Welcome to the Southern Symposium: Connecting Academics & Activists to Advance LGBTQ Equity
On the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, this will be a time to connect with key LGBTQA leaders, discuss new research, campaigns, and the road ahead.
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Thank you to our platinum sponsors for making this year’s symposium possible:
AGENDA
8:00-9:00 - Registration/Networking/Breakfast
9:00-9:10 - Welcome
9:10-9:50 - Emory LITE Study and Q&A
9:50-10:00 - Break
10:00-10:40 - SnapCo: Deeper than Visibility Project and Report and Q&A
10:40-10:50 - Break
10:50-11:30 - Initial LGBTQ Institute Southern Survey Research Findings and Q&A
11:30-11:40 - Break
11:40-12:20 Fireside Chat: Recent Court Decisions and Future Impact and Q&A
12:20-1:00 Closing Remarks/Light Lunch/Networking
SPEAKERS AND EXPERT PANELISTS
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Malik Brown, LGBTQ Affairs Director, Atlanta Mayor’s Office
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Ryan Roemerman, LGBTQ Institute Executive Director
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Chloe Jordan, Senior researcher at the Emory University Department of Medicine
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Dr. Jason Schneider, Associate Professor at Emory University’s School of Medicine
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Jeehea Sonya Haw, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University Department of Medicine
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Toni-Michelle Williams, Executive Director, Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative
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Dean Steed, Communications Director, Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative
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Reggie Gravely, Programs Coordinator, Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative
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Melissa J. Williams, PH.D., LGBTQ Institute Scholar and Goizueta Foundation Term Associate Professor of Organization & Management
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Gabrielle Lopiano, PH.D., LGBTQ Institute Scholar and Assistant Professor of Management, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management
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Giacomo Negro, PH.D., Principal Investigator and Study Co-Director, LGBTQ Institute Scholar, & Professor of Organization & Management; Professor of Sociology (by courtesy)
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Ashlei Petion, PH.D., LAPC, NCC, LGBTQ Institute Scholar and Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Nova Southeastern University
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Tim’m T. West, Educator, Professor, DEI Executive, Poet, Hip Hop Artist, Dad
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Michael Shutt, Southern Regional Director, Southern Regional Office, Lambda Legal
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Dani Alexander-Burk, Regional Program Coordinator and Office Manager, Southern Regional Office, Lambda Legal
