St. Francis College: Domestic Violence Conference

Description:
Friday, April 21, 2006 from 10:00am - 5:30pm in Founder's Hall
St. Francis College
180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights, NY  11201

Sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology, the Academic Dean's Office, and the Women's Studies Minor

This conference will present and explore findings from new research on domestic violence conducted by researchers, activists, and scholars based in the New York metropolitan area.  There will be ample opportunities for participants and attendees to connect, network, and discuss issues. 

Session I:  Policy Implications of Recent Research (10 - 11:30am)
Moderator:  Dr. Emily Horowitz, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, St. Francis College.

Panelists include Ted Bunch (Director, Safe Horizon's Domestic Violence Accountability Program), Phyllis B. Frank (Director, VCS Community Change Project), Dr. Richard Peterson (Research Director, NYC Criminal Justice Agency), and Michael Rempel (Director of Research at the Center for Court Innovation.

Session II:  New Initiatives for Victimized Families (12noon-1:30pm)
Moderator: Dr. Chris O'Sullivan Senior Research Associate, Safe Horizon

Panelists include Amy Barasch, Esq. (Executive Director, New York Family Justice Center), Johna Hanson, LMSW (Safe Families Project, The Legal Aid Society), Lori King & Kyla Levin-Russell (Researchers, Safe Horizon), Chandra Yoder (Victim Advocate, Safe Horizon),

Session III:  Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2pm - 3:30pm)
Moderator:  Dr. Uwe Gielen, Department of Psychology, St. Francis College

Panelists include: Dr. Florence Denmark (Robert Scott Pace Distinguished Research Professor, Pace University), Purvi Shah (Executive Director, SAKHI for South Asian Women), and Dr. Susan A. Wilt (Assistant Commissioner in the Division of Epidemiology at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene & Assistant Professor, Columbia University).

Plenary Speaker:  4pm
Yolanda Jimenez
Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence

Open Reception to Follow.

This conference is free of charge and open to the public. 

Directions to St. Francis College are available on our website - www.stfranciscollege.edu.
Subway stops: 2, 3, 4, 5, at Borough Hall; M, N, R, at Court Street

To register, please contact Dr. Horowitz at 718-489-5446 or ehorowitz@stfranciscollege.edu, or Dr. Gielen at 718-489-5386 or ugielen@stfranciscollege.edu.