Diversity

Earlier this month I attended the second biannual Diversity and Aging conference in Chicago sponsored by AARP. The theme of the conference was "The Power of Inclusion." This conference had a much wider scope than most of the conferences I usually attend, with presentations ranging from identifying activities for people with dementia, to health literacy and access for immigrants and refugees, to marketing to 50+ diverse populations.

I was fortunate to be chosen as one of six graduate student Conference Fellows. As a Fellow, one of my tasks was to write a summary of the presentations I attended, which will be included in the conference proceedings. 

The next AARP Diversity and Aging conference will take place in 2011 in Washington, DC.

In February 2008, I attended the Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education. Held annually at Teachers College, Columbia University, this conference is dedicated to cultural issues in psychology and education and attracts researchers, practitioners, and students. The theme of this year’s conference was, “25 Years of Racial-Cultural Issues in Psychology and Education: Honoring the Past and Anticipating the Future.” Dr. Michelle Fine from City University of New York (CUNY) was the recipient of the annual Social Justice Action award.