In honor of Women’s month, the Women’s and Gender Studies Department organized a two-day conference, where students, faculty and staff will attend as guests and presenters. The conference based its presentations on gender-related topics, such as domestic violence, pink tax, mental health, LGBTQIA+ identification, COVID post pandemic effects, pregnancy and birth among others. The main events of the conference are the Feminist Trailblazers & Pathfinders panel, the Wise Latina International “Yo Soy Teatro” performance and the Femme Frontera Film Festival. This event will give attendees the opportunity to learn about the effects society has on the individual, especially at the Borderland region.
Monday, March 21
9-9:50 A.M.
Roundtable: Gathering, Community Organization
Room 102B Andesate
Presenter: Abigail Carl
Text Mining Study of Being LGBTQIA+ in East and Southeast Asia
Via Zoom
Presentar: Dr. Kenneth C.C. Yang, Dr. Yowei Kang
10-10:50 A.M.
Fostering Positive Mental Health through SEL ‘Young Women’s STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy’
Room 102H Riverview
Presenter: Rebecca Guerrero
Covid Response for Food Production Workers
Room 102D Desert Canyon
Presenters: Guillermina Nunez-Mchiri Ph.D., Nora Hernandez, Adriana Orozco, and Victoria de Anda
11-11:50 A.M.
Creating Leadership Roles for Women in STEAM ‘Young Women’s STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy’
Room 102E Lantana
Presenter: Rebecca Guerrero
Domestic Violence on the Rise
Room 102H Riverview
Presenter: Victor Vasquez
Noon-1:30 P.M.
Feminist Trailblazers & Pathfinders at UTEP
Tomas Rivera Conference Center
Presenters: Dr. Mimi Gladstein, Dee Woo, Dr. Sandra McGee Deutsch, and Dr. Yolanda Chavez Leyva
2-2:50 P.M.
Roundtable Pink Tax: What is it? How does it affect us?
Room 102D Desert Canyon
Presenter: Alexa Chavira
Signs, Symbols and Spells.
Room 102E Lantana
Presenter: Alena Navarrette
3:00-3:50 P.M.
COVID Post Pandemic Effects on Women
Room 102H Riverview
Presenter: Roshanak Jafari
5-6 P.M.
Yo Soy Teatro
Tomas Rivera Conference Center
6 P.M.
Femme Frontera Film Festival
Tomas Rivera Conference Center
Tuesday, March 22
9-9:50 A.M.
Workshop Mental Health as Future Women in Law and Politics
Room 102B Andesate
Presenter: Alexandra Maldonado
9-10:20 A.M.
Workshop Documentary: Birth in Pieces
Tomas Rivera Conference
Presenter: Naomi Fertman
10-10:50 A.M.
Reimagining a Feminist Theory of Women Operators Craft Practice
Room 102D Desert Canyon
Presenter: Katie Bird
Beyond Borders: Employing Empathic Global Citizenship in Community Engagement
Room 102H Riverview
Presenter: Jose Villalobos, Azuri Gonzalez, Gina Nunez-Mchiri and Ciadem Sirin
The Leadership of The Prospector in Documenting, Educating, and Empowering the Female Experience in the Border
Room 102E Lantana
Presenters: Maria de los Angeles Flores, Anahy Diaz, Victoria Rivas, Itzel Giron, and Alyson Rodriguez
Noon-1:20 P.M.
Mental Health Panel
Tomas Rivera Conference Center
Presenter: Bonnie Galvan LPC, LPCC, CART, PCPE
2-2:50 P.M.
Roundtable Birth in Times of Despair
Room 102B Andesate
Presenters: Carina Heckert, Donna Maldonado, Luis Torres, Anamaria Solis, and Kimberly Anaya
Bilingual Graphic Medicine
Via Zoom, Meeting ID: 842 3869 1746 Passcode: 8BzEqKnK
Presenter: Elvira Carrizal-Dukes
Making a Personal Documentary Film: An Intersectional Feminist Perspective
Via Zoom, Meeting ID: 752 178 6745
Presenters: Valeria L. Perez, Oluwabukola Pereira, Akorede Ajibade
