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Symposium on Opportunity and Access Research (SOAR)
Presented by Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
A workshop-style mini-retreat on common areas of research within IAC
Hall Building Room 102
12-6pm September 6, 2013
12:00 Collect Name Tags and Box Lunches
12:15 Welcome: Dean Jacqueline Royster
Goals: Jennifer Clark, Director, Center for Urban Innovation
12:30 Medicine and Health: Expanding Access and Assessing Disparities
Kim Isett (Public Policy), Jennifer Singh (HTS),
Aaron Levine (Public Policy)
Moderator: Roberta Berry (Public Policy).
1:30 Break
1:45 Poverty, Inequality, and Development
Kirk Bowman (INTA), Michael Best (INTA), Olga Shemyakina (Economics),
Shatakshee Dhongde (Economics).
Moderator: Danny Boston (INTA).
3:00 Break
3:15 Food Systems: From Urban Agriculture to the Global Food Supply
Carl DiSalvo (LMC), Bill Winders (HTS), and Justin Biddle (Public Policy).
Moderator: Barbara Lynch (INTA).
4:15 Group Discussion: Next Steps for Research and Collaboration
Closing Words: Janet Murray, Associate Dean for Research, IAC
5:00 Reception
All GT faculty and graduate students are welcome to join us. If you are planning to attend, please register here.
