(Re)Frame Series
(Re)Frame Series Across Disciplines
Past Events and Recordings
The Center for Inclusive Excellence, the Institute for Dialogue and Social Justice, and the Center for Transformative Justice offers a year-long scholarly discussion series on a given issue or topic such as structural racism. Each year focuses on a different issue, and every month features a panel of scholars, students and community partners from a different discipline.
2022-2023 (Re)Frame Series: Healing and Transformational Work Across Disciplines
The 2022-23 (Re)Frame series hosts a scholarly discussion series on healing and transformational work across disciplines and fields. This series provides a space for scholars, activists, students, and community leaders to share methods and possibilities for creating a more equitable and just future. The series serves as a sensemaking forum, discussing a variety of topics including student success, nonviolent communication, prison reform and rehabilitation, and public speaking and advocacy.
Transformative Learning at Las Colinas
March 17, 2023
Panelists: Jenny Franco, SDSU Student
Miriam Navarro, SDSU Student
Annika Wong, SDSU Student
Bridget Wright, Reentry Supervisor at LCDRF
Araceli Ramirez Lopez, Correctional Counselor at LCDRF
Facilitator: Tiffany Dykstra-DeVette, Ph.D., School of Communication
Zoom Recording
Healing Through Speech: A Forensics Showcase
February 17, 2023
Panelists: Ashleigh Edwards, SDSU Student
Hunter McKelvey, SDSU Student
Damon Mitchell, SDSU Student
Facilitator: Yea-Wen Chen, Ph.D., School of Communication
Zoom Recording
Reframing Relationships Through Inclusive and Nonviolent Communication
November 18, 2022
Panelists: Adam Adams, M.S., Office for Restorative Practices
Jessica Chang, M.Ed., Center for Inclusive Excellence
Ricky Pope, Ph.D., Office for Restorative Practices
Facilitator: Conor McLaughlin, Ph.D., Center for Inclusive Excellence
Zoom Recording
Student Success Reconsidered - A Critique of Popular Education Theories & Frameworks
October 21, 2022
Speaker: Frank Harris, Ed.D., College of Education
Zoom Recording
2021-2022 (Re)Frame Series: “Anti-Oppression” work Across Disciplines
The 2021-2022 (Re)Frame series seeks not only to identify and deconstruct forces of oppression, but to also imagine, identify, and contribute to the construction of a better, more just world. The (Re)Frame series discussion takes place on the 3rd Friday of every month at 12-1pm.
From Allyship to Co-Conspirator in Anti-Oppression Work
April 15, 2022
Panelists: Tonika Green, Ph.D., College of Education
Katina Lambros, Ph.D., College of Education
Rachel Richardson, SDSU Student
Facilitator: Jennifer Imazeki, Ph.D., School of Economics
Zoom Registration Link
Anti-Oppression Work in Dance & Performance
March 18, 2022
Panelists: Ari Honarvar, Writer
Dilkhwaz Ahmed, Executive Director of License to Freedom
Chuyun Oh, Ph.D., School of Music and Dance
Facilitator: Yea-Wen Chen, Ph.D., School of Communication
Zoom Recording
Anti-Oppression Work at Institutional Levels with University Change Agents
February 18, 2022
Panelists: April Laster, Open Heart Leaders
Vangie Akridge, Ph.D., Educational Psychologist, Alliant International University
Facilitator: Alan Mobley, Ph.D., School of Public Affairs
Zoom Recording
Anti-Oppression Work in the Business Context
November 19, 2021
Panelists: Beth Chung, Ph.D., Fowler College of Business
Devin Hughes, Author, Speaker, Consultant
Gabrielle Washington, SDSU Student, Human Resources Management
Facilitator: Lisa Gates, Ph.D., College of Education
Zoom Recording
Defining “Anti-Oppression” Work
September 17, 2021
Panelists: Alan Mobley, Ph.D., School of Public Affairs
Jennifer Imazeki, Ph.D., School of Economics
Lisa Gates, Ph.D., College of Education
Yea-Wen Chen, Ph.D., School of Communication
Zoom Recording
2020-2021 (Re)Frame Series: Structural Racism Across the Disciplines
This inaugural series seeks discussion and perspective on structural racism across disciplines. The (Re)Frame series discussion takes place on the 3rd Friday of every month at 12-1pm.
Health Disparities and Structural Racism
April 16, 2021
Panelists: Melody K. Schiaffino, Ph.D, MPH, Health Management and Policy Professor @ SDSU
Natasha Salgado, Logan Heights Community Development Corporation
Eya Massan Touglo, Fulfilling Destiny
Thelma Navarro, SDSU Student @ School of Public Health
Facilitator: Yea-Wen Chen, Ph.D.
Zoom Link
Education and Structural Racism
March 19, 2021
Panelists: Marissa Vasquez, Ph.D., Postsecondary/Community College Leadership Faculty @ SDSU
Eriq Felix, Ph.D., Postsecondary/Community College Leadership Faculty @ SDSU
Gloria Corral, CEO/President of the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)
Ángel Gonzalez, Ed.D, SDSU Student
Nicholas Leath-Lacy, SDSU School of Communication Student
Natalie King-Shaw, SDSU Student @ School of Psychology
Facilitator: Lisa Gates, Ph.D.
Zoom Link
Structural Racism and Dialogue about Race
February 19, 2021
Panelists: Godfried Asante, Ph.D.
Marwa Abdalla, Ph. D., Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, UCSD
Leonard J. Thompson III, Th.D, San Diego NAACP
Kayla Gerdes, SDSU Student & School of Communication
Facilitator: Yea-Wen Chen, Ph.D., School of Communication
Zoom Link
Hospitality and Tourism
November 20, 2020
Panelists: Alana Dillette, Ph.D.,
Jason Dunn, President of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners & VP of Cincinnati Convention & Visitors Bureau
Martinique Lewis, Diversity in Travel Marketing Consultant & Founder of ABC Travel Green Book
Brylynn Smith, SDSU Student @ School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Facilitator: Lisa Gates, Ph.D., College of Education
Zoom Link
Politics and Voting
October 16, 2020
Panelists: Dooreen Mattingly, Ph.D.
Homayra Yusuf, PANA
Sean Elo-Rivera, Youth Will
Rashanna Lee, SDSU Student @ Department of Women’s Studies
Facilitator: Jennifer Imazeki, Ph.D.
Zoom Link
Policing and Criminal Justice System
September 18, 2020
Panelists: Megan Welsh, Ph.D., School of Public Affairs
Anthony Williams
Martin Leyva
Facilitator: Alan Mobley, Ph.D., School of Public Affairs
Zoom Link
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