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Panel Schedule

ALL CONFERENCE SESSIONS WILL BE STREAMED LIVE YOUTUBE. CLICK ON THE SESSION TITLE TO BE TAKEN TO THE LINK TO VIEW THE LIVE STREAM.

CONCURRENT PANEL SESSION #1
10:45 - 11:45 A.M.

Global Health (Room A)
Moderator: Ebony White, PhD

Christiana Obeng | College of Medicine
                Sustainability of WASH Infrastructure in Lesotho: Observations of Attitudes of the Basotho and their Impact on Project Longevity

Maxine Davis | Dornsife School of Public Health
                WASH Conditions Assessment in Healthcare Facilities in Rural Zambia

Briana Giollroy | Dornsife School of Public Health
                A Multi-level Analysis of Early Childhood Nutrition and WASH Practices in Lesotho

Katherine Boyd | College of Medicine
                A Barrier Analysis Evaluating the Obstacles and Perceptions Regarding Handwashing at Critical Times in Chongwe, Zambia

 Matthew Wabwire | Dornsife School of Public Health
                Impact of Human Waste on Diarrheal Disease Among Children Under 5 in Malawi

Global Science, Tech, Environment, and Society (Room C)
Moderator: David Velinsky, PhD

Tais Idi-Infante | College of Arts and Sciences
                Biochar: Gateway to Water Sovereignty

Joel Jesudason | LeBow College of Business
           Ghana and Blockchain: Incentivizing and Managing the Reduction of Waste

Aashvi Patel | LeBow College of Business
                Sustainable Aviation Fuel: An Effective Solution

Olivia Spratt | Pennoni Honors College
                Defining Upcycled Food Products

  

CONCURRENT PANEL SESSION #2

12:00 - 1:00 P.M.


Global Media, Culture, and Arts (Room A)
Moderator: Al Tedesco

Christopher Silva | Westphal College of Media Arts & Design 
                USA Coverage of Global Waste Issues

Theano Karavangelas | Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
                Greece Coverage of Global Waste Issues

Sanjana Babu | Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
                Indian Coverage of Global Waste Issues

Alexis VanDeventer | Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
                Social Media Creating Demand/Reducing Waste

Matthew Barnosky | Westphal College of Media Arts & Design 
                Electronic Recycling and Recycling Myths
             

Global Justice and Human Rights (Room C)
Moderator: Steve Dolph, PhD

Mary Grace Cornell-Combs | LeBow College of Business
                Sustaining Community: The Fair Trade Solution

Shraddha Damaraju | College of Medicine
                Community-Driven Solutions to Global Challenges: Naloxone Distribution in Philadelphia Communities

Reva Swiedler | College of Arts and Sciences
                NGOs and International Development Projects: An Overview of the 'Waste' Involved

Jerusalem Tamire | LeBow College of Business
                Focusing in on Child Abandonment in eSwatini : The GUAVA Project



CONCURRENT PANEL SESSION #3
2:45 – 3:45 P.M.

Global-Local Community Solutions and Innovations (Room A)
Moderator: Jennifer Ayres, PhD

Tim Hanlon | Pennoni Honors College
                USGA Sustainability Committee

Julianna Rudnick | College of Arts and Sciences
                Revaluing Trash: A Case Study on the Power of Recycled Artist in Residency Programs

Rachel Sasson | Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
                Race to Zero Waste: Philadlephia

Marie Mastrobattista | Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
                Convening Sustainable Learning: Examining the Community School Framework as a Mode of Creating Sustainable Learning Environments

Lucia Yanik & Lauran Beich | Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
                Six Feet Under: Rethinking Death and Waste

Global Business and Economic Development (Room C)
Moderator: Mark Stehr, PhD

Krystyna Salyuk | Pennoni Honors College
                Sustainable Solutions to Food Packaging Waste

Lev Boonin | Pennoni Honors College
                Waste Not: Rot Not

Lyndsay Debo | LeBow College of Business
                How can Companies Decrease Food Waste Due to Confusion About Food Product Dating?

Satchel Manchester | LeBow College of Business
                How Job Retraining Programs Can Help Minimize Workforce Waste in the Automotive Industry