The Next Generation of Humanitarianism and Refugee Studies: Challenges & Opportunities

Thursday, April 13 • Greenberg Conference Center, Yale University

	Introduction George Joseph, Deputy Director, MacMillan Center at Yale Opening Address Catherine Panter-Brick, Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs, Yale University
	Session 1 Legal and Health Challenges Facing Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United States Dr. Aniyizhai Annamalai, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Yale University; Director, Adult Refugee Clinic; Director, Wellness Center, Connecticut Mental Health Center Dr. Katherine C. McKenzie, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale University; Director, Yale Center for Asylum Medicine Dr. Maya Prabhu, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University Chair: Kaveh Khoshnood, Associate Professor of Public Health, Yale University
	Keynote Address Jodi Nelson, Senior Vice President of Policy and Practice, International Rescue Committee (IRC)
	Session 2 A Shattered Humanitarian System: Unprecedented Crisis, Unprecedented Challenges Clare Lockhart, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute, Yale University; Director and Co-Founder, Institute for State Effectiveness (ISE) Jodi Nelson, Senior Vice President of Policy and Practice, IRC Stephen Poellot, Legal Director and Co-Founder, International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) Chair: Catherine Panter-Brick, Yale University
	Session 3 The Challenge of Rebuilding Health Systems in Conflict Affected Situations Dr. Hani Mowafi, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Yale University Dr. Asghar Rastegar, Professor of Medicine; Director, Office of Global Health, Yale University Kristina Talbert-Slagle, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Yale University; Director Global Health Studies, Yale College Chair: Dr. Unni Karunakara, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University; Former International President, Doctors without Borders
	Session 4 America’s Arab Refugees: Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Health Costs of Conflict Marcia C. Inhorn, PhD, MPH, William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs, Yale University
	Session 5 New Horizons of Humanitarianism in Action Lixing Liang, Davenport ’18 Maria Melchor, Morse ’18 Christina Zhang, Saybrook ’17 Chair: Michael Skonieczny, Lecturer in Public Health (Health Policy); Executive Director, Global Health Leadership Institute; Director of Practice, Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, Yale University