McGinley-Rice Program

This is the preliminary program schedule for The 14th Annual McGinley-Rice Symposium, "The Face of the Person who is Incarcerated." The Symposium will take place Thursday, October 26 and Friday, October 27, 2023, in the Power Center Ballroom on the University of Duquesne campus in Pittsburgh. This schedule is subject to change, but it is meant to be used for general planning purposes.

Registration

Registration is now open for the 14th Annual McGinley-Rice Symposium, "The Face of the Person who is Incarcerated."

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Registration Fee Breakdown

Registration costs include meals (breakfast, lunch and reception on Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Friday), contact hours, parking and attendance.

Days Amount
Both days $200
Thursday only $150
Friday only $75
Duquesne Alumni: Both days $150
Current Duquesne University students, faculty and staff   No Charge

 

Program Schedule by Day

View the preliminary schedule for both Thursday and Friday:

Thursday, October 26, 2023
Duquesne University, Charles J. Dougherty Ballroom, 5th Floor Power Center

8:00 AM

Shepperson Suite

Registration

8:30 - 9:00 AM

Conference Rooms B and C

Welcome

Sr. Rosemary Donley, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
Professor and Jacques Laval Chair for Vulnerable Populations
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Mary Ellen Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN
Dean and Professor, School of Nursing
Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research and Innovation
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Ken Gormley, JD
President
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Rev. James P. McCloskey, C.S.Sp., PhD
Senior Advisor to the President for Strategic Initiatives
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Fr. Raymond French, C.S.Sp.
Vice President for Mission and Identity 
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

9:00 - 10:00 AM

Conference Rooms B and C 

Keynote Address

Fr. Paul Thang-Hoang, C.S.Sp.   
Texas Department Correctional Justice (TDCJ) and Jail Chaplain
Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston
Prison Ministry, Houston, TX

MODERATOR::   Amber Kolesar, MSN, RN, CNE, CCRN-K, PhD(c)
Instructor and Director of the Second Degree program
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

10:15 - 11:15 AM

Conference Rooms B and C

Plenary Panel 

William Clifford, Esq.   
Attorney at Law 
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA

Pamela Golden   
Executive Director 
Child Guidance Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA

Nieshia Duganne  
Director of Parent Advocacy and Certified Forensic Peer Specialist 
Locally Served, Pittsburgh, PA                     

MODERATOR:  L. Kathleen Sekula, PhD, PMHCNS, FAAN, FAAFS
Professor and Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership 
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Conference Room A

Plenary Panel

Kenneth Parker, PhD
Ryan Endowed Chair for Newman Studies;
Chair, Department of Catholic Studies;
Professor of Catholic Studies and Historical Theology  
Duquesne University College of Liberal Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

Norman Conti, PhD
Pierre Schouver, C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Mission; Professor of Sociology 
Duquesne University College of Liberal Arts, Pittsburgh, PA  

Michael Reed
Returning Citizen
Pittsburgh, PA

Robert Faruq Wideman
Returning Citizen, EBTT Member & President
House of Life, Pittsburgh, PA

MODERATOR:   Rick Zoucha, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, CTN-A, FTNSS, FAAN
Professor and Chair of Advanced Role and PhD Program 
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

12:40 - 1:30 PM 

Conference Rooms B and C


 

 

Lunch and the Presentation of the Eileen Zungolo Spirit of Service Award *

Prayer

Cherith Simmer, MS, RN
Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean of Recruitment and Enrollment Management
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

Mary Ellen Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN
Dean and Professor, School of Nursing
Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research and Innovation
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Ken Gormley, JD 
President
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
2023 Eileen Zungolo Spirit of Service Award Recipient
Pittsburgh, PA

*Also, posters will be available for viewing during this time in the Shepperson Suite.

1:35-2:35 PM

Conference Room A

The right to read: Prison Libraries & Librarianship
Sara Baron, EdD
University Librarian
Duquesne University Gumberg Library, Pittsburgh, PA

Terry Merkey, M.L.I.S
Music Librarian
Duquesne University Gumberg Library, Pittsburgh, PA

Dana Neacsu, LLB, DEA, LLM, MLS, PhD
DKLL Director and Associate Professor of Legal Skills
Duquesne University Kline School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA

Jo Dienst, MLIS
Health Sciences/STEM Librarian
Duquesne University Gumberg Library, Pittsburgh, PA

Moderator: Melissa Kalarchian, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean of Research, School of Nursing
Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary Research and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research and Innovation
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

2:50 - 3:50 PM

Conference Rooms A, B or C

Breakout Sessions

Conference Room A

Session 1a:

Creating a culture of health and safety: Addressing sexual victimization in persons who are incarcerated
Jodie Flynn, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, SANE-A, SANE-P, D-ABMDI
Sr. Manager; Chamberlain University, Cleveland, OH
Adjunct Faculty, Forensic Nursing Program; Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

Co-Author:
Crystal Geoffroy, MSN, RN
Student, Post-Masters Forensic Nursing Program
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

The Big Idea Team: Returning citizens, students, and faculty as co-learners and collaborators in community action
Cathleen Appelt, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Duquesne University College of Liberal Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

Co-Authors:
Alexander (Big Lew) Lewis
Returning Citizen, EBTT Member & Sergeant-at-Arms
House of Life, Pittsburgh, PA

Robert (Faruq) Wideman
Returning Citizen, EBTT Member & President
House of Life, Pittsburgh, PA

Charlie Lewis
Returning Citizen & EBTT Member
House of Life, Pittsburgh, PA

Urmi Ashar, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor
Duquesne University Rangos School of Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA

Rachel Burkholder
Undergraduate Public Health Student
Duquesne University Rangos School of Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA

Maria Christabelle Intong
Undergraduate Public Health Student
Duquesne University Rangos School of Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA

Sydney Lynch
Undergraduate Sociology Student
Duquesne University College of Liberal Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

Sierra Hennings, BA
Recent Graduate - Psychology
Duquesne University College of Liberal Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

Natalie Onofrey
Undergraduate Psychology Student
Duquesne University College of Liberal Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

Brittany Urban, MA
Graduate of Center for Social and Public Policy
Duquesne University College of Liberal Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

MODERATOR: Yvonne L. Weideman, DNP, MBA, RN, AHN-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, GAHN
Clinical Associate Professor and Director, BME/BSN Program
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

Conference Room B

Session 1b:

Exploring the school-to-prison pipeline
Tammy Hughes, PhD, ABPP
Professor
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

The status offense & school-to-prison pipeline
Annie Haefs, MSEd
Graduate Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Co-Author:
Jeremy Armann, MSEd
Graduate Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Special education & school-to-prison pipeline
Anna Marie Paolicelli, MSEd
Graduate Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Co-Author:
Nicole DeCicco, MSEd
Graduate Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

MODERATOR: Melanie Turk, PhD, RN, FTNSS
Associate Professor
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

Conference Room C

Session 1c:

Alternative education & school-to-prison pipeline
Sherlenne Francisco, MSEd
School Psychology Doctoral Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Vulnerable students & school-to-prison pipeline
Jeremy Armann, MSEd
School Psychology Doctoral Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Co-Authors:
Annie Lao, MSEd
School Psychology Doctoral Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Sammie Olsen, MSEd
School Psychology Doctoral Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Anna Marie Paolicelli, MSEd
School Psychology Doctoral Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

End of the school-to-prison pipeline: Incarcerated children in adult facilities
Hailey Murray, MSEd
School Psychology Doctoral Student
Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA

MODERATOR: Kate DeLuca, EdD, MBA
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Conference Rooms A, B or C

Breakout Sessions

Conference Room A

Session 2a:

Women experience of abuse: A risk factor for incarceration
Filomena Varvaro, PhD, RN
Community Educator
Learning Profiles, Pittsburgh, PA

Improving care and equity with doula services for women who are incarcerated
Iyanna Bridges, CD
The Birthing Hut
Pittsburgh, PA

Co-Authors:
Amber Edmunds, CD
MAYA Organization
Pittsburgh, PA

Brandy Gentry, CD
Oli’s Angels & The Invisible Mother
Pittsburgh, PA

Tica Nickson, CD
BirdRoot Community Doula Alliance
Erie, PA

Nurses’ lived experience of peacebuilding
Brenda Srof, PhD, RN
Associate Professor; Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Professor Emeritus; Goshen College, Goshen, IN

MODERATOR: Jessica Devido, PhD, CPNP
Associate Professor
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

Conference Room B

Session 2b:

Allegheny county courthouse wellness clinic: Reducing the burden on children
Shenoa Rose Jamieson, CRNP, SANE-A, SANE-P
Adolescent Medicine and Child Advocacy Center
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Co-Author:
Jennifer Wolford, DO, MPH
Program Director, Pediatric Advocacy Leadership Service
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Uniform code of military justice: United States military law
Patricia Watts Kelley, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
 Captain United States Navy (retired)
Professor and Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship
Dr. Patricia Higgins Endowed Professor
University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center, College of Nursing, Albuquerque, New Mexico

MODERATOR: Denise Lucas, PhD, FNP-BC, CRNP, FAANP
Clinical Associate Professor, and Chair, Advanced Practice Programs
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

Conference Room C

Session 2c:

“They know not what they do:” Realizing the direct and collateral contributions of key stakeholders to the mass incarceration problem
Frank Walker, II, Esq.
Criminal Defense Attorney
Frank Walker Law, Clairton, PA

In the here and now
Jean Augustine, SC, MA, MSW, MBA
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, PA

Walking with incarcerated persons
Sr. Edith Strong, S.C.
Volunteer, SCI-Greensburg & Grief Recovery Specialist
Greensburg, PA

MODERATOR: Torrie Snyder, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor/Undergraduate Programs Chair
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

5:00 - 5:30 PM

Shepperson Suite

Posters

5:30 - 6:30 PM

Shepperson Suite

Reception

Friday, October 27, 2023

Duquesne University, Charles J. Dougherty Ballroom, 5th Floor Power Center

8:00 - 8:30 AM
Shepperson Suite 

 Registration 
8:30 - 8:45 AM
Conference Rooms B and C 

Welcome 

David J. Dausey, PhD 
Executive Vice President and Provost 
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Sr. Rosemary Donley, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN 
Professor & Jacques Laval Chair for Vulnerable Populations 
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

Mary Ellen Glasgow, PhD, RN, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN 
Dean  & Professor, School of Nursing 
Vice Provost for Research, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

8:45 - 9:45 AM
Conference Rooms B and C

Keynote Address  

LeeAnn Bruised Head MPH, CDR
U.S. Public Health Service Corps. 
Crow Tribal Health Director and Director
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs, Billings, MT


MODERATOR:  Ruth E. Irwin PhD, RN, CSN 
Clinical Associate Professor 
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA
 

9:45 - 10:45 AM
Conference Rooms B and C

Plenary Panel 

Jeffrey Jackson, MD 
Director of the Family Medicine Residency 
UPMC McKeesport Hospital,  McKeesport PA
(Former Director of Prison Health, Indiana PA)

Deacon Keith Kondrich 
Director After Care
Foundation of Hope, Pittsburgh PA
 
Divya Venkat, MD 
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
 
MODERATOR: Mary Esther Van Shura, EdD 
Associate Adjunct Professor 
University of Pittsburgh School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA
10:45 - 11:15 AM
Shepperson Suite

Posters 

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Conference Room A 

Plenary Panel    

Andrew Barnes 
Executive Deputy Secretary of Human Services 
Pennsylvania Dept of Human Service
 
Judge Kim Berkeley Clark 
President Judge 
Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, PA
 
Keith Giles 
Executive Director Riverside Center for Innovation 
First Step Recovery Homes, Pittsburgh, PA
 
MODERATOR:  Rebecca Kronk, PhD, MSN, CRNP, ANEF, FAAN, CNE 
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

12:30 - 1:30 PM
Conference Rooms B and C

Prayer and Lunch
Sr Mary Meyers, DNP, MSN, AGNP-C, BSN, MS, BA
Director of Academic Support and NCLEX Success
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

Also, posters will be available for viewing during this time in the Shepperson Suite.
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Conference Rooms B and C 

Plenary Panel

Dan LaVallee
Senior Director, Center for Social Impact 
UPMC, Pittsburgh PA

Tim Holt  
Vice President, Human Resources 
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Richard Garland 
Associate Professor, School of Social Work 
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

MODERATOR: William Generett Jr., J.D. 
Senior Vice President of Civic Engagement and External Relations  
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

2:40 - 2:50 PM
Conference Rooms B and C

Closing Remarks 

Sr. Rosemary Donley, S.C., PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN
Professor and Jacques Laval Chair for Vulnerable Populations
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

2:50 PM
Conference Rooms B and C 

Benediction

Fr. William Christy, C.S.Sp. 
University Chaplain and Director of Spiritan Campus Ministry 
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

3:00 PM

 Adjournment