This seminar is part of a collaboration project between University of Limerick and University of Massachusett Boston on Comparing Immigrant Advantage in the U.S. and Ireland. Project Leaders are Dr Khalifa Elmusharaf, Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick Khalifa.elmusharaf@ul.ie and Dr Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, Associate Professor of Community Development and Planning, College of Public and Community Service, University of Massachusett Boston carlos.siqueira@umb.edu.
Location: Millstream Staff Common Room, Millstream Building, University of Limerick
Date: Thursday, June 1 2017, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
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Session 1: Keynote speeches - Migrant and refugee integration | ||
9:30 – 11:00 | Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil | Overview of migration and its various phases |
Khalifa Elmusharaf | Voice integration of hard-to-reach women during conflict and before migration: Experience from South Sudan. | |
Anne MacFarlane | Inclusion of migrant voices in research: Health status and service utilisation experience of migrants | |
Anca Minescu | How do host societies look at migrants, and why? The Irish case from a social-psychological perspective | |
Carlos Siqueira | Immigrant integration in the United States | |
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break and networking | ||
Session 2: Moderated panel discussion Enhancing the roles of educational institutions on migrant and refugee integration | ||
11:30 – 1:00 | Moderated panel discussion with diverse panellists to discuss how to influence the roles of educational institutions on migrant and refugee integration (i.e. influence policy, provide evidence, build capacity, Role of students, etc.) | Moderator: Matthew Cannon |
Panellists: | ||
Carlos Siqueira – UMass Boston | ||
Bernie Quillinan - UL Engaged | ||
Mairead Moriarty - University of Limerick | ||
Eugene Quinn - Limerick Integration Working Group | ||
Geraldine Dollard - Limerick City and County Council
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Speakers
Dr Carlos Eduardo Siqueira is an associate professor in the College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) and coordinator of the Transnational Brazilian Project at The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He was an assistant professor in the Department of Community Health and Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts Lowell between 2005 and 2011, where he researched the political economy of the migration of hazards between developed and developing countries, healthcare workers’ work environment policy issues, and environmental justice for Brazilian immigrants.
Dr. Khalifa Elmusharaf is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Graduate Entry Medical School, University Limerick. He has worked for more than fifteen years as an obstetrician, researcher, project manager, lecturer and health system specialist in academia, ministries of health, and international organizations. His teaching and research interest include maternal and child health, women empowerment, community based initiatives, Participatory Ethnographic Evaluation & Research, community and health systems in conflict affected fragile states.
Dr. Anca Minescu is a lecturer in Psychology, and the Assistant Dean for Internationalisation in the Faculty of Education and Health. She works in the broad field of ethnic relations, looking at people’s attitudes and interaction with members from different ethnic or political groups. Her research is focused on how group membership affects behavior in specific ethno-national intergroup contexts; how people generate social and political change. She uses social psychological theories and quantitative empirical methods to analyze the interaction between social context and individuals, in order to address social issues like exclusion, marginalization, and multiculturalism. Her expertise lies at interdisciplinary cross-roads, looking at discrimination, group identities and intergroup relationships that formulate and reflect the degree of social inclusion and inequality in societies.
Dr Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil is a Postdoctoral researcher in Migrant Health at the Graduate Entry Medical School. Soorej is currently working in collaboration with the HSE, supporting policy and research around implementation of trained interpreters in Irish healthcare. He will also work with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the Public Health Aspects of Migration in Europe (PHAME) project.
Panelists
Dr Matthew Cannon is a lecturer at the Department of Management & Marketing at Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. His teaching and research interest include in Nonprofit Organizations, Intercultural Communication, Political Science, Conflict Resolution, Cross-Border Cooperation, Non-Profit Management, Northern Irish Peace Process, Regional Development, and US Government & Politics.
Dr Mairead Moriarty is a lecturer at the school of Modern Languages & Applied Linguistics and the Assistant Dean International at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. As a result of her leadership, the University of Limerick has been designated as a “University of Sanctuary”, a status awarded by the prestigious UK based organisation known as City of Sanctuary. The designation commits the University to an action plan with a focus on encouraging, promoting and enabling refugees and asylum seekers to access third-level education through various activities and Scholarship programmes.
Dr Bernie Quillinan is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, and the Chair of the Campus Engage Steering Committee. She is a board member of the Healthy Ireland Council and Course Director of the Diploma in Community Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership and Life skills. The Civic Engagement Champion provides national representation and leadership for ULEngage, leading inter-institutional collaboration, engagement, UL interaction between communities, staff and students, community teaching and learning and collaborative University community partnerships.
Eugene Quinn is the Chairperson of Limerick Integration Working Group. He is the Director of the Irish Jesuit Refugee Service. JRS Ireland aims to accompany, advocate and serve the cause of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. It focuses mainly on supporting people seeking asylum in state provided accommodation, assisting immigration-related detainees, working for integration and supporting the international work of JRS.
Geraldine Dollard is the head of community in Limerick City and County Council at Social Development Directorate, Limerick County and City Council.