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Presentation	Authors
Stream: Disability, Health
Aged Care for Older Survivors of Mass Trauma from Cultural and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds: Preparing the Australian Aged Care Sector	Teshuva, Karen Wells, Dr. Yvonne
Virtual Presentation
Recruitment and Retention Strategies and Solutions for the Inclusion of Ethnic Groups in Clinical Studies	Caesar-Chavannes, Rayonne Chavannes, Vidal
30 minute Paper Presentation
Adolescents' Experience of Aggression in Youth Centers in South Africa	Myburgh, Prof. Chris Poggenpoel, Prof. Marie
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Psycho-educational Model for Facilitation of Mental Helath as an Integral Part of Wholeness of the Belly Dancer	Poggenpoel, Prof. Marie Myburgh, Prof. Chris Downing, Charlene
30 minute Paper Presentation
Developing Voice: Oral Assessment for Students with Dyslexia	Symonds, Heather Isabel
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Case for an Intersectional Approach to Advocacy Services for People with Disabilities: A Comparative Study of Advocacy Regulation in Ireland and Victoria	Flynn, Eilionóir
30 minute Paper Presentation
A “Mad” Critique of the Social Model of Disability	Nabbali, Essya M.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Optimising Opportunities for Dyslexic Students during their Industrial Placement	Perkin, Dr. Glynis
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Employment of People with Disabilities: Breaking Barriers	Zivitere, Dr.Prof. Marga
Virtual Presentation
Community Partners in Care: Leveraging Community Diversity to Improve Depression Care for Underserved Populations	Khodyakov, Dr. Dmitry Mendel, Dr. Peter Dixon, Dr. Elizabeth Wells, Dr. Kenneth
30 minute Paper Presentation
Embracing Inter-Generational Differences: A Challenge for North American Muslims	Anees, Shabana
Virtual Presentation
Social and Cultural Differences between American and Croatian Populations in Relation to Overweight and Obesity	Ernst, Jasminka Ilic, Vilma
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: First Nations, Indigenous Peoples
Gyera (War): Lumad and the Armed Conflict in Mindanao, Philippines	Villa, Anderson
30 minute Paper Presentation
Is "Another World Possible"? Indigenous Power in the Northwest Social Forum	Van Leuven, Dr. Nancy Toft, Amoshaun
Virtual Presentation
Different Horizons: Food Miles and First Nations in the Minnesota North Country	Lawrence, Prof. Mark
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: Gender and Sexuality
An Investigation into Womens' Experience of Compulsory Redundancy in Public Broadcasting in the UK	Johnston, Sarah Ellis, Yvonne
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Socio-Economic Exclusion of Ghanaian Women: A Test Case for Under-Development	Owusu, Thomas osei
Virtual Presentation
Males Who Have Sex with Males: Their Sexual Behavior and Impact on Women's Reproductive Health	Bhandari, Lekh Nath
Virtual Presentation
Lost in Transition: State Sponsored Oppression or Tokenistic Legal Parity?	Pugh, Stephen Lonsdale, Stephen
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Glass Ceiling and the Ivory Tower: Do Women Have to Work for Themselves to Rise to the Top?	Oner, Dr. Hale Saks, Dr. Deborah
Virtual Presentation
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equalities Initiatives: The Case of UK Local Government	Monro, Dr Surya Richardson, Prof. Diane
30 minute Paper Presentation
Gender Differences Concerning Influences on the Emotional and Social Bases of Smiling: A Cross-Cultural Analysis	Haskins, Dr. William A. Pan, Dr. Xiaohui Barfield-Works, Dr. Melissa
Virtual Presentation
Research Productivity Trends of Women Faculty in U.S. Institutions: Evidence from NSOPF (93, 99, & 04)	Ali, Dr. Parveen
30 minute Paper Presentation
Open Societies? Connections between Women’s Activism, Globalization and Democracy in Eastern and Central Europe	Fábián, Dr. Katalin
30 minute Paper Presentation
Representative Bureaucracy and Sexual Orientation: Links between Passive and Active Representation of LGBTs	Pitts, Dr David
30 minute Paper Presentation
Does Gender Make the Difference? An Analysis on Sport Coaches	Cortini, Dr. Michela
Virtual Presentation
Harassment at Work: Law and Practice in the UK	Howes, Victoria
30 minute Paper Presentation
Ceremonial Hazing of Male-to-Female Transgendered Students at Silpakorn University: Construction of Gender Identity through Discursive Practice	Siriwong, Dr. Phitak
Virtual Presentation
Resilience in Filipino Older Gay Men	Motilla, Dr. Ronaldo
30 minute Paper Presentation
African American Women, Sex, Society, Gender and HIV	Ncube, Ngqabutho M.
Virtual Presentation
Women’s Education In Turkey: A General Situation Assessment	Cesur-Kılıçaslan, Dr. Seher
Virtual Presentation
Gender Diversity in Tehran University: State Intervention to Achieve Economic and Ideological Objectives	Safavi, Farrokh
Virtual Presentation
Stream: Identity and Belonging; the Politics of Diversity; Globalisation
Culture as a Value in Urban Landscape Identity	Faizi, Dr. Mohsen
Virtual Presentation
Super-Diversity in London: Methodological Challenges of Researching Social Contact and Attitudes on the Local Level	Wessendorf, Dr. Susanne
30 minute Paper Presentation
Language, Identity and Belonging in South Africa: Survival of Multinationals	Gqibitole, Mr Khaya
Virtual Presentation
Educating for Global Citizenship	Sandy, Dr. Leo Meyer, Dr. Scott
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Environmental and Economic Shrinkage of Atenquique	Vargas-Hernández, Dr. José G.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Intergenerational Conflicts among Indian American Adolescents	Bhattacharyya, Dr. Srilata
30 minute Paper Presentation
Have We Turned Our Backs on Brown v. Board of Education? The Causes of Resegregation in U.S. Public Schools	Stevenson, Anthony
30 minute Paper Presentation
Jewish Communities in Tunisia during WWII: Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma on Coexistence	Silverman, Julian
Virtual Presentation
The Child Labour in India and Globalization: Child Labour and Poverty	Desai, Dr. Tripta
Virtual Presentation
Host Students’ Perspectives on Crosscultural Student Teaching Experiences	Adewui, Dr. Abalo
Virtual Presentation
Service-Learning For Pre-Service Teachers: Learning Through Rhizomatic Interconnection of the University and the Real World.	Carrington, Prof Suzanne Iyer, Dr Radha
60 minute Workshop Presentation
"Heart Listening": Honoring the Magic and Mystery of Communication	Puniak, M.A., Vanessa
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Delivery and Implementation of a Multi-Cultural Pre-School Curriculum: Nursery Staff Perceptions	Sawyerr, Alice
30 minute Paper Presentation
Diversity and Identity in a New Global Order: Case Studies of Heritage Work with Global Communities	Bam-Hutchison, Dr June
30 minute Paper Presentation
Using or Abusing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Efforts to Transform a South African University	de Klerk, Dr. Vivian
30 minute Paper Presentation
Constructing Cultural Democracy at the Community Level: A Local to Global Paradigm	Hufford, Dr. Larry
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Limits of Admittance and Diversity: Femininity and the Body of Du’a	Phelps, Dr. Sandra
30 minute Paper Presentation
Between Faith and State: Religious Freedom, Intolerance or Suppression	Mkhatshwa, Dr Elijah Mbatha, Blessing Thuthuka Dlamini, Petros
30 minute Paper Presentation
How to Promote Cultural Diversity? A Quantitative Analysis of Influences in the Recording Industry	Ranaivoson, Heritiana
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Global Approach to Reconstructing a Shared Heritage and Identity Between the UK, Africa and the Caribbean: A Trans-National Survey	Arokiasamy, Clara, A.
30 minute Paper Presentation
“Indigenous” Non-Territorial Model Area(s)	Widders, Terence James
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Ethnicity Factor in the Vote Against Bilingual Education in California	Sylvia, Prof. Ronald
30 minute Paper Presentation
Evaluating Health and Wellbeing in Six Australian Aboriginal Communities: The Restoring Connections Project	Guilfoyle, Dr. Andrew M
Virtual Presentation
Forming Partnership Between Local Government and the Private Sector: A Case Study of Maluti-a-phofung Municipality	Leripa, Khutlang
30 minute Paper Presentation
Linguistic Diversity and Economic Disparity: An Issue For Multiculturalism In India	Sengupta, Papia
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Philosophy of Diversity as a Life Attitude	Ureche, Diana
30 minute Paper Presentation
Affinity Networks: A Tool to Create a Culturally Astute Workforce	DeMesme, Donnielle Yuengling, Dr. Renee Sandoval, Dr. Brian Sydnor, Tyrone Irbe, Aina
90 minute Colloquium
A Kwanzaa Idea as Religious Space: A Rhetoric of Resistance	Madlock, Dr. Annette
Virtual Presentation
Identity Construction and Internet Use in 'Transnational Communities': The Case Study of Taiwanese in United States	Wang, Lj-Jung
30 minute Paper Presentation
Language, Power and the Social Imaginary: Global English and Diversity	Ullah, Grogan Jakoby, Dr. Vera
30 minute Paper Presentation
Identity in Organisations: Black Woman in the Academy	Aymer, Dr Cathy
30 minute Paper Presentation
Creating an Identity and Protecting Inclusivity: The Challenge Facing Progressive Christianity	Lockwood, Dr. Kimberly
Virtual Presentation
Political Construction of Dalit Identity in India	Konda, Dr. Yesu Ratnam
30 minute Paper Presentation
Exploring Diverse Cultures through Visual Images	Canul, Dr. Gerardo
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Language Ideologies and Language Policies	Speicher, Barbara Lynn Teboul, Prof. JC. Bruno
30 minute Paper Presentation
Working Diversity: Understanding the Effect of Diversity in the Global Workplace	Mitra, Dr. Basavadatta Ganghadharan, Kamalesh V
Virtual Presentation
Cosmopolitan Youth in South-Western Sydney: Belonging, Inter-Ethnic Relations and Schooling	Reid, Prof. Carol
30 minute Paper Presentation
Teacher Identities and Their Coping Strategies in Varying Contexts	Mabalane, Valencia Nduna, Vusi Bruce
30 minute Paper Presentation
Managing Identity and Diversity in a Multicultural School in South Africa	Mabalane, Valencia
30 minute Paper Presentation
Development through Communication: An Evaluation of the Role of Development	Chakrabarty, Koyel
Virtual Presentation
The Distance from Home: Sense of Involvement in Homeland Politics in Overseas Japanese	Shibuya, Dr. Momoyo K.
Virtual Presentation
Diversity in the Classroom: The Example of the Upper Palatinate	Murry, Gabriele M.
30 minute Paper Presentation
What Sparks Motivation among Banking Professionals in Pakistan?	Naeem, Basharat Fatima, Benish
30 minute Paper Presentation
Managing Ethnic and Cultural Diversity for National Integration in Nigeria	Edewor, Dr. Patrick A. Aluko, Dr. Yetunde A.
Virtual Presentation
“Whose Ethical University is it Anyway?”: Widening Participation, Student Diversity and the ‘Ethical’ Higher Education Institution	Stevenson, Jacqueline Leconte, Dr. Marie-Odile
30 minute Paper Presentation
Feelings of Belonging and ‘Otherness’: Religious Students in Higher Education	Stevenson, Jacqueline
Virtual Presentation
Identity and Belonging in a Multicultural Classroom	Partasi, Evgenia
30 minute Paper Presentation
Home Grown: A Comparative Examination of the UK and Australia's Strategies in Relation to Domestic Threats of Communal Violence	Jakubowicz, Prof. Andrew Husband, Prof. Charles
30 minute Plenary Presentation
Russians from China: Migrations and Identity	Moustafine, Mara
30 minute Paper Presentation
Linguistic Diversity and Linguistic Educational Rights	Egéa-Kuehne, Prof. Denise
30 minute Paper Presentation
Unamuno (Spain) and Tolstoy (Russia): Diversities and Analogies in Their Religious Ideas	Hamling, Dr. Anna
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Globalization of Culture: Myth or Reality?	Morris, Dr. Daniel Robert
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Saga of Border Crossers: Social Adjustment of Japanese Female Students in a Midwestern U.S. University	Miyafusa, Dr. Sumiko Godwyll, Dr. Francis Ebenezer
Virtual Presentation
A Community of Practice Model for Social Inclusion: An Evaluation	Singh, Dr. Mina Prescod, Cheryl Radner, James
Virtual Presentation
Ethnic Japanese Teachers’ Perception of Homogeneity: Foreign Students as Exceptions	Takeuchi, Dr. Mito Godwyll, Dr. Francis Ebenezer
Virtual Presentation
The Global Financial Crisis: Impacts on Immigrants and Diversity in Western Nations	Collins, Prof. Jock Cope, Dr. Bill
30 minute Plenary Presentation
The Use of Traditional Examples and Techniques in Education	Lee, Kerry Maree Kalopa, Judy
Virtual Presentation
Stream: Immigration, Refugees
Performatively Negotiating Difference: An Autoethnography of Life Among Sudanese Refugees	Welker, Dr. Linda
30 minute Paper Presentation
Marginality Reconstructed: Global Diversities Created by International Migration and Tourism	Azarya, Prof. Victor
30 minute Paper Presentation
To Be or Not To Be? Tibetan Refugees and the Dilemma of Indian Citizenship	Tarodi, Tunga
30 minute Paper Presentation
South Asians in Britain: Acculturation, Cultural Identity and Perceived Discrimination	Robinson, Prof. Lena
30 minute Paper Presentation
Differential Item Functioning: Establishing Item Equivalence when Researching Immigrant Populations	Ambwani, Vinita Murphy, Dr. Steven A.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Creating a Space for Identity: Immigration and the Performance of Ethnicity in Latvia	Rhodes, Lauren
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Stories We Cannot Tell: Crossing Cultural Boundaries through Narrative	Givens, Dr. Ruth
Virtual Presentation
Reconversion of Remittance Payments into Small-Scale Entrepreneurial Activity: Exploring Possibilities within the Congolese Community in Australia	Funnell, Dr Robert
Virtual Presentation
International Trade Law and the Debate on Open Borders	Nnona, Prof George C.
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Narrative of Family Violence and Integration Issues among Immigrants, Refugees and Visible Minorities: Exploring Access to Preventative Institutional Services	Aito, Dr. Emmanuel
Virtual Presentation
Health Beliefs and Practices of the Yoruba Living in the U.S.A.	Adepoju, Dr. Joseph Adetunji
30 minute Paper Presentation
Integrating Immigrant and Repatriate Children into Schools in Greece	Athanasiadis, Dr. Ilias Kourtis-Kazoullis, Dr. Vasilia
Virtual Presentation
Stream: Learning, Education, Training
Internationalisation and International Students: Creating an Internationalised Learning Context for International Students’ Study Preparation	Park, Dr. Ji Yong
Virtual Presentation
Teaching Diversity through Raising Linguistic Awareness	Gettys, Dr. Serafima
30 minute Paper Presentation
Developing Intercultural Competence in the Diverse Classroom	Ustinova, Dr. Irina
60 minute Workshop Presentation
"Dialogic" as Diversity: Considering Bakhtin's Theory of the Novel as Template for a Multi-Cultural Curriculum.	DiMaggio, Kenneth
30 minute Paper Presentation
Managing Diversity in an Online Teaching and Learning Environment: A Case Study at Millersville University	Gaudry-Hudson, Dr. Christine Marie Marcelle Yalda, Dr. Sepideh
Virtual Presentation
Amar Makruf Nahi Mungkar to Overcome Teenager Sexual Behaviour Based on Al Ghazali's Model	Ahmad, Roslee Mustaffa, Assoc. Prof. Mohamed Sharif Mohd Noor, Sulaiman Shakib Jusoh, Ahmad Jazimin Mohamed Arip, Mohammad Aziz Shah
30 minute Paper Presentation
Global Competencies for Management Education	Cameron, Dr. Roslyn
30 minute Paper Presentation
Exploration of a Diversity Curriculum to Support Organizational Business Advantage	Helm Stevens, Prof. Roxanne Brown, Kneeland Wallace, Gregory
Virtual Presentation
Intercultural Diversity in Consultancies	Hansen, Kirstin Rupprecht, Dipl. Päd. Maria Gruber, Dr. Hans Mulder, Dr. Regina
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Networking Model as a Solution to Encouraging and Developing Learning amongst British and International Postgraduate Students	Halcro, Keith Lanka, Kate Sutherland, Angela
30 minute Paper Presentation
Where Can I Get My Hair Done? Tools for Reaching, Recruiting, and Retaining Diverse Faculty	McClain, Dr. Veda
30 minute Paper Presentation
Diversifying Business Coaching in a Higher Education Context to Facilitate Research Output	Maritz, Dr. Jeanette Visagie, Retha G
60 minute Workshop Presentation
The Relationship between Schools' Feeding Programmes and Learning Achievement: A Study of Secondary Boarding Schools in Nigeria	Uyanga, Prof. Roseline Emeh
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Influence of ESL Student Teachers' English Language Proficiency on ESL Learners	Nel, Dr. Norma Margaret Swanepoel, Elana
30 minute Paper Presentation
Forty Years On: Education for a Culturally Diverse Australia?	O’Neill, Prof. Marnie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Emphasizing the Strengths Associated with Communities of Learners within the Distance Learning Environment	Crawford, Dr. Caroline M.
Virtual Presentation
Conception of ‘Difference’: How Conceptions Guide Response to Diversity in the Multicultural Context of Indian Schools	Sandill, Abha
Virtual Presentation
Education Measures for Students and Teachers: An Australian Perspective on Nation-Wide Standardised Assessment of Indigenous People's Literacy Outcomes	Exley, Dr Beryl
30 minute Paper Presentation
An Analysis of the Effects of Public Speaking Presentations on ESL Students' Communicative Apprehension	Ismail, Noriah Elias@Alias, Suhaidi
Virtual Presentation
Diversity and Differential Experiences with Digital Texts: Exploring Digital Literacy Practices in Home and School Contexts	Henderson, Dr. Robyn
30 minute Paper Presentation
Narratives of Diversity and Difference: Establishing a Community of Practice for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Pre-Service Teachers	Iyer, Dr Radha Reese, Mr Martin Howard
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Bridge to the Mainstream: Gender-Specific Educational Opportunities for Non-Professional Women	Royce, Maureen
30 minute Paper Presentation
Promoting Understanding of Diversity: Strategies for Early Childhood Teacher Education	Ashelman, Dr. Polly
Virtual Presentation
Global e-Learning: How to Integrate Global Usability and Accessibility Standards to Develop an Equal eLearning User Interface	Irbe, Aina
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Innovative and Entrepeneurial Youth: Capacities and Opportunities	IJzereef, Wil Harkema, Dr Saskia
30 minute Paper Presentation
Learning Vocabulary Through Image Sketching among Primary School Children	Subramaniam, Dr. Vijayaletchumy
Virtual Presentation
Creating Respectful School Climates: Confronting Bias and Prejudice	Sadlier, Dr. Heather Dwyer
Virtual Presentation
Emotional Intelligence, Achievement Motivation and Academic Achievement among Students of Public and Private Higher Institutions	Mahyuddin, Rahil Elias, Prof. Habibah Noordin, Dr. Nooreen
Virtual Presentation
A Cultural Journey: Creating an English Village in South Korea	Hammond, Dr. Kyla Jennings, Debby
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Biodiversity and Systems of Ethics	Junghare, Dr. Indira Y.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Experiences of Learning in Culturally Diverse Universities: The Hopes, Fears and Realities of Hosts and Guests	Prichard, Dr. Jane Ashleigh, Dr. Melanie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Slipping through the Cracks: How Educators Can Effectively Engage Black Students	Chavannes, Vidal
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Diverse Identities and Emotional Labour: Responding to Sexuality, Race and Religion in the Classroom	Patni, Rachana Aymer, Dr Cathy
60 minute Workshop Presentation
IKE Pono: Designing a Culture-Based Education Program Resultng in Higher Achievement and Aspirations	Sing, Dr. David
30 minute Paper Presentation
Why Teacher Why? Managing Critical Incidents in Multicultural Classrooms	Md Nor, Dr. Sharifah
Virtual Presentation
Duelling Imperatives? The Problem of Managing Equity Outcomes in a Rationalised University System	Bartley, Dr. Allen Webber, Melinda
30 minute Paper Presentation
Mentoring of a Diverse Group of Novice Researchers: A Communities of Practice Perspective	Schulze, Prof. Salome
30 minute Paper Presentation
Disability or Difference? The Advantages of Using a Social Constructionist Approach to Cater for Diversity in Regular Classrooms	Garrick, Dr Barbara Keogh, Dr Jayne
30 minute Paper Presentation
Encountering the Other: Experiential Education for Diversity Awareness	Bombyk, Dr. Marcia
30 minute Paper Presentation
Dyslexia among Undergraduates in Malaysian Universities: A Mixed-Method Study of Prevalence, Academic Performance, Academic Difficulties and Coping Strategies	Ong, Dr. Puay Hoon Ong, Dr. Puay Tee Ong, Dr. Puay Liu Konting, Mohd Majid Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Dr. Shahren Pang, Vincent Law, Ina Mei Ching
30 minute Paper Presentation
Provision of Teacher Education for Diversity in South Africa	Lemmer, Dr. Eleanor Maud
30 minute Paper Presentation
Peer Assisted Study Sessions to Facilitate Transition for International Students	Schmidt, Dr. Lisa Miller, Julia
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Role of the Private Sector in Human Resources Development in Malaysia	Mohd Anuar, Dr. Ahmad Azman
30 minute Paper Presentation
Ethnodrama as an Instructional Tool to Develop Cultural Competency in Secondary School Learners in Multicultural Schools in South Africa	Lemmer, Dr. Eleanor Maud Moore, Glynis
30 minute Paper Presentation
Diversity at the University of California, Berkeley: Commitment and Challenges for the Advancement of Equity and Inclusion	Kolesas, Dr. Mara
30 minute Paper Presentation
Disability Awareness As a New Challenge for Employees: Towards Building a Society Based on Disability Knowledge	Nowak-Adamczyk, Ma Dagmara
30 minute Paper Presentation
‘Gender Imbalance’ in Science Classrooms in the UK: An Investigation into the Causes and Solutions	Wynarczyk, Prof Pooran
30 minute Paper Presentation
Diversity Management and Bottom-Line	Massoud, Prof. Marcos
30 minute Paper Presentation
Beyond Corporate Diversity: Antiracist Education As a Tool for Social Justice	Reimer, Dipl. Psych. Katrin
30 minute Paper Presentation
How Can Continuing Professional Development Programmes for Teachers Envisaged by the National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development Cater for the Needs of Diverse Students in South Africa?	Steyn, Prof. Gertruida Maria
30 minute Paper Presentation
Language Learning through Non-Verbal Communication: A New Way to Understand, Learn and Respect a Culture	Iriberri Zubiola, Usoa Sáez Alonso, Dr. Rafael
Virtual Presentation
Evaluating Broad Based Professional Learning: A Case Study of a School Systems' Implementation of Quality Teaching Pedagogies	Long, Dr. Janette Labone, Dr. Elizabeth
Virtual Presentation
The Spirit: Gender and Diversity at the University of Stuttgart	Jeschke, Prof. Sabina Burr, M.A., Barbara Göhner, Prof. Peter Ressel, Prof. Wolfram Schlicht, Dr. phil. habil. Wolfgang
30 minute Paper Presentation
Cultural Diversity and Children: Cross-Cultural Understanding through Children’s Literature	van der Walt, Prof. Thomas
30 minute Paper Presentation
Preparing Teachers for Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism: Are We Going beyond the Basics?	Spinthourakis, Dr Julia Athena
Virtual Presentation
Distance Evaluation: Engaging the Client in an Evaluation of a Multicultural Tutoring Program	Rodríguez-Campos, Liliana Bellara, Aarti P. Hibbard, Dr. Susan T.
Virtual Presentation
Diversity on Campus: What Domestic Students Think of the Internationalisation of Education	Campbell, Dr. Nittaya
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Effective Design of Intercultural Training Programs: Boosting Self-Awareness and Self-Efficacy	Morisue, Megumi
Virtual Presentation
Cluster and Discriminat Analysis of Students of First-Generation Immigrants in Greece: Effects of Different Modes of Representation on Statistical Problem Solving	Anastasiadou, Dr. Sofia D.
Virtual Presentation
An Assessment of Child Labour and Children's Access to and Participation in Basic Education in Nigeria	Fadokun, J.B.
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Multidimensional Statistical Analysis of Students’ Attitudes toward Physics: The Case of 11th Grade Students of First-Generation Immigrants in Greece	Anastasiadou, Dr. Sofia D. Aggeletos, Theoxaris
Virtual Presentation
Diversity and Religious Education in Greek Schools: Empirical Research on Teachers’ Attitudes	Maniatis, Dr. Panagiotis
Virtual Presentation
Developing Guidelines to Enable the Members of Acne Sufferers’ Support Networks to become Better Sources of Practical, Emotional and Social Support	Krüger, Deirdré Radloff, Catherine
Virtual Presentation
Preservice Teachers’ Perceived and Measured Knowledge of Diversity	Spradlin, Dr. Lynn
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: Nations, Nationalism, Communities
Bi-nationalism in Israel/Palestine: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Alternatives	Greenstein, Dr. Ran
Virtual Presentation
The Persistence of Educational Practices that Reproduce Colonialism and Inequality	Schick, Dr. Carol
30 minute Paper Presentation
Hispanic Immigration in the United States: Blame Popular Culture	Bazan-Figueras, Dr. Patricia Figueras, Dr. Salvador J.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Diversity in Central Asia: Culture, Transition and Entrepreneurship	Dana, Prof. Leo Lasch, Prof. Frank
30 minute Paper Presentation
English Language Acquisition and Tonal Alternations in a Diverse Speech Community	Antarasena, Dr. Salinee
Virtual Presentation
The Nation State and National Minorities in the Persective of Democratic Theory: Comparing Israel and Latvia	Don-Yehiya, Prof. Eliezer
30 minute Paper Presentation
Comparison between the Income and Expenditure Patterns of Selected Rural Communities in the Nwanedi River Basin with Soweto Suburbs	Mears, Prof. Ronald Biyase, Mdu
30 minute Paper Presentation
Abiding by Malaysia: Mediating Belonging through Cultural Contestations	Nadarajah, Dr. Yaso
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Muslim Institute’s Marriage Contract: Moving the Goalposts, Counting the Cost?	Enright, Mairead
Virtual Presentation
Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Greece	Danopoulos, Prof. Constantine P
30 minute Paper Presentation
Social Inclusion in Australia: Resource Allocation, Morality and Racism	Wilson, Dr. Lou
30 minute Paper Presentation
Ethnicity and Education System: Contested Terrain of Different Aspirations on Educational Rights of Malaysian Multiethnic Society	Jamil, Dr. Hazri
Virtual Presentation
Living Peacefully with Your Neighbours: When Civility Leads to Humiliation	Raffin, Dr. Anne
Virtual Presentation
Algeria’s Political and Economic Transformation: An Assessment	Bourouh, Dr. Omar C. Hennad, Dr. Mohamed
Virtual Presentation
Cultivating Justice: Systemic Changes for Workplace Diversity and Equity in Post-Apartheid South African Botanic Gardens	Benfield, Dr Richard
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Form of Sanction	Trebilco, Peter
30 minute Paper Presentation
Organizational Diversity and Moral Judgment: Implications For Policy	Smith, Dr Charles Šumilo, Dr Erika Andor, Dr György
30 minute Paper Presentation
Globality, Identity, Community and the Janus Effect: The Bio-Social Foundations of Autonomy and Community	Bone, Dr John
30 minute Paper Presentation
Innovative Community Engagement by Local Government: Harnessing Diversity for Voice, Compromise, and Shared Responsibility	Demediuk, Peter
Virtual Presentation
Official Curruption, Fiscal Indiscipline and Ethnic/Regional Militancy in Nigeria: Lessons From Niger Delta	Ogunnika, Dr. Zacchaeus O.
Virtual Presentation
Stream: Organisations
An Examination of the Diversities within Organizational Cultures	Walker, Dr. Matt
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Space for Gray: The Dialogue between Diverse Voices	Schallock, Debbie R.
Virtual Presentation
Reframing Organizational Views of Diversity: Perceptions and Approaches	Horenczyk, Prof. Gabriel Tatar, Prof. Moshe
30 minute Paper Presentation
Influence of Diversity within Consultancy Teams on Innovative Behaviour	Rupprecht, Dipl. Päd. Maria Hansen, Kirstin Mulder, Dr. Regina Gruber, Dr. Hans
30 minute Paper Presentation
Managers' Experiences of a Merger and Acquisition Programme Embracing Diversity in a Cross-Cultural Setting	Visagie, Retha G Poggenpoel, Prof. Marie Myburgh, Prof. Chris
30 minute Paper Presentation
Development of a Two-Layer Process Model to Better Understand Gender Discourses within Organisations	Liska, Mag Gerhard
Virtual Presentation
Does Occupation-diversity Increase Equality?	Crump, Dr. Barbara Logan, Dr. Keri
30 minute Paper Presentation
Which of the Diversity Dimensions Matters in Turkish Organizations?	Sener, Irge
30 minute Paper Presentation
An Investigation into the Opportunities Afforded to Companies that Embrace Diversity	Clinton, Eric Roche, Prof. Frank
30 minute Paper Presentation
Diversity in the Workplace: What's Missing	Andrulis, Dr. Richard
30 minute Paper Presentation
Group Diversity and Creativity: The Effect of Dissimilarity on Creative Cognition	Wylie, Jeffrey
30 minute Paper Presentation
Expertise Recognition Processes and Socio-Emotional Experiences in Multi-Cultural Work Teams	Yoon, Kay
30 minute Paper Presentation
Managing Diversity: Culture and Context	Heijes, Dr. Coen
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Perceived Impact of Quality of Supervision on Employee’s Job Satisfaction: A Case Study of Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality	Ndlangamandla, Mandla
30 minute Paper Presentation
Age Barriers in Recuritment Policies: Why the ICT Sector Needs to Move Away from Its Obsession with Younger Employees	Schwarz-Woelzl, Maria Kunce, Ieva
30 minute Paper Presentation
Applying an Organizational Assessment Protocol to Measure Cultural Competence in Health Care: Engaging Health Care Settings in Improving Care for Diverse Populations	Andrulis, Dr Dennis
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Role of a University Registrar in Promoting Inclusion	Rees, Dr. Ruth
30 minute Paper Presentation
Attracting Generation Y to Your Organisation	Mulder, Dr. Dalmé
Virtual Presentation
An Integrative Constructivist Approach for Diversity Management	Matoba, Kazuma
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Culture, Competence, Diversity: Perceptions Held by Long Term Care Social Service Professionals	Smith, Dr. Sharon
30 minute Paper Presentation
Why 'Manage' Diversity?	Beer, Joseph Matthew
30 minute Paper Presentation
Immigration, Local Government Capacity and Public Service Performance: Evidence from England	Andrews, Dr Rhys Boyne, Prof George Meier, Prof Kenneth O'Toole, Prof. Larry Walker, Prof Richard
30 minute Paper Presentation
Diversity and Differences As Challenges for Organizational Learning: Dealing with Boundary Objects	Hofmann, Dr. Roswitha
30 minute Paper Presentation
Making Green Organizations Multicultural: Debunking the Myths about People of Color and the Environment	Bonilla, Prof. Jim
60 minute Workshop Presentation
A Study of Diversity Programs in Fifty Major American Corporations	Salek, Dr. Ehsan
Virtual Presentation
Identity Stigmatization	El Banna, Alia Murphy, Dr. Steven A.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Workplace Classism: Strategies for Maximizing Organizational Performance	Hanft, Prof. Damian
Virtual Presentation
Troubling Diversity? Exploring Nurses’ Discursive Construction of Intercultural Encounters in Healthcare Settings	Jæger, Kirsten Jensen, Annie Aarup
30 minute Paper Presentation
Journeying towards Leadership: Personal Accounts of Experiences of Corrective Action by Managers in NHS Organisations	Ashraf, Fahmida Archibong, Prof. Uduak
30 minute Paper Presentation
Positive Action Measures in the European Union, Canada, United States & South Africa (PAMECUS)	Archibong, Prof. Uduak Baxter, Prof. Carol Ashraf, Fahmida Darr, Dr. Aliya Wladasch, Katrin
90 minute Colloquium
A Review of Equality and Diversity in Public Sector Institutions: The Case of the UK Armed Forces	Ishaq, Dr. Mohammed Hussain, Dr Asifa Maaria
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Ethnography of a Turkish Wedding: Symbolic Interactionism, Ritualistic Ceremonies, and Secularism	Smith, Dr. Michael W.
Virtual Presentation
Application of Addams “Subtle Problems of Charity” to Mothering	Dreuth Zeman, Dr. Laura
Virtual Presentation
Embedding Diversity in the University: A Case Study	Ashton, Dr. Patrick J.
Virtual Presentation
Revealing the Impact of Women’s Relational Management on Project Breakthroughs: Narrative Inquiry in Organizations As an Alchemy Path to Transmute the Challenges of Diversity into Gold Learning	Galvan, Rosario
Virtual Presentation
Measuring Cultural Diversity: Methodological Approach and Practical Implications in the Latvian Case	Ludviga, Iveta
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: Race and Racism
Diversity and Diversity Policies in Europe: Processes, Patterns and Outcomes	Kaloianov, Dr. Radostin
Virtual Presentation
Creating Space for Diversity: The Development and Contextualisation of Black Consciousness	Howson, Carlton
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Differing Backgrounds/Differing Perspectives: Wrestling with Diversity and Democracy at an Institution of Higher Education	McLoughlin, Dr. Shirley Wade
30 minute Paper Presentation
Job Seekers' Perception of Prospective Employers	Moloi, Thapelo Jacob
30 minute Paper Presentation
Racism in Health Care: Experiences of Childbearing Women of African Descent	Etowa, Dr. Josephine Keddy, Dr. Barbara
Virtual Presentation
Racism, Fact or Fiction: An In-Depth Evaluation	Watson, Terry Lee
Virtual Presentation
Cultural Competency for Leaders	Mun Wah, Lee
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Addressing Academic Underachievement among Culturally Diverse Learners at a High Resourced School: The Case of a University Laboratory School	West-Olatunji, Dr. Cirecie Vandiver, Dr. Fran
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Impact of Union Commitment, Involvement and Satisfaction on Transfer Status and Race at a Midwestern U.S. Automobile Plant	Phillips, Prof. Brian Lundskow, Prof. George Curtiss, Prof. Phyllis
30 minute Paper Presentation
‘Race’, Ethnicity and Child Welfare: A Fine Balancing Act	Barn, Prof Ravinder
30 minute Paper Presentation
Intersections, Divisions and Distinctions: An Exploration of Students’ Experiences	Taylor, Dr Yvette
30 minute Paper Presentation
Why Muslims May Be Savage and Americans Diverse: How Archetypal Schemas Construct the 'Other'	Hutchison, Dr Christopher Stuart
30 minute Paper Presentation
Race Discourse in U.S. Public Health: A Study of Representational Practices	Cloos, Dr. Patrick
Virtual Presentation
The Reification of Structuralism in Journalism Classes: A Critical Race Theory Case Study	Hoops, Joshua
Virtual Presentation
Family Group Conferences: A ‘Panacea’ or a ‘Straitjacket’ in Working with Culturally Diverse Families in Multi-Racial Societies	Barn, Prof Ravinder Sawyerr, Alice Das, Dr. Chaitali
30 minute Paper Presentation
Recognising Ecological Contexts of Diverse Ethnic Groups: Experiences of British-Indian Adult Children of Divorce	Das, Dr. Chaitali
30 minute Paper Presentation
Racial Differences in Cultural Competence and Practice in Health Care	DuongTran, Dr. Paul
30 minute Paper Presentation
Have Discrimination and Hate Crimes Based on Ethnicity and Religion Increased in the United States Since 2000? E Pluribus Unum?	Sherr, Dr. Mitchell Montesino, Dr. Max
30 minute Paper Presentation
Semi-Structured Interviews Indicate Cultural Misunderstandings Amongst Emergency Paramedics and Muslims in Melbourne Australia	Hartley, Peter Ross
30 minute Paper Presentation
Responding to Racism: Its Representation, Causes, Effects and Remedies	Mkhatshwa, Dr Elijah Mbatha, Blessing Thuthuka Dlamini, Petros
30 minute Paper Presentation
Leading Diversity in a High Performance, High Reliability Organization: The US Army as a Case Study	Yuengling, Dr. Renee
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Diversity and Perceptions of Tolerance in Australia’s Major EthniCities	Forrest, Dr James
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Poetics and Politics of Space: A Reading of Mahasweta Devi’s Subaltern Stories	Beniwal, Dr Rekha
Virtual Presentation
Stream: Representations: Media, Communications, Arts, Literature
Building College Students’ Intercultural Competence Through Technology	Zhang, Chenfeng
30 minute Paper Presentation
How the Internet Influences our World-View of Ethnic Representation	Beaudoin, Dr. Beau Basel
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Songs in the Electric Tongue: Gender Performance and the Voice in Laurie Anderson's Music	Coons, Lisa R.
Virtual Presentation
Gardens Nourishing the Mind: Teaching Eastern and Western History and Culture Through the Study of Gardens as “Environmental Manipulation”	Kirker, Prof. Constance
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Work of Visual Art as National Identity Carrier	Grube, Signe
30 minute Paper Presentation
Diversified Cultures? Chinese International Students' Media Experiences in Sydney	Li, Shan-Shan
30 minute Paper Presentation
Patterns of Communication among Diverse Social Networks: Structural Simplification and Semantic Implication in the Text Messaging Practices of Members' SMS Social Networks	Sotillo, Susana Zalite, Linda
Virtual Presentation
PolesApart by r e a: Re-Negotiating the Past through Visual Art	Nicholls, Dr. Christine Judith
60 minute Workshop Presentation