2009 DIVERSITY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

        Exploring Diversity Research and Writing Across Disciplines

Muncie, Indiana

 

Sponsored by the Ball State University

Office of Institutional Diversity

and the Department of Psychological Science

Saturday, November 14, 2009

9 a.m.—5 p.m.

 

 

 
Text Box: Interact Network Learn Share Ideas Hear invited speakers talk about diversity research topics. Learn about obtaining funding for diversity-related research. Learn about publishing diversity-related research. Text Box: More than 70 presenters from 16 institutions and 28 academic sub-disciplines will discuss their diversity related research and writing via 15-minute talks, posters, or facilitated discussions. The 2009 Diversity Research Symposium will focus on research and writing projects in any discipline that involve cultural identities such as age, race, geographical location, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, socioeconomic class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, language, and their intersections. For presentation titles and tentative schedule, see Conference Program To register, see Registration For travel, lodging, and parking information, see Travel & Lodging Questions, comments, or suggestions? Contact: Linh Nguyen Littleford, Ph.D. E-mail: lnlittleford@bsu.edu Phone: 765-285-1707 Keynote Address: Cross-cultural, cross-national, multicultural, indigenous, cultural....: What's a researcher to do? Lawrence H. Gerstein, Ph.D. Lawrence H. Gerstein, Ph.D. is a Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology and also the Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Ball State University. Professor Gerstein is co-editor of the “Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Leadership, Vision, and Action,” the “International Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counseling: Cultural Assumptions and Practices Worldwide,” and editor of the Tibetan and Chinese translations of the book, Buddha’s Warriors. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Professor Gerstein has published extensively on international and social justice issues. He is currently the Co-Editor of the International Forum of The Counseling Psychologist. In 1995, Professor Gerstein co-founded the International Tibet Independence Movement with Taktser Rinpoche (oldest brother of His Holiness The Dalai Lama). Gerstein currently serves as the President of this organization. Gerstein is also on the steering committee of the International Tibet Support Network and the Advisory Board of the Tibet Times Newspaper. Professor Gerstein received his Ph.D. in counseling and social psychology from the University of Georgia in 1983. In 2008, he was the recipient of Ball State University’s Outstanding Researcher Award. Since his teenage years, Gerstein has traveled extensively throughout the world. He has been fortunate to collaborate with individuals in numerous countries.