2023 Conference

IM/MIGRANT WELL-BEING: A NEXUS FOR RESEARCH & POLICY

(Im)Migrant Well-Being: A Nexus for Research & Policy - Smiling Black man standing in front of other people
Co-hosted by:
IWRC GWCHLI
Provost Eric Eisenberg opening remarks

Interim Provost and Vice President for Community Partnerships, Dr. Eric Eisenberg, attended the opening of the conference and gave opening welcoming remarks to this event the audience which marked the public inauguration of the Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center.

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The conference organizing team and keynote speaker.  From left to right, Trey Johnston, Dr. Elizabeth Vaquera, Dr. Cecilia Menjívar (keynote speaker), Dr. Elizabeth Aranda, and Dr. Rebecca Blackwell.  

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Lora Adams, from The Masa Group, addresses conference participants during second day workshop.

This conference offered a public forum that brought together academic experts doing research on contemporary issues related to im/migrant well-being. Presentations discussed research related to various dimensions of well-being with implications for how policies and programs at the local, state, and federal levels can affect im/migrants and their communities. The conference was organized around four panels in which the researchers focused on how border policies, gatekeeping practices, and programs and policies that aim to incorporate im/migrants affect different aspects of im/migrant well-being, including emotional, social, and physical well-being.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

Elizabeth Aranda, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Director
(Im)migrant Well-Being Research Center
University of South Florida

Elizabeth Vaquera, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy and Director
Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute
The George Washington University

Trey Johnston, M.A.
Associate Director
Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute
The George Washington University

Rebecca Blackwell, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Researcher
(Im)migrant Well-Being Research Center
University of South Florida

DATES AND LOCATION

February 17, 2023
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Hilton Bayfront – Rooms: Grand Central/Edge/Kenwood
333 1st Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701

February 18, 2023
Workshop for Authors of Conference Papers
Hilton Bayfront