Loyola University Chicago

Center for Urban Research and Learning

Friday Morning Seminar - Fall 2010

FALL 2010 

DateTopicPresenter
 Sept 3 No seminar - first week of semester  
Sept 10  Comparing Disasters: How September 11th Defined Our Expectations of the Affected and How this Created Bias among Researchers in the Aftermath of Katrina  Denese Neu, PhD,  HHS Planning & Consulting Inc.
Sept 17 A Conversation on Loyola's Mission and Identity as Jesuit and Catholic Dr. John Hardt, Loyola University Chicago, Office of the President
Sept 24 Exercising Voice and Agency: The Civic Engagement of Recent American Immigrants Anthony Orum & Kiljoong Kim, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Sociology 
Oct 1 Navigating the System: Representing People Living with HIV/AIDS in Federal and State Benefits Cases Emily Ruggles, Legal Aid Foundation
Oct 8 Fresh Off the Streets: Social Networks and Economic Lives of Former Sex Workers in Detroit Paul Draus, University of Michigan, Department of Sociology & Juliette Roddy, University of Michigan, Department of Economics
Oct 15 Fighting Poverty by Building Power: Uniting Workers and Community Allies to Bring Justice to Chicago's Food and Hospitality Industry Kyle Schafer, Unite Here
Oct 22 Using Systems Integration Strategies to Meet the Needs of Homeless Families Anne Marie Grimberg, Heartland Alliance
Oct 29 Illinois Mental Health Courts Study: Preliminary Findings [PowerPoint] Art Lurigio, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Criminal Justice & Monte Staton, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Sociology
Nov 5

Trauma and Spirituality 

*Please note - this seminar will start at 10:00am instead of 10:30am.

Kevin Gillespie, SJ, Associate Provost, Loyola University Chicago
Nov 12 Collaborative Research: Ethical Issues and IRB Challenges Emily Anderson, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Health Research and Policy
Nov 19 Dr. Warren will be discussing his new book Fire in the Heart: How White Activists Embrace Racial Justice Mark Warren, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
Nov 26 No seminar-Thanksgiving break  
Dec 3 Loyola University Chicago School of Law Health Justice Project: Community Collaboration to Ensure Equal Access to Health, Opportunity and Justice Emily Benfer, Loyola University Chicago, Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy 
Dec 10 MSM & Risk Behavior: An Analysis from Project BUMPS  Michael Dentato, Loyola University Chicago, School of Social Work