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2010 Lecture
You are invited to the 2010 O’Leary Lecture that will be presented by Dr. James Herbert Williams, Milton Morris Endowed Chair, Dean and Professor of the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. The lecture will take place on Monday November 15th at 6pm in the Kottman Hall auditorium, room 123. In keeping with this year’s theme, “Embrace Difference,” Dr. Williams will speak on the topic, Conflict and Human Security in Africa: Kenya in Perspective.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Free parking and 2 free social work CEUs are available to those who attend. A light hors d'oeuvres reception will follow in the hallway adjacent to the lecture auditorium. All who attend the lecture are invited to the reception. The free parking will be in the surface lot across the street from Kottman Hall off of Coffey Rd. The area designated for guests will be marked as "O'Leary Parking." ASL interpreting will be available during the lecture.
Kenya’s political landscape is shaped by a multitude of historical and geographical factors. The conflicts in Kenya are generally linked to ethnicity and disputes over natural resources, boundaries, and poverty. The post-election violence, in addition to the instability of bordering countries has significantly increased the level of conflicts within Northern Kenya. Internally displaced persons, inter-tribal conflicts, and refugees from neighboring countries have had adverse consequences on Kenya’s development and stability. These conflicts give rise to human insecurity that adversely affects quality of life, governance, economic growth, local autonomy, and distribution of resources. This lecture will discuss capacity-building efforts currently underway to address issues of human insecurity in Northern Kenya.
2010 Abstract
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Kenya’s political landscape is shaped by a multitude of historical and geographical factors. The conflicts in Kenya are generally linked to ethnicity and disputes over natural resources, boundaries, and poverty. The post-election violence, in addition to the instability of bordering countries has significantly increased the level of conflicts within Northern Kenya. Internally displaced persons, inter-tribal conflicts, and refugees from neighboring countries have had adverse consequences on Kenya’s development and stability. These conflicts give rise to human insecurity that adversely affects quality of life, governance, economic growth, local autonomy, and distribution of resources. This lecture will discuss capacity-building efforts currently underway to address issues of human insecurity in Northern Kenya. |
2010 Lecturer: James Herbert Williams
James Herbert Williams, PhD., is Dean and Milton Morris Endowed Chair at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. Prior to his appointment as Dean, he was the Foundation Professor of Youth and Diversity at the School of Social Work at Arizona State University and prior to his appointment at Arizona State University he was the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds his MSW from Smith College, MPA from the University of Colorado and PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Washington-Seattle. Dr. Williams’ publications focus on health promotion and disease prevention, economic sustainability, human security, conflict resolution, delinquency, youth violence, mental health services for African American children in urban schools, disproportionate minority confinement of African American youth in the juvenile justice system, school safety and violence prevention, community strategies for positive youth development, and social issues of the African American community. Dr. Williams have been active in the social work profession for 30 plus years as both a practitioner and scholar/educator. His scholarship has been published in several prominent health and social science journals.
2010 Respondents
The 2010 lecture respondents are Dr. Jacquelyn Meshelemiah, Associate Professor, OSU College of Social Work and Dr. Antoinette Errante, Associate Professor, OSU School of Educational Policy and Leadership.
