Graduate Research Workshop

Annual KASC Graduate Research Workshop | In-person &Virtual

The annual KASC Graduate Research Workshop is scheduled for Friday, March 1, 2024 from 9:00 am-4:30 pm in Bailey Hall (Rooms 109 and 204) and Virtual.


Time	Session Title
09:00am – 09:15am CT (15:00-15:15 UTC)	Welcome and Opening Remarks, Bailey Hall 109 Zoom: https://kansas.zoom.us/j/94873795514 Passcode: 2024
09:15am – 10:45am CT (15:15- 16:45 UTC)	Session 1: Location: Bailey Hall 109 Zoom: https://kansas.zoom.us/j/94873795514 Passcode: 2024 Chair: Ismahan Diop, Associate Professor & Clinical Psychologist, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar Sénégal Omowunmi Olaleye (School of Social Work, University of Kansas) A Cross-national Multicultural Analysis of the Definition and Measurement of Childhood Adversity Umar Olansile Ajetunmobi (Department of Communications Studies, University of Kansas) "Am I Crazy?" Communicating Stigma About Jinn-Related Mental Health Conditions in Nigeria: Muslim's Lived Experiences and Management Strategies Anele Siswana (Department of Psychology, University of South Africa) Complexities of Mental Health and African Healing Practice among AmaGqirha Kwa Xhosa in the Eastern Cape: towards an integrative model in clinical practice
10:45am – 11:00am (16:45- 17:00 UTC)	Break Location: Bailey Hall 109
11:00am – 12:30pm CT (17:00- 18:30 UTC)	Session 2: Location: Bailey Hall 109 Zoom: https://kansas.zoom.us/j/94873795514 Passcode: 2024 Chair: Stacey Vanderhurst, Associate Professor, KU Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Bongani Mavundla (Institute for Social Health Sciences, University of South Africa) Constructions and Practices of Transnational Fatherhood Amongst Somali Men in Johannesburg, South Africa Christabel Tsoto (KU Department of Geography) A Comparative Study of Well-being Outcomes for Children of Regionally and Internationally Migrated Parents Ridwan Muhammed (KU Department of History) Blessings of Marriage: Neoliberal Modernity and Family Planning in Yorubaland 1952-1990
12:30pm – 1:15pm CT (18:30- 19:15 UTC)	Lunch Break Location: Bailey Hall 109
1:15pm – 2:45pm CT (19:15- 20:15 UTC)	Session 3A: Location: Bailey Hall 109 Zoom: https://kansas.zoom.us/j/94873795514 Passcode: 2024 Chair: Aimee Wilson, Associate Professor, KU Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Bernice Franklina Abolga (KU Department of African and African-American Studies) Traumatic Echoes: Afropolitan Experience in Darko’s Beyond the Horizon and Adichie’s Americanah Luana Caetano Thibes (KU Department of African and African-American Studies) Female self-agency in Chimamanda Adichie's narratives: Emancipatory perspectives Abisola Akinsiku (KU Department of English) The Politics of Death: Necropolitics in NoViolet Bulawayo's We Need New Names Session 3B: Location: Bailey Hall 204 Zoom: https://kansas.zoom.us/j/95726235332 Passcode: 845383 Chair: Asmaa Benbaba , Lecturer, KU Department of African & African American Studies Siakpebru Priscillia Obiageli (KU Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies) The Biafra War and the Null Curriculum: Addressing Historical Omissions to Address Current Issues and Find Solutions Ernestina Wiafe (College of Education, Kansas State University) Incorporating Teachers in Curriculum Development for Effective Implementation: A Sustainable Approach to K-12 Education in Ghana Elizabeth Chunda (KU Department of African & African-American Studies) Rebranding Pan-African Movements: A deliberate initiative?
2:45pm – 3:00pm CT (20:45-21:00 UTC)	Break Location: Bailey Hall 109
3:00pm – 4:30pm CT (21:00- 22:30 UTC)	Session 4A: Location: Bailey Hall 109 Zoom: https://kansas.zoom.us/j/94873795514 Passcode: 2024 Chair: Marwa Ghazali, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Houston Alicia Houser (KU Department of History) The Women Who Made Moshi: An Urban History of Independent Tanzania Eric Splavec (KU Department of Political Science) The Birth of a Superpower Charity Adela (KU Department of Geography) Changing Dynamics in the Area of Coastal Lagoons in Ghana: A case of the Fosu lagoon Session 4B: Location: Bailey Hall 204 Zoom: https://kansas.zoom.us/j/95726235332 Passcode: 845383 Chair: Luciano Tosta, Associate Professor, KU Department of Spanish & Portuguese Adesoji Adedipe (KU Department of History) Infrastructure of mobility and segregation in Nigeria: Urban motor public transport in Lagos in perspective Ofon-ikot Emmanuel Ayodeji (KU Department of African & African-American Studies) Exploring Afro-diasporic spirituality: A comparative of African traditional religion in Brazil and in Nigeria Sunday Adegbenro (KU Department of English) Cultural Paradigms in Academia: An African Scholar's Perspective on American 'Goblin Mode'