You are invited to a symposium on

Domestic Violence, Gender, and Culture: Shining a Light

Co-sponsors:

• The Sexuality, Women & Gender Project (SWG) – Counseling & Clinical Psychology Program, Teachers College, Columbia University
• The Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs, Teachers College, Columbia University

When:  Thursday, October 17th, 2013, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Where: Millbank Chapel Auditorium
             125 Zankel Building, Teachers College, Columbia University
             525 West 120th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue)
             New York, NY 10027

Program:

Media Presentation, Panel Discussion, Wine Reception

Panelists:

• Yi-Hui Chang, ATR-BC – Dean Hope Center of Educational and Psychological Services at Teachers College, Columbia University
• Jennifer DeCarli, Esq., LMSW – Executive Director Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence (www.nyc.gov/domesticviolence)
• Sethu Nair – Manager of Communications & Outreach at Sakhi for South Asian Women (www.sakhi.org)
• Stephanie Spanos, M.D. – Attending Psychiatrist, Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Girls’ Unit; Agapi Circles; Elpides
• Sujata Warrier, Ph.D. – Director, NYC Program, NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

Moderators:

• Aurelie Athan, Ph.D. – MA Program Coordinator, Department of Clinical Psychology; Sexuality, Women, and Gender Project, Teachers College, Columbia University; AGAPW, Board of Directors
• Katerina (Katia) Stefanatou, B.S. – UNICEF; AGAPW, Focus on Youth Committee