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CICW Research Workgroup: SSWR 29^th Annual Conference Presentations

Members of the CICW Research Workgroup will be presenting the following oral paper, symposium, and roundtable at the SSWR 29^th Annual Conference.

Oral Paper: Building the Capacity of Social Service Systems to Serve Unaccompanied Immigrant Transitional Age Youth (TAY) during the Precarious Transition to Adulthood & Illegality

• Author: Kristina Lovato, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, CA
• Date & Time: Friday, January 17, 2025: 5:30 PM-7:00 PM (PT)
• Location:Columbia, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Roundtable: Immigration Policy in the Wake of the 2024 Election: Impacts to Immigrant Communities and Finding a Path Forward

• Organizer: Kristina Lovato, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
• Date & Time: Thursday, January 16, 2025: 3:15 PM-4:45 PM (PT)
• Location: Columbia, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)
• Speakers/Presenters: Tatiana Londoño, MSSW, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles; Kerri Evans, PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Robert Hasson, PhD, Providence College, Wendy Cervantes, Center for Law & Social Policy and Cindy Liou, Esq, Kids in Needs of Defense

Symposium: The Importance of Parents’ Wellbeing, Parenting, and Other Family Practices in the Current Socio-Political Immigration Context

• Symposium Organizer: Maryam Rafieifar, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington
• Date & Time: Friday, January 17, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (PT)
• Location:Seneca, Level 4 (Sheraton Grand Seattle)
• Discussant:Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen, PhD, Stockton University
• Presenting Authors:
  1. Tatiana Londono, MSSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
     Impact of Migration Trauma Exposure on Parent-Child Relationships Among Families from the Northern Triangle of Central America
  2. Cheryl Aguilar, PhD Candidate, Smith College
     What about the Parents? Exploring the Impact of Immigration Separation and Reunification on the Wellbeing and Sense of Self of Central American Parents
  3. Maryam Rafieifar, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, Hui Huang, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, and Catalina Canizares Escobar, PhD, New York University
     Parenting Stress in Immigrant Families: Roles of Social Support and Household Dynamics
  4. Kelechi Wright, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Houston
     Immigrant Perspectives on the Nature of How Child Welfare Prioritizes Culture and Family
  5. Morgan Pardue-Kim, PhD Candidate; Kerri Evans, PhD, Assistant Professor; Celene Viveros Garces, Research Team Member; and Melissa Edmondson Smith, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
     Former Unaccompanied Refugee Minors’ Experiences As Parents: A Collaborative Approach