Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop III
Friday, March 2, 2012 • 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
The third Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop offers everyone concerned with Buffalo’s poverty the chance to hear about new and ongoing research, promising strategies, and opportunities for collaboration. The workshop is designed for local scholars, social service agencies, advocates, and government leaders and staff, among others.
PROGRAM
8:30 am Registration/Coffee
9:00 am Welcome
9:10 am Introduction
“Who is Living in Poverty Today: The Buffalo-Niagara Metropolitan Region” Sam Magavern, co-director, Partnership for the Public Good
9:30 am – 12:00 pm Presentations
“Ending Homelessness through Housing First”
Karen Carman, HOPE Center Director, Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of WNY
Elizabeth McClam, Program Director of Homeless Services, Lake Shore Safe Haven, Lake Shore Behavioral Health
Moderator: Dale Zuchlewski, Executive Director, Homeless Alliance of Western New York
“Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership (ISEP) with the Buffalo Public Schools” Joseph Gardella, PhD, Chemistry, University at Buffalo
Catherine Lange, PhD, Earth Sciences & Science Education, Buffalo State College
“`Patient Voices to Improve Primary Care’: A Community-Based Participatory Research Project” Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, PhD, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo
Rona D’Aniello, RD, Diabetes Education Coordinator, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo
Members of the Patient Action Teams
12:00 pm Networking
12:30 pm Closing