Schedule
2016
Saturday, October 15th
7:45 AM

Check-in

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

7:45 AM - 8:15 AM

8:15 AM

Master of Ceremonies: Morning Session

Mark W. Severson Ph.D., Dean, School of Natural and Social Sciences

8:15 AM - 8:20 AM

8:20 AM

Welcome

Melanie L. Perreault Ph.D., Provost of Buffalo State College

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

8:20 AM - 8:30 AM

8:30 AM

Slavery in the Land of the Free

Theresa Flores L.S.W, M.S., Founder of TrafficFree and S.O.A.P

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM

Surviving the Streets: Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Youth Who Engage in Survival Sex in New York City

Meredith Dank Ph.D., Research Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM

Break

Coffee

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM

10:40 AM

SUNY Research Panel

Drew Kahn M.F.A., Director, The Anne Frank Project; Professor, Theatre Department, SUNY, Buffalo State
Sabel Bong M.A, M.S., Director, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), SUNY, Potsdam
Kim Griswold M.D., Associate Professor of Family Medicine; Psychiatry and Social and Preventative Medicine, SUNY, University at Buffalo
Tara Hughes LCSW-R, Program Coordinator, Youth Trafficking, International Institute of Buffalo
Peter Martin M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY, University at Buffalo
Jill Norvilitis Ph.D., Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology, SUNY, Buffalo State

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

10:40 AM - 11:55 AM

11:55 AM

Lunch

Buffet Luncheon

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

11:55 AM - 12:55 PM

12:55 PM

Master of Ceremonies: Afternoon Session

Mark W. Severson Ph.D., Dean, School of Natural and Social Sciences

12:55 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Technologies of Freedom and Exploitation: The Dual-Sided Nature of Digital Technologies in Human Trafficking

Mark Latonero Ph.D., USC Annenberg School Center on Communication Leadership & Policy

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

The Social and Psychological Dimensions of Trafficking

Steven Dubovsky M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY, University at Buffalo

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Break

Light Refreshments

3:00 PM - 3:10 PM

3:10 PM

Western New York Practitioners Panel

Kevin Miller Ed.D., Interim Dean of the Graduate School SUNY, Buffalo State
Todd E. Bunnenberg, Victim Assistance Specialist, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Amy Fleischauer L.M.S.W., Director, Survivor Support Services, International Institute of Buffalo
Gavin Kasper, Assistant Commissioner-Asministration, Erie County Department of Social Services
Emma L. Buckthal Esq., Senior Immigration Staff Attorney, Volunteer Lawyers Project
Theresa Nietzel, Human Trafficking Investigator, Deputy Sheriff, Erie County Sheriff's Department

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

3:10 PM - 4:25 PM

4:25 PM

Closing Remarks

Melanie L. Perreault Ph.D., Provost of Buffalo State College

Campbell Student Union Social Hall

4:25 PM - 4:35 PM