MAAAS Conference Schedule

Friday, 21 Oct.

Central Time

  8:30-9:00

Breakfast

  9:00-9:15

Welcome

  9:15-10:15

Joint Plenary #1: Richard Appiah, University of Ghana

Tailoring Research to Context: Revisiting the Informed Consent Process and Ethico-Cultural Issues in Community-Based Research in sub-Saharan Africa

10:15-11:15

Joint Plenary #2: Davison Munodawafa, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe 

Health as Key Driver for Development in Africa: The missing link?

11:15-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:30

Joint Plenary #3: Folashade Agusto, University of Kansas, USA

COVID-19: Modeling the impact of human behavior and perception of risks on disease transmission

12:30-2:00

Lunch on Own

2:00-3:15

MAAAS Panel #1

  • Abiy Haile, Archie Heddings, & Solomon Mengistu: Ways to Improve Orthopedics in Ethiopia and in the US Through our Collaborative International Trauma Fellowship
  • Catherine Wexler: Assessing user preferences for design characteristics of oral dissolvable strips for pediatric HIV medication: a qualitative study
  • Ifeloju Olusanya: Community wellbeing and local development in heritage environments in a covid-19 era: the case of the Badagry historic area, Lagos State, Nigeria

3:15-3:30

Coffee Break

3:30-4:45

MAAAS Panel #2

  • Ridwan Muhammad: Oily Lands Rusty Wombs: Oil Exploration and Sexual Reproductive Health in Niger Delta 1957-1992
  • Godson Nwachukwu: Oil Exploration and Health Challenge in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
  • Adesoji Adedipe: Health outbreaks in African cities and state response to emergencies: Lagos, Nigeria as a case study.

4:45-5:00

Coffee Break

5:00-6:00

Distinguished Professor Lecture: Peter Ukpokodu, University of Kansas, USA

Covid-19 and Global Africa from the Lenses of a Humanist

6:00-8:00

MAAAS Dinner Reception

Saturday, 22 Oct.

Central Time

8:30-9:00

Breakfast

9:00-10:15

MAAAS Roundtable #1:Helping Healthcare Providers Understand Black, African American, African Immigrants and Refugee Patients in KC (Leylah Ndinda, Estella Fondzeka, Essence Miller, Elisha Mutarahaza, Khulud Khudur)

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-12:00

MAAAS Panel #3

  • Michelle Cochran & Brian Kyololo: How to Create Meaningful Global Connections Through Virtual Collaborations
  • Anthony Kovac: Bidirectional Cooperation and the Evolution of EMT Training for the Ghana National Ambulance Service
  • Sharlene Teefey: Addressing Obstetric Fistula in Uganda: The Role of Ultrasound and Microfinancing
  • Lisa Trujillo: Forced to adapt, prepared for the future   

12:00-1:30

Lunch and Business Meeting

Africana Art Exhibition by Dr. Hassaballa Omar Hassaballa

1:30-2:35

MAAAS Panel #4

  • Anatole Balma & Angellar Manguvo Impact of the Covid 19 on Education Systems in Afrique; lessons Learned and Way Ahead
  • Asmaa Benbaba Learning Barriers Facing Older Adults in Morocco During Covid-19
  • Angellar Manguvo The Covid-19 Lockdown and its Impact on Education in Zimbabwe: A Survey of PArents and Guardians of Students in Primary and Secondary Schools

2:35-2:45

Coffee Break

2:45-3:50

MAAAS Panel #5

  • Ezinne Mba The Effects of COVID-19 on Nigerian Youth Civic Engagement
  • Felicitas Okorie & Regina Okorie: The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Financial Inclusion of Small-Holder Women Farmers and Agro-entrepreneurs in Nigeria (A Review)
  • Mary Mba The Pandemic of Online Betting in Nigeria since COVID-19

3:50-4:00

Coffee Break

4:00-5:15

MAAAS Roundtable #2:Everyday Considerations and Everyday Resilience in the Life of a Black, African American, African immigrant, or Refugee in the Midwest (Kim Weaver, Belinda Chege, Salma Abdalla, Taj Suleyman, Farris Muhammad)