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St. John's University Montclair State University Rutgers University School of Social Work Asian/Pacific/American Studies Institute at New York University

Conference Committee

Conference Chairperson
Rafael Art Javier, Ph.D., ABPP, Licensed Psychologist, New York State, Professor of Psychology and the Director Inter-agencies Training and Research Initiatives and the Post-Graduate Professional Programs at St. John’s University

Conference Co-Chairperson
Amanda L. Baden, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, New York State, Associate Professor, Counseling and Educational Leadership, Montclair State University

Committee Members

* Beverly Andres, LSW

* Alina Camacho-Gingerich, Ph.D., Chair of St. John's University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), and Professor of Languages and Literatures

* Lydia Duncan, Instructional Course Designer, Rutgers School of Social Work, Institute for Families, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

* Pamela Hasegawa, Adoptee, Educator, Advocate

* Lorayne Losch, LCSW

* Phyllis Lowinger, ACSW

* Hollee McGinnis, MSW, Policy & Operations Director, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute

* Jane Platt, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

* John Raible, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Diversity & Curriculum Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

* Laura A. Thomas, M.A., School Counselor, Freehold School District, NJ

Assistant Committee Members

* Jennifer Donnelly, Graduate Student

* Jennifer Kuo, Graduate Student