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2019 Schedule

Thursday, September 19, 2019

8:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30

Morning Welcome- Auditorium

9:00 - 10:00

Featured

Sarah Erwin, MA

An Exotic Upbringing: Developmental Experiences of Children of Exotic Dancers

Sarah Erwin, MA

Sarah Erwin, MA

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD; Kimberly A Hogan, MA, LMSW & Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW

Sex Trafficking in Hawaii: The Stories of Survivors

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD; Kimberly A Hogan, MA, LMSW & Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, MSW, PhD; Kimberly A Hogan, MA, LMSW & Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW

Youngbee Dale, MA

Difference between Asian and Domestic Victims

Youngbee Dale, MA

Youngbee Dale, MA

Karen L. Hoblet, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL

Educating through Assessment of Emergency Department Healthcare Provider Knowledge of Human Trafficking Indicators and Resources

Karen L. Hoblet, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL

Karen L. Hoblet, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL

Rajendra Kumar Gautam, PhD

Effectiveness of Hamro Abhiyan to Create Mass Awareness

Rajendra Kumar Gautam, PhD

Rajendra Kumar Gautam, PhD

Chuck Campbell, MDiv, BA, BS & Jamie Vaughan, BA

Human Trafficking 101

Chuck Campbell, MDiv, BA, BS & Jamie Vaughan, BA

Chuck Campbell, MDiv, BA, BS & Jamie Vaughan, BA

Paul M. Herbert, JD; Hannah Estabrook, MA, LPCC-S & Vanessa Perkins

Still Not Her Fault: What We've Learned from 10 Years of CATCH Court Data

Paul M. Herbert, JD; Hannah Estabrook, MA, LPCC-S & Vanessa Perkins

Paul M. Herbert, JD; Hannah Estabrook, MA, LPCC-S & Vanessa Perkins

10:15 - 11:15

Featured

Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah, BSSW, MSW, LSW, PhD & Raven E. Lynch, MSW

The Evolution of Victim to Leader: Human Trafficking Survivors in the Anti-Trafficking Movement

Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah, BSSW, MSW, LSW, PhD & Raven E. Lynch, MSW

Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah, BSSW, MSW, LSW, PhD & Raven E. Lynch, MSW

Pete Swartz & Alex Hunt

LIFE - Sex Trafficking in Lima, Ohio: A Case Study by the FBI/ Northwest Ohio Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force

Pete Swartz & Alex Hunt

Pete Swartz & Alex Hunt

Jill McCracken, PhD & Alex Andrews

Addressing Justice: What Prisoners Can Teach Us about Trafficking in the Sex Industry

Jill McCracken, PhD & Alex Andrews

Jill McCracken, PhD & Alex Andrews

Susan Foster, PhD, LPC-S, NCC & Emily Dykes

Shadowboxing with the Truth: Dispelling the Myths of Counseling Individuals who Have Been Trafficked

Susan Foster, PhD, LPC-S, NCC & Emily Dykes

Susan Foster, PhD, LPC-S, NCC & Emily Dykes

Ochuko Joy Agbeyegbe, LLB, BL, LLM

One Way Ticket to Hell: The Untold Story of African Migrant Workers Trapped Under the Kafala System in the Middle East

Ochuko Joy Agbeyegbe, LLB, BL, LLM

Ochuko Joy Agbeyegbe, LLB, BL, LLM

Rosie Best, MA, MSW, LSW

Spring Awakening: Challenging Injustice Through the Lens of Theatre, Part 2

Rosie Best, MA, MSW, LSW

Rosie Best, MA, MSW, LSW

11:30 - 12:30

Featured

Elizabeth M. Donovan, JD, MA, BA

Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking: The Law, the Cases, and the Immigration Options

Elizabeth M. Donovan, JD, MA, BA

Elizabeth M. Donovan, JD, MA, BA

Alisa Santucci, MS, LCMFT & Bukola Oriola

Building Awareness for the Identification of Labor Trafficking for At-Risk Youth

Alisa Santucci, MS, LCMFT & Bukola Oriola

Alisa Santucci, MS, LCMFT & Bukola Oriola

Caroline Palmer, JD & Lauren Martin, PhD

Safe Harbor for All: A Statewide and Community-Driven Approach to Expand Support for Adult Survivors

Caroline Palmer, JD & Lauren Martin, PhD

Caroline Palmer, JD & Lauren Martin, PhD

Tiffany Brandt, PhD & Emily Robbins, LCSW

Trauma Informed Care: Understanding Trauma and the Impact of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Tiffany Brandt, PhD & Emily Robbins, LCSW

Tiffany Brandt, PhD & Emily Robbins, LCSW

Kara Thompson, MSW & Taijun Waters

Freedom for Youth

Kara Thompson, MSW & Taijun Waters

Kara Thompson, MSW & Taijun Waters

Imogen Fell

Protecting Children in the Philippines who are Sexually Exploited: Dissecting the Systematic Challenges from the NGO Context

Imogen Fell

Imogen Fell

12:30 - 1:30

Lunch- Auditorium

1:30 - 2:30

Featured

Vicki White, AB & Alex Andrews

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

Vicki White, AB & Alex Andrews

Vicki White, AB & Alex Andrews

Rosie Riley, BSc, MBChB & Laura C. N. Wood, BM, MA, MRCPCH

Opening the Eyes of Healthcare Providers: Equipping Staff to See, Hear & Respond to Modern Slavery in their Patients

Rosie Riley, BSc, MBChB & Laura C. N. Wood, BM, MA, MRCPCH

Rosie Riley, BSc, MBChB & Laura C. N. Wood, BM, MA, MRCPCH

Jessica Donohue-Dioh, PhD, MSW-LISW

Integrating Survivors Experiences for Better Prevention Design

Jessica Donohue-Dioh, PhD, MSW-LISW

Jessica Donohue-Dioh, PhD, MSW-LISW

Christy Croft, MA

Meeting People Where They Are: Harm Reduction in Sex Trafficking Outreach and Direct Services

Christy Croft, MA

Christy Croft, MA

Paola Michelle Contreras, PsyD; Beth Waterman, MA & Heather Wightman, MSW, MPH

Understanding People with Lived Experiences of Exploitation, Trafficking and Prostitution in the Commercial Sex Trade

Paola Michelle Contreras, PsyD; Beth Waterman, MA & Heather Wightman, MSW, MPH

Paola Michelle Contreras, PsyD; Beth Waterman, MA & Heather Wightman, MSW, MPH

Gary Levvis, LLM, PhD

Victims' Rights and Survivors' Responsibility: Is the TVPA Conditionality Requirement a Human Rights Violation?

Gary Levvis, LLM, PhD

Gary Levvis, LLM, PhD

2:45 - 3:45

Featured

Rita Gail O'Brien, BSW

How A Dad Traded his Daughter for a Black Book: A Survivor’s Perspective

Rita Gail O'Brien, BSW

Rita Gail O'Brien, BSW

Kayse Lee Maass, PhD

Benefits and Challenges of Using Data Analytics and Mathematical Models to Aid Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts

Kayse Lee Maass, PhD

Kayse Lee Maass, PhD

Hao Nguyen, MSW

Labor Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at Forced Labor, Debt Bondage, and Involuntary Domestic Servitude

Hao Nguyen, MSW

Hao Nguyen, MSW

Debbie Lassiter, PhD

Tips for Supporting the Families and Loved Ones of Sex Trafficking Victims

Debbie Lassiter, PhD

Debbie Lassiter, PhD

David J. Corliss, PhD

Legislative Action on Human Trafficking: Towards a Data-Driven Policy

David J. Corliss, PhD

David J. Corliss, PhD

Megan Mattimoe, JD; RaShya Ghee & Kate D’Adamo

Reframing the "Modern Day Slavery" Paradigm in the U.S.: A Critical and Intersectional Look at Language, Images, and Stories in Anti-Human Trafficking Conversation

Megan Mattimoe, JD; RaShya Ghee & Kate D’Adamo

Megan Mattimoe, JD; RaShya Ghee & Kate D’Adamo

4:00 - 5:00

Featured

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

Traumatic Experiences, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Quality of Life Among Women Incarcerated in a State Prison System

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

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

Nora Riggs, MSW, LSW; Rosie Best, MA, MSW, LSW; Megan Jablonowski, BA & Debra DeHoff

First You RISE, Then You Soar

Nora Riggs, MSW, LSW; Rosie Best, MA, MSW, LSW; Megan Jablonowski, BA & Debra DeHoff

Nora Riggs, MSW, LSW; Rosie Best, MA, MSW, LSW; Megan Jablonowski, BA & Debra DeHoff

Codi Schei & Logan Dee

Intent vs Impact: Advocating for The Vulnerable

Codi Schei & Logan Dee

Codi Schei & Logan Dee

Frances Patmon, PhD, FNP-C & Kate Keown, MSN-Ed, RN

Emerging Themes in Human Trafficking: An Extensive Review of Case Summaries

Frances Patmon, PhD, FNP-C & Kate Keown, MSN-Ed, RN

Frances Patmon, PhD, FNP-C & Kate Keown, MSN-Ed, RN

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

Intersections between Sex Trafficking and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

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

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

Friday, September 20, 2019

8:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30

Morning Welcome-Auditorium

Featured

Celia Williamson, PhD, MSW

Understanding Which Youth are At-Risk for Sex Trafficking and Responding

Celia Williamson, PhD, MSW

Celia Williamson, PhD, MSW

Vanessa L. Tynes-Jass, BA, LLB

Survivor Story - Overcoming Adversity: Why Not Me?

Vanessa L. Tynes-Jass, BA, LLB

Vanessa L. Tynes-Jass, BA, LLB

Lewis Olatunji, PhD candidate

Making Human Trafficking A National Priority: A Comparison Between the United States of America, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa

Lewis Olatunji, PhD candidate

Lewis Olatunji, PhD candidate

Fabio Leonardi, JD, LLM

Holding Corporations Accountable for Labor and Sex Exploitation

Fabio Leonardi, JD, LLM

Fabio Leonardi, JD, LLM

Vernon Murray, PhD

A Comparison of Global and U.S. Human Trafficking Structures: UNODC vs. IOM/Polaris Datasets

Vernon Murray, PhD

Vernon Murray, PhD

Chris Fike, MS, MSW

Social Justice Rapid Response: Engaging Students in Campus Activism

Chris Fike, MS, MSW

Chris Fike, MS, MSW

Wesley D. Jones

Interviewing Victims and Suspects of Sex Trafficking as a Law Enforcement Officer

Wesley D. Jones

Wesley D. Jones

9:00 - 10:00

10:15 - 11:15

Featured

Celia McIntosh, DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CCRN, CEN, SCRN, CNRN

Sex Trafficking: Health Consequences and Why Victims Stay

Celia McIntosh, DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CCRN, CEN, SCRN, CNRN

Celia McIntosh, DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CCRN, CEN, SCRN, CNRN

D. F. Duncan, PhD

Project NO REST: North Carolina Organizing and Responding to the Exploitation and Sexual Trafficking of Children

D. F. Duncan, PhD

D. F. Duncan, PhD

Jennifer Middleton, PhD, MSW, LCSW

Project STAAR: Using Photovoice to Reduce Stigma and Promote Resilience among Survivors of Childhood Sex Trafficking

Jennifer Middleton, PhD, MSW, LCSW

Jennifer Middleton, PhD, MSW, LCSW

Alinka Gearon, PhD, MRes, BSc

Criminalized, Not Listened to, or Believed: Trafficked Young People’s Experiences of Services in England

Alinka Gearon, PhD, MRes, BSc

Alinka Gearon, PhD, MRes, BSc

Pat Stephens, MEd & Steve Mentrek, MA

Human Trafficking and Individuals with Developmental Disability

Pat Stephens, MEd & Steve Mentrek, MA

Pat Stephens, MEd & Steve Mentrek, MA

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

An Eight-Year Analysis of Labor Trafficking Arrest Cases in the United States

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

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

Featured

Madeline Lohman, MALD

Municipal Implementation of Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts

Madeline Lohman, MALD

Madeline Lohman, MALD

Veronica Scherbauer, MPA; Rebekkah O'Bryan, BSSW, LSW; Bhumika Patel, MAv & Dominique Burns, PhD

Building a Macro-Multidisciplinary Statewide Response to the Human Trafficking of Youth

Veronica Scherbauer, MPA; Rebekkah O'Bryan, BSSW, LSW; Bhumika Patel, MAv & Dominique Burns, PhD

Veronica Scherbauer, MPA; Rebekkah O'Bryan, BSSW, LSW; Bhumika Patel, MAv & Dominique Burns, PhD

Amanda McDole, BSN, RN, SANE-A

When “SANE” and Trafficking Meet

Amanda McDole, BSN, RN, SANE-A

Amanda McDole, BSN, RN, SANE-A

Charles Hounmenou, MSW, MA, MEd, PhD

Similarities and Distinctive Aspects in the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in West Africa and the United States

Charles Hounmenou, MSW, MA, MEd, PhD

Charles Hounmenou, MSW, MA, MEd, PhD

Amy Rouleau, BSW, MPA

Sex Trafficking and Early Childhood Sexual Abuse: Making Connections

Amy Rouleau, BSW, MPA

Amy Rouleau, BSW, MPA

Jarrod Sadulski, PhD

Understanding Human Trafficking through the Lens of Central American Law Enforcement and Victims

Jarrod Sadulski, PhD

Jarrod Sadulski, PhD

11:30 - 12:30

Lunch- Auditorium

12:30 - 1:30

Featured

Nicholas Oakley, JD

At the Margins, but not Beyond Our Reach: Supporting LGBTQ+ Victims of Trafficking

Nicholas Oakley, JD

Nicholas Oakley, JD

Claire Openshaw, MA, LPC

Using Counselors to Assist in Anti-Trafficking Efforts

Claire Openshaw, MA, LPC

Claire Openshaw, MA, LPC

Larissa Christensen, PhD, B.Psych & George S. Tsagaris, PhD, LISW-S, MS

Judges’ Censure of Offenders Convicted of Child Sexual Exploitation Material Offenses

Larissa Christensen, PhD, B.Psych & George S. Tsagaris, PhD, LISW-S, MS

Larissa Christensen, PhD, B.Psych & George S. Tsagaris, PhD, LISW-S, MS

Amanda Colegrove, MA & Bukola Oriola

How to Engage Survivors for Systems Professionals

Amanda Colegrove, MA & Bukola Oriola

Amanda Colegrove, MA & Bukola Oriola

Kate D'Adamo & Justice Rivera

Sex Work, Sexual Violence and Trafficking in the Sex Trade: Differences and Overlaps

Kate D'Adamo & Justice Rivera

Kate D'Adamo & Justice Rivera

1:30 - 2:30

Featured

Jesse Bach, PhD & Melissa Nahra

“Except as Punishment for a Crime”: State Constitutions, Slavery, and How our Founding Documents Encourage Oppression

Jesse Bach, PhD & Melissa Nahra

Jesse Bach, PhD & Melissa Nahra

Jennifer Harless

Disrupting Labor and Sex Trafficking in Illicit Massage Businesses Through Licensing, Regulation and Collaboration

Jennifer Harless

Jennifer Harless

Charles Hounmenou, MSW, MA, MEd, PhD

Involving Key Stakeholders as Partners and Participants in the Process of an International Research Study on Child Sex Trafficking

Charles Hounmenou, MSW, MA, MEd, PhD

Charles Hounmenou, MSW, MA, MEd, PhD

Kimberly A. Hogan, MA, LMSW; Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, PhD; Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW & Cindy Stotler, MA

Phoenix Starfish Place and How to Set-Up a HUD Section 8 Voucher for Victims of Sex Trafficking

Kimberly A. Hogan, MA, LMSW; Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, PhD; Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW & Cindy Stotler, MA

Kimberly A. Hogan, MA, LMSW; Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, PhD; Kristen Bracy, MA, MSW & Cindy Stotler, MA

Jessie Peter, MSc

Inter-Generational Parenting Values and its Impact on Child Rearing Practices among Survivors of Sex Trafficking (SST) across 4 Cities in India

Jessie Peter, MSc

Jessie Peter, MSc

Mandi Pierson, LISW-S

Community and Boundaries: Building Relationships in the Trauma Informed Care Environment

Mandi Pierson, LISW-S

Mandi Pierson, LISW-S

Kara Napolitano, MS, MA & Annie Miller, PhD

The Colorado Project: Exploring Community-Based Participatory Research in Social Movements

Kara Napolitano, MS, MA & Annie Miller, PhD

Kara Napolitano, MS, MA & Annie Miller, PhD

2:45 - 3:45

Featured

Kristy Eldredge, EdD, LPC, ACS, NCC; Elaine Fisher, MEd, LPC, NCC & Elise Reifschneider, MA

Working Together to Fight Trafficking in our Communities: An Interdisciplinary Effort

Kristy Eldredge, EdD, LPC, ACS, NCC; Elaine Fisher, MEd, LPC, NCC & Elise Reifschneider, MA

Kristy Eldredge, EdD, LPC, ACS, NCC; Elaine Fisher, MEd, LPC, NCC & Elise Reifschneider, MA

Jill McCracken, PhD

The Impact of Decriminalization of Prostitution on Violence and Trafficking in the Sex Industry

Jill McCracken, PhD

Jill McCracken, PhD

Megan Mattimoe, JD & Emily Dunlap, Esq.

Labor Law & Trafficking

Megan Mattimoe, JD & Emily Dunlap, Esq.

Megan Mattimoe, JD & Emily Dunlap, Esq.

R. Marie Dutra Gross, MA

Domestic Human Trafficking in Southern Brazil: A Pilot Study

R. Marie Dutra Gross, MA

R. Marie Dutra Gross, MA

Jo Beth Gonzalez, MFA, PhD

A Think Tank: Exploring Strategies for Classroom Teachers to Introduce the Topic of Human Sex Trafficking

Jo Beth Gonzalez, MFA, PhD

Jo Beth Gonzalez, MFA, PhD

Kristina Smith

How to be Trauma Informed Rather Than Token Informed

Kristina Smith

Kristina Smith

4:00 - 5:00

Art Exhibits, September 19-20, 2019

Featured

"I Am More": Seeing the Individual, Not a Diagnosis

"I Am More": Using Art to Cope

Every Brilliant Thing – A Theatre Performance

The Arts Commission Momentum Festival

“I Am More”: Than A Story

Faces of Trafficking

"I Am More": Overcoming Stereotypes

A Thousand Hands: A Million Stars