trafficking

Amy Thompson, PhD; Joan Duggan, MD; Jamie Dowling, PhD; Courtney Stewart, LSW, LCDC III

Amy Thompson, PhD; Joan Duggan, MD; Jamie Dowling, PhD; Courtney Stewart, LSW, LCDC III

Rochelle L. Dalla, PhD, CFLE

Parents as Perpetrators: Intergenerational Sex Trafficking in Rural India

Rochelle L. Dalla, PhD, CFLE

Rochelle L. Dalla, PhD, CFLE

JoDee Figueroa

The Journey to Becoming a Human Trafficking Thriver: Treatment, Connections, and Personal Growth

JoDee Figueroa

JoDee Figueroa

Donna Sabella, MEd, MSN, PhD, PMHNP-BC

Social Injustice: Incarceration and Mental Health

Donna Sabella, MEd, MSN, PhD, PMHNP-BC

Donna Sabella, MEd, MSN, PhD, PMHNP-BC

12:30 - 1:30

Lunch- Auditorium

1:30 - 2:30

Featured

Mandi Pierson, MSW, LISW-S

Relationships within the Trauma Informed Care Setting: Building Community and Boundaries

Mandi Pierson, MSW, LISW-S

Mandi Pierson, MSW, LISW-S

Maureen Guirguis (Kenny), JD

Internet Sex Trafficking: Will the Monster Stop Growing?

Maureen Guirguis (Kenny), JD

Maureen Guirguis (Kenny), JD

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD; Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW; Kimberly Hogan, MA, MSW & Bandak Lul, MA

Four-Year Snapshot of Sex Trafficking in Las Vegas, NV

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD; Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW; Kimberly Hogan, MA, MSW & Bandak Lul, MA

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD; Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW; Kimberly Hogan, MA, MSW & Bandak Lul, MA

Lara Vanderhoof, DSW, LMSW

An Examination of Strategies to Bring Awareness to Human Trafficking in One's Community

Lara Vanderhoof, DSW, LMSW

Lara Vanderhoof, DSW, LMSW

Alex Andrews, John Meekins, BBA, Certified Correctional Officer, & Vicki White, AB

Books-to-Prison Pipeline: Critical Support and Advocacy for Incarcerated Women

Alex Andrews, John Meekins, BBA, Certified Correctional Officer, & Vicki White, AB

Alex Andrews, John Meekins, BBA, Certified Correctional Officer, & Vicki White, AB

Meiko Taylor, MBA & Chloe Vega

Caught Up

Meiko Taylor, MBA & Chloe Vega

Meiko Taylor, MBA & Chloe Vega

2:45 - 3:45

Featured

Kristan Napier, BSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P

When “SANE” and Trafficking Meet

Kristan Napier, BSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P

Kristan Napier, BSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P

Einat Peled, PhD

Paying for Sex while Traveling as Tourists: The Experience of Israeli Men

Einat Peled, PhD

Einat Peled, PhD

Irina Churakova, MA

Predictors of Mental Health of Female Survivors of Sex-Trafficking

Irina Churakova, MA

Irina Churakova, MA

Lori Handrahan, PhD

Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (SEA) in the Workplace

Lori Handrahan, PhD

Lori Handrahan, PhD

Heather Sloane, PhD, MSW, LISW & Panel

Expecting Acceptance: Group Autoethnographic Reflections of What is Reasonable

Heather Sloane, PhD, MSW, LISW & Panel

Heather Sloane, PhD, MSW, LISW & Panel

Madeline Lohman, MALD & Amanda Colegrove

Minnesota’s Response to Youth Victims of Labor Trafficking

Madeline Lohman, MALD & Amanda Colegrove

Madeline Lohman, MALD & Amanda Colegrove

Allyson Neisig & Julie Leventhal, M.S., CFLE

Gender Bias in Anti-Human Trafficking Policy

Allyson Neisig & Julie Leventhal, M.S., CFLE

Allyson Neisig & Julie Leventhal, M.S., CFLE

Karie McGuire, LCSW

Complex Trauma in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims and the Dangers of Misidenfication

Karie McGuire, LCSW

Karie McGuire, LCSW

4:00 - 5:00

Featured

Tyffani Monford Dent, PsyD

"Not #MeToo": How Gender-based Work and Micro/Macro-aggressions Impede Trafficking Survivors of Color from Accessing Services

Tyffani Monford Dent, PsyD

Tyffani Monford Dent, PsyD

Rachel Gombos, MSW, LSW

Reclaiming Feminine Power

Rachel Gombos, MSW, LSW

Rachel Gombos, MSW, LSW

Isis Martel, MS & Eleanor Hughes, MS, MCHES

Correlates of Human Trafficking Risk: Implications for Screening, Referral, and Intervention among Substance Abuse Populations

Isis Martel, MS & Eleanor Hughes, MS, MCHES

Isis Martel, MS & Eleanor Hughes, MS, MCHES

Jesse Bach, PhD & Stacey Litam, PhD

Inadvertent Harm and Re-victimization: Research Based Methods to Ensure that Well-meaning Advocacy Efforts are not Hurting or Hindering the Pro Human Rights Movement

Jesse Bach, PhD & Stacey Litam, PhD

Jesse Bach, PhD & Stacey Litam, PhD

Ochuko Joy Agbeyegbe, LLB, BL, LLM

Finding a Voice: From Africa to Europe, the Effect of Voodoo Secrecy Oath Sworn by Victims

Ochuko Joy Agbeyegbe, LLB, BL, LLM

Ochuko Joy Agbeyegbe, LLB, BL, LLM

Victoria Dalia, BS

At Risk. At Home: Trafficking of the Familial Child, A Survivor's Perspective

Victoria Dalia, BS

Victoria Dalia, BS

Tammy Schultz, PhD & Hannah Estabrook, MA, LPCC-S

Posttraumatic Growth and Religious Coping in Participants of CATCH Court, a Problem-Solving Court for Sex Trafficking Victims

Tammy Schultz, PhD & Hannah Estabrook, MA, LPCC-S

Tammy Schultz, PhD & Hannah Estabrook, MA, LPCC-S

Friday, September 21, 2018

8:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30

Morning Welcome-Auditorium

Featured

Amy Rouleau, MPA

Early Childhood Sexual Abuse and Foster Care: A Survivor's Perspective

Amy Rouleau, MPA

Amy Rouleau, MPA

Kathleen W. Gorman, OTD, OTR/L & Kimberly A. Kohl, MAOL, OTR/L

Rebuilding Life After Survival: The Impact of Brain Injury on Survivors of Trauma

Kathleen W. Gorman, OTD, OTR/L & Kimberly A. Kohl, MAOL, OTR/L

Kathleen W. Gorman, OTD, OTR/L & Kimberly A. Kohl, MAOL, OTR/L

Vernon Murray, PhD

Reconfiguring the 3P’s of Human Trafficking on an Ordinal Scale: Implications for Trafficking Misery Index Computation

Vernon Murray, PhD

Vernon Murray, PhD

Laura LeMoon & Alex Andrews

The "Viminal Space": A Life Between Victim and Criminal

Laura LeMoon & Alex Andrews

Laura LeMoon & Alex Andrews

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD; Kimberly Hogan, MA, MSW & Melissa Brockie, MSW

Youth Experiences Survey: A Four-year Study on the Combined Experiences of Homelessness and Sex Trafficking

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD; Kimberly Hogan, MA, MSW & Melissa Brockie, MSW

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD; Kimberly Hogan, MA, MSW & Melissa Brockie, MSW

Lisa Goldblatt Grace & Audrey Morrissey

Beyond “Awareness”: Practical Application of the My Life My Choice Prevention Solution Model

Lisa Goldblatt Grace & Audrey Morrissey

Lisa Goldblatt Grace & Audrey Morrissey

Chuck Campbell, MDiv, BA, BS & Jamie Vaughan

Human Trafficking 101

Chuck Campbell, MDiv, BA, BS & Jamie Vaughan

Chuck Campbell, MDiv, BA, BS & Jamie Vaughan

Caroline Palmer, JD & Sarah Florman, MPA

Implementing Minnesota's Safe Harbor Protocol Guidelines for Sexually Exploited Youth

Caroline Palmer, JD & Sarah Florman, MPA

Caroline Palmer, JD & Sarah Florman, MPA

9:00 - 10:00

10:15 - 11:15

Featured

Joseph Osuigwe, BEd; Kristi Koci, BA & Adeleye Lewis Olatunji, MSc

Engaging the Private Sector in Combating Human Trafficking in Nigeria: Results, Challenges, and Recommendations

Joseph Osuigwe, BEd; Kristi Koci, BA & Adeleye Lewis Olatunji, MSc

Joseph Osuigwe, BEd; Kristi Koci, BA & Adeleye Lewis Olatunji, MSc

Jenna Kreuzer, MSW & Tiffany Wilhelm, MA, LPC-IT

Lessons Learned: Youth Living Out Loud, A Program for Youth who have Experienced Sexual-Exploitation

Jenna Kreuzer, MSW & Tiffany Wilhelm, MA, LPC-IT

Jenna Kreuzer, MSW & Tiffany Wilhelm, MA, LPC-IT

Kiricka Yarbough Smith, BSW & Danielle Leon, BA

When Help is Out of Reach: Collaborating to Address Trafficking in Marginalized Communities

Kiricka Yarbough Smith, BSW & Danielle Leon, BA

Kiricka Yarbough Smith, BSW & Danielle Leon, BA

John Meekins, BBA, Certified Corrections Officer

Female Offenders the Perfect Victims

John Meekins, BBA, Certified Corrections Officer

John Meekins, BBA, Certified Corrections Officer

Maureen N. Eke, PhD

Human Trafficking in Rural Contexts: A Comparative Look at Domestic and Global Settings

Maureen N. Eke, PhD

Maureen N. Eke, PhD

Ann Marie Babb

DID...Living/Surviving/Thriving with Non-Integrated Personalities: A Survivor’s Perspective

Ann Marie Babb

Ann Marie Babb

Valerie Ellery, MA, BS, NBCT & Kristen Morse, BA

Bodies Are Not Commodities: A21 Prevention and Awareness Strategies for All

Valerie Ellery, MA, BS, NBCT & Kristen Morse, BA

Valerie Ellery, MA, BS, NBCT & Kristen Morse, BA

Cassandra Damm, LCSW & Leah Levine

The Impact of FOSTA/SESTA on Sex Work and Trafficking

Cassandra Damm, LCSW & Leah Levine

Cassandra Damm, LCSW & Leah Levine

Featured

George Tsagaris, PhD, LISW-S, M.S. & Jesse Bach, PhD

Characteristics of Federal Offenders Sentenced for Child Molestation and Sentencing Outcomes

George Tsagaris, PhD, LISW-S, M.S. & Jesse Bach, PhD

George Tsagaris, PhD, LISW-S, M.S. & Jesse Bach, PhD

Debbie Lassiter, DDiv, HMCT & Sylvia Michele Cohen, PhD, LPC

Trauma Recovery Support Teams for Human Trafficking Survivors

Debbie Lassiter, DDiv, HMCT & Sylvia Michele Cohen, PhD, LPC

Debbie Lassiter, DDiv, HMCT & Sylvia Michele Cohen, PhD, LPC

Dana Beck, FNP-BC, PhD student

Healthcare Service Needs of Human Trafficking Survivors: A Secondary Analysis

Dana Beck, FNP-BC, PhD student

Dana Beck, FNP-BC, PhD student

S.C. Doran, MSW, LSW

Romance and Manipulation

S.C. Doran, MSW, LSW

S.C. Doran, MSW, LSW

Charles Hounmenou, PhD

Revisiting the U.S. Policy Response to the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Charles Hounmenou, PhD

Charles Hounmenou, PhD

Kristy Eldredge, EdD, LPC, ACS, NCC & Jesaira Glover, MA

Trafficking within the Family System: Considerations for Mental Health Professionals

Kristy Eldredge, EdD, LPC, ACS, NCC & Jesaira Glover, MA

Kristy Eldredge, EdD, LPC, ACS, NCC & Jesaira Glover, MA

11:30 - 12:30

Lunch- Auditorium

12:30 - 1:30

Featured

Rosie Best, MAT, MSW, LSW

Spring Awakening: Challenging Injustice Through the Lens of Theatre

Rosie Best, MAT, MSW, LSW

Rosie Best, MAT, MSW, LSW

Shamin Brown, BSW, RSW

Trauma & Shame in Recovery: Building Resilience Through Connection

Shamin Brown, BSW, RSW

Shamin Brown, BSW, RSW

Larry Gold, Esq.; Daniel Huesman, MSW, LSW, LCDCIII; Samuel Hunter & Sean McNulty, Esq.

What is the Expense of a Missed Opportunity? Measuring Meaningful Change in the Criminal Justice System

Larry Gold, Esq.; Daniel Huesman, MSW, LSW, LCDCIII; Samuel Hunter & Sean McNulty, Esq.

Larry Gold, Esq.; Daniel Huesman, MSW, LSW, LCDCIII; Samuel Hunter & Sean McNulty, Esq.

Mike Nowlin, MSSA, LISW-S

Human Trafficking Trends & Responses in Central & Southeast Asia

Mike Nowlin, MSSA, LISW-S

Mike Nowlin, MSSA, LISW-S

Melissa Brockie, MSW

Human Trafficking and Homeless Families: Interventions and Strategies to Address Human Trafficking in Homeless Shelters

Melissa Brockie, MSW

Melissa Brockie, MSW

Miranda Tippie, MOT, OTR/L, QMHS, CDCA

Introduction of Occupational Therapy through the Sensory Modulation Program: Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Other Behavioral Health Disorders

Miranda Tippie, MOT, OTR/L, QMHS, CDCA

Miranda Tippie, MOT, OTR/L, QMHS, CDCA

Sarah Barrere, PhD Candidate

Victims of Human Trafficking: A Comparison of European Union - Canada - Mexico

Sarah Barrere, PhD Candidate

Sarah Barrere, PhD Candidate

1:30 - 2:30

Featured

Pat Stephens, MEd & Steve Mentrek, MA

Human Trafficking and the IDD Population

Pat Stephens, MEd & Steve Mentrek, MA

Pat Stephens, MEd & Steve Mentrek, MA

Holly Hey, MFA & Michael Goodier, MFA

Cutting "Teeth": Influence and Agency in Documentary Film Editing

Holly Hey, MFA & Michael Goodier, MFA

Holly Hey, MFA & Michael Goodier, MFA

Dorenthea Nemeth

Shh! Don’t Tell Anyone, but My Husband is an Ex-Con

Dorenthea Nemeth

Dorenthea Nemeth

Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW & Bandak Lul, MA

A Four-Year Analysis of Labor Trafficking Cases in the United States

Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW & Bandak Lul, MA

Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW & Bandak Lul, MA

Thomas Goodwin, JD & Keri Black, MA

Peace of Mind or a Piece of Paper? Case Studies in the Pros and Cons of Civil Protection Orders for Victims of Violence

Thomas Goodwin, JD & Keri Black, MA

Thomas Goodwin, JD & Keri Black, MA

Kayse Lee Maass, PhD

Can Data Analytics and Mathematical Models Aid Anti-Human Trafficking and Social Justice Efforts?

Kayse Lee Maass, PhD

Kayse Lee Maass, PhD

Reisa Roberts

From Victim to Survivor: Journey through the cycle of Recovery in Guyana

Reisa Roberts

Reisa Roberts

Corie G. Hebert, PhD, LMSW & Reshelle Marino, MEd, PhD

Using a Community Action Model to Address Human Trafficking

Corie G. Hebert, PhD, LMSW & Reshelle Marino, MEd, PhD

Corie G. Hebert, PhD, LMSW & Reshelle Marino, MEd, PhD

2:45 - 3:45

Featured

Jennifer Middleton, PhD, MSW, LCSW & Stephanie Grace Prost, PhD, MSW

Youth Experiencing Homelessness are Vulnerable to Sex Trafficking in Kentuckiana

Jennifer Middleton, PhD, MSW, LCSW & Stephanie Grace Prost, PhD, MSW

Jennifer Middleton, PhD, MSW, LCSW & Stephanie Grace Prost, PhD, MSW

LaShanna Alfred, MSW, LISW-S

The Injustice System: The Role We Play

LaShanna Alfred, MSW, LISW-S

LaShanna Alfred, MSW, LISW-S

Tiffany Hairston, PhD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, NCC

Maddy’s Story: An Individual’s Journey in Substance Use

Tiffany Hairston, PhD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, NCC

Tiffany Hairston, PhD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, NCC

Celia Williamson, PhD, MSW

Knowing and Living Your Mission: Getting Involved and Staying Involved in Social Justice Work

Celia Williamson, PhD, MSW

Celia Williamson, PhD, MSW

David Nalls, ASB, CDCA, TIC-T, PRS-T, CPI-I & Lee Ann Campbell

Finding Hope in the Ruins

David Nalls, ASB, CDCA, TIC-T, PRS-T, CPI-I & Lee Ann Campbell

David Nalls, ASB, CDCA, TIC-T, PRS-T, CPI-I & Lee Ann Campbell

Julie L. Williams, MSEd, LMHC

Treatment Considerations for Perpetrators of Sex Trafficking

Julie L. Williams, MSEd, LMHC

Julie L. Williams, MSEd, LMHC

Victoria Aderonke Balogun-Fatokun; Ayodeji Fatokun, BSc & Nkosinathi Mzolo

Sex Work and Substance Abuse in South Africa: Law Enforcement v. Harm Reduction?

Victoria Aderonke Balogun-Fatokun; Ayodeji Fatokun, BSc & Nkosinathi Mzolo

Victoria Aderonke Balogun-Fatokun; Ayodeji Fatokun, BSc & Nkosinathi Mzolo

4:00 - 5:00

Art Exhibits, September 20-21, 2018

Featured

26 Pebbles & Lockdown

Light into Dark Places: Art and Healing

Fragment of a Mirror: Reflections on Surviving

Making the Truth Irresistible

Shining a Light: Monsters, Mysteries, and How Society Divides Us