Summer Institutes 2007
During the summer of 2007, the Center sponsored three institutes focused on ethnic disproportionality in school discipline, race and mental health, and educating and employing law students and attorneys of color.
June 12 Attracting, Retaining, and Advancing Law Students and Lawyers of Color in the Pittsburgh Region
- Challenges facing the legal profession in the recruitment, mentoring, retention, and promotion of law students and lawyers of color
Speakers: Peter Alexander, Southern Illinois University; Arin Reeves, The Athens Group; Eugene E. Harris, Allegheny County Bar Association - Best practices for recruiting, mentoring, retaining, and promoting law students and lawyers of color
Speakers: Helise Harrington, Sonnenschein, Nath and Rosenthal; Cathy Bissoon, Cohen and Grigsby; Carl Cooper, formerly of Reed Smith - Creative ideas for moving forward
Moderator: Sandra Jordan, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh
Speakers: Michelle I. Ritter, PPG Industries, Inc.; Marilin Martinez-Walker, Thorp Reed & Armstrong; Kevin Deasy, School of Law
July 13 Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality in School Discipline
- Overview: Racial/Ethnic Issues in School Discipline & Comprehensive Disciplinary Approaches
Russell Skiba, Indiana University - Racial/Ethnic and Gender Differences in School Discipline Among High School Students: 1991-2005
John Wallace, Jr. and Sara Goodkind, University of Pittsburgh - Racial/Ethnic Problems in School Discipline and Solutions
Pedro Noguera, New York University - School Discipline in Ecological Context and Actions to Reduce Disparities
Linda Raffaele Mendez, University of South Florida
Guest Ph.D. Students from Other Social Work Schools
- Keith Chan, MSW, Doctoral Student, Boston College School of Social Work
- Liz Gershoff, Ph.D., Assistant professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work
- Derrick Gervin, MSW, Doctoral Student, Clark Atlants University School of Social Work
- Morna McEachern, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Washington School of Social Work
- Courtney Robinson, MEd, Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work
July 27 Race and Mental Health
- Overview of National Statistics on Race and Mental Health
King Davis, University of Texas Austin - Overview of Local Conditions
Charlotte Brown, University of Pittsburgh - Epidemiology of Depression
Harold Neighbors, University of Michigan - Trauma and Mental Illness in Women of Color: Implications for Practice
Walter Smith, Jr., Family Resources of Pennsylvania
Guest Ph.D. Students from Other Social Work Schools
- Venera Bekteshi, MPA, Doctoral Student, Boston College School of Social Work
- Rosalyn Denis Campbell, Doctoral Student, University of Michigan School of Social Work and Department of Sociology
- Carrie Elliot, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work
- Lovie Jackson, MSW, Doctoral Student, University of Washington School of Social Work
- Garrick White, MSW, Doctoral Student, Clark Atlanta University School of Social Work