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Regional
Poverty Research Conference
Rural Poverty in the Northeast: Global Forces and Individual Coping Strategies Days Inn, State College, PA May 3-4, 2005 |
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| Draft Agenda | |||||||
| Tuesday,
May 3, 2005 |
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| Chaired by Bruce Weber, Oregon State, RPRC | |||||||
| 8:30 am | Welcome and Introductions - purpose of conference | ||||||
| 9:00 am | Overview
of poverty trends in the Northeastern U.S. - Leif Jensen, Penn
State |
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| 9:45 am | The Roots of Rural Poverty - Stephan Goetz, Penn State | ||||||
| 10:30 am | Break | ||||||
| 10:45 am | The
Dynamics of Food Insecurity in Rural America: Are There Regional Differences?
Christine M. Olson, Emily O. Miller, Josephine A. Swanson,
and Myla S. Strawderman, Cornell |
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| 11:30 am | Lunch | ||||||
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12:20 am
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Emerging Scholars Presentation - Local Economic Structure and Community Well-Being In Ossipee, New Hampshire - Chris R. Colocousis, University of New Hampshire | ||||||
| Chaired by Stephan Goetz, The Northeast Center | |||||||
| 1:00 pm | Complex Families, Multi-Partner Fertility, and Children's Access to Economic Resources: An Ethnographic Perspective on Rural Families - Linda Burton, Penn State | ||||||
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1:45 pm
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Work
and Welfare Strategies Among Single Mothers in Rural New England:
The Role of Social Networks and Social Support -
Sally K. Ward and Heather Turner, University of New Hampshire
Employment
and Obstacles to Employment of Rural Low-Income Mothers in the Northeast
- Sheila Mammen, University of Massachusetts and Elizabeth
Dolan, University of New Hampshire |
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| 3:15 pm | Break | ||||||
| Chaired by Leif Jensen, Penn State | |||||||
| 3:30
pm 4:15 pm 4:55 pm |
Work, Welfare, and the Informal Economy: An Examination of Family Livelihood Strategies in Rural Pennsylvania - Tim Slack, Louisiana State Poverty, Residential Mobility and Student Transiency within Rural New York School Districts - Kai Schafft, Penn State The Significance
of Employment for Chronic Stress and Psychological Distress among
Rural Single Mothers - Heather
Turner, University of New Hampshire |
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| 5:45 pm | Adjourn | ||||||
| 6:00 pm | Hors d' Oeuvres | ||||||
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Wednesday, May 4, 2005 |
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| 7:30 am | Breakfast | ||||||
| Chaired by Brian Dabson, RUPRI, RPRC | |||||||
| 8:30 am | Re-open and re-cap | ||||||
| 8:45 am | Practitioner and Policy Responses | ||||||
| 9:45 am | Economic Coping Strategies - further thoughts - Mil Duncan, University of New Hampshire | ||||||
| 10:30 am | Break | ||||||
| 11:00 am | Implications for Future Poverty Research - Diane McLaughlin, Penn State | ||||||
| Noon | Adjourn | ||||||
| All sessions allow time for questions and answers. | |||||||
| Questions or comment? Please contact the co-Chairs Brian Dabson (brian@rupri.org), Bruce Weber (bruce.weber@oregonstate.edu), Leif Jensen (lij1@psu.edu), Stephan Goetz (nercrd@psu.edu) or 814-863-4656. | |||||||
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