International Research Symposium

Each year, the Committee for International Research holds a research symposium to showcase the international/global research and creative activities of �� faculty.

We aim to:

Bring together people from different disciplines to share their work and explore collaboration possibilities.
Foster discussion through informal mini-presentations of faculty work.
Learn about the exciting and innovative international research of our faculty.
Educate �� and our surrounding community about our amazing work!

Fall 2023 Symposium

Location: Extended Learning Building 373
Date: Thursday, November 16th, 2023
Time: 10:30 AM to Noon and 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

The Committee for International Research (CIR) invites abstract submissions from �� faculty to showcase their international/global research and creative activities. CIR welcomes all forms of presentation at the informal, non-technical symposium.

The event is free and open to the entire campus community. Please share with your colleagues and students.

Symposium Sessions

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Session I: 10:30 AM - Noon
- 10:30 AM
  - Dr. Charles De Leone, Dean, Office of Graduate Research & Studies
    Dr. Elizabeth Matthews, Moderator
    Welcome & Opening Remarks
- 10:55 AM
  - Dr. Gabriel Valle, Associate Professor
    CHABSS, Environmental Studies
    Tale of Two Valleys: Contested Spaces, Cultural Heritage, and Gastronomic Innovation on La Ruta del Vino
- 11:15 AM
  - Dr. Ranjeeta Basu, Professor
    CHABSS, Economics
    Compassion and the Care Economy: Lessons from India
- 11:35 AM
  - Dr. Paola Ometto, Assistant Professor
    CoBA, Management
    Emancipating the Women: How Gender-mix in Entrepreneurial Teams Influences Women’s Emancipation
- 11:50 AM - Noon
  - Conversation and Q&A
- Noon - 1:30 PM
  - Global Education, International Coffee Hour & Photo
    Contest | ELB 588
Session II: 1:30 - 3:00 PM
- 1:35 PM
- - Dr. Cecilia “Lia” Uy-Tioco, Moderator
    Welcome Back
- 1:40 PM
  - April Ibarra Siqueiros, User Experience Librarian
    Academic Affairs, University Library
    Traverse: Transborder Librarianship in San Diego-Tijuana and Beyond
- 2:00 PM
  - Dr. Cecilia Uy-Tioco, Associate Professor
    CHABSS, Communication
    Mobile Phones, Live-in Domestic Workers in the Philippines, and the Transformation of Everyday Life
- 2:20 PM
  - France-Luce Benson, M.F.A, Assistant Professor
    CHABSS School of Arts, Theatre
    Acts of Resistance: The Haitian Revolution
- 2:40 - 2:50 PM
  - Conversation and Q&A
- 2:50 - 3:00 PM
  - Dr. Cecilia Uy-Tioco
    Closing Remarks

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