Identity and Belonging

• Korean Cuisine as a Mode of Urban Belonging in Santiago-Chile

  Martina Cayul
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Autobiography in the Making

  Sidonia Alenuma
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Cultural Symbols

  Essien Oku Essien, Awni Kalkat, Sonika Lamichhane
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Original Sins of Nation Building

  Magdaleno Manzanárez, Ambar Varela, Julieta Altamirano-Crosby
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Supported Decision Making and Shared Decision Making in Mental Health Counseling for Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  Mang Yip
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Intersecting LGBTQI Language Educator Identity Negotiation, Experience Navigation, and Institutional Heteroprofessionalism

  Mehmet Sahin
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Other Mexico - Afrodescendants, Cultural Resilience, and the Struggle for Visibility

  Julieta Altamirano-Crosby, Ambar Varela, Magdaleno Manzanárez
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Re-Framing Resilience

  Maria Mackinney
  Innovation Case Studies

• The Way of Befriending

  Parfait Bassalé
  Workshop Presentation

• Beyond the Margins - Black Women’s Lived Experiences of Psychological Safety in Legal Workplaces

  Chanel Bradden
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Driving Leadership Commitment to Build Brave and Safe Spaces.

  Gerardo Gauthier Zayas, Ed.D.
  Workshop Presentation

2026 Special Focus—The Social Impacts of Geopolitics: Interventions to Strengthen Humanity

• “I Am Because We Are”

  Gabriel Ayayia, Onosedeba Mary Ayayia
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Montreal Cégeps and Forensic Architecture Methodologies

  Jennifer Angela Lopes
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Organizational Diversity

• [It’s] Always Better When Something Is Organic

  Adia Wingfield
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Mentoring as Policy

  Kimberly Colclough
  Workshop Presentation

• Beyond Inclusion Fatigue

  Anthony Manuel Cruz Pantojas
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Navigating Credentialing Hurdles

  Ayodeji Osiname
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Consensus Decision-Making Models and Approaches - a Realist Review for Higher Education

  Ulises Charles Rodriguez
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• The Ticket - How a Community Partnership Created a College Going Culture among First-Generation Students

  Gilberto Mireles
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Beyond the Checkbox

  Christopher Zraunig
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Navigating Identity in the Workplace: An Examination of Stereotype Experiences Across Generational and Social Groups

  Elizabeth Candello
  Poster Session

Education and Learning Worlds of Differences

• Dual-Lens Framework for Equity-Centered Education

  Zamzam Dini, Miguel Quinones
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Creating Structures of Care for Equity-Seeking Higher Education Reformers

  Jen Westmoreland
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Teaching Practice in Multi-grade Schools in a Context of Diversity

  María Azucena Caro Dueñas, Ambar Varela
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Between the Guarantee of the Right to Education and Cultural Domination - On the Challenges Indigenous Peoples Face in Accessing Education

  Elvira Martinez, Ambar Varela
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Culture and Perspectives on Sexual Assault Policy

  KelleyAnne Malinen
  Workshop Presentation

• Design and Pilot Test of an Implicit Bias Mitigation Curriculum for Medical Clinicians

  Benjamin Reese, Jr.
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Community Diversity and Governance

• Assessing the Impact of the Dobbs Abortion Ruling on Women and Low-Income Populations

  Haco Hoang
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Advancing Equity

  Claire Johnston, Stephen T. Garnett
  Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

• Korean Cuisine as a Mode of Urban Belonging in Santiago-Chile

  Martina Cayul
  Identity and Belonging

• “I Am Because We Are”

  Gabriel Ayayia, Onosedeba Mary Ayayia
  2026 Special Focus—The Social Impacts of Geopolitics: Interventions to Strengthen Humanity

• Autobiography in the Making

  Sidonia Alenuma
  Identity and Belonging

• Cultural Symbols

  Essien Oku Essien, Awni Kalkat, Sonika Lamichhane
  Identity and Belonging

• [It’s] Always Better When Something Is Organic

  Adia Wingfield
  Organizational Diversity

• Dual-Lens Framework for Equity-Centered Education

  Zamzam Dini, Miguel Quinones
  Education and Learning Worlds of Differences

• Creating Structures of Care for Equity-Seeking Higher Education Reformers

  Jen Westmoreland
  Education and Learning Worlds of Differences

• Beyond Inclusion Fatigue

  Anthony Manuel Cruz Pantojas
  Organizational Diversity

• Navigating Credentialing Hurdles

  Ayodeji Osiname
  Organizational Diversity

• Consensus Decision-Making Models and Approaches - a Realist Review for Higher Education

  Ulises Charles Rodriguez
  Organizational Diversity

• Montreal Cégeps and Forensic Architecture Methodologies

  Jennifer Angela Lopes
  2026 Special Focus—The Social Impacts of Geopolitics: Interventions to Strengthen Humanity

• Assessing the Impact of the Dobbs Abortion Ruling on Women and Low-Income Populations

  Haco Hoang
  Community Diversity and Governance

• Teaching Practice in Multi-grade Schools in a Context of Diversity

  María Azucena Caro Dueñas, Ambar Varela
  Education and Learning Worlds of Differences

• Between the Guarantee of the Right to Education and Cultural Domination - On the Challenges Indigenous Peoples Face in Accessing Education

  Elvira Martinez, Ambar Varela
  Education and Learning Worlds of Differences

• The Original Sins of Nation Building

  Magdaleno Manzanárez, Ambar Varela, Julieta Altamirano-Crosby
  Identity and Belonging

• Supported Decision Making and Shared Decision Making in Mental Health Counseling for Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  Mang Yip
  Identity and Belonging

• The Ticket - How a Community Partnership Created a College Going Culture among First-Generation Students

  Gilberto Mireles
  Organizational Diversity

• Beyond the Checkbox

  Christopher Zraunig
  Organizational Diversity

• Intersecting LGBTQI Language Educator Identity Negotiation, Experience Navigation, and Institutional Heteroprofessionalism

  Mehmet Sahin
  Identity and Belonging

• The Other Mexico - Afrodescendants, Cultural Resilience, and the Struggle for Visibility

  Julieta Altamirano-Crosby, Ambar Varela, Magdaleno Manzanárez
  Identity and Belonging

• Design and Pilot Test of an Implicit Bias Mitigation Curriculum for Medical Clinicians

  Benjamin Reese, Jr.
  Education and Learning Worlds of Differences

• Advancing Equity

  Claire Johnston, Stephen T. Garnett
  Community Diversity and Governance

• Beyond the Margins - Black Women’s Lived Experiences of Psychological Safety in Legal Workplaces

  Chanel Bradden
  Identity and Belonging

Workshop Presentation

• Mentoring as Policy

  Kimberly Colclough
  Organizational Diversity

• Culture and Perspectives on Sexual Assault Policy

  KelleyAnne Malinen
  Education and Learning Worlds of Differences

• The Way of Befriending

  Parfait Bassalé
  Identity and Belonging

• Driving Leadership Commitment to Build Brave and Safe Spaces.

  Gerardo Gauthier Zayas, Ed.D.
  Identity and Belonging

Poster Session

• Navigating Identity in the Workplace: An Examination of Stereotype Experiences Across Generational and Social Groups

  Elizabeth Candello
  Organizational Diversity

Innovation Case Studies

• Re-Framing Resilience

  Maria Mackinney
  Identity and Belonging