Plenary – Opening Session (9:00 am  – 10:30 am)

• 9:00 am – 9:05 am: Welcome
• 9:05 am – 10:30 am: Social Equity in the Trenches: Collaboration Between the Public & Philanthropic Centers to Add Value to Communities

Morning Break/Transition (10:30 am – 10:45 am)

Concurrent Session I (10:45 am – 12:00 pm)

• Teaching Social Equity in the Face of Resistance: Cross-Curricular Strategies for Faculty and Programs (SEFR)
• Social Equity Policy: From Agenda Setting to Implementation (PPSE)
• Social Equity in Emergency Management (EMSE)
• Social Equity and Health (HESD)
• Sex & Gender-based Violence (CJSE)
• Advancing Racial Equity Work in Massachusetts Municipalities

Lunch (12:00 pm – 12:45 pm)

Concurrent Session II (12:45 pm – 2:00 pm)

• Incorporating Equity into US State Agency Performance Assessments (PPSE)
• Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit: Do Black Lives Matter? (SEFR)
• AI in Emergency Management (EMSE)
• Social Equity and Federal Government (PPSE)
• Planning in Emergency Management (EMSE)
• Moving Beyond Good Intentions: Normalizing and Operationalizing Equity in Teams and Projects

Break/Transition (2:00 pm – 2:15 pm)

Concurrent Session III (2:15 pm – 3:30 pm)

• Promoting Epistemic Justice in Collaborations: Insights from Systematic Reviews and a Collaborative Autoethnography (SEFR)
• Policy Narratives as Instruments for Social Equity for the Most Vulnerable (PPSE)
• TV & Social Media (CJSE)
• Social Equity & Resistance (SEFR)
• Social Equity Beyond the Borders (PPSE)

Break/Transition (3:30 pm – 3:45 pm)

Award Ceremony & Plenary (3:45 pm  –5:00 pm)

• 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Philip J. Rutledge Award
• 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: George H. Fredrickson Lecture in Social Equity

Welcome Reception (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)

Plenary – Day 2 (9:00 am – 10:30 am)

Morning Break/Transition (10:30 am – 10:45 am)

Concurrent Session IV (10:45 am – 12:00 pm)

• Public Policies to Redress Disparate Impacts Across Communities: A Comprehensive Approach (PPSE)
• The Role of AI in Promoting Social Equity (WDEI)
• Poster Session I
• The DEI Training Ladder in Action: How to Evaluate and Advance Social Equity in the Face of Resistance (SEFR)
• Equity in Budgeting: More than Just Lip Service (PPSE)
• The Power of Cash - The Role of Basic Income in Advancing Health Equity

Lunch (12:00 pm – 12:45 pm)

Concurrent Session V (12:45 pm – 2:00 pm)

• Bridging Civic Divides through Youth-Centered Policies (SEFR)
• Reducing Vulnerabilities to Hazards (EMSE)
• Empowering Youth Voices: Fostering Advocacy and Agency in Public Policy (PPSE)
• Police Departments and Liaisons (CJSE)
• Advancing Social Equity: California’s SB 403 and the Inclusion of Caste under the Civil Rights Protection Act (PPSE)
• Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Achieve Health Equity (HESD)

Break/Transition (2:00 pm – 2:15 pm)

Concurrent Session VI (2:15 pm – 3:30 pm)

• Social Equity and Accountability: Innovations, Shifting Norms, and Urgent Needs (SEFR)
• Graduate Student Perspectives: Advancing Social Equity for Economic and Health Policy (PPSE)
• Policies of Inequity (CJSE)
• Agents of Change: Exploring the Impact of Institutional and Community Leaders on Social Equity (SEFR)
• Measuring Impact of Government Equity Programs
• Poster Session II

Break/Transition (3:30 pm – 3:45 pm)

Concurrent Session VII (3:45 pm – 5:00 pm)

• Practical Paths to Health Equity: Shaping Change through Practice and Scholarship (HESD)
• DEI, Employment and Education (SEFR)
• Resistance and Public Administration (SEFR/PPSE)
• Social Equity at the Local Level (PPSE)
• Disparate Risk and the Role of Public Policy, Economic Mobility, and the Consideration of Place (PPSE)
• Equity in Government: Spotlight on Connecticut

Equity Hour: Social Equity in Governance Standing Panel
Acknowledging Travel Award Winners

Concurrent Session VII (9:00 am – 9:45 am)

• Understanding Pain Management Among Older Immigrant Adults with Limited English Proficiency in the United States: A Qualitative Interpretive Approach (HESD)
• Evolution of Policy to Service Delivery for Water Security in Philadelphia (HESD)
• A Seat at the Table: Exploring the Lived Experience on Policy Bodies in New York and New Jersey to Advance Social Equity (SEFR)
• Identifying Federal, State, and Local Government Impacts of Tribes and Their Members (WDEI)

Break/Transition (9:45 am – 10:00 am)

Concurrent Session IX – Closing Session (10:00 am – 11:00 am)

• Youth & Police (CJSE)
• Social Equity & DEI (WDEI)
• Social Equity & Community (PPSE)
• Education & Social Equity (PPSE)

Conference Conclusion

Post Conference (12:00 pm – 5:00 pm)