8 - 9 a.m.

Annunciation Center, Lower Level

Light Breakfast

9 - 9:30 a.m.

Location: Flex Room

Welcome

• Dr. Nicole Yanoso — Director of Saint Elizabeth University Honors Program
• Thalia Gavilanes — WREC Student Founder
• Dr. Anne Bartlett — Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Life at Saint Elizabeth University

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Location: Flex Room

Keynote "Fighting the Odds"

• Dr. Bette Simmons, Interim Vice President of Student Development at Mercer County Community College

Panel A: Women and Children and Violence: An International and Historical Perspective

• Moderator: Dr. Vincent Perrin
• Dr. Richard Quinlan, Saint Elizabeth University: “Women in the Peace and Reconciliation Process Post-Genocide”
• Megan Olsen, Kean University: “A Hidden Child’s Story: Child Sexual Abuse in the Holocaust”
• Purnima Sengupta, Fairleigh Dickinson University: “What Impact Does Bangladeshi Society’s Perception of Women have on Domestic Violence in Marriages”

Panel B: Breaking through the Glass Ceiling and Ending Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

• Moderator: Adrienne Bross
• Nicole Brozak, Fairleigh Dickinson University: “Female Workplace Harassment: A Story without An End”
• Amanda Pillati, Saint Elizabeth University: “Is that All?’ Reaching Gender Equality in the 21st Century”
• Tamar Spitzer, Saint Elizabeth University: “Superintendents' Experiences at the Intersection of Gender and Leadership”

Panel A: Women and LGBTQ+ Issues Presented Through Literature

• Moderator: Dr. Margaret Roman
• Cline Berardo, Saint Elizabeth University: “Reading Among the Margins—Legitimizing the Works of Marginalized Writers”
• Shannon DiCristina, Fairleigh Dickinson University: “Language as a Tool for Empowerment—A Rhetorical Analysis of Anzaldua’s Borderlands/La Frontera”
• Matthew Lowke, Saint Elizabeth University: “A Feminist Critique of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Thing on the Doorstep”
• Britney Solano, Fairleigh Dickinson University: “The Contributions of Latina Writers to Young Adult Literature

Art Exhibit & Lunch

• Moderator: Dr. Nicole Yanoso
• Karyn Shimazu, Saint Elizabeth University: “The Strength of a Woman Holds in Her Pain”
• Chloe Gregory, Saint Elizabeth University: “LGBTQ+: The Story of Light and Darkness”

Unseen Challenges in the Workplace: Issues LGBTQ+ Individuals Face and Overcome Everyday

• Moderator: Dr. Nicole Yanoso
• Adrienne Bross, Electronic Resources Librarian, Saint Elizabeth University
• Cline Berardo, Class of 2024, Saint Elizabeth University
• Caitlin Dolch, Intake Care Coordinator, EDGE NJ
• Dr. Lori Tarke, Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Sites, Saint Elizabeth University
• Jahmila Smith, Project Manager and DEI Trainer, Garden State Equality

Panel A: Unseen Women in Unseen Communities

• Moderator: Dr. Kimberley Grant-Laham
• Frank DeRogatis, Saint Elizabeth University: “Linkage Blindness and Victimized Women—How Obstacles Prevent Effective Law Enforcement on and around Native American Reservations”
• Dr. Maureen Byrnes, Saint Elizabeth University: “Text4baby: Innovative mhealth for the LGBTQ+ Family”
• Tracy Osawe, Fairleigh Dickinson University: “Support LGBTQ+ Youths in the United States”

Panel B: The Feminist Perspective

• Moderator: Dr. Richard Quinlan
• Sofia Melendez, State University of New York at New Paltz: "Feminist Perspective on Latin American Colonialism”
• Nicole Tighe, Fairleigh Dickinson University: “Women Athletes and their Portrayal in the Media”
• Michael Harrison, Saint Elizabeth University: “The Feminist Horror of Silent Hill 3”

Inside the Minds of Women Leaders: Beyond the Glass Ceiling

• Moderator: Dr. Nicole Yanoso
• Laura Yanoso Scholl, Principal Engineer, Stryker
• Dr. Lisa Mastrangelo, Associate Professor and Director of Composition, Centenary University
• Jenna Laham, Process Improvement Engineer, MARS, Incorporated
• Marissa Gioffre, Independent Museum Education Consultant, The International Spy Museum
• Dr. Patricia Pongracz, Executive Director, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum