Saturday 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Concurrent Sessions 9
Diversity and Inclusion:
9.1 - Panel (Taft)
Resources for Equity and Empowerment
Convener: Ann Hutchison
“Breaking Isolation, Building Communities and Assessing our Resources for LGBTQ Communities in Appalachia,” Kendall Bilbrey and Margo Miller (Appalachian Community Fund)
“Somebody Done Told You a Lie,” Randi B. Hagi (Our Community Place)
“ESL Education for Latinos in Appalachia through Community Partnerships,” Jameson Jones and Gresilda Tilley Lubbs (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
“Finding Success: A Mother and Son Talk About Triumphing Through Transition,” Ann Hutchison (Marshall University) and Zane Andrew Hutchison (Independent Community Member)
9.2 - Performance (Colonnade A)
The Healing Blues Experience
Rick Rushing III (Independent Musician and Social Worker)
9.3 - Performance (Grand A)
The Other in an Othered Culture: LGBTQ Writers in Appalachia
Convener: Travis Rountree
“Into the Hazel Wood: Being Gay in Appalachia,” Silas House (Berea College)
“Relic: A Transgender Man Returns to Appalachia,” Carter Sickels (Eastern Kentucky University)
“The Fog Walker: Searching for Home Inside and Outside Appalachia,” Jason Howard (Berea College)
“WWJD: Coming Out in Appalachia,” Savannah Sipple (Hazard Community and Technical College)
Economic Development:
9.4 - Roundtable (Cabana A)
What is a Jobs First Agenda? Exploring a New Narrative and the Legal Framework to Effectuate It
Convener: Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy, Mary Ellen Cassidy, and Patrick Cassidy (Wheeling Academy of Law and Science Foundation)
9.5 - Panel (Bluegrass A)
Rethinking Space, Land, and Infrastructure
Convener: Nick Mullins
“Infrastructures for Resilience: A Tower in the Valley,” Shannon Ruhl (University of Virginia)
“Eminent Domain and the Potential for Land Reform in Appalachia,” Laura Rigell (Scholar Activist Alliance)
“The Search for Economic Diversity in Eastern Kentucky,” Jeni Hall (Thomas More College)
9.6 - Workshop (Cardinal)
Economic Transition and Beautiful Solutions in Appalachia and the World
Charice Starr and Sam Hamlin (Highlander Research and Education Center)
Education:
9.7 - Panel (Buckeye B)
Conversations on Hope in a Hostile (Educational) Climate and Tools for Empowerment through Appalachian Studies, Part 2
Convener: Tim Thomas
“(Re)Creating Hope and (Re)Writing the Appalachian Narrative,” Amy P. Azano (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
“Reading the Appalachian Landscape: Place-Based Pedagogy For Community Development, Empowerment, and Social Change,” Cody Miller (Appalachian State University)
“Appalachian Experiential Learning Courses in Environmental & Cultural Sustainability,” Sunshine Liberty Brosi (Frostburg State University)
“Transgressing Disciplines: Teaching to Create Space for Place and Personhood in STEM Driven Institutions,” Jordan Laney (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Respondent: Tim Thomas (James Madison University)
Session sponsored by the Education and Young Appalachian Leaders and Learners Committees
9.8 - Panel (Pavilion B)
Exploring Perceptions and Representations of Appalachian Culture In and Out of the Region
Convener: Edward Sloane
“What Does Appalachia Mean to Me? Investigating Elementary and Middle Grades Students’ Perceptions of Appalachian Culture During Camp Appalachia,” Gina Childers,Tara Heimberger, Donna Governor, Lindsay Linsky, and Rosann Kent (University of North Georgia)
“A Dialogue on Pursuing Graduate Research in Appalachian Studies Out of Place,” Edward Sloane (Boston College) and Gloria McGillen (University of Missouri – Columbia)
9.9 - Panel (Hoosier)
Educational Technologies in Appalachia
Convener: Cecelia McFadden
“A New Foundation on the Airwaves: Kentucky Educational Television and the Appalachian East,” Carson Benn (University of Kentucky)
“West Virginia's K-12 Digital Education Commitment: Closing the Divide,” Cecelia McFadden (Ohio University)
“The Technology Divide between Appalachian and Non-Appalachian Students in a Small Public Appalachian University,” James Reneau (Shawnee State University)
“McGuffey Readers and Early Readers Today,” Douglas Sturgeon (University of Rio Grande)
Environmental Sustainability:
9.10 - Panel (Portico)
Writing and Talking About Our Appalachia
Convener: Kevin O’Donnell
“Donald Culross Peattie: Appalachian Nature Writer and Visionary,” Kevin O'Donnell (East Tennessee State University)
“The Importance of Place in The Stories of Breece D’J Pancake,” Chloe Brown (Western Kentucky University)
“An Appalachian Abroad: Connecting to International Mountain Cultures in India's Uttarakhand,” Kelsey Krepps (Appalachian State University)
9.11 – Workshop (Cabana B) “Hope for Healing: Responding to the Impact of the Criminal Justice System and the Opioid Crisis in Appalachian Communities and Beyond,” Stephen Johnson Grove (Ohio Justice and Policy Center), Amanda Hoyt and Elizabeth Hopkins (Ohio Safe and Healthy Communities Campaign).
9.12 - Roundtable (Council)
Exploring Appalachian Land Ownership: Methodologies and Data Collection for a New Study
Convener: Jacob Meadows
Jacob Meadows (Appalachian State University), Karen Rignall, and Lindsay Shade (University of Kentucky)
Health:
9.13 - Panel (Bluegrass B)
The Human Side of Health in Appalachia
Convener: Renee Gilhousen
“The Lived Experience of Individuals Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) while Residing in a Rural Region of Northern Appalachia,” Renee Gilhousen (Family Nurse Practitioner)
“Reflecting on Rash Choices: Reading Something Rich and Strange with Ex-Offenders,” Martha Eads (Eastern Mennonite University)
“Healing Appalachia: Tales of Cancer Survival Through Movement,” Annalee Tull (Emory and Henry College)
“Social Justice Theatre in Eastern Kentucky: Roadside’s Thousand Kites and Higher Ground’s Needlework,” Anita J. Turpin (Roanoke College)
9.14 - Roundtable (Colonnade B)
The Growing Need for Collegiate Recovery Programs in Appalachia
Convener: Ann Addington
Ann Addington (Ohio University), Cathy Yura (West Virginia University), Amy Saunders, (Marshall University), and Jimmy Stitt (Ohio University)
9.15 - Panel (Statesman)
Innovative Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in Cincinnati’s Appalachia Neighborhoods
Convener: Michael Topmiller
“Communities Acting for Kids Empowerment (CAKE): Finding the ‘Bright Spots,’” Michael Topmiller (American Academy of Family Physicians)
“Healthy Homes Block by Block,” Allison Parsons (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)
“Discussing Community-Driven Work in Appalachia Neighborhoods,” Carley Riley (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)
Migration:
9.16 - Experiential Presentation (Pavilion A)
Storytelling to Bridge Divides and Build Community
Shawn Brady and Chris Ashwell (Cincy Stories)
9.17 - Performance (Buckeye A)
Appalachia Here: New and Recent Work by Poets in the Greater Cincinnati Area
Convener: Rhonda Pettit
“Riding the Wave Train and Other Poems,” Rhonda Pettit (University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College)
“The Dead Singing and The Way the World Is,” Michael Henson (Independent Author and Songwriter)
“Songs from the Shaper's Harp and Outposts on the Borders of Longing,” Roberta Schultz (Independent Poet, Songwriter, and Musician)
“Drone String and Other Poems,” Sherry Cook Stanforth (Thomas More College)
9.18 - Panel (Grand B)
The Future of Appalachian Migration
Convener: Phillip Obermiller
Introduction, Phillip Obermiller (University of Cincinnati)
“Pushed to Leave, Pulled to Stay: Factors Influencing Current Appalachian Migration,” Matthew Klesta (Community Development Department Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
“Liveable Communities: Gateway to a New Economy,” Peter Hille (Mountain Association for Community Economic Development)
“The Demographic Future of Appalachian Kentucky,” Sarah Ehresman (Kentucky State Data Center)
Respondent: William Philliber (Philliber Research and Evaluation)
Cross-Over Session: Health and Environmental Sustainability
9.19 - Roundtable (Wolverine)
Exploring the Health Implications of Mountaintop Removal
Convener: Sarah Yonts
Sarah Yonts (Independent Public Health Surveyor), Michael Hendryx (Indiana University), and Wendy Johnston (Independent Activist)
